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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>,
	Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>, 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 v3 00/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Add mediated vPMU PerfMon v5 support
Date: Thu,  5 Nov 2026 18:39:09 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261106013927.166209-1-zide.chen@intel.com> (raw)

KVM currently caps the guest Intel architectural PMU version at 2. This
series bumps it to PerfMon v5 and adds support for some features that
are introduced in PerfMon v3-v5.

- CPUID.0AH:ECX fixed-counter bitmap (v5): supersedes EDX[4:0] and
  lets KVM/guests represent non-contiguous fixed counters (e.g. some
  E-core server parts skip fixed counter 3).
- Support IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_RESET (v4): inherits MSR 0x390 and its
  emulation from IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL without KVM code changes;
  document its mediated-PMU passthrough erratum in errata.rst.
- Add support for IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET (v4): lets software set
  individual bits in the global status MSR.
- Add support for IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_INUSE (v4): reports which counters
  and PMI are currently claimed.
- Implement ANYTHREAD_DEPRECATION capability.

Intel PerfMon v5 doesn't support non-contiguous GP counters; however,
this series lays the groundwork for GP counter bitmap support anyway,
for consistency with the host perf API interface, and prepares for
Perfmon Masking support.

Freeze_PerfMon_On_PMI virtualization is not implemented because, as
commit 3daa96d67274 ("perf/intel: Remove Perfmon-v4 counter_freezing
support") states, the Freeze-on-PMI mechanism violates the perf counter
independence.

Streamlined Freeze_LBRs_On_PMI is not implemented because LBR is not
yet supported on mediated vPMU.

Mutual exclusion between Intel PT and mediated vPMU, to prevent host PT
PMIs from asserting IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS.Trace_ToPA_PMI (bit 55)
while guest PMU context is loaded, as analyzed by Yosry Ahmed, is left
out of this series and will be addressed in a separate follow-up patch.

Tests are described in v2 cover letter.

Patch series summary:
patch 1-3: Code cleanups.
patch 4-9: Implement PMC bitmap support across perf and KVM.
patch 10-16: Implement PerfMon v4-v5 new features.
patch 17: Advertise PerfMon version up to v5 on Intel hosts.
patch 18: Support fixed counters bitmap in pmu_counters_test selftest.

Rebased on kvm-x86/next: commit dea4f6380f4e ("Merge branch 'vmx'")

v3 changes:
- Dropped v2 patch 4 ("Gate BUFFER_OVF reserved bit on guest DS") (Jim).
- New patch 10 to document the IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_RESET passthrough
  erratum in errata.rst.
- New patch 15 to mask only OS/USR bits when filtering fixed counters,
  preventing AnyThread leakage into hardware and preserving METRICS_CLEAR_EN.
- Split MSR 0x391 and MSR 0x392 emulation into separate patches.
- Always intercept IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET and GLOBAL_INUSE to
  prevent hardware state divergence (Jim).
- Reject bit 63 (CondChgd) writes to GLOBAL_STATUS_SET (Jim).
- Keep the AnyThread bit guest-visible while removing it from the
  hardware-visible states (Jim).
- Address other minor review comments from LKML, also some fixes
  suggested by AI tools.
- Collected Reviewed-by and Acked-by tags.

v2 changes:
- Dropped v1 11/15: KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate streamlined Freeze-LBR-on-PMI
- New patch 4/15 to gate BUFFER_OVF reserved bit on guest DS feature.
- Some renames:
  - all_valid_pmc_mask to pmc_exists;
  - add _is to kvm_{gp,fixed}_pmc_supported();
  - split kvm_for_each_set_pmc_idx() to kvm_for_each_{gp,fixed}_counter().
- Add missing AnyThr handling in IA32_FIXED_CTR_CTRL and advertise
  anythread_deprecated only if kvm_pmu_cap.version >= 5.
- Cap vPMU v3/v4 to v2, as AnyThread cannot be safely virtualized.
- Miscellaneous updates to changelogs and some minor fixes.

Previous versions:
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20260827223755.143247-1-zide.chen@intel.com/
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/amj-5YH-LSwZOLow@google.com/T/#u

Dapeng Mi (6):
  KVM: x86/pmu: Drop nr_arch_{gp,fixed}_counters from kvm_pmu
  perf/x86: Plumb counter bitmap from x86_pmu to x86_pmu_cap
  KVM: x86/pmu: Switch to bitmask-based KVM PMU capabilities
  perf/x86: Remove num_counters_{gp,fixed} from x86_pmu_capability
  KVM: x86/pmu: Advertise PerfMon version 5 on Intel hosts
  KVM: selftests: Support fixed counters bitmap in pmu_counters_test

Zide Chen (12):
  KVM: x86/pmu: Remove redundant Perf Global Status MSR bit definitions
  KVM: x86/pmu: Rename all_valid_pmc_idx to pmc_exists
  KVM: x86/pmu: Rename reserved_bits to eventsel_rsvd in kvm_pmu
  KVM: x86/pmu: Add PMC bitmap accessor helpers
  KVM: x86/pmu: Expose kvm_host_pmu to vendor modules
  KVM: x86/pmu: Document GLOBAL_STATUS_RESET passthrough erratum
  KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET MSR
  KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_INUSE MSR
  KVM: x86/pmu: Populate CPUID.0AH:ECX fixed-counter bitmap
  KVM: x86/pmu: Factor out fixed counter control bit calculation
  KVM: x86/pmu: Mask only OS/USR bits when filtering fixed counters
  KVM: x86/pmu: Ignore AnyThread bit if CPUID.0AH:EDX[15] is set

 Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/errata.rst         |  10 +-
 arch/x86/events/core.c                        |   8 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h               |   9 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h              |   9 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h             |  13 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c                          |  21 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c                           |  12 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c                            |  87 +++++---
 arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h                            |  54 ++++-
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c                        |  37 ++--
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c                        |  18 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c                     |   6 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c                  | 196 +++++++++++++-----
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c                        |  28 ++-
 .../selftests/kvm/include/x86/processor.h     |   6 +-
 .../selftests/kvm/x86/pmu_counters_test.c     |  28 ++-
 16 files changed, 379 insertions(+), 164 deletions(-)

-- 
2.56.0

             reply	other threads:[~2026-11-06  1:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-06  1:39 Zide Chen [this message]
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 01/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Remove redundant Perf Global Status MSR bit definitions Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 02/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Rename all_valid_pmc_idx to pmc_exists Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 03/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Rename reserved_bits to eventsel_rsvd in kvm_pmu Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 04/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Add PMC bitmap accessor helpers Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 05/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Drop nr_arch_{gp,fixed}_counters from kvm_pmu Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 06/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Expose kvm_host_pmu to vendor modules Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 07/18] perf/x86: Plumb counter bitmap from x86_pmu to x86_pmu_cap Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 08/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Switch to bitmask-based KVM PMU capabilities Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 09/18] perf/x86: Remove num_counters_{gp,fixed} from x86_pmu_capability Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 10/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Document GLOBAL_STATUS_RESET passthrough erratum Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 11/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET MSR Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 12/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_INUSE MSR Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 13/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Populate CPUID.0AH:ECX fixed-counter bitmap Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 14/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Factor out fixed counter control bit calculation Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 15/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Mask only OS/USR bits when filtering fixed counters Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 16/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Ignore AnyThread bit if CPUID.0AH:EDX[15] is set Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 17/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Advertise PerfMon version 5 on Intel hosts Zide Chen
2026-11-06  1:39 ` [PATCH v3 18/18] KVM: selftests: Support fixed counters bitmap in pmu_counters_test Zide Chen

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