diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
index 8ef2e449b465..e9fe129a02f8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct rdt_hw_resource rdt_resources_all[RDT_NUM_RESOURCES] = {
 			.mon_scope		= RESCTRL_L3_CACHE,
 			.ctrl_domains		= ctrl_domain_init(RDT_RESOURCE_L3),
 			.mon_domains		= mon_domain_init(RDT_RESOURCE_L3),
-			.parse_ctrlval		= parse_cbm,
+			.schema_fmt		= RESCTRL_SCHEMA_BITMAP,
 			.format_str		= "%d=%0*x",
 		},
 		.msr_base		= MSR_IA32_L3_CBM_BASE,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ struct rdt_hw_resource rdt_resources_all[RDT_NUM_RESOURCES] = {
 			.name			= "L2",
 			.ctrl_scope		= RESCTRL_L2_CACHE,
 			.ctrl_domains		= ctrl_domain_init(RDT_RESOURCE_L2),
-			.parse_ctrlval		= parse_cbm,
+			.schema_fmt		= RESCTRL_SCHEMA_BITMAP,
 			.format_str		= "%d=%0*x",
 		},
 		.msr_base		= MSR_IA32_L2_CBM_BASE,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ struct rdt_hw_resource rdt_resources_all[RDT_NUM_RESOURCES] = {
 			.name			= "MB",
 			.ctrl_scope		= RESCTRL_L3_CACHE,
 			.ctrl_domains		= ctrl_domain_init(RDT_RESOURCE_MBA),
-			.parse_ctrlval		= parse_bw,
+			.schema_fmt		= RESCTRL_SCHEMA_RANGE,
 			.format_str		= "%d=%*u",
 		},
 	},
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ struct rdt_hw_resource rdt_resources_all[RDT_NUM_RESOURCES] = {
 			.name			= "SMBA",
 			.ctrl_scope		= RESCTRL_L3_CACHE,
 			.ctrl_domains		= ctrl_domain_init(RDT_RESOURCE_SMBA),
-			.parse_ctrlval		= parse_bw,
+			.schema_fmt		= RESCTRL_SCHEMA_RANGE,
 			.format_str		= "%d=%*u",
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
index 4af27ef5a8a1..f4334f437ffc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
+struct rdt_parse_data {
+	struct rdtgroup		*rdtgrp;
+	char			*buf;
+};
+
+typedef int (ctrlval_parser_t)(struct rdt_parse_data *data,
+			       struct resctrl_schema *s,
+			       struct rdt_ctrl_domain *d);
+
 /*
  * Check whether MBA bandwidth percentage value is correct. The value is
  * checked against the minimum and max bandwidth values specified by the
@@ -64,8 +73,8 @@ static bool bw_validate(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
 	return true;
 }
 
-int parse_bw(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct resctrl_schema *s,
-	     struct rdt_ctrl_domain *d)
+static int parse_bw(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct resctrl_schema *s,
+		    struct rdt_ctrl_domain *d)
 {
 	struct resctrl_staged_config *cfg;
 	u32 closid = data->rdtgrp->closid;
@@ -143,8 +152,8 @@ static bool cbm_validate(char *buf, u32 *data, struct rdt_resource *r)
  * Read one cache bit mask (hex). Check that it is valid for the current
  * resource type.
  */
-int parse_cbm(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct resctrl_schema *s,
-	      struct rdt_ctrl_domain *d)
+static int parse_cbm(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct resctrl_schema *s,
+		     struct rdt_ctrl_domain *d)
 {
 	struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp = data->rdtgrp;
 	struct resctrl_staged_config *cfg;
@@ -210,6 +219,7 @@ static int parse_line(char *line, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 		      struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp)
 {
 	enum resctrl_conf_type t = s->conf_type;
+	ctrlval_parser_t *parse_ctrlval = NULL;
 	struct resctrl_staged_config *cfg;
 	struct rdt_resource *r = s->res;
 	struct rdt_parse_data data;
@@ -220,6 +230,18 @@ static int parse_line(char *line, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 	/* Walking r->domains, ensure it can't race with cpuhp */
 	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
 
+	switch (r->schema_fmt) {
+	case RESCTRL_SCHEMA_BITMAP:
+		parse_ctrlval = &parse_cbm;
+		break;
+	case RESCTRL_SCHEMA_RANGE:
+		parse_ctrlval = &parse_bw;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!parse_ctrlval))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP &&
 	    (r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_MBA || r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_SMBA)) {
 		rdt_last_cmd_puts("Cannot pseudo-lock MBA resource\n");
@@ -240,7 +262,7 @@ static int parse_line(char *line, struct resctrl_schema *s,
 		if (d->hdr.id == dom_id) {
 			data.buf = dom;
 			data.rdtgrp = rdtgrp;
-			if (r->parse_ctrlval(&data, s, d))
+			if (parse_ctrlval(&data, s, d))
 				return -EINVAL;
 			if (rdtgrp->mode ==  RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP) {
 				cfg = &d->staged_config[t];
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
index 75252a7e1ebc..b5543bd506c3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
@@ -459,11 +459,6 @@ static inline bool is_mbm_event(int e)
 		e <= QOS_L3_MBM_LOCAL_EVENT_ID);
 }
 
-struct rdt_parse_data {
-	struct rdtgroup		*rdtgrp;
-	char			*buf;
-};
-
 /**
  * struct rdt_hw_resource - arch private attributes of a resctrl resource
  * @r_resctrl:		Attributes of the resource used directly by resctrl.
@@ -500,11 +495,6 @@ static inline struct rdt_hw_resource *resctrl_to_arch_res(struct rdt_resource *r
 	return container_of(r, struct rdt_hw_resource, r_resctrl);
 }
 
-int parse_cbm(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct resctrl_schema *s,
-	      struct rdt_ctrl_domain *d);
-int parse_bw(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct resctrl_schema *s,
-	     struct rdt_ctrl_domain *d);
-
 extern struct mutex rdtgroup_mutex;
 
 extern struct rdt_hw_resource rdt_resources_all[];
diff --git a/include/linux/resctrl.h b/include/linux/resctrl.h
index 496ddcaa4ecf..3e1a41356b2a 100644
--- a/include/linux/resctrl.h
+++ b/include/linux/resctrl.h
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ struct resctrl_membw {
 	u32				*mb_map;
 };
 
-struct rdt_parse_data;
 struct resctrl_schema;
 
 enum resctrl_scope {
@@ -192,6 +191,16 @@ enum resctrl_scope {
 	RESCTRL_L3_NODE,
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum resctrl_schema_fmt - The format user-space provides for a schema.
+ * @RESCTRL_SCHEMA_BITMAP:	The schema is a bitmap in hex.
+ * @RESCTRL_SCHEMA_RANGE:	The schema is a decimal number.
+ */
+enum resctrl_schema_fmt {
+	RESCTRL_SCHEMA_BITMAP,
+	RESCTRL_SCHEMA_RANGE,
+};
+
 /**
  * struct rdt_resource - attributes of a resctrl resource
  * @rid:		The index of the resource
@@ -208,7 +217,7 @@ enum resctrl_scope {
  * @data_width:		Character width of data when displaying
  * @default_ctrl:	Specifies default cache cbm or memory B/W percent.
  * @format_str:		Per resource format string to show domain value
- * @parse_ctrlval:	Per resource function pointer to parse control values
+ * @schema_fmt:		Which format string and parser is used for this schema.
  * @evt_list:		List of monitoring events
  * @cdp_capable:	Is the CDP feature available on this resource
  */
@@ -227,9 +236,7 @@ struct rdt_resource {
 	int			data_width;
 	u32			default_ctrl;
 	const char		*format_str;
-	int			(*parse_ctrlval)(struct rdt_parse_data *data,
-						 struct resctrl_schema *s,
-						 struct rdt_ctrl_domain *d);
+	enum resctrl_schema_fmt	schema_fmt;
 	struct list_head	evt_list;
 	bool			cdp_capable;
 };