Re: [PATCH] perf/x86/intel: Restrict period on Haswell

[Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>]

On Wed, Aug 14 2024 at 14:15, Kan Liang wrote:
> On 2024-08-14 10:52 a.m., Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>> Now looking at the HSW specification update specifically erratum HSW11:
>> 
>>   Performance Monitor Precise Instruction Retired Event May Present
>>   Wrong Indications
>> 
>>   Problem:
>>          When the Precise Distribution for Instructions Retired (PDIR)
>>          mechanism is activated (INST_RETIRED.ALL (event C0H, umask
>>          value 00H) on Counter 1 programmed in PEBS mode), the processor
>>          may return wrong PEBS or Performance Monitoring Interrupt (PMI)
>>          interrupts and/or incorrect counter values if the counter is
>>          reset with a Sample- After-Value (SAV) below 100 (the SAV is
>>          the counter reset value software programs in the MSR
>>          IA32_PMC1[47:0] in order to control interrupt frequency).
>> 
>>   Implication:
>>          Due to this erratum, when using low SAV values, the program may
>>          get incorrect PEBS or PMI interrupts and/or an invalid counter
>>          state.
>> 
>>   Workaround:
>>          The sampling driver should avoid using SAV<100.
>> 
>> IOW, that's exactly the same issue as the BDM11 erratum.
>> 
>> Kan: Can you please go through the various specification updates and
>> identify which generations are affected by this and fix it once and
>> forever in a sane way instead of relying on 'tried until it works by
>> some definition of works' hacks. These errata are there for a reason.
>
> Sure. I will check all the related erratum and propose a fix.
>
>> But that does not explain the fallout with that cve test because that
>> does not use PEBS. It's using fixed counter 0.
>
> The errata also mentions about the PMI interrupts, which may imply
> non-PEBS case. I will double check with the architect.

Ah. Indeed.

> According to the description of the patch, if I understand correctly, it
> runs 100 CVE-2015-3290 tests at the same time. If so, all the GP
> counters are used. Huafei, could you please confirm?

I can reproduce that way on my quad socket HSW almost instantaneously:

[10473.376928] CPU#16: ctrl:       0000000000000000
[10473.376930] CPU#16: status:     0000000000000000
[10473.376931] CPU#16: overflow:   0000000000000000
[10473.376932] CPU#16: fixed:      00000000000000bb
[10473.376933] CPU#16: pebs:       0000000000000000
[10473.376934] CPU#16: debugctl:   0000000000004000
[10473.376935] CPU#16: active:     0000000300000000
[10473.376937] CPU#16:   gen-PMC0 ctrl:  0000000000134f2e
[10473.376938] CPU#16:   gen-PMC0 count: 0000ffffffffffca
[10473.376940] CPU#16:   gen-PMC0 left:  000000000000003b
[10473.376941] CPU#16:   gen-PMC1 ctrl:  0000000000000000
[10473.376943] CPU#16:   gen-PMC1 count: 0000000000000000
[10473.376944] CPU#16:   gen-PMC1 left:  0000000000000000
[10473.376946] CPU#16:   gen-PMC2 ctrl:  0000000000000000
[10473.376947] CPU#16:   gen-PMC2 count: 0000000000000000
[10473.376948] CPU#16:   gen-PMC2 left:  0000000000000000
[10473.376949] CPU#16:   gen-PMC3 ctrl:  0000000000000000
[10473.376950] CPU#16:   gen-PMC3 count: 0000000000000000
[10473.376952] CPU#16:   gen-PMC3 left:  0000000000000000
[10473.376953] CPU#16: fixed-PMC0 count: 0000fffffffffffe
[10473.376954] CPU#16: fixed-PMC1 count: 0000fffbabf57908
[10473.376955] CPU#16: fixed-PMC2 count: 0000000000000000

[10473.376928] CPU#88: ctrl:       0000000000000000
[10473.376930] CPU#88: status:     0000000000000000
[10473.376931] CPU#88: overflow:   0000000000000000
[10473.376932] CPU#88: fixed:      00000000000000bb
[10473.376933] CPU#88: pebs:       0000000000000000
[10473.376934] CPU#88: debugctl:   0000000000004000
[10473.376935] CPU#88: active:     0000000300000000
[10473.376937] CPU#88:   gen-PMC0 ctrl:  0000000000134f2e
[10473.376939] CPU#88:   gen-PMC0 count: 0000fffffffffff2
[10473.376940] CPU#88:   gen-PMC0 left:  00000000000000a8
[10473.376942] CPU#88:   gen-PMC1 ctrl:  0000000000000000
[10473.376944] CPU#88:   gen-PMC1 count: 0000000000000000
[10473.376945] CPU#88:   gen-PMC1 left:  0000000000000000
[10473.376946] CPU#88:   gen-PMC2 ctrl:  0000000000000000
[10473.376947] CPU#88:   gen-PMC2 count: 0000000000000000
[10473.376949] CPU#88:   gen-PMC2 left:  0000000000000000
[10473.376950] CPU#88:   gen-PMC3 ctrl:  0000000000000000
[10473.376951] CPU#88:   gen-PMC3 count: 0000000000000000
[10473.376952] CPU#88:   gen-PMC3 left:  0000000000000000
[10473.376953] CPU#88: fixed-PMC0 count: 0000fffffffffffe
[10473.376955] CPU#88: fixed-PMC1 count: 0000fffa79a83958
[10473.376956] CPU#88: fixed-PMC2 count: 0000000000000000

This happens at the very same time and CPU#88 is the HT sibling of
CPU#16

Thanks,

        tglx