* [PATCH v9 01/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Do not map fixed counters >= 3 to generic perf events
2026-09-18 19:39 [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support Zide Chen
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From: Zide Chen @ 2026-09-18 19:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Peter Zijlstra
Cc: kvm, Jim Mattson, Andi Kleen, Stephane Eranian, linux-kernel,
Mingwei Zhang, Zide Chen, Das Sandipan, Shukla Manali, Dapeng Mi,
Xudong Hao
Only fixed counters 0..2 have matching generic cross-platform
hardware perf events (INSTRUCTIONS, CPU_CYCLES, REF_CPU_CYCLES).
Therefore, perf_get_hw_event_config() is only applicable to these
counters.
KVM does not intend to emulate fixed counters >= 3 on legacy
(non-mediated) vPMU, while for mediated vPMU, KVM does not care what
the fixed counter event mappings are. Therefore, return 0 for their
eventsel.
The two BUILD_BUG_ON() checks are no longer needed, so drop them along
with __always_inline.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
---
v6:
- Re-arrange the code for early return. Clearer.
---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c | 14 ++++++++------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 70a8c4816135..11ad64d43e35 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -468,11 +468,8 @@ static int intel_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
* different perf_event is already utilizing the requested counter, but the end
* result is the same (ignoring the fact that using a general purpose counter
* will likely exacerbate counter contention).
- *
- * Forcibly inlined to allow asserting on @index at build time, and there should
- * never be more than one user.
*/
-static __always_inline u64 intel_get_fixed_pmc_eventsel(unsigned int index)
+static u64 intel_get_fixed_pmc_eventsel(unsigned int index)
{
const enum perf_hw_id fixed_pmc_perf_ids[] = {
[0] = PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS,
@@ -481,8 +478,13 @@ static __always_inline u64 intel_get_fixed_pmc_eventsel(unsigned int index)
};
u64 eventsel;
- BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(fixed_pmc_perf_ids) != KVM_MAX_NR_INTEL_FIXED_COUNTERS);
- BUILD_BUG_ON(index >= KVM_MAX_NR_INTEL_FIXED_COUNTERS);
+ /*
+ * Fixed counters 3 and above don't have a corresponding generic
+ * hardware perf event, and KVM does not intend to emulate them on
+ * non-mediated vPMU.
+ */
+ if (index >= ARRAY_SIZE(fixed_pmc_perf_ids))
+ return 0;
/*
* Yell if perf reports support for a fixed counter but perf doesn't
--
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From: Zide Chen @ 2026-09-18 19:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Peter Zijlstra
Cc: kvm, Jim Mattson, Andi Kleen, Stephane Eranian, linux-kernel,
Mingwei Zhang, Zide Chen, Das Sandipan, Shukla Manali, Dapeng Mi,
Xudong Hao
From: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Starting with Ice Lake, Intel introduced fixed counter 3, which counts
TOPDOWN.SLOTS - the number of available slots for an unhalted logical
processor. It serves as the denominator for top-level metrics in the
Top-down Microarchitecture Analysis method.
Emulating this counter on legacy vPMU would require introducing a new
generic perf encoding for the Intel-specific TOPDOWN.SLOTS event in
order to call perf_get_hw_event_config(). This is undesirable as it
would pollute the generic perf event encoding.
Moreover, KVM does not intend to emulate IA32_PERF_METRICS in the
legacy vPMU model, and without IA32_PERF_METRICS, emulating this
counter has little practical value. Therefore, expose fixed counter
3 to guests only when mediated vPMU is enabled.
Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Co-developed-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
---
v6:
- Update comments to replace 2 with KVM_MAX_NR_INTEL_FIXED_COUNTERS - 1.
---
arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c | 4 ++--
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 30ffaa65f589..00584fcffa33 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ struct kvm_pmc {
#define KVM_MAX_NR_GP_COUNTERS KVM_MAX(KVM_MAX_NR_INTEL_GP_COUNTERS, \
KVM_MAX_NR_AMD_GP_COUNTERS)
-#define KVM_MAX_NR_INTEL_FIXED_COUNTERS 3
+#define KVM_MAX_NR_INTEL_FIXED_COUNTERS 4
#define KVM_MAX_NR_AMD_FIXED_COUNTERS 0
#define KVM_MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS KVM_MAX(KVM_MAX_NR_INTEL_FIXED_COUNTERS, \
KVM_MAX_NR_AMD_FIXED_COUNTERS)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c b/arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c
index 37d5bed3529f..45e4c8a32436 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static const u32 msrs_to_save_base[] = {
static const u32 msrs_to_save_pmu[] = {
MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR0, MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR1,
- MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR0 + 2,
+ MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR2, MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR3,
MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL, MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS,
MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL,
MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE, MSR_IA32_DS_AREA, MSR_PEBS_DATA_CFG,
@@ -2672,7 +2672,7 @@ void kvm_init_msr_lists(void)
{
unsigned i;
- BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(KVM_MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS != 3,
+ BUILD_BUG_ON_MSG(KVM_MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS != 4,
"Please update the fixed PMCs in msrs_to_save_pmu[]");
num_msrs_to_save = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index d2fd47ee5ec8..448044a2b121 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
#include <asm/perf_event.h>
#include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
+#include <asm/cpuid/api.h>
#include "x86.h"
#include "cpuid.h"
#include "lapic.h"
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ static const struct x86_cpu_id vmx_pebs_pdist_cpu[] = {
* all perf counters (both gp and fixed). The mapping relationship
* between pmc and perf counters is as the following:
* * Intel: [0 .. KVM_MAX_NR_INTEL_GP_COUNTERS-1] <=> gp counters
- * [KVM_FIXED_PMC_BASE_IDX .. KVM_FIXED_PMC_BASE_IDX + 2] <=> fixed
+ * KVM_MAX_NR_INTEL_FIXED_COUNTERS counters starting at
+ * KVM_FIXED_PMC_BASE_IDX <=> fixed
* * AMD: [0 .. AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS-1] and, for families 15H
* and later, [0 .. AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS_CORE-1] <=> gp counters
*/
@@ -134,6 +136,8 @@ void kvm_init_pmu_capability(struct kvm_pmu_ops *pmu_ops)
{
bool is_intel = boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL;
int min_nr_gp_ctrs = pmu_ops->MIN_NR_GP_COUNTERS;
+ union cpuid10_edx edx;
+ u32 eax, ebx, ecx;
/*
* Hybrid PMUs don't play nice with virtualization without careful
@@ -181,6 +185,19 @@ void kvm_init_pmu_capability(struct kvm_pmu_ops *pmu_ops)
kvm_pmu_cap.num_counters_fixed = min(kvm_pmu_cap.num_counters_fixed,
KVM_MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS);
+ /*
+ * Currently, KVM doesn't support non-contiguous fixed counters; make
+ * sure only contiguous ones are retained in kvm_pmu_cap.
+ */
+ if (kvm_host_pmu.version >= 5) {
+ cpuid(0xa, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx.full);
+ if (kvm_pmu_cap.num_counters_fixed > edx.split.num_counters_fixed)
+ kvm_pmu_cap.num_counters_fixed = edx.split.num_counters_fixed;
+ }
+
+ if (!enable_mediated_pmu && kvm_pmu_cap.num_counters_fixed > 3)
+ kvm_pmu_cap.num_counters_fixed = 3;
+
kvm_pmu_eventsel.INSTRUCTIONS_RETIRED =
perf_get_hw_event_config(PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS);
kvm_pmu_eventsel.BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS_RETIRED =
--
2.55.0
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From: Zide Chen @ 2026-09-18 19:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Peter Zijlstra
Cc: kvm, Jim Mattson, Andi Kleen, Stephane Eranian, linux-kernel,
Mingwei Zhang, Zide Chen, Das Sandipan, Shukla Manali, Dapeng Mi,
Xudong Hao
This is in preparation for it to be called from common x86 code, for
example kvm_need_rdpmc_intercept(), to check the guest's PERF_METRICS
capability.
Rename it to kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps() to indicate that it's part of
the common API, and shorten _capabilities to _caps.
No functional change intended.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
---
v8:
- remove include "cpuid.h" from pmu_intel.h.
---
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h | 8 ++++++++
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c | 6 +++---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.h | 12 +-----------
3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
index 090c9bbb74f4..82f955e5a450 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
@@ -271,6 +271,14 @@ static inline bool kvm_pmu_is_fastpath_emulation_allowed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
}
+static inline u64 kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+ if (!guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_PDCM))
+ return 0;
+
+ return vcpu->arch.perf_capabilities;
+}
+
void kvm_pmu_deliver_pmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
int kvm_pmu_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned pmc, u64 *data);
int kvm_pmu_check_rdpmc_early(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 11ad64d43e35..28c1542e5ba5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ static bool intel_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr)
case MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL:
return kvm_pmu_has_perf_global_ctrl(pmu);
case MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE:
- ret = vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(vcpu) & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT;
+ ret = kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(vcpu) & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT;
break;
case MSR_IA32_DS_AREA:
ret = guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_DS);
break;
case MSR_PEBS_DATA_CFG:
- perf_capabilities = vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(vcpu);
+ perf_capabilities = kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(vcpu);
ret = (perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE) &&
((perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT) > 3);
break;
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
pmu->raw_event_mask |= (HSW_IN_TX|HSW_IN_TX_CHECKPOINTED);
}
- perf_capabilities = vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(vcpu);
+ perf_capabilities = kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(vcpu);
if (intel_pmu_lbr_is_compatible(vcpu) &&
(perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_LBR_FMT))
memcpy(&lbr_desc->records, &vmx_lbr_caps, sizeof(vmx_lbr_caps));
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.h
index 5d9357640aa1..dd447d8b6fdd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.h
@@ -4,19 +4,9 @@
#include <linux/kvm_host.h>
-#include "cpuid.h"
-
-static inline u64 vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
- if (!guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_PDCM))
- return 0;
-
- return vcpu->arch.perf_capabilities;
-}
-
static inline bool fw_writes_is_enabled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
- return (vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(vcpu) & PERF_CAP_FW_WRITES) != 0;
+ return (kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(vcpu) & PERF_CAP_FW_WRITES) != 0;
}
bool intel_pmu_lbr_is_enabled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
--
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From: Zide Chen @ 2026-09-18 19:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Peter Zijlstra
Cc: kvm, Jim Mattson, Andi Kleen, Stephane Eranian, linux-kernel,
Mingwei Zhang, Zide Chen, Das Sandipan, Shukla Manali, Dapeng Mi,
Xudong Hao
From: Mingwei Zhang <mizhang@google.com>
Cache the unadulterated snapshot of perf_capabilities so that KVM can
compare guest vPMU capabilities against raw hardware capabilities.
For example, if the host supports PERF_METRICS but it is not configured
for the guest, KVM can use it to determine that RDPMC accesses must be
intercepted.
Signed-off-by: Mingwei Zhang <mizhang@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
---
v5: new patch.
---
arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 8 ++------
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 4 ++++
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 00584fcffa33..d00c7cbcfa14 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ struct kvm_host_values {
u64 xss;
u64 s_cet;
u64 arch_capabilities;
+ u64 perf_capabilities;
};
extern struct kvm_host_values kvm_host;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 56b44e032395..715e44489e22 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -7949,14 +7949,10 @@ void vmx_vcpu_after_set_cpuid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
static __init u64 vmx_get_perf_capabilities(void)
{
u64 perf_cap = PERF_CAP_FW_WRITES;
- u64 host_perf_cap = 0;
if (!enable_pmu)
return 0;
- if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PDCM))
- rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES, host_perf_cap);
-
if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_LBR) &&
!enable_mediated_pmu) {
x86_perf_get_lbr(&vmx_lbr_caps);
@@ -7969,11 +7965,11 @@ static __init u64 vmx_get_perf_capabilities(void)
if (!vmx_lbr_caps.has_callstack)
memset(&vmx_lbr_caps, 0, sizeof(vmx_lbr_caps));
else if (vmx_lbr_caps.nr)
- perf_cap |= host_perf_cap & PERF_CAP_LBR_FMT;
+ perf_cap |= kvm_host.perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_LBR_FMT;
}
if (vmx_pebs_supported()) {
- perf_cap |= host_perf_cap & PERF_CAP_PEBS_MASK;
+ perf_cap |= kvm_host.perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PEBS_MASK;
/*
* Disallow adaptive PEBS as it is functionally broken, can be
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index af3ceee714c9..83106ce72d76 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -7037,6 +7037,10 @@ int kvm_x86_vendor_init(struct kvm_x86_init_ops *ops)
if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_CAPABILITIES))
rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES, kvm_host.arch_capabilities);
+ if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PDCM))
+ rdmsrq_safe(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES,
+ &kvm_host.perf_capabilities);
+
WARN_ON_ONCE(kvm_nr_uret_msrs);
r = ops->hardware_setup();
--
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From: Zide Chen @ 2026-09-18 19:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Peter Zijlstra
Cc: kvm, Jim Mattson, Andi Kleen, Stephane Eranian, linux-kernel,
Mingwei Zhang, Zide Chen, Das Sandipan, Shukla Manali, Dapeng Mi,
Xudong Hao
From: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Bit 15 in IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES indicates that the CPU provides
built-in support for Topdown Microarchitecture Analysis (TMA) L1
metrics via the IA32_PERF_METRICS MSR.
Expose this capability only when mediated vPMU is enabled, as emulating
IA32_PERF_METRICS in the legacy vPMU model is impractical.
Pass IA32_PERF_METRICS through to the guest only when mediated vPMU is
enabled and bit 15 is set in guest IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES. Allow
kvm_pmu_{get,set}_msr() to handle this MSR for host accesses.
Save and restore this MSR on host/guest PMU context switches so that
host PMU activity does not clobber the guest value, and guest state
is not leaked into the host.
If the host supports PERF_METRICS but it is not exposed to the guest,
MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL must be intercepted so the guest cannot
enable PERF_METRICS via GLOBAL_CTRL[48].
Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Co-developed-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
---
v9:
- Remove the incorrect comment about writing to MSR_PERF_METRICS.
v8:
- Intercept global ctrl MSR if host supports PerfMetrics but not
enabled in the guest.
---
arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 1 +
arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c | 6 +++++-
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c | 7 +++++++
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h | 5 +++++
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 2 ++
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 7 +++++++
8 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index d00c7cbcfa14..052bf377dedb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ struct kvm_pmu {
u64 global_status_rsvd;
u64 reserved_bits;
u64 raw_event_mask;
+ u64 perf_metrics;
struct kvm_pmc gp_counters[KVM_MAX_NR_GP_COUNTERS];
struct kvm_pmc fixed_counters[KVM_MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS];
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
index 3a8e51a0c9e8..8fad944197fb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@
#define PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT 0xf00
#define PERF_CAP_FW_WRITES BIT_ULL(13)
#define PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE BIT_ULL(14)
+#define PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS BIT_ULL(15)
#define PERF_CAP_PEBS_TIMING_INFO BIT_ULL(17)
#define PERF_CAP_PEBS_MASK (PERF_CAP_PEBS_TRAP | PERF_CAP_ARCH_REG | \
PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT | PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE | \
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c b/arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c
index 45e4c8a32436..7b7b5db00f54 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static const u32 msrs_to_save_pmu[] = {
MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR0, MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR1,
MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR2, MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR3,
MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL, MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS,
- MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL,
+ MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, MSR_PERF_METRICS,
MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE, MSR_IA32_DS_AREA, MSR_PEBS_DATA_CFG,
/* This part of MSRs should match KVM_MAX_NR_INTEL_GP_COUNTERS. */
@@ -2609,6 +2609,10 @@ static void kvm_probe_msr_to_save(u32 msr_index)
intel_pt_validate_hw_cap(PT_CAP_num_address_ranges) * 2))
return;
break;
+ case MSR_PERF_METRICS:
+ if (!(kvm_caps.supported_perf_cap & PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS))
+ return;
+ break;
case MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 ...
MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 + KVM_MAX_NR_GP_COUNTERS - 1:
if (msr_index - MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_PERFCTR0 >=
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 448044a2b121..f4d3801b97bc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -806,9 +806,16 @@ static bool kvm_need_any_pmc_intercept(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
pmu->nr_arch_fixed_counters != kvm_host_pmu.num_counters_fixed;
}
+static bool kvm_need_perf_metrics_intercept(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+ return (kvm_host.perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS) &&
+ !kvm_vcpu_has_perf_metrics(vcpu);
+}
+
bool kvm_need_perf_global_ctrl_intercept(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
return kvm_need_any_pmc_intercept(vcpu) ||
+ kvm_need_perf_metrics_intercept(vcpu) ||
!kvm_pmu_has_perf_global_ctrl(vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu));
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(kvm_need_perf_global_ctrl_intercept);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
index 82f955e5a450..be578013ed83 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ static inline u64 kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
return vcpu->arch.perf_capabilities;
}
+static inline bool kvm_vcpu_has_perf_metrics(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+ return kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(vcpu) & PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS;
+}
+
void kvm_pmu_deliver_pmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
int kvm_pmu_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned pmc, u64 *data);
int kvm_pmu_check_rdpmc_early(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 0e5f4d7ce9eb..a1cf57c6bea1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -724,6 +724,8 @@ static void nested_vmx_merge_pmu_msr_bitmaps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
nested_vmx_merge_msr_bitmaps_rw(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL);
nested_vmx_merge_msr_bitmaps_read(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS);
nested_vmx_merge_msr_bitmaps_write(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL);
+
+ nested_vmx_merge_msr_bitmaps_rw(MSR_PERF_METRICS);
}
/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 28c1542e5ba5..fe66f03b006b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ static bool intel_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr)
case MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL:
case MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL:
return kvm_pmu_has_perf_global_ctrl(pmu);
+ case MSR_PERF_METRICS:
+ return kvm_vcpu_has_perf_metrics(vcpu);
case MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE:
ret = kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(vcpu) & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT;
break;
@@ -349,6 +351,9 @@ static int intel_pmu_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
case MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL:
msr_info->data = pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl;
break;
+ case MSR_PERF_METRICS:
+ msr_info->data = pmu->perf_metrics;
+ break;
case MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE:
msr_info->data = pmu->pebs_enable;
break;
@@ -398,6 +403,9 @@ static int intel_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
if (pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl != data)
reprogram_fixed_counters(pmu, data);
break;
+ case MSR_PERF_METRICS:
+ pmu->perf_metrics = data;
+ break;
case MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE:
if (data & pmu->pebs_enable_rsvd)
return 1;
@@ -580,6 +588,8 @@ static void intel_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
counter_rsvd = ~((BIT_ULL(pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters) - 1) |
((BIT_ULL(pmu->nr_arch_fixed_counters) - 1) << KVM_FIXED_PMC_BASE_IDX));
pmu->global_ctrl_rsvd = counter_rsvd;
+ if (perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS)
+ pmu->global_ctrl_rsvd &= ~GLOBAL_CTRL_EN_PERF_METRICS;
/*
* GLOBAL_STATUS and GLOBAL_OVF_CONTROL (a.k.a. GLOBAL_STATUS_RESET)
@@ -636,6 +646,9 @@ static void intel_pmu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
static void intel_pmu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
+ struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
+
+ pmu->perf_metrics = 0;
intel_pmu_release_guest_lbr_event(vcpu);
}
@@ -806,6 +819,9 @@ static void intel_mediated_pmu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
u64 global_status, toggle;
+ if (kvm_vcpu_has_perf_metrics(vcpu))
+ wrmsrq(MSR_PERF_METRICS, pmu->perf_metrics);
+
rdmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS, global_status);
toggle = pmu->global_status ^ global_status;
if (global_status & toggle)
@@ -834,6 +850,19 @@ static void intel_mediated_pmu_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
*/
if (pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl_hw)
wrmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL, 0);
+
+ if (kvm_vcpu_has_perf_metrics(vcpu)) {
+ pmu->perf_metrics = rdpmc(INTEL_PMC_FIXED_RDPMC_METRICS);
+ /*
+ * The SDM requires restoring fixed counter 3 before
+ * PERF_METRICS. However, this path writes 0 to PERF_METRICS
+ * before fixed counter 3. For this all-zero case, the
+ * resulting hardware state is therefore the same regardless
+ * of write order.
+ */
+ if (pmu->perf_metrics)
+ wrmsrq(MSR_PERF_METRICS, 0);
+ }
}
struct kvm_pmu_ops intel_pmu_ops __initdata = {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 715e44489e22..372de66365ab 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -4289,6 +4289,10 @@ static void vmx_recalc_pmu_msr_intercepts(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
MSR_TYPE_RW, intercept);
vmx_set_intercept_for_msr(vcpu, MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL,
MSR_TYPE_RW, intercept);
+
+ intercept = !has_mediated_pmu || !kvm_vcpu_has_perf_metrics(vcpu);
+ vmx_set_intercept_for_msr(vcpu, MSR_PERF_METRICS,
+ MSR_TYPE_RW, intercept);
}
static void vmx_recalc_msr_intercepts(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
@@ -7994,6 +7998,9 @@ static __init u64 vmx_get_perf_capabilities(void)
perf_cap &= ~PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE;
}
+ if (enable_mediated_pmu)
+ perf_cap |= kvm_host.perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS;
+
return perf_cap;
}
--
2.55.0
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From: Zide Chen @ 2026-09-18 19:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Peter Zijlstra
Cc: kvm, Jim Mattson, Andi Kleen, Stephane Eranian, linux-kernel,
Mingwei Zhang, Zide Chen, Das Sandipan, Shukla Manali, Dapeng Mi,
Xudong Hao
The current RDPMC emulation splits responsibility: rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc()
in each vendor returns a kvm_pmc, then common code calls
pmc_read_counter().
This design cannot support RDPMC reads that don't map to a counter,
such as PERF_METRICS on Intel platforms.
Replace rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc() with emulate_rdpmc(), which takes full
ownership of the emulation and writes the result directly into @data.
Opportunistically drop the redundant bitmask in intel_emulate_rdpmc()
since pmc_read_counter() already applies the counter's bit-width mask.
No functional change intended.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Sandipan Das <sandipan.das@amd.com>
---
v6: new patch.
---
arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-pmu-ops.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c | 9 +--------
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h | 4 ++--
arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c | 13 +++++++++----
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c | 25 ++++++++++++-------------
5 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-pmu-ops.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-pmu-ops.h
index 4a223c2793e3..4b50ed058aed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-pmu-ops.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-pmu-ops.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
* KVM_X86_PMU_OP_OPTIONAL() can be used for those functions that can have
* a NULL definition.
*/
-KVM_X86_PMU_OP(rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc)
+KVM_X86_PMU_OP(emulate_rdpmc)
KVM_X86_PMU_OP(msr_idx_to_pmc)
KVM_X86_PMU_OP_OPTIONAL(check_rdpmc_early)
KVM_X86_PMU_OP(is_valid_msr)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index f4d3801b97bc..897c1428b650 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -768,8 +768,6 @@ static int kvm_pmu_rdpmc_vmware(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned idx, u64 *data)
int kvm_pmu_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned idx, u64 *data)
{
struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
- struct kvm_pmc *pmc;
- u64 mask = ~0ull;
if (!pmu->version)
return 1;
@@ -777,17 +775,12 @@ int kvm_pmu_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned idx, u64 *data)
if (is_vmware_backdoor_pmc(idx))
return kvm_pmu_rdpmc_vmware(vcpu, idx, data);
- pmc = kvm_pmu_call(rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc)(vcpu, idx, &mask);
- if (!pmc)
- return 1;
-
if (!kvm_is_cr4_bit_set(vcpu, X86_CR4_PCE) &&
(kvm_x86_call(get_cpl)(vcpu) != 0) &&
kvm_is_cr0_bit_set(vcpu, X86_CR0_PE))
return 1;
- *data = pmc_read_counter(pmc) & mask;
- return 0;
+ return kvm_pmu_call(emulate_rdpmc)(vcpu, idx, data);
}
static bool kvm_need_any_pmc_intercept(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
index be578013ed83..eb6bbc658f5b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
#define KVM_FIXED_PMC_BASE_IDX INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED
struct kvm_pmu_ops {
- struct kvm_pmc *(*rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
- unsigned int idx, u64 *mask);
+ int (*emulate_rdpmc)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx,
+ u64 *data);
struct kvm_pmc *(*msr_idx_to_pmc)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr);
int (*check_rdpmc_early)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx);
bool (*is_valid_msr)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
index c18286545a7a..0517fd4bbcd7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
@@ -84,10 +84,15 @@ static int amd_check_rdpmc_early(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx)
}
/* idx is the ECX register of RDPMC instruction */
-static struct kvm_pmc *amd_rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
- unsigned int idx, u64 *mask)
+static int amd_emulate_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx, u64 *data)
{
- return amd_pmu_get_pmc(vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu), idx);
+ struct kvm_pmc *pmc = amd_pmu_get_pmc(vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu), idx);
+
+ if (!pmc)
+ return 1;
+
+ *data = pmc_read_counter(pmc);
+ return 0;
}
static struct kvm_pmc *amd_msr_idx_to_pmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr)
@@ -302,7 +307,7 @@ static bool amd_pmc_is_disabled_in_current_mode(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
}
struct kvm_pmu_ops amd_pmu_ops __initdata = {
- .rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc = amd_rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc,
+ .emulate_rdpmc = amd_emulate_rdpmc,
.msr_idx_to_pmc = amd_msr_idx_to_pmc,
.check_rdpmc_early = amd_check_rdpmc_early,
.is_valid_msr = amd_is_valid_msr,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index fe66f03b006b..2eb1bff75e60 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -85,14 +85,13 @@ static void reprogram_fixed_counters(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, u64 data)
}
}
-static struct kvm_pmc *intel_rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
- unsigned int idx, u64 *mask)
+static int intel_emulate_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx,
+ u64 *data)
{
unsigned int type = idx & INTEL_RDPMC_TYPE_MASK;
struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
- struct kvm_pmc *counters;
+ struct kvm_pmc *counters, *pmc;
unsigned int num_counters;
- u64 bitmask;
/*
* The encoding of ECX for RDPMC is different for architectural versus
@@ -105,7 +104,9 @@ static struct kvm_pmc *intel_rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
* as KVM doesn't support such PMUs.
*/
if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!pmu->version))
- return NULL;
+ return 1;
+
+ idx &= INTEL_RDPMC_INDEX_MASK;
/*
* General Purpose (GP) PMCs are supported on all PMUs, and fixed PMCs
@@ -119,23 +120,21 @@ static struct kvm_pmc *intel_rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
case INTEL_RDPMC_FIXED:
counters = pmu->fixed_counters;
num_counters = pmu->nr_arch_fixed_counters;
- bitmask = pmu->counter_bitmask[KVM_PMC_FIXED];
break;
case INTEL_RDPMC_GP:
counters = pmu->gp_counters;
num_counters = pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters;
- bitmask = pmu->counter_bitmask[KVM_PMC_GP];
break;
default:
- return NULL;
+ return 1;
}
- idx &= INTEL_RDPMC_INDEX_MASK;
if (idx >= num_counters)
- return NULL;
+ return 1;
- *mask &= bitmask;
- return &counters[array_index_nospec(idx, num_counters)];
+ pmc = &counters[array_index_nospec(idx, num_counters)];
+ *data = pmc_read_counter(pmc);
+ return 0;
}
static inline struct kvm_pmc *get_fw_gp_pmc(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, u32 msr)
@@ -866,7 +865,7 @@ static void intel_mediated_pmu_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
}
struct kvm_pmu_ops intel_pmu_ops __initdata = {
- .rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc = intel_rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc,
+ .emulate_rdpmc = intel_emulate_rdpmc,
.msr_idx_to_pmc = intel_msr_idx_to_pmc,
.is_valid_msr = intel_is_valid_msr,
.get_msr = intel_pmu_get_msr,
--
2.55.0
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@ 2026-09-18 19:39 ` Zide Chen
2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 08/12] KVM: selftests: Add PERF_METRICS and fixed counter 3 tests Zide Chen
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From: Zide Chen @ 2026-09-18 19:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Peter Zijlstra
Cc: kvm, Jim Mattson, Andi Kleen, Stephane Eranian, linux-kernel,
Mingwei Zhang, Zide Chen, Das Sandipan, Shukla Manali, Dapeng Mi,
Xudong Hao
If the host has the PERF_METRICS capability but it's not present on
the guest, RDPMC interception must be enabled and KVM should inject
an #GP when the guest attempts a PERF_METRICS RDPMC.
If the guest has PERF_METRICS but RDPMC interception is enabled for
other reasons, KVM needs to emulate RDPMC with type 0x2000.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
---
v9:
- Remove references to Metrics Clear from the changelog.
v8:
- Move kvm_need_perf_metrics_intercept() to patch 5/9.
---
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 897c1428b650..0df283a169b6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -825,6 +825,7 @@ bool kvm_need_rdpmc_intercept(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
return true;
return kvm_need_any_pmc_intercept(vcpu) ||
+ kvm_need_perf_metrics_intercept(vcpu) ||
pmu->counter_bitmask[KVM_PMC_GP] != (BIT_ULL(kvm_host_pmu.bit_width_gp) - 1) ||
pmu->counter_bitmask[KVM_PMC_FIXED] != (BIT_ULL(kvm_host_pmu.bit_width_fixed) - 1);
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 2eb1bff75e60..fab0891ad46a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
*/
#define INTEL_RDPMC_GP 0
#define INTEL_RDPMC_FIXED INTEL_PMC_FIXED_RDPMC_BASE
+#define INTEL_RDPMC_METRICS INTEL_PMC_FIXED_RDPMC_METRICS
#define INTEL_RDPMC_TYPE_MASK GENMASK(31, 16)
#define INTEL_RDPMC_INDEX_MASK GENMASK(15, 0)
@@ -125,6 +126,19 @@ static int intel_emulate_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx,
counters = pmu->gp_counters;
num_counters = pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters;
break;
+ case INTEL_RDPMC_METRICS:
+ if (!kvm_vcpu_has_perf_metrics(vcpu))
+ return 1;
+
+ /*
+ * The index in ECX[15:0] is implementation specific, but no
+ * platform currently supports a non-zero index.
+ */
+ if (idx)
+ return 1;
+
+ *data = pmu->perf_metrics;
+ return 0;
default:
return 1;
}
--
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From: Zide Chen @ 2026-09-18 19:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Peter Zijlstra
Cc: kvm, Jim Mattson, Andi Kleen, Stephane Eranian, linux-kernel,
Mingwei Zhang, Zide Chen, Das Sandipan, Shukla Manali, Dapeng Mi,
Xudong Hao
Add a test case to exercise IA32_PERF_METRICS, i.e. architectural
support for Topdown (TMA) Level 1 metrics, enumerated by
IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES[15].
Only check for non-zero metrics, as they are derived and depend on
the workload, CPU model, and host scheduling, making precise
expectations fragile.
Extend the PMU selftest to cover Intel fixed counter 3 by bumping
MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS to 4 and validating basic functionality.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
---
v7:
- Use RDPMC instead of RDMSR in PERF_METRICS sanity test.
---
tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h | 1 +
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/pmu.h | 3 +
.../selftests/kvm/x86/pmu_counters_test.c | 97 ++++++++++++++++++-
3 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
index 18c4be75e927..fdcaeb6c8352 100644
--- a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
+++ b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@
#define PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT 0xf00
#define PERF_CAP_FW_WRITES BIT_ULL(13)
#define PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE BIT_ULL(14)
+#define PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS BIT_ULL(15)
#define PERF_CAP_PEBS_TIMING_INFO BIT_ULL(17)
#define PERF_CAP_PEBS_MASK (PERF_CAP_PEBS_TRAP | PERF_CAP_ARCH_REG | \
PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT | PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE | \
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/pmu.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/pmu.h
index 608ed83d7c6a..6c19503e0bb7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/pmu.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
/* Fixed PMC controls, Intel only. */
#define FIXED_PMC_GLOBAL_CTRL_ENABLE(_idx) BIT_ULL((32 + (_idx)))
+/* PERF_METRICS enable, Intel only. */
+#define PERF_METRICS_GLOBAL_CTRL_ENABLE BIT_ULL(48)
+
#define FIXED_PMC_KERNEL BIT_ULL(0)
#define FIXED_PMC_USER BIT_ULL(1)
#define FIXED_PMC_ANYTHREAD BIT_ULL(2)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/pmu_counters_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/pmu_counters_test.c
index c3e784e16348..cf09b587a4ac 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/pmu_counters_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/pmu_counters_test.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
* Copyright (C) 2023, Tencent, Inc.
*/
#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <linux/bitfield.h>
#include "pmu.h"
#include "processor.h"
@@ -254,17 +255,20 @@ do { \
); \
} while (0)
-#define GUEST_TEST_EVENT(_idx, _pmc, _pmc_msr, _ctrl_msr, _value, FEP) \
+#define GUEST_RUN_PAYLOAD(_ctrl_msr, _value, FEP) \
do { \
- wrmsr(_pmc_msr, 0); \
- \
if (this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLFLUSHOPT)) \
GUEST_MEASURE_EVENT(_ctrl_msr, _value, "clflushopt %[m]", FEP); \
else if (this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLFLUSH)) \
GUEST_MEASURE_EVENT(_ctrl_msr, _value, "clflush %[m]", FEP); \
else \
GUEST_MEASURE_EVENT(_ctrl_msr, _value, "nop", FEP); \
- \
+} while (0)
+
+#define GUEST_TEST_EVENT(_idx, _pmc, _pmc_msr, _ctrl_msr, _value, FEP) \
+do { \
+ wrmsr(_pmc_msr, 0); \
+ GUEST_RUN_PAYLOAD(_ctrl_msr, _value, FEP); \
guest_assert_event_count(_idx, _pmc, _pmc_msr); \
} while (0)
@@ -412,7 +416,7 @@ static void test_arch_events(u8 pmu_version, u64 perf_capabilities)
* other than PMCs in the future.
*/
#define MAX_NR_GP_COUNTERS 8
-#define MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS 3
+#define MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS 4
#define GUEST_ASSERT_PMC_MSR_ACCESS(insn, msr, expect_gp, vector) \
__GUEST_ASSERT(expect_gp ? vector == GP_VECTOR : !vector, \
@@ -653,8 +657,85 @@ static void test_fixed_counters(u8 pmu_version, u64 perf_capabilities)
pmu_vm_free(vm, vcpus);
}
+static void __guest_test_perf_metrics(void)
+{
+ int retiring, bad_spec, fe_bound, be_bound, sum;
+ u64 global_ctrl, metrics;
+
+ if ((guest_get_pmu_version() < 2) || /* Does guest have GLOBAL_CTRL? */
+ !this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PDCM) ||
+ !(rdmsr(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES) & PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS))
+ return;
+
+ wrmsr(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, 0);
+ wrmsr(MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR3, 0);
+ wrmsr(MSR_PERF_METRICS, 0);
+
+ /* Enable fixed ctr3 (TOPDOWN.SLOTS) and PERF_METRICS. */
+ wrmsr(MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL, FIXED_PMC_CTRL(3, FIXED_PMC_KERNEL));
+ global_ctrl = FIXED_PMC_GLOBAL_CTRL_ENABLE(3) |
+ PERF_METRICS_GLOBAL_CTRL_ENABLE;
+
+ GUEST_RUN_PAYLOAD(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, global_ctrl, "");
+
+ /* Check test results. */
+ metrics = rdmsr(MSR_PERF_METRICS);
+ retiring = FIELD_GET(GENMASK_ULL(7, 0), metrics);
+ bad_spec = FIELD_GET(GENMASK_ULL(15, 8), metrics);
+ fe_bound = FIELD_GET(GENMASK_ULL(23, 16), metrics);
+ be_bound = FIELD_GET(GENMASK_ULL(31, 24), metrics);
+
+ /*
+ * Be conservative: the measured payload definitely retires work, so
+ * Retiring should be non-zero.
+ */
+ GUEST_ASSERT_NE(metrics, 0);
+ GUEST_ASSERT_NE(retiring, 0);
+
+ /*
+ * Each level-1 Topdown metric is an integer fraction of 0xff.
+ * A +/-3 error margin is chosen for a loose sanity check.
+ */
+ sum = retiring + bad_spec + fe_bound + be_bound;
+ GUEST_ASSERT(sum >= 0xfc && sum <= 0x102);
+
+ /*
+ * Burn some cycles; MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL is left zeroed after
+ * GUEST_RUN_PAYLOAD() returns, so PERF_METRICS is not counting.
+ */
+ __asm__ __volatile__("loop ." : "+c"((int){NUM_LOOPS}));
+ /* Confirm PERF_METRICS did not advance while counting was disabled. */
+ GUEST_ASSERT_EQ(rdmsr(MSR_PERF_METRICS), metrics);
+ wrmsr(MSR_PERF_METRICS, 0xdeaddead);
+
+ guest_test_rdpmc(INTEL_RDPMC_METRICS, true, 0xdeaddead);
+}
+
+static void guest_test_perf_metrics(void)
+{
+ __guest_test_perf_metrics();
+ GUEST_DONE();
+}
+
+static void test_perf_metrics(u8 pmu_version, u64 perf_capabilities)
+{
+ struct kvm_vcpu **vcpus;
+ struct kvm_vm *vm;
+
+ pr_info("Testing Perf Metrics, PMU version %u, perf_caps = %lx\n",
+ pmu_version, perf_capabilities);
+
+ vm = pmu_vm_create_with_vcpus(1, guest_test_perf_metrics,
+ pmu_version, perf_capabilities, &vcpus);
+
+ run_vcpu(vcpus[0]);
+
+ pmu_vm_free(vm, vcpus);
+}
+
static void test_intel_counters(void)
{
+ u64 advertised_perf_caps = kvm_get_feature_msr(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES);
u8 pmu_version = kvm_cpu_property(X86_PROPERTY_PMU_VERSION);
unsigned int i;
u8 v;
@@ -662,6 +743,7 @@ static void test_intel_counters(void)
const u64 perf_caps[] = {
0,
PMU_CAP_FW_WRITES,
+ PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS,
};
/*
@@ -699,9 +781,14 @@ static void test_intel_counters(void)
if (!kvm_has_perf_caps && perf_caps[i])
continue;
+ /* Ignore unsupported features. */
+ if (perf_caps[i] & ~advertised_perf_caps)
+ continue;
+
test_arch_events(v, perf_caps[i]);
test_gp_counters(v, perf_caps[i]);
test_fixed_counters(v, perf_caps[i]);
+ test_perf_metrics(v, perf_caps[i]);
}
}
}
--
2.55.0
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From: Zide Chen @ 2026-09-18 19:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Peter Zijlstra
Cc: kvm, Jim Mattson, Andi Kleen, Stephane Eranian, linux-kernel,
Mingwei Zhang, Zide Chen, Das Sandipan, Shukla Manali, Dapeng Mi,
Xudong Hao
Replace the hard coded field width (8) and the equivalent 0xff mask
used for PERF_METRICS MSR field access with named constants
INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_{BITS,MASK}.
INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_BITS will be used by a subsequent KVM patch to
validat reserved bits in the PERF_METRICS MSR.
No functional change intended.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
---
v9: new patch.
---
arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 8 +++++---
arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index cc13164d948f..cbc9a179f2e5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3159,6 +3159,7 @@ DEFINE_STATIC_CALL(intel_pmu_set_topdown_event_period, x86_perf_event_set_period
static inline u64 icl_get_metrics_event_value(u64 metric, u64 slots, int idx)
{
+ int shift = (idx - INTEL_PMC_IDX_METRIC_BASE) * INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_BITS;
u32 val;
/*
@@ -3166,8 +3167,8 @@ static inline u64 icl_get_metrics_event_value(u64 metric, u64 slots, int idx)
* summing up to 0xff.
* slots-in-metric = (Metric / 0xff) * slots
*/
- val = (metric >> ((idx - INTEL_PMC_IDX_METRIC_BASE) * 8)) & 0xff;
- return mul_u64_u32_div(slots, val, 0xff);
+ val = (metric >> shift) & INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_MASK;
+ return mul_u64_u32_div(slots, val, INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_MASK);
}
static u64 icl_get_topdown_value(struct perf_event *event,
@@ -4742,7 +4743,8 @@ static int core_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
}
#define INTEL_TD_METRIC_AVAILABLE_MAX (INTEL_TD_METRIC_RETIRING + \
- ((x86_pmu.num_topdown_events - 1) << 8))
+ ((x86_pmu.num_topdown_events - 1) << \
+ INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_BITS))
static bool is_available_metric_event(struct perf_event *event)
{
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
index 1eb13673e889..ceb6188e5217 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -418,6 +418,10 @@ static inline bool use_fixed_pseudo_encoding(u64 code)
#define INTEL_TD_METRIC_MAX INTEL_TD_METRIC_MEM_BOUND
#define INTEL_TD_METRIC_NUM 8
+/* Width, in bits, of each metric's field within the PERF_METRICS MSR. */
+#define INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_BITS 8
+#define INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_MASK GENMASK_ULL(INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_BITS - 1, 0)
+
#define INTEL_TD_CFG_METRIC_CLEAR_BIT 0
#define INTEL_TD_CFG_METRIC_CLEAR BIT_ULL(INTEL_TD_CFG_METRIC_CLEAR_BIT)
--
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11 siblings, 0 replies; 13+ messages in thread
From: Zide Chen @ 2026-09-18 19:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Peter Zijlstra
Cc: kvm, Jim Mattson, Andi Kleen, Stephane Eranian, linux-kernel,
Mingwei Zhang, Zide Chen, Das Sandipan, Shukla Manali, Dapeng Mi,
Xudong Hao
The number of Topdown metric events varies by CPU: ICL/TGL/RKL
support 4, while SPR/GNR/DMR and some hybrid CPUs support 8.
Add num_topdown_events to struct x86_pmu_capability and populate it
in perf_get_x86_pmu_capability() so that KVM can determine how many
PERF_METRICS fields are valid on the host CPU and correctly identify
the reserved bits in IA32_PERF_METRICS.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
---
v9: new patch
---
arch/x86/events/core.c | 1 +
arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 8b3ea0adb965..01c1c9447f30 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -3164,6 +3164,7 @@ void perf_get_x86_pmu_capability(struct x86_pmu_capability *cap)
cap->events_mask_len = x86_pmu.events_mask_len;
cap->pebs_ept = x86_pmu.pebs_ept;
cap->mediated = !!(pmu.capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_MEDIATED_VPMU);
+ cap->num_topdown_events = x86_pmu.num_topdown_events;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM(perf_get_x86_pmu_capability);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
index ceb6188e5217..3c02389b2ea6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ struct x86_pmu_capability {
int bit_width_fixed;
unsigned int events_mask;
int events_mask_len;
+ int num_topdown_events;
unsigned int pebs_ept :1;
unsigned int mediated :1;
};
--
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11 siblings, 0 replies; 13+ messages in thread
From: Zide Chen @ 2026-09-18 19:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Peter Zijlstra
Cc: kvm, Jim Mattson, Andi Kleen, Stephane Eranian, linux-kernel,
Mingwei Zhang, Zide Chen, Das Sandipan, Shukla Manali, Dapeng Mi,
Xudong Hao
When the host CPU supports only 4 Topdown metrics, bits [63:32] of
MSR_PERF_METRICS are reserved.
Derive pmu->perf_metrics_rsvd from the number of supported Topdown
metrics and use it to validate writes. Reject any attempts to set
reserved bits in MSR_PERF_METRICS.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
---
v9: new patch.
---
arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 052bf377dedb..31454ecee371 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ struct kvm_pmu {
u64 reserved_bits;
u64 raw_event_mask;
u64 perf_metrics;
+ u64 perf_metrics_rsvd;
struct kvm_pmc gp_counters[KVM_MAX_NR_GP_COUNTERS];
struct kvm_pmc fixed_counters[KVM_MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS];
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 0df283a169b6..41f2d31c495f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,7 @@ void kvm_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl_rsvd = ~0ull;
pmu->pebs_enable_rsvd = ~0ull;
pmu->pebs_data_cfg_rsvd = ~0ull;
+ pmu->perf_metrics_rsvd = ~0ull;
bitmap_zero(pmu->all_valid_pmc_idx, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
if (!vcpu->kvm->arch.enable_pmu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index fab0891ad46a..98e2fb80347a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -417,6 +417,9 @@ static int intel_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
reprogram_fixed_counters(pmu, data);
break;
case MSR_PERF_METRICS:
+ if (data & pmu->perf_metrics_rsvd)
+ return 1;
+
pmu->perf_metrics = data;
break;
case MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE:
@@ -601,9 +604,22 @@ static void intel_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
counter_rsvd = ~((BIT_ULL(pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters) - 1) |
((BIT_ULL(pmu->nr_arch_fixed_counters) - 1) << KVM_FIXED_PMC_BASE_IDX));
pmu->global_ctrl_rsvd = counter_rsvd;
- if (perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS)
+ if (perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS) {
pmu->global_ctrl_rsvd &= ~GLOBAL_CTRL_EN_PERF_METRICS;
+ /*
+ * PERF_METRICS has one 8-bit field per metric. At 8 metrics,
+ * skip computing the mask and set perf_metrics_rsvd to 0
+ * directly, since BIT_ULL(64) is undefined.
+ */
+ if (kvm_pmu_cap.num_topdown_events < INTEL_TD_METRIC_NUM)
+ pmu->perf_metrics_rsvd =
+ ~(BIT_ULL(kvm_pmu_cap.num_topdown_events *
+ INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_BITS) - 1);
+ else
+ pmu->perf_metrics_rsvd = 0;
+ }
+
/*
* GLOBAL_STATUS and GLOBAL_OVF_CONTROL (a.k.a. GLOBAL_STATUS_RESET)
* share reserved bit definitions. The kernel just happens to use
--
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From: Zide Chen @ 2026-09-18 19:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini, Peter Zijlstra
Cc: kvm, Jim Mattson, Andi Kleen, Stephane Eranian, linux-kernel,
Mingwei Zhang, Zide Chen, Das Sandipan, Shukla Manali, Dapeng Mi,
Xudong Hao
Add PERF_CAP_RDPMC_METRICS_CLEAR (IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES bit 19)
support. When set, and IA32_FIXED_CTR_CTRL.METRICS_CLEAR_EN (bit 14)
is also set, RDPMC of PERF_METRICS clears both PERF_METRICS and fixed
counter 3 (SLOTS) after the read.
Advertise the capability to guests only when the mediated PMU is
enabled and the host reports it. Unmask FIXED_CTR_CTRL bit 14 in
intel_pmu_refresh(), scoped to fixed counter 3 only via
intel_fixed_bits_by_idx().
For the mediated PMU, METRICS_CLEAR_EN takes effect natively via
passthrough. But kvm_need_rdpmc_intercept() can still force
interception for unrelated reasons, so intel_emulate_rdpmc() also
replicates the clear-on-read behavior for consistency.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
---
v9: new patch.
---
arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 6 +++++-
3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
index 8fad944197fb..5851edcdda05 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@
#define PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE BIT_ULL(14)
#define PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS BIT_ULL(15)
#define PERF_CAP_PEBS_TIMING_INFO BIT_ULL(17)
+#define PERF_CAP_RDPMC_METRICS_CLEAR BIT_ULL(19)
#define PERF_CAP_PEBS_MASK (PERF_CAP_PEBS_TRAP | PERF_CAP_ARCH_REG | \
PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT | PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE | \
PERF_CAP_PEBS_TIMING_INFO)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 98e2fb80347a..3e5e8bae67ab 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
#define INTEL_RDPMC_TYPE_MASK GENMASK(31, 16)
#define INTEL_RDPMC_INDEX_MASK GENMASK(15, 0)
+/* Index of the SLOTS fixed counter relative to the first fixed counter. */
+#define INTEL_FIXED_SLOTS_IDX (INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_SLOTS - INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED)
+
#define MSR_PMC_FULL_WIDTH_BIT (MSR_IA32_PMC0 - MSR_IA32_PERFCTR0)
static struct lbr_desc *vcpu_to_lbr_desc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
@@ -86,6 +89,14 @@ static void reprogram_fixed_counters(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, u64 data)
}
}
+static bool intel_pmu_metrics_clear_enabled(struct kvm_pmu *pmu)
+{
+ u8 fixed_ctr_ctrl = fixed_ctrl_field(pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl,
+ INTEL_FIXED_SLOTS_IDX);
+
+ return fixed_ctr_ctrl & INTEL_FIXED_3_METRICS_CLEAR;
+}
+
static int intel_emulate_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx,
u64 *data)
{
@@ -138,6 +149,18 @@ static int intel_emulate_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx,
return 1;
*data = pmu->perf_metrics;
+
+ /*
+ * Per the SDM, RDPMC of PERF_METRICS clears both PERF_METRICS
+ * and the SLOTS fixed counter when Metrics Clear Mode is
+ * enabled via INTEL_FIXED_3_METRICS_CLEAR in FIXED_CTR_CTRL.
+ */
+ pmc = kvm_pmc_idx_to_pmc(pmu, INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_SLOTS);
+ if (pmc && intel_pmu_metrics_clear_enabled(pmu)) {
+ pmu->perf_metrics = 0;
+ pmc_write_counter(pmc, 0);
+ }
+
return 0;
default:
return 1;
@@ -601,6 +624,11 @@ static void intel_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
INTEL_FIXED_0_USER |
INTEL_FIXED_0_ENABLE_PMI);
+ if (perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_RDPMC_METRICS_CLEAR)
+ pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl_rsvd &=
+ ~intel_fixed_bits_by_idx(INTEL_FIXED_SLOTS_IDX,
+ INTEL_FIXED_3_METRICS_CLEAR);
+
counter_rsvd = ~((BIT_ULL(pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters) - 1) |
((BIT_ULL(pmu->nr_arch_fixed_counters) - 1) << KVM_FIXED_PMC_BASE_IDX));
pmu->global_ctrl_rsvd = counter_rsvd;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 372de66365ab..df02372c70e3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -2616,6 +2616,9 @@ int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
if (!cpuid_model_is_consistent(vcpu))
return 1;
}
+ if ((data & PERF_CAP_RDPMC_METRICS_CLEAR) &&
+ !(data & PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS))
+ return 1;
ret = kvm_set_msr_common(vcpu, msr_info);
break;
@@ -7999,7 +8002,8 @@ static __init u64 vmx_get_perf_capabilities(void)
}
if (enable_mediated_pmu)
- perf_cap |= kvm_host.perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS;
+ perf_cap |= kvm_host.perf_capabilities &
+ (PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS | PERF_CAP_RDPMC_METRICS_CLEAR);
return perf_cap;
}
--
2.55.0
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