From: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>,
Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>,
Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Mingwei Zhang <mizhang@google.com>,
Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>,
Das Sandipan <Sandipan.Das@amd.com>,
Shukla Manali <Manali.Shukla@amd.com>,
Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>,
Xudong Hao <xudong.hao@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v9 05/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Support PERF_METRICS MSR in mediated vPMU
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:39:30 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260918193937.569414-6-zide.chen@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260918193937.569414-1-zide.chen@intel.com>
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
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-18 19:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
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 ` [PATCH v9 03/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Rename and move vcpu_get_perf_capabilities() to pmu.h Zide Chen
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 [this message]
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 ` [PATCH v9 07/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate RDPMC on performance metrics Zide Chen
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 ` [PATCH v9 09/12] perf/x86: Add INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_{BITS,MASK} constants Zide Chen
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 ` [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
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