From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>,
Eranian Stephane <eranian@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,
Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@intel.com>, Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>,
Falcon Thomas <thomas.falcon@intel.com>,
Xudong Hao <xudong.hao@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch v2 6/9] perf/x86/intel: Validate return value of intel_pmu_init_hybrid()
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:16:21 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260610081621.GE49951@noisy.programming.kicks-ass.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260609050222.2458129-7-dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Would not something like so work?
I could not find a reason we *have* to init arch lbr that early -- but
perhaps I didn't look hard enough?
---
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index d9488ade0f8e..4e551f240b2b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -7534,14 +7534,14 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
struct attribute **td_attr = &empty_attrs;
struct attribute **mem_attr = &empty_attrs;
struct attribute **tsx_attr = &empty_attrs;
+ struct x86_hybrid_pmu *pmu;
+ unsigned int fixed_mask;
union cpuid10_edx edx;
union cpuid10_eax eax;
union cpuid10_ebx ebx;
- unsigned int fixed_mask;
+ int version, i, ret;
bool pmem = false;
- int version, i;
char *name;
- struct x86_hybrid_pmu *pmu;
/* Architectural Perfmon was introduced starting with Core "Yonah" */
if (!cpu_has(&boot_cpu_data, X86_FEATURE_ARCH_PERFMON)) {
@@ -7611,9 +7611,6 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
x86_pmu.lbr_read = intel_pmu_lbr_read_32;
}
- if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_LBR))
- intel_pmu_arch_lbr_init();
-
intel_pebs_init();
x86_add_quirk(intel_arch_events_quirk); /* Install first, so it runs last */
@@ -8216,7 +8213,9 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
*
* Initialize the common PerfMon capabilities here.
*/
- intel_pmu_init_hybrid(hybrid_big_small);
+ ret = intel_pmu_init_hybrid(hybrid_big_small);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
x86_pmu.pebs_latency_data = grt_latency_data;
x86_pmu.get_event_constraints = adl_get_event_constraints;
@@ -8274,7 +8273,9 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
case INTEL_METEORLAKE:
case INTEL_METEORLAKE_L:
case INTEL_ARROWLAKE_U:
- intel_pmu_init_hybrid(hybrid_big_small);
+ ret = intel_pmu_init_hybrid(hybrid_big_small);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
x86_pmu.pebs_latency_data = cmt_latency_data;
x86_pmu.get_event_constraints = mtl_get_event_constraints;
@@ -8313,7 +8314,9 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
name = "lunarlake_hybrid";
lnl_common:
- intel_pmu_init_hybrid(hybrid_big_small);
+ ret = intel_pmu_init_hybrid(hybrid_big_small);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
x86_pmu.pebs_latency_data = lnl_latency_data;
x86_pmu.get_event_constraints = mtl_get_event_constraints;
@@ -8337,7 +8340,9 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
break;
case INTEL_ARROWLAKE_H:
- intel_pmu_init_hybrid(hybrid_big_small_tiny);
+ ret = intel_pmu_init_hybrid(hybrid_big_small_tiny);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
x86_pmu.pebs_latency_data = arl_h_latency_data;
x86_pmu.get_event_constraints = arl_h_get_event_constraints;
@@ -8371,7 +8376,9 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
case INTEL_NOVALAKE_L:
pr_cont("Novalake Hybrid events, ");
name = "novalake_hybrid";
- intel_pmu_init_hybrid(hybrid_big_small);
+ ret = intel_pmu_init_hybrid(hybrid_big_small);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
x86_pmu.pebs_latency_data = nvl_latency_data;
x86_pmu.get_event_constraints = mtl_get_event_constraints;
@@ -8478,6 +8485,9 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
intel_pmu_check_event_constraints_all(NULL);
+ if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_LBR))
+ intel_pmu_arch_lbr_init();
+
/*
* Access LBR MSR may cause #GP under certain circumstances.
* Check all LBR MSR here.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-10 8:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-09 5:02 [Patch v2 0/9] perf/x86: Miscellaneous PMU bug fixes Dapeng Mi
2026-06-09 5:02 ` [Patch v2 1/9] perf/x86/intel: Remove anythread_deprecated bit from perf_capabilities Dapeng Mi
2026-06-09 5:02 ` [Patch v2 2/9] perf/x86: Introduce is_x86_pmu() helper Dapeng Mi
2026-06-09 5:02 ` [Patch v2 3/9] perf/x86: Update cap_user_rdpmc base on rdpmc user disable state Dapeng Mi
2026-06-09 14:48 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-10 1:47 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-06-09 5:02 ` [Patch v2 4/9] perf/x86/intel: Fallback to sw branch type decoding if no hw decoding Dapeng Mi
2026-06-09 14:49 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-10 1:53 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-06-09 5:02 ` [Patch v2 5/9] perf/x86/intel: Drop LBR entries whose privilege level mismatches br_sel Dapeng Mi
2026-06-09 14:52 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-10 1:57 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-06-09 5:02 ` [Patch v2 6/9] perf/x86/intel: Validate return value of intel_pmu_init_hybrid() Dapeng Mi
2026-06-10 8:16 ` Peter Zijlstra [this message]
2026-06-10 8:34 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-06-09 5:02 ` [Patch v2 7/9] perf/x86/intel: Drop fixed-counter PEBS constraints for baseline PEBS Dapeng Mi
2026-06-10 8:20 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-10 8:23 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-10 8:50 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-06-10 11:21 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-10 11:42 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-06-10 22:22 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-09 5:02 ` [Patch v2 8/9] perf/core: Fix kernel register info leak via hardware skid Dapeng Mi
2026-06-10 9:16 ` Peter Zijlstra
2026-06-11 6:17 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-06-09 5:02 ` [Patch v2 9/9] perf/core: Check kernel access when kernel callchains are requested Dapeng Mi
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