From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-alma10-1.taild15c8.ts.net [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2F723519DFC; Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:31:05 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1790789466; cv=none; b=DnuvfQ7U1GCAqgk86thPbwo4S8M9okpvV0WAf51VUwEZe7Sg8hrhQx4Fwii+HUvekO0Zc5KNzZPlYnV8VlexhJyl4Ysfv+SzFhR9j5rzacIL9ykNT2arG8zpU+NJC/hiaBSBeNKqtyd/B7PjyFLzyxCU/JS6HSvh7hBML1jB36M= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1790789466; c=relaxed/simple; bh=w0refd4i7wlh67kf7hf6BcfkgdZHDPLL0+4p9JShn8E=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version; b=MW4/89aGmLM3BQjs/TsuFRowN3LdCLTU2rgZnBpb7/BazKjYNUzhXpnfvHb66T5oteOGgvhTOk+rhGURdcn0kPcR6DvooaUzqatm6BzlZ0yiJI6aWkesLhFA6RgC/YHjeKfp+ALtP0t7oFD5wpsbsVTiywucYlV/rtQX0d8XT/E= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b=Ro5tZGCN; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b="Ro5tZGCN" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 8AC521F000FF; Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:31:04 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1790789465; bh=I8COxF/UzMtBmRLOXBPiJjc2rsVISvznfE+lGTXNMQU=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References; b=Ro5tZGCNvvWsNlfiaIvac5E6Kog9i06TBnXUz2JrE7I3Bqin7wwlnVWc5K5kZDmE5 oPPDEAOjrs4hk1aUFMsJC5V3SOjBOvETnRIixq66bgwdD+7bZN5sVGRMz+6CPbcG4W jO9QsZcZIAMjnmmaJhocvkJv95KZOCqsTQhblywk= From: Greg Kroah-Hartman To: stable@vger.kernel.org Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman , patches@lists.linux.dev, Sean Christopherson , "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" , Ingo Molnar , Dapeng Mi , Sasha Levin Subject: [PATCH 6.12 450/877] perf/x86/intel: Dont write PEBS_ENABLED on host<=>guest xfers if CPU has PEBS isolation, to fix stuck PEBS_ENABLED Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:22:41 +0200 Message-ID: <20260930152424.390451890@linuxfoundation.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.55.0 In-Reply-To: <20260930152414.738996857@linuxfoundation.org> References: <20260930152414.738996857@linuxfoundation.org> User-Agent: quilt/0.69 X-stable: review X-Patchwork-Hint: ignore Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: patches@lists.linux.dev List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 6.12-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Sean Christopherson [ Upstream commit 4b64dbdc5861477f148e13d1ed127e7fe7182e4f ] When filling the list of MSRs to be loaded by KVM on VM-Enter and VM-Exit, *never* insert an entry for PEBS_ENABLED if the CPU properly isolates PEBS events, in which case disabling counters via PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL is sufficient to prevent unwanted PEBS events in the guest (or host). Because perf loads PEBS_ENABLE with the unfiltered cpu_hw_events.pebs_enabled, i.e. with both host and guest masks, there is no need to load different values for the guest versus host, perf+KVM can and should simply control which counters are enabled/disabled via PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL. Avoiding touching PEBS_ENABLED "fixes" a bug where PEBS_ENABLED can end up with "stuck" bits if a PEBS event is throttled between generating the list and actually entering the guest (Intel CPUs can't arbtitrarily block NMIs). Fixes in quotes because leaving PEBS_ENABLED as-is doesn't fix the underlying problem of perf (via PMIs) being able to modify state after the perf<=>KVM handoff. But not writing PEBS_ENABLED is desirable no matter what, as stating the obvious, leaving PEBS_ENABLED as-is avoids three MSR writes on every VMX transition: one each on entry/exit, and one more explicit WRMSR to zero PEBS_ENABLED before VM-Entry (KVM assumes the only reason PEBS_ENABLED is in the load list is if the CPU lacks PEBS isolation and thus needs a quiescent period). Opportunistically add comments to (better) explain the rules for generating the set of PEBS counters that will be active while the guest is running, along with a FIXME for the suspected hack-a-fix where perf disables guest PEBS if _any_ PEBS event is configured to count in the host (commit 854250329c02 ("KVM: x86/pmu: Disable guest PEBS temporarily in two rare situations") doesn't explain the motivation, at all). Fixes: c59a1f106f5c ("KVM: x86/pmu: Add IA32_PEBS_ENABLE MSR emulation for extended PEBS") Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260921191418.950933-3-seanjc@google.com Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin --- arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c index b4c1875ef1373..573298a35005f 100644 --- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c @@ -4288,12 +4288,15 @@ static struct perf_guest_switch_msr *intel_guest_get_msrs(int *nr, void *data) struct kvm_pmu *kvm_pmu = (struct kvm_pmu *)data; u64 intel_ctrl = hybrid(cpuc->pmu, intel_ctrl); u64 pebs_mask = cpuc->pebs_enabled & x86_pmu.pebs_capable; - int global_ctrl, pebs_enable; + u64 guest_pebs_mask; + int global_ctrl; /* * In addition to obeying exclude_guest/exclude_host, remove bits being * used for PEBS when running a guest, because PEBS writes to virtual - * addresses (not physical addresses). + * addresses (not physical addresses). If the guest wants to utilize + * PEBS, and PEBS can be safely enabled in the guest, bits for the guest's + * PEBS-enabled counters will be OR'd back in as appropriate. */ *nr = 0; global_ctrl = (*nr)++; @@ -4340,24 +4343,40 @@ static struct perf_guest_switch_msr *intel_guest_get_msrs(int *nr, void *data) }; } - pebs_enable = (*nr)++; - arr[pebs_enable] = (struct perf_guest_switch_msr){ - .msr = MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE, - .host = cpuc->pebs_enabled & ~cpuc->intel_ctrl_guest_mask, - .guest = pebs_mask & ~cpuc->intel_ctrl_host_mask & kvm_pmu->pebs_enable, - }; + /* + * Restrict guest PEBS events to counters that (a) perf supports, (b) + * the guest wants to use for PEBS, (c) are not excluded from counting + * in the guest, and (d) _are_ excluded from counting in the host. + */ + guest_pebs_mask = pebs_mask & intel_ctrl & kvm_pmu->pebs_enable & + ~cpuc->intel_ctrl_host_mask & + cpuc->intel_ctrl_guest_mask; - if (arr[pebs_enable].host) { - /* Disable guest PEBS if host PEBS is enabled. */ - arr[pebs_enable].guest = 0; - } else { - /* Disable guest PEBS thoroughly for cross-mapped PEBS counters. */ - arr[pebs_enable].guest &= ~kvm_pmu->host_cross_mapped_mask; - arr[global_ctrl].guest &= ~kvm_pmu->host_cross_mapped_mask; - /* Set hw GLOBAL_CTRL bits for PEBS counter when it runs for guest */ - arr[global_ctrl].guest |= intel_ctrl & arr[pebs_enable].guest; - } + /* + * Disable counters where the guest PMC is different than the host PMC + * being used on behalf of the guest, as the PEBS record includes + * PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS, i.e. the guest will see overflow status for the + * wrong counter(s). + */ + guest_pebs_mask &= ~kvm_pmu->host_cross_mapped_mask; + + /* + * FIXME: Allow guest and host usage of PEBS events to co-exist instead + * of disabling guest PEBS entirely if the host is using PEBS. + * What exactly goes wrong if guest and host are using PEBS is + * unknown. + */ + if (pebs_mask & ~cpuc->intel_ctrl_guest_mask) + guest_pebs_mask = 0; + /* + * Do NOT mess with PEBS_ENABLED. As above, disabling counters via + * PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL is sufficient, and loading a stale PEBS_ENABLED, + * e.g. on VM-Exit, can put the system in a bad state. Simply enable + * counters in PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, as perf load PEBS_ENABLED with the + * full value, i.e. perf *also* relies on PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL. + */ + arr[global_ctrl].guest |= guest_pebs_mask; return arr; } -- 2.53.0