Re: [PATCH v6 3/8] KVM: x86/pmu: Rename and move vcpu_get_perf_capabilities() to pmu.h

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

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

On 6/30/2026 7:19 AM, Zide Chen wrote:
> This is in preparation for it to be called from common x86 code, for
> example kvm_need_rdpmc_intercept(), to check the guest's PERF_METRICS
> capability.
>
> Rename it to kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps() to indicate that it's part of
> the common API, and shorten _capabilities to _caps.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
> ---
> v5: new patch.
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h           |  8 ++++++++
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c |  6 +++---
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.h | 10 +---------
>  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
> index a5821d7c87f9..1b2f66a2e915 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
> @@ -271,6 +271,14 @@ static inline bool kvm_pmu_is_fastpath_emulation_allowed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  				  X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
>  }
>  
> +static inline u64 kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> +{
> +	if (!guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_PDCM))
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	return vcpu->arch.perf_capabilities;
> +}
> +
>  void kvm_pmu_deliver_pmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>  int kvm_pmu_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned pmc, u64 *data);
>  int kvm_pmu_check_rdpmc_early(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx);
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
> index f15af497d27f..e426ddc8add4 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
> @@ -189,13 +189,13 @@ static bool intel_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr)
>  	case MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL:
>  		return kvm_pmu_has_perf_global_ctrl(pmu);
>  	case MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE:
> -		ret = vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(vcpu) & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT;
> +		ret = kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(vcpu) & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT;
>  		break;
>  	case MSR_IA32_DS_AREA:
>  		ret = guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_DS);
>  		break;
>  	case MSR_PEBS_DATA_CFG:
> -		perf_capabilities = vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(vcpu);
> +		perf_capabilities = kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(vcpu);
>  		ret = (perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE) &&
>  			((perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT) > 3);
>  		break;
> @@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static void intel_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  		pmu->raw_event_mask |= (HSW_IN_TX|HSW_IN_TX_CHECKPOINTED);
>  	}
>  
> -	perf_capabilities = vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(vcpu);
> +	perf_capabilities = kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(vcpu);
>  	if (intel_pmu_lbr_is_compatible(vcpu) &&
>  	    (perf_capabilities & PERF_CAP_LBR_FMT))
>  		memcpy(&lbr_desc->records, &vmx_lbr_caps, sizeof(vmx_lbr_caps));
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.h
> index 5d9357640aa1..afdbbc9991d6 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.h
> @@ -6,17 +6,9 @@
>  
>  #include "cpuid.h"
>  
> -static inline u64 vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> -{
> -	if (!guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_PDCM))
> -		return 0;
> -
> -	return vcpu->arch.perf_capabilities;
> -}
> -
>  static inline bool fw_writes_is_enabled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  {
> -	return (vcpu_get_perf_capabilities(vcpu) & PERF_CAP_FW_WRITES) != 0;
> +	return (kvm_vcpu_get_perf_caps(vcpu) & PERF_CAP_FW_WRITES) != 0;
>  }
>  
>  bool intel_pmu_lbr_is_enabled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);