diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.h
index be152b3b25432..fef254e85da41 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.h
@@ -80,6 +80,22 @@ enum rdt_group_type {
 	RDT_NUM_GROUP,
 };
 
+/**
+ * enum rdtgrp_mode - Mode of a RDT resource group
+ * @RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE: This resource group allows sharing of its allocations
+ *
+ * The mode of a resource group enables control over the allowed overlap
+ * between allocations associated with different resource groups (classes
+ * of service). User is able to modify the mode of a resource group by
+ * writing to the "mode" resctrl file associated with the resource group.
+ */
+enum rdtgrp_mode {
+	RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE = 0,
+
+	/* Must be last */
+	RDT_NUM_MODES,
+};
+
 /**
  * struct mongroup - store mon group's data in resctrl fs.
  * @mon_data_kn		kernlfs node for the mon_data directory