From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>, Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>,
linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>,
Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>,
Mingwei Zhang <mizhang@google.com>,
Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>,
Sashiko Bot <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v4 01/10] perf/x86/intel: Ensure guest PEBS path doesn't set unwanted PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL bits
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:14:09 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260921191418.950933-2-seanjc@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260921191418.950933-1-seanjc@google.com>
When reinstating PEBS counters into PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL for a KVM guest, mask
the value with perf's desired/original PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL value to ensure
KVM doesn't unintentionally set reserved bits in PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL. E.g.
if the guest's PEBS_ENABLE value had bit 63, "Enable Precise Store", set,
then using the raw guest PEBS value would propagate bit 63 to the guest's
PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL value (which thankfully would be a failed VM-Entry, not
a VMX Abort).
The only reason this bug isn't reachable is because KVM doesn't support
"Enable Precise Store" (which is probably a KVM bug?), i.e. bit 63 can't
be set in kvm_pmu->pebs_enable and thus not in arr[pebs_enable].guest. In
other words, this _should_ be a glorified nop in the current code base.
Fixes: c59a1f106f5c ("KVM: x86/pmu: Add IA32_PEBS_ENABLE MSR emulation for extended PEBS")
Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
---
arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index e36f340e2dc2..f4674d93a5e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -5392,7 +5392,7 @@ static struct perf_guest_switch_msr *intel_guest_get_msrs(int *nr, void *data)
arr[pebs_enable].guest &= ~kvm_pmu->host_cross_mapped_mask;
arr[global_ctrl].guest &= ~kvm_pmu->host_cross_mapped_mask;
/* Set hw GLOBAL_CTRL bits for PEBS counter when it runs for guest */
- arr[global_ctrl].guest |= arr[pebs_enable].guest;
+ arr[global_ctrl].guest |= intel_ctrl & arr[pebs_enable].guest;
}
return arr;
--
2.55.0.1082.g2b9226bbc0-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-21 19:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-21 19:14 [PATCH v4 00/10] perf/x86: Don't write PEBS_ENABLED on KVM transitions Sean Christopherson
2026-09-21 19:14 ` Sean Christopherson [this message]
2026-09-21 19:14 ` [PATCH v4 02/10] perf/x86/intel: Don't write PEBS_ENABLED on host<=>guest xfers if CPU has isolation Sean Christopherson
2026-09-21 19:14 ` [PATCH v4 03/10] perf/x86/intel: Don't context switch DS_AREA (and PEBS config) if PEBS is unused Sean Christopherson
2026-09-21 19:14 ` [PATCH v4 04/10] perf/x86/intel: Make @data a mandatory param for intel_guest_get_msrs() Sean Christopherson
2026-09-21 19:14 ` [PATCH v4 05/10] perf/x86/intel: Invert names of intel_ctrl_{guest,host}_mask Sean Christopherson
2026-09-21 19:14 ` [PATCH v4 06/10] perf/x86: KVM: Have perf define a dedicated struct for getting guest PEBS data Sean Christopherson
2026-09-21 19:14 ` [PATCH v4 07/10] perf/x86/intel: KVM: Handle cross-mapped PEBS PMCs entirely within KVM Sean Christopherson
2026-09-21 19:14 ` [PATCH v4 08/10] KVM: VMX: Drop a redundant pmu->global_ctrl check when processing pebs_enable Sean Christopherson
2026-09-21 19:14 ` [PATCH v4 09/10] KVM: VMX: Only tell perf to enable PEBS counters for fully enabled PMCs Sean Christopherson
2026-09-21 19:14 ` [PATCH v4 10/10] perf/x86/intel: Check only PMC bits in PEBS_ENABLED when detecting host PEBS usage Sean Christopherson
2026-09-22 1:03 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-09-22 8:30 ` [PATCH v4 00/10] perf/x86: Don't write PEBS_ENABLED on KVM transitions Peter Zijlstra
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