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 11/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Emulate IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET MSR
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2026 18:39:20 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261106013927.166209-12-zide.chen@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261106013927.166209-1-zide.chen@intel.com>
Intel PerfMon v4 introduces IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET (0x391) to
allow software to set individual bits in the global status MSR. Reads
of IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET always return zero.
IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET is not part of the VM state, so it doesn't
need to be advertised to userspace, nor saved and restored during live
migration.
Always intercept IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET to prevent the guest from
modifying status bits that are not virtualized by KVM.
Bit 63 (CondChgd) stays unreserved in pmu->global_status_rsvd to
architecturally allow the guest to write this bit on STATUS_RESET (0x390)
to clear it, and allow userspace to set it on GLOBAL_STATUS (0x38E).
However, bit 63 is architecturally reserved in STATUS_SET per the SDM.
Reject writes to bit 63, injecting #GP for guest writes. While older
processors had silicon errata that accepted writes without #GP (e.g.
SKX95), strictly enforce the architectural specification for
deterministic behavior across migrations.
Platform-specific EDS clarifies that CondChgd indicates a change to
IA32_MISC_ENABLE[7], which KVM intercepts and keeps strictly read-only
for guests. This guarantees hardware will never assert CondChgd during
guest execution.
Thus, the architectural asymmetry among these three MSRs is safe; being
unable to restore bit 63 to hardware via STATUS_SET is benign because
the guest will never legitimately observe CondChgd. Filter it out
defensively before writing to hardware in intel_mediated_pmu_load().
Originally-by: Yang Weijiang <weijiang.yang@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
---
v3:
- Split from combined v2 patch into standalone GLOBAL_STATUS_SET patch.
- Always intercept IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET to prevent passthrough of
unvirtualized status bits. (Jim)
- Reject writing bit 63 (CondChgd) to IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET. (Jim)
- Filter out bit 63 before writing to hardware in intel_mediated_pmu_load().
- Move validation for MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET to pmu_intel.c rather
than common pmu.c to avoid exposing the Intel MSR on AMD.
v2:
- Add the missing vmcs02 updates for these two MSRs.
- Change "> 3" to ">= 4" to make the "v4-gated" more obvious and match
the existing code style.
---
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c | 13 +++++++++++++
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 27d6a9169821..2cb5bccc7044 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -855,6 +855,7 @@ int kvm_pmu_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
case MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_STATUS_CLR:
case MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET:
case MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL:
+ case MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET:
msr_info->data = 0;
break;
default:
@@ -921,6 +922,18 @@ int kvm_pmu_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
if (!msr_info->host_initiated)
pmu->global_status &= ~data;
break;
+ case MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET:
+ /*
+ * Bit 63 (CondChgd) is architecturally reserved in STATUS_SET.
+ * Older CPUs errantly accepted writes without #GP (e.g. SKX95),
+ * but KVM strictly enforces the architectural spec to ensure
+ * consistent behavior across migrations.
+ */
+ if (data & (pmu->global_status_rsvd | GLOBAL_STATUS_COND_CHG))
+ return 1;
+ if (!msr_info->host_initiated)
+ pmu->global_status |= data;
+ break;
case MSR_AMD64_PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET:
if (!msr_info->host_initiated)
pmu->global_status |= data & ~pmu->global_status_rsvd;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index ce668ea08da5..e81a3f8b9b02 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ 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_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET:
+ return pmu->version >= 4;
case MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE:
ret = vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(vcpu) & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT;
break;
@@ -827,8 +829,16 @@ static void intel_mediated_pmu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
toggle = pmu->global_status ^ global_status;
if (global_status & toggle)
wrmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL, global_status & toggle);
- if (pmu->global_status & toggle)
- wrmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET, pmu->global_status & toggle);
+
+ /*
+ * CondChgd is architecturally reserved in GLOBAL_STATUS_SET. Unless
+ * set by malicious userspace, this bit should never be set in
+ * pmu->global_status; filter it out defensively to protect against
+ * a host #GP.
+ */
+ if ((pmu->global_status & toggle) & ~GLOBAL_STATUS_COND_CHG)
+ wrmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS_SET,
+ (pmu->global_status & toggle) & ~GLOBAL_STATUS_COND_CHG);
wrmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL, pmu->fixed_ctr_ctrl_hw);
}
--
2.56.0
next prev parent 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 [PATCH v3 00/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Add mediated vPMU PerfMon v5 support Zide Chen
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 ` Zide Chen [this message]
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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