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 08/12] KVM: selftests: Add PERF_METRICS and fixed counter 3 tests
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:39:33 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260918193937.569414-9-zide.chen@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260918193937.569414-1-zide.chen@intel.com>
Add a test case to exercise IA32_PERF_METRICS, i.e. architectural
support for Topdown (TMA) Level 1 metrics, enumerated by
IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES[15].
Only check for non-zero metrics, as they are derived and depend on
the workload, CPU model, and host scheduling, making precise
expectations fragile.
Extend the PMU selftest to cover Intel fixed counter 3 by bumping
MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS to 4 and validating basic functionality.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
---
v7:
- Use RDPMC instead of RDMSR in PERF_METRICS sanity test.
---
tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h | 1 +
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/pmu.h | 3 +
.../selftests/kvm/x86/pmu_counters_test.c | 97 ++++++++++++++++++-
3 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
index 18c4be75e927..fdcaeb6c8352 100644
--- a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h
+++ b/tools/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/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/pmu.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/pmu.h
index 608ed83d7c6a..6c19503e0bb7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/pmu.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
/* Fixed PMC controls, Intel only. */
#define FIXED_PMC_GLOBAL_CTRL_ENABLE(_idx) BIT_ULL((32 + (_idx)))
+/* PERF_METRICS enable, Intel only. */
+#define PERF_METRICS_GLOBAL_CTRL_ENABLE BIT_ULL(48)
+
#define FIXED_PMC_KERNEL BIT_ULL(0)
#define FIXED_PMC_USER BIT_ULL(1)
#define FIXED_PMC_ANYTHREAD BIT_ULL(2)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/pmu_counters_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/pmu_counters_test.c
index c3e784e16348..cf09b587a4ac 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/pmu_counters_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/pmu_counters_test.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
* Copyright (C) 2023, Tencent, Inc.
*/
#include <x86intrin.h>
+#include <linux/bitfield.h>
#include "pmu.h"
#include "processor.h"
@@ -254,17 +255,20 @@ do { \
); \
} while (0)
-#define GUEST_TEST_EVENT(_idx, _pmc, _pmc_msr, _ctrl_msr, _value, FEP) \
+#define GUEST_RUN_PAYLOAD(_ctrl_msr, _value, FEP) \
do { \
- wrmsr(_pmc_msr, 0); \
- \
if (this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLFLUSHOPT)) \
GUEST_MEASURE_EVENT(_ctrl_msr, _value, "clflushopt %[m]", FEP); \
else if (this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLFLUSH)) \
GUEST_MEASURE_EVENT(_ctrl_msr, _value, "clflush %[m]", FEP); \
else \
GUEST_MEASURE_EVENT(_ctrl_msr, _value, "nop", FEP); \
- \
+} while (0)
+
+#define GUEST_TEST_EVENT(_idx, _pmc, _pmc_msr, _ctrl_msr, _value, FEP) \
+do { \
+ wrmsr(_pmc_msr, 0); \
+ GUEST_RUN_PAYLOAD(_ctrl_msr, _value, FEP); \
guest_assert_event_count(_idx, _pmc, _pmc_msr); \
} while (0)
@@ -412,7 +416,7 @@ static void test_arch_events(u8 pmu_version, u64 perf_capabilities)
* other than PMCs in the future.
*/
#define MAX_NR_GP_COUNTERS 8
-#define MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS 3
+#define MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS 4
#define GUEST_ASSERT_PMC_MSR_ACCESS(insn, msr, expect_gp, vector) \
__GUEST_ASSERT(expect_gp ? vector == GP_VECTOR : !vector, \
@@ -653,8 +657,85 @@ static void test_fixed_counters(u8 pmu_version, u64 perf_capabilities)
pmu_vm_free(vm, vcpus);
}
+static void __guest_test_perf_metrics(void)
+{
+ int retiring, bad_spec, fe_bound, be_bound, sum;
+ u64 global_ctrl, metrics;
+
+ if ((guest_get_pmu_version() < 2) || /* Does guest have GLOBAL_CTRL? */
+ !this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PDCM) ||
+ !(rdmsr(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES) & PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS))
+ return;
+
+ wrmsr(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, 0);
+ wrmsr(MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR3, 0);
+ wrmsr(MSR_PERF_METRICS, 0);
+
+ /* Enable fixed ctr3 (TOPDOWN.SLOTS) and PERF_METRICS. */
+ wrmsr(MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL, FIXED_PMC_CTRL(3, FIXED_PMC_KERNEL));
+ global_ctrl = FIXED_PMC_GLOBAL_CTRL_ENABLE(3) |
+ PERF_METRICS_GLOBAL_CTRL_ENABLE;
+
+ GUEST_RUN_PAYLOAD(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, global_ctrl, "");
+
+ /* Check test results. */
+ metrics = rdmsr(MSR_PERF_METRICS);
+ retiring = FIELD_GET(GENMASK_ULL(7, 0), metrics);
+ bad_spec = FIELD_GET(GENMASK_ULL(15, 8), metrics);
+ fe_bound = FIELD_GET(GENMASK_ULL(23, 16), metrics);
+ be_bound = FIELD_GET(GENMASK_ULL(31, 24), metrics);
+
+ /*
+ * Be conservative: the measured payload definitely retires work, so
+ * Retiring should be non-zero.
+ */
+ GUEST_ASSERT_NE(metrics, 0);
+ GUEST_ASSERT_NE(retiring, 0);
+
+ /*
+ * Each level-1 Topdown metric is an integer fraction of 0xff.
+ * A +/-3 error margin is chosen for a loose sanity check.
+ */
+ sum = retiring + bad_spec + fe_bound + be_bound;
+ GUEST_ASSERT(sum >= 0xfc && sum <= 0x102);
+
+ /*
+ * Burn some cycles; MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL is left zeroed after
+ * GUEST_RUN_PAYLOAD() returns, so PERF_METRICS is not counting.
+ */
+ __asm__ __volatile__("loop ." : "+c"((int){NUM_LOOPS}));
+ /* Confirm PERF_METRICS did not advance while counting was disabled. */
+ GUEST_ASSERT_EQ(rdmsr(MSR_PERF_METRICS), metrics);
+ wrmsr(MSR_PERF_METRICS, 0xdeaddead);
+
+ guest_test_rdpmc(INTEL_RDPMC_METRICS, true, 0xdeaddead);
+}
+
+static void guest_test_perf_metrics(void)
+{
+ __guest_test_perf_metrics();
+ GUEST_DONE();
+}
+
+static void test_perf_metrics(u8 pmu_version, u64 perf_capabilities)
+{
+ struct kvm_vcpu **vcpus;
+ struct kvm_vm *vm;
+
+ pr_info("Testing Perf Metrics, PMU version %u, perf_caps = %lx\n",
+ pmu_version, perf_capabilities);
+
+ vm = pmu_vm_create_with_vcpus(1, guest_test_perf_metrics,
+ pmu_version, perf_capabilities, &vcpus);
+
+ run_vcpu(vcpus[0]);
+
+ pmu_vm_free(vm, vcpus);
+}
+
static void test_intel_counters(void)
{
+ u64 advertised_perf_caps = kvm_get_feature_msr(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES);
u8 pmu_version = kvm_cpu_property(X86_PROPERTY_PMU_VERSION);
unsigned int i;
u8 v;
@@ -662,6 +743,7 @@ static void test_intel_counters(void)
const u64 perf_caps[] = {
0,
PMU_CAP_FW_WRITES,
+ PERF_CAP_PERF_METRICS,
};
/*
@@ -699,9 +781,14 @@ static void test_intel_counters(void)
if (!kvm_has_perf_caps && perf_caps[i])
continue;
+ /* Ignore unsupported features. */
+ if (perf_caps[i] & ~advertised_perf_caps)
+ continue;
+
test_arch_events(v, perf_caps[i]);
test_gp_counters(v, perf_caps[i]);
test_fixed_counters(v, perf_caps[i]);
+ test_perf_metrics(v, perf_caps[i]);
}
}
}
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-18 19:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ 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 ` [PATCH v9 05/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Support PERF_METRICS MSR in mediated vPMU Zide Chen
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 ` Zide Chen [this message]
2026-09-18 20:08 ` [PATCH v9 08/12] KVM: selftests: Add PERF_METRICS and fixed counter 3 tests sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 20:45 ` Chen, Zide
2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 09/12] perf/x86: Add INTEL_TD_METRIC_FIELD_{BITS,MASK} constants Zide Chen
2026-09-18 19:59 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 20:45 ` Chen, Zide
2026-09-21 7:01 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 10/12] perf/x86: Expose number of Topdown metric events to KVM Zide Chen
2026-09-21 7:06 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 11/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Reject writes to reserved MSR_PERF_METRICS bits Zide Chen
2026-09-21 7:11 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-09-18 19:39 ` [PATCH v9 12/12] KVM: x86/pmu: Support RDPMC Metrics Clear Mode Zide Chen
2026-09-18 20:22 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 21:08 ` Chen, Zide
2026-09-21 9:39 ` Mi, Dapeng
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