Re: [PATCH v2 05/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Add PMC bitmap accessor helpers

["Mi, Dapeng" <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>]

Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>

On 8/28/2026 6:37 AM, Zide Chen wrote:
> pmu->nr_arch_{gp,fixed}_counters is not able to represent that a PMU
> may include non-contiguous GP or fixed counters.
>
> pmu->pmc_exists already holds a bitmap indicating both fixed and
> general-purpose counters, and loops over valid counters can be done via
> pmu->pmc_exists alone. Extend it to a union so that the u64 alias is
> available for convenient mask arithmetic operations.
>
> Add the necessary helpers to prepare for bitmap-based PMC counter
> implementation.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Co-developed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
> ---
> v2:
> - Rename kvm_{gp,fixed}_pmc_supported() to kvm_is_{gp,fixed}_pmc_supported()
>   and simplify them by removing the temporary bitmap. (Sean)
> - Split kvm_for_each_set_pmc_idx() to kvm_for_each_gp_counter()
>   and kvm_for_each_fixed_counter(). (Sean)
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h |  5 +++-
>  arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h              | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  2 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> index 90d80483df7f..49a8a2e9cee0 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> @@ -594,7 +594,10 @@ struct kvm_pmu {
>  		DECLARE_BITMAP(reprogram_pmi, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
>  		atomic64_t __reprogram_pmi;
>  	};
> -	DECLARE_BITMAP(pmc_exists, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
> +	union {
> +		DECLARE_BITMAP(pmc_exists, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
> +		u64 pmc_exists64;
> +	};
>  	DECLARE_BITMAP(pmc_in_use, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
>  
>  	DECLARE_BITMAP(pmc_counting_instructions, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
> index 090c9bbb74f4..b7a319b1eccc 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
> @@ -88,6 +88,30 @@ static inline bool kvm_vcpu_has_mediated_pmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  	return enable_mediated_pmu && vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu)->version;
>  }
>  
> +static inline unsigned long kvm_gp_pmc_mask(struct kvm_pmu *pmu)
> +{
> +	return pmu->pmc_exists64 &
> +	       GENMASK_ULL(KVM_MAX_NR_GP_COUNTERS - 1, 0);
> +}
> +
> +static inline unsigned long kvm_fixed_pmc_mask(struct kvm_pmu *pmu)
> +{
> +	return (pmu->pmc_exists64 >> KVM_FIXED_PMC_BASE_IDX) &
> +		GENMASK_ULL(KVM_MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS - 1, 0);
> +}
> +
> +static inline bool kvm_is_gp_pmc_supported(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, unsigned int idx)
> +{
> +	return idx < KVM_MAX_NR_GP_COUNTERS &&
> +	       test_bit(idx, pmu->pmc_exists);
> +}
> +
> +static inline bool kvm_is_fixed_pmc_supported(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, unsigned int idx)
> +{
> +	return idx < KVM_MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS &&
> +	       test_bit(KVM_FIXED_PMC_BASE_IDX + idx, pmu->pmc_exists);
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * KVM tracks all counters in 64-bit bitmaps, with general purpose counters
>   * mapped to bits 31:0 and fixed counters mapped to 63:32, e.g. fixed counter 0
> @@ -104,11 +128,11 @@ static inline bool kvm_vcpu_has_mediated_pmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>   */
>  static inline struct kvm_pmc *kvm_pmc_idx_to_pmc(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, int idx)
>  {
> -	if (idx < pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters)
> +	if (kvm_is_gp_pmc_supported(pmu, idx))
>  		return &pmu->gp_counters[idx];
>  
>  	idx -= KVM_FIXED_PMC_BASE_IDX;
> -	if (idx >= 0 && idx < pmu->nr_arch_fixed_counters)
> +	if (kvm_is_fixed_pmc_supported(pmu, idx))
>  		return &pmu->fixed_counters[idx];
>  
>  	return NULL;
> @@ -120,6 +144,17 @@ static inline struct kvm_pmc *kvm_pmc_idx_to_pmc(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, int idx)
>  			continue;				\
>  		else						\
>  
> +/*
> + * @mask is expected to be a scalar unsigned long derived from pmu->pmc_exists,
> + * which is already constrained by KVM_MAX_NR_{AMD,INTEL}_{GP,FIXED}_COUNTERS,
> + * so iteration up to KVM's maximum counter count is safe.
> + */
> +#define kvm_for_each_gp_counter(i, mask)	\
> +	for_each_set_bit((i), &(mask), KVM_MAX_NR_GP_COUNTERS)
> +
> +#define kvm_for_each_fixed_counter(i, mask)	\
> +	for_each_set_bit((i), &(mask), KVM_MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS)
> +
>  static inline u64 pmc_bitmask(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
>  {
>  	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = pmc_to_pmu(pmc);
> @@ -168,9 +203,12 @@ static inline bool kvm_valid_perf_global_ctrl(struct kvm_pmu *pmu,
>  static inline struct kvm_pmc *get_gp_pmc(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, u32 msr,
>  					 u32 base)
>  {
> -	if (msr >= base && msr < base + pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters) {
> +	if (msr >= base && msr < base + KVM_MAX_NR_GP_COUNTERS) {
>  		u32 index = array_index_nospec(msr - base,
> -					       pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters);
> +					       KVM_MAX_NR_GP_COUNTERS);
> +
> +		if (!kvm_is_gp_pmc_supported(pmu, index))
> +			return NULL;
>  
>  		return &pmu->gp_counters[index];
>  	}
> @@ -183,9 +221,12 @@ static inline struct kvm_pmc *get_fixed_pmc(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, u32 msr)
>  {
>  	int base = MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR0;
>  
> -	if (msr >= base && msr < base + pmu->nr_arch_fixed_counters) {
> +	if (msr >= base && msr < base + KVM_MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS) {
>  		u32 index = array_index_nospec(msr - base,
> -					       pmu->nr_arch_fixed_counters);
> +					       KVM_MAX_NR_FIXED_COUNTERS);
> +
> +		if (!kvm_is_fixed_pmc_supported(pmu, index))
> +			return NULL;
>  
>  		return &pmu->fixed_counters[index];
>  	}