diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
index 030d3b409768..d1c6b2cc8611 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct rdt_hw_resource rdt_resources_all[] = {
 			.domains		= domain_init(RDT_RESOURCE_L3),
 			.parse_ctrlval		= parse_cbm,
 			.format_str		= "%d=%0*x",
-			.fflags			= RFTYPE_RES_CACHE,
+			.fflags			= RFTYPE_CACHE,
 		},
 		.msr_base		= MSR_IA32_L3_CBM_BASE,
 		.msr_update		= cat_wrmsr,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct rdt_hw_resource rdt_resources_all[] = {
 			.domains		= domain_init(RDT_RESOURCE_L2),
 			.parse_ctrlval		= parse_cbm,
 			.format_str		= "%d=%0*x",
-			.fflags			= RFTYPE_RES_CACHE,
+			.fflags			= RFTYPE_CACHE,
 		},
 		.msr_base		= MSR_IA32_L2_CBM_BASE,
 		.msr_update		= cat_wrmsr,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ struct rdt_hw_resource rdt_resources_all[] = {
 			.domains		= domain_init(RDT_RESOURCE_MBA),
 			.parse_ctrlval		= parse_bw,
 			.format_str		= "%d=%*u",
-			.fflags			= RFTYPE_RES_MB,
+			.fflags			= RFTYPE_MB,
 		},
 	},
 	[RDT_RESOURCE_SMBA] =
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ struct rdt_hw_resource rdt_resources_all[] = {
 			.domains		= domain_init(RDT_RESOURCE_SMBA),
 			.parse_ctrlval		= parse_bw,
 			.format_str		= "%d=%*u",
-			.fflags			= RFTYPE_RES_MB,
+			.fflags			= RFTYPE_MB,
 		},
 	},
 };
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
index 2cfc3c431d5b..6767c85b9699 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
@@ -240,18 +240,64 @@ struct rdtgroup {
 
 /*
  * Define the file type flags for base and info directories.
+ *
+ * RESCTRL filesystem has two main components
+ *   a. info
+ *   b. base.
+ *
+ * /sys/fs/resctrl/
+ *     |
+ *     --> info (Displays information about control and monitoring)
+ *     |
+ *     --> base (Displays the details on resctrl groups)
+ *
+ *    -------------------------------------------------------------
+ *     info directory structure
+ *     --> INFO
+ *         --> TOP
+ *             last_cmd_status
+ *
+ *         --> MON
+ *            --> (L2_MON)
+ *            --> (L3_MON)
+ *                max_threshold_occupancy, mbm_local_bytes_config,
+ *                mbm_total_bytes_config, mon_features, num_rmids
+ *
+ *         --> RES
+ *            --> CACHE (L2, L3)
+ *                bit_usage, cbm_mask, min_cbm_bits, num_closids,
+ *                shareable_bits
+ *
+ *            --> MB (MB, SMBA)
+ *                bandwidth_gran, delay_linear, min_bandwidth,
+ *                num_closids
+ *
+ *     group structure
+ *     -----------------------------------------------------------
+ *     --> BASE (Files common for both MON and CTRL groups)
+ *               cpus, cpus_list, tasks
+ *
+ *     --> CTRL (Files only for CTRL group)
+ *               mode, schemata, size
+ *
  */
 #define RFTYPE_INFO			BIT(0)
 #define RFTYPE_BASE			BIT(1)
-#define RFTYPE_CTRL			BIT(4)
-#define RFTYPE_MON			BIT(5)
-#define RFTYPE_TOP			BIT(6)
-#define RFTYPE_RES_CACHE		BIT(8)
-#define RFTYPE_RES_MB			BIT(9)
-#define RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO		(RFTYPE_INFO | RFTYPE_CTRL)
-#define RFTYPE_MON_INFO			(RFTYPE_INFO | RFTYPE_MON)
-#define RFTYPE_TOP_INFO			(RFTYPE_INFO | RFTYPE_TOP)
-#define RFTYPE_CTRL_BASE		(RFTYPE_BASE | RFTYPE_CTRL)
+
+#define RFTYPE_TOP			BIT(2)
+#define RFTYPE_MON			BIT(3)
+#define RFTYPE_RES			BIT(4)
+
+#define RFTYPE_CACHE			BIT(5)
+#define RFTYPE_MB			BIT(6)
+
+#define RFTYPE_CTRL			BIT(8)
+
+#define RFTYPE_INFO_TOP			(RFTYPE_INFO | RFTYPE_TOP)
+#define RFTYPE_INFO_MON			(RFTYPE_INFO | RFTYPE_MON)
+#define RFTYPE_INFO_RES			(RFTYPE_INFO | RFTYPE_RES)
+
+#define RFTYPE_BASE_CTRL		(RFTYPE_BASE | RFTYPE_CTRL)
 
 /* List of all resource groups */
 extern struct list_head rdt_all_groups;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
index 018a26b58154..18d458a3cba6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
@@ -1691,77 +1691,77 @@ static struct rftype res_common_files[] = {
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.seq_show	= rdt_last_cmd_status_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_TOP_INFO,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_INFO_TOP,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "num_closids",
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.seq_show	= rdt_num_closids_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_INFO_RES,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "mon_features",
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.seq_show	= rdt_mon_features_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_MON_INFO,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_INFO_MON,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "num_rmids",
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.seq_show	= rdt_num_rmids_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_MON_INFO,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_INFO_MON,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "cbm_mask",
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.seq_show	= rdt_default_ctrl_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_CACHE,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_INFO_RES | RFTYPE_CACHE,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "min_cbm_bits",
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.seq_show	= rdt_min_cbm_bits_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_CACHE,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_INFO_RES | RFTYPE_CACHE,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "shareable_bits",
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.seq_show	= rdt_shareable_bits_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_CACHE,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_INFO_RES | RFTYPE_CACHE,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "bit_usage",
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.seq_show	= rdt_bit_usage_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_CACHE,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_INFO_RES | RFTYPE_CACHE,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "min_bandwidth",
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.seq_show	= rdt_min_bw_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_MB,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_INFO_RES | RFTYPE_MB,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "bandwidth_gran",
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.seq_show	= rdt_bw_gran_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_MB,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_INFO_RES | RFTYPE_MB,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "delay_linear",
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.seq_show	= rdt_delay_linear_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_MB,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_INFO_RES | RFTYPE_MB,
 	},
 	/*
 	 * Platform specific which (if any) capabilities are provided by
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@ static struct rftype res_common_files[] = {
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.write		= max_threshold_occ_write,
 		.seq_show	= max_threshold_occ_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_MON_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_CACHE,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_INFO_MON | RFTYPE_CACHE,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "mbm_total_bytes_config",
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ static struct rftype res_common_files[] = {
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.write		= rdtgroup_schemata_write,
 		.seq_show	= rdtgroup_schemata_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_CTRL_BASE,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_BASE_CTRL,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "mode",
@@ -1835,14 +1835,14 @@ static struct rftype res_common_files[] = {
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.write		= rdtgroup_mode_write,
 		.seq_show	= rdtgroup_mode_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_CTRL_BASE,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_BASE_CTRL,
 	},
 	{
 		.name		= "size",
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.kf_ops		= &rdtgroup_kf_single_ops,
 		.seq_show	= rdtgroup_size_show,
-		.fflags		= RFTYPE_CTRL_BASE,
+		.fflags		= RFTYPE_BASE_CTRL,
 	},
 
 };
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ void __init thread_throttle_mode_init(void)
 	if (!rft)
 		return;
 
-	rft->fflags = RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_MB;
+	rft->fflags = RFTYPE_INFO_RES | RFTYPE_MB;
 }
 
 void __init mbm_config_rftype_init(const char *config)
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ void __init mbm_config_rftype_init(const char *config)
 
 	rft = rdtgroup_get_rftype_by_name(config);
 	if (rft)
-		rft->fflags = RFTYPE_MON_INFO | RFTYPE_RES_CACHE;
+		rft->fflags = RFTYPE_INFO_MON | RFTYPE_CACHE;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2043,21 +2043,21 @@ static int rdtgroup_create_info_dir(struct kernfs_node *parent_kn)
 	if (IS_ERR(kn_info))
 		return PTR_ERR(kn_info);
 
-	ret = rdtgroup_add_files(kn_info, RFTYPE_TOP_INFO);
+	ret = rdtgroup_add_files(kn_info, RFTYPE_INFO_TOP);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_destroy;
 
 	/* loop over enabled controls, these are all alloc_capable */
 	list_for_each_entry(s, &resctrl_schema_all, list) {
 		r = s->res;
-		fflags =  r->fflags | RFTYPE_CTRL_INFO;
+		fflags =  r->fflags | RFTYPE_INFO_RES;
 		ret = rdtgroup_mkdir_info_resdir(s, s->name, fflags);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_destroy;
 	}
 
 	for_each_mon_capable_rdt_resource(r) {
-		fflags =  r->fflags | RFTYPE_MON_INFO;
+		fflags =  r->fflags | RFTYPE_INFO_MON;
 		sprintf(name, "%s_MON", r->name);
 		ret = rdtgroup_mkdir_info_resdir(r, name, fflags);
 		if (ret)
@@ -3554,7 +3554,7 @@ static int __init rdtgroup_setup_root(void)
 
 	list_add(&rdtgroup_default.rdtgroup_list, &rdt_all_groups);
 
-	ret = rdtgroup_add_files(kernfs_root_to_node(rdt_root), RFTYPE_CTRL_BASE);
+	ret = rdtgroup_add_files(kernfs_root_to_node(rdt_root), RFTYPE_BASE_CTRL);
 	if (ret) {
 		kernfs_destroy_root(rdt_root);
 		goto out;
