From: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>,
Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>,
Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Mingwei Zhang <mizhang@google.com>,
Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>,
Das Sandipan <Sandipan.Das@amd.com>,
Shukla Manali <Manali.Shukla@amd.com>,
Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>,
Xudong Hao <xudong.hao@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 15/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Advertise PerfMon version 5 on Intel hosts
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:37:54 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260827223755.143247-16-zide.chen@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260827223755.143247-1-zide.chen@intel.com>
From: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
KVM currently caps the guest PerfMon version at 2 for all Intel
platforms. Now that KVM emulates the basic architectural PMU features
introduced in PerfMon versions 3 through 5, raise the guest PerfMon
version to 5. Features that require additional emulation support, e.g.
architectural LBR will be enabled separately.
PerfMon versions 3 and 4 continue to be exposed as version 2 because
KVM cannot safely virtualize AnyThread due to cross-VM information
leakage. PerfMon v5 is supported because it provides the
AnyThread-deprecated capability, allowing KVM to indicate that
AnyThread is deprecated.
When enable_mediated_pmu is disabled or in the non-Intel paths, KVM
retains the existing cap of version 2.
Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
---
v2:
- Cap vPMU v3/v4 to v2, as AnyThread cannot be safely virtualized.
(Sashiko)
---
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 4cb7c796daac..1a7be7d73b62 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -175,7 +175,21 @@ void kvm_init_pmu_capability(struct kvm_pmu_ops *pmu_ops)
}
memcpy(&kvm_pmu_cap, &kvm_host_pmu, sizeof(kvm_host_pmu));
- kvm_pmu_cap.version = min(kvm_pmu_cap.version, 2);
+
+ if (is_intel && enable_mediated_pmu) {
+ kvm_pmu_cap.version = min(kvm_pmu_cap.version, 5);
+
+ /*
+ * PMU v3/v4 has AnyThread support, which KVM cannot safely
+ * virtualize. Expose PMU v2 instead of advertising a partially
+ * functional PMU v3/v4 to guests.
+ */
+ if (kvm_pmu_cap.version == 3 || kvm_pmu_cap.version == 4)
+ kvm_pmu_cap.version = 2;
+ } else {
+ kvm_pmu_cap.version = min(kvm_pmu_cap.version, 2);
+ }
+
kvm_pmu_cap.cntr_mask64 &=
GENMASK_ULL(pmu_ops->MAX_NR_GP_COUNTERS - 1, 0);
kvm_pmu_cap.fixed_cntr_mask64 &=
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-27 22:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-27 22:37 [PATCH] KVM: x86/pmu: Add mediated vPMU PerfMon v5 support Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 01/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Remove redundant Perf Global Status MSR bit definitions Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 02/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Rename all_valid_pmc_idx to pmc_exists Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 03/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Rename reserved_bits to eventsel_rsvd in kvm_pmu Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 04/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Gate BUFFER_OVF reserved bit on guest DS Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 05/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Add PMC bitmap accessor helpers Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 06/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Drop nr_arch_{gp,fixed}_counters from kvm_pmu Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 07/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Expose kvm_host_pmu to vendor modules Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 08/16] perf/x86: Plumb counter bitmap from x86_pmu to x86_pmu_cap Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 09/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Switch to bitmask-based KVM PMU capabilities Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 10/16] perf/x86: Remove num_counters_{gp,fixed} from x86_pmu_capability Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 11/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate the GLOBAL_STATUS_SET and GLOBAL_INUSE MSRs Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 12/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Populate CPUID.0AH:ECX fixed-counter bitmap Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 13/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Factor out fixed counter control bit calculation Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 14/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Ignore AnyThread bit if CPUID.0AH:EDX[15] is set Zide Chen
2026-08-27 22:37 ` Zide Chen [this message]
2026-08-27 22:37 ` [PATCH v2 16/16] KVM: selftests: Support fixed counters bitmap in pmu_counters_test Zide Chen
2026-08-29 9:30 ` [PATCH] KVM: x86/pmu: Add mediated vPMU PerfMon v5 support Peter Zijlstra
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