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* [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support
@ 2026-09-18 19:39 Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 01/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Do not map fixed counters >= 3 to generic perf events Zide Chen
                   ` (11 more replies)
  0 siblings, 12 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

Previous revisions were missing two things that are now addressed:

- A previous comment incorrectly claimed that MSR_PERF_METRICS bits
  [63:32] are ignored on hardware that only implements level-1 metrics;
  patch 10/12 fixes this by rejecting such writes.

- Patch 11/12 adds support for RDPMC Metrics Clear Mode. Without
  this feature, for user programs using RDPMC directly, the counter
  has to be reset explicitly using ioctl:

  ioctl(perf_fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_RESET, 0);

Tests: besides the tests mentioned on v8 cover letter, tested RDPMC
Metrics Clear on a DMR machine, and tested Topdown metrics on nested
setup on top of the vPMU support series [1].

perf tool misidentifies "cpu/slots,metrics_clear=1/" as not being the
slots event, so it inserts an additional slots event into the group;
event scheduling then fails because the group needs fixed counter 3
(SLOTS) twice:

  $ perf stat -e "{cpu/slots,metrics_clear=1/,cpu/topdown-retiring/}" -- sleep 1
    WARNING: events were regrouped to match PMUs
           <not counted>      slots
         <not supported>      cpu/slots,metrics_clear=1/
           <not counted>      cpu/topdown-retiring/

A fix for this perf tool bug is posted at [2].

New patches:
patch 8/12: Add INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_BITS for code cleanup.
patch 9/12: perf/x86: Expose number of Topdown metric events to KVM.
patch 10/12: Reject writes to reserved MSR_PERF_METRICS bits.
patch 11/12: Support RDPMC Metrics Clear Mode.

Minor non-logical changes to existing patches:
patch 5/12: Remove the incorrect comment about writing to PERF_METRICS.
patch 7/12: Remove references to Metrics Clear from the changelog.

Patch 11/12 could be folded into patch 5/12, but I kept them separate
because patches 1-8 were already well reviewed, and keeping them
unchanged should make reviewing v9 easier.

Rebased to kvm-x86/next: 70c944caf570fda2d79baa71435589a8db39f048

v8: https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20260817183143.226156-1-zide.chen@intel.com/
QEMU:  https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20260604025546.19378-7-zide.chen@intel.com/

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20260827223755.143247-1-zide.chen@intel.com/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-perf-users/20260917182525.3DE801F000FF@smtp.kernel.org/T/#t

Dapeng Mi (2):
  KVM: x86/pmu: Support Intel fixed counter 3 on mediated vPMU
  KVM: x86/pmu: Support PERF_METRICS MSR in mediated vPMU

Mingwei Zhang (1):
  KVM: x86/pmu: Snapshot host IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES in kvm_host

Zide Chen (9):
  KVM: x86/pmu: Do not map fixed counters >= 3 to generic perf events
  KVM: x86/pmu: Rename and move vcpu_get_perf_capabilities() to pmu.h
  KVM: x86/pmu: Move RDPMC emulation into per-vendor callbacks
  KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate RDPMC on performance metrics
  KVM: selftests: Add PERF_METRICS and fixed counter 3 tests
  perf/x86: Add INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_{BITS,MASK} constants
  perf/x86: Expose number of Topdown metric events to KVM
  KVM: x86/pmu: Reject writes to reserved MSR_PERF_METRICS bits
  KVM: x86/pmu: Support RDPMC Metrics Clear Mode

 arch/x86/events/core.c                        |   1 +
 arch/x86/events/intel/core.c                  |   8 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-pmu-ops.h        |   2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h               |   5 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h              |   2 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h             |   5 +
 arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c                           |  10 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c                            |  37 +++--
 arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h                            |  17 ++-
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c                        |  13 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c                     |   2 +
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c                  | 132 +++++++++++++++---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.h                  |  12 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c                        |  19 ++-
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c                            |   4 +
 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 ++++++++++++-
 18 files changed, 303 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)

-- 
2.55.0


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* [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
@ 2026-09-18 19:39 ` Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 02/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Support Intel fixed counter 3 on mediated vPMU Zide Chen
                   ` (10 subsequent siblings)
  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

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
-- 
2.55.0


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* [PATCH v9 02/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Support Intel fixed counter 3 on mediated vPMU
  2026-09-18 19:39 [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 01/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Do not map fixed counters >= 3 to generic perf events Zide Chen
@ 2026-09-18 19:39 ` Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 03/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Rename and move vcpu_get_perf_capabilities() to pmu.h Zide Chen
                   ` (9 subsequent siblings)
  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

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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* [PATCH v9 03/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Rename and move vcpu_get_perf_capabilities() to pmu.h
  2026-09-18 19:39 [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 01/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Do not map fixed counters >= 3 to generic perf events Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 02/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Support Intel fixed counter 3 on mediated vPMU Zide Chen
@ 2026-09-18 19:39 ` Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 04/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Snapshot host IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES in kvm_host Zide Chen
                   ` (8 subsequent siblings)
  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

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);
-- 
2.55.0


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* [PATCH v9 04/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Snapshot host IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES in kvm_host
  2026-09-18 19:39 [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support Zide Chen
                   ` (2 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 03/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Rename and move vcpu_get_perf_capabilities() to pmu.h Zide Chen
@ 2026-09-18 19:39 ` Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 05/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Support PERF_METRICS MSR in mediated vPMU Zide Chen
                   ` (7 subsequent siblings)
  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

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();
-- 
2.55.0


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* [PATCH v9 05/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Support PERF_METRICS MSR in mediated vPMU
  2026-09-18 19:39 [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support Zide Chen
                   ` (3 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 04/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Snapshot host IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES in kvm_host Zide Chen
@ 2026-09-18 19:39 ` Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 06/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Move RDPMC emulation into per-vendor callbacks Zide Chen
                   ` (6 subsequent siblings)
  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

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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* [PATCH v9 06/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Move RDPMC emulation into per-vendor callbacks
  2026-09-18 19:39 [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support Zide Chen
                   ` (4 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 05/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Support PERF_METRICS MSR in mediated vPMU Zide Chen
@ 2026-09-18 19:39 ` Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 07/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate RDPMC on performance metrics Zide Chen
                   ` (5 subsequent siblings)
  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 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,
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 07/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate RDPMC on performance metrics
  2026-09-18 19:39 [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support Zide Chen
                   ` (5 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 06/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Move RDPMC emulation into per-vendor callbacks Zide Chen
@ 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
                   ` (4 subsequent siblings)
  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

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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* [PATCH v9 08/12] KVM: selftests: Add PERF_METRICS and fixed counter 3 tests
  2026-09-18 19:39 [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support Zide Chen
                   ` (6 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 07/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate RDPMC on performance metrics Zide Chen
@ 2026-09-18 19:39 ` Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 09/12] perf/x86: Add INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_{BITS,MASK} constants Zide Chen
                   ` (3 subsequent siblings)
  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

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]);
 		}
 	}
 }
-- 
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* [PATCH v9 09/12] perf/x86: Add INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_{BITS,MASK} constants
  2026-09-18 19:39 [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support Zide Chen
                   ` (7 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 08/12] KVM: selftests: Add PERF_METRICS and fixed counter 3 tests Zide Chen
@ 2026-09-18 19:39 ` Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 10/12] perf/x86: Expose number of Topdown metric events to KVM Zide Chen
                   ` (2 subsequent siblings)
  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

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)
 
-- 
2.55.0


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* [PATCH v9 10/12] perf/x86: Expose number of Topdown metric events to KVM
  2026-09-18 19:39 [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support Zide Chen
                   ` (8 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 09/12] perf/x86: Add INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_{BITS,MASK} constants Zide Chen
@ 2026-09-18 19:39 ` Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 11/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Reject writes to reserved MSR_PERF_METRICS bits Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 12/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Support RDPMC Metrics Clear Mode Zide Chen
  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;
 };
-- 
2.55.0


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* [PATCH v9 11/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Reject writes to reserved MSR_PERF_METRICS bits
  2026-09-18 19:39 [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support Zide Chen
                   ` (9 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 10/12] perf/x86: Expose number of Topdown metric events to KVM Zide Chen
@ 2026-09-18 19:39 ` Zide Chen
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 12/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Support RDPMC Metrics Clear Mode Zide Chen
  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
-- 
2.55.0


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* [PATCH v9 12/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Support RDPMC Metrics Clear Mode
  2026-09-18 19:39 [PATCH v9 00/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Add hardware Topdown metrics support Zide Chen
                   ` (10 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 11/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Reject writes to reserved MSR_PERF_METRICS bits Zide Chen
@ 2026-09-18 19:39 ` Zide Chen
  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

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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