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, Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>,
Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.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 21/23] KVM: x86/pmu: Enable PerfMon masking
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:20:00 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260821222002.54907-22-zide.chen@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260821222002.54907-1-zide.chen@intel.com>
PerfMon masking is enumerated by bit [17] of IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS3
(MSR 0x492), and it can be enabled by the new tertiary VM-execution
control bit 17.
Add TERTIARY_EXEC_PERFMON_MASK_ENABLE to KVM's optional tertiary
VM-execution controls, allowing cpu_has_vmx_perfmon_mask() to return
true on PerfMon masking capable platforms.
With this in place, a valid perfmon_mask module parameter is no longer
forced to zero, pmu->perfmon_mask can be configured as intended, and
PerfMon masking can be enabled in hardware.
perf_create_mediated_pmu() can now pass a valid PerfMon mask to the
perf subsystem, enabling PMU partitioning aware event scheduling.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h | 1 +
arch/x86/include/asm/vmxfeatures.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h | 3 ++-
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 13 +++++++++++++
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h | 2 +-
5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
index 1cb092d86955..652322163f1b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ struct vmcs {
* Definitions of Tertiary Processor-Based VM-Execution Controls.
*/
#define TERTIARY_EXEC_IPI_VIRT VMCS_CONTROL_BIT(IPI_VIRT)
+#define TERTIARY_EXEC_PERFMON_MASK_ENABLE VMCS_CONTROL_BIT(PERFMON_MASK_ENABLE)
#define PIN_BASED_EXT_INTR_MASK VMCS_CONTROL_BIT(INTR_EXITING)
#define PIN_BASED_NMI_EXITING VMCS_CONTROL_BIT(NMI_EXITING)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmxfeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmxfeatures.h
index 09b1d7e607c1..5efbd35ba5ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmxfeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmxfeatures.h
@@ -90,4 +90,5 @@
/* Tertiary Processor-Based VM-Execution Controls, word 3 */
#define VMX_FEATURE_IPI_VIRT ( 3*32+ 4) /* "ipi_virt" Enable IPI virtualization */
+#define VMX_FEATURE_PERFMON_MASK_ENABLE ( 3*32+ 17) /* "perfmon_mask_enable" Enable PERFMON_MASK */
#endif /* _ASM_X86_VMXFEATURES_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
index d4c362093966..3852a4a9da88 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ static inline bool cpu_has_vmx_ipiv(void)
static inline bool cpu_has_vmx_perfmon_mask(void)
{
- return false;
+ return vmcs_config.cpu_based_3rd_exec_ctrl &
+ TERTIARY_EXEC_PERFMON_MASK_ENABLE;
}
static inline bool cpu_has_vmx_flexpriority(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 2bd1ffe65510..64266d94ab76 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -4288,6 +4288,14 @@ static void vmx_recalc_pmu_msr_intercepts(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
bool intercept = !has_mediated_pmu;
int i;
+ /*
+ * Keep the PerfMon masking tertiary VM-execution control in sync
+ * regardless of enable_mediated_pmu.
+ */
+ if (cpu_has_vmx_perfmon_mask())
+ tertiary_exec_controls_changebit(vmx, TERTIARY_EXEC_PERFMON_MASK_ENABLE,
+ kvm_vcpu_has_perfmon_mask(vcpu));
+
if (!enable_mediated_pmu)
return;
@@ -4766,6 +4774,9 @@ static u64 vmx_tertiary_exec_control(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
if (!enable_ipiv || !kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(&vmx->vcpu))
exec_control &= ~TERTIARY_EXEC_IPI_VIRT;
+ if (!kvm_vcpu_has_perfmon_mask(&vmx->vcpu))
+ exec_control &= ~TERTIARY_EXEC_PERFMON_MASK_ENABLE;
+
return exec_control;
}
@@ -6754,6 +6765,8 @@ void dump_vmcs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
if (secondary_exec_control & SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_VPID)
pr_err("Virtual processor ID = 0x%04x\n",
vmcs_read16(VIRTUAL_PROCESSOR_ID));
+ if (tertiary_exec_control & TERTIARY_EXEC_PERFMON_MASK_ENABLE)
+ pr_err("PERFMON_MASK = 0x%016llx\n", vmcs_read64(PERFMON_MASK));
if (secondary_exec_control & SECONDARY_EXEC_EPT_VIOLATION_VE) {
struct vmx_ve_information *ve_info = vmx->ve_info;
u64 ve_info_pa = vmcs_read64(VE_INFORMATION_ADDRESS);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index ccda5c5c8c2c..0530e0fa0076 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static inline u8 vmx_get_rvi(void)
#define KVM_REQUIRED_VMX_TERTIARY_VM_EXEC_CONTROL 0
#define KVM_OPTIONAL_VMX_TERTIARY_VM_EXEC_CONTROL \
- (TERTIARY_EXEC_IPI_VIRT)
+ (TERTIARY_EXEC_IPI_VIRT | TERTIARY_EXEC_PERFMON_MASK_ENABLE)
#define BUILD_CONTROLS_SHADOW(lname, uname, bits) \
static inline void lname##_controls_set(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, u##bits val) \
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-21 22:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-21 22:19 [PATCH 00/23] perf/KVM: Support PMU partitioning for x86 platforms Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 01/23] perf/x86/intel: Guard counter masks against zero counters Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 02/23] perf, perf/x86: Pass partition mask from KVM to perf/x86 Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 03/23] perf/x86: Add GUEST_PMU states for PMU partitioning Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 04/23] perf/x86: Split host/guest PMI handling under " Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 05/23] perf/x86: Allow exclude_host events to run in non-root mode Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 06/23] perf/x86: Restrict !exclude_guest events to host-owned counters Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 07/23] perf/x86: Apply PMU partition mask on static constraints Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 08/23] perf/x86: Export available PMU counters to sysfs Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 09/23] perf: Skip exclude_guest events on PMU partitioned counters Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 10/23] perf: Reschedule events across PMU partition transitions Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 11/23] perf, perf/x86: Allow host !exclude_guest events in PMU partitioning Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 12/23] KVM: x86/pmu: Add the perfmon_mask module parameter Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 13/23] KVM: x86/pmu: Set up the PERFMON_MASK VMCS field Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 14/23] KVM: x86/pmu, perf/x86: Update effective PMU partition mask Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 15/23] KVM: x86/pmu: Relax MSR intercept policy under PerfMon masking Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 16/23] KVM: x86/pmu: Handle FIXED_CTR_CTRL " Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 17/23] KVM: x86/pmu: Handle GLOBAL_CTRL " Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 18/23] KVM: x86/pmu: Handle GLOBAL_STATUS MSRs " Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 19/23] KVM: x86/pmu: Always intercept GLOBAL_INUSE " Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:19 ` [PATCH 20/23] KVM: x86/pmu: Request guest PMI for guest-induced PMIs Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:20 ` Zide Chen [this message]
2026-08-21 22:20 ` [PATCH 22/23] KVM: selftests: Fix PERF_METRICS test by checking FC3 availability Zide Chen
2026-08-21 22:20 ` [PATCH 23/23] KVM: selftests: Allow no general purpose counters on the host Zide Chen
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