Re: [Patch v3 6/7] perf/x86: Use macros to replace magic numbers in attr_rdpmc

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

On 3/10/2026 7:56 AM, Ian Rogers wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 5:22 PM Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>> Replace magic numbers in attr_rdpmc with macros to improve readability
>> and make their meanings clearer for users.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/events/core.c       | 7 ++++---
>>  arch/x86/events/intel/p6.c   | 2 +-
>>  arch/x86/events/perf_event.h | 7 +++++++
>>  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
>> index 0ecac9495d74..c2717cb5034f 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
>> @@ -2163,7 +2163,8 @@ static int __init init_hw_perf_events(void)
>>
>>         pr_cont("%s PMU driver.\n", x86_pmu.name);
>>
>> -       x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc = 1; /* enable userspace RDPMC usage by default */
>> +       /* enable userspace RDPMC usage by default */
>> +       x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc = X86_USER_RDPMC_CONDITIONAL_ENABLE;
>>
>>         for (quirk = x86_pmu.quirks; quirk; quirk = quirk->next)
>>                 quirk->func();
>> @@ -2643,12 +2644,12 @@ static ssize_t set_attr_rdpmc(struct device *cdev,
>>                  */
>>                 if (val == 0)
> nit: Could 0 here be X86_USER_RDPMC_NEVER_ENABLE to eliminate even
> more magic numbers?

IMO, the "val" directly comes from user, we'd better keep it as the hard
coded number, then readers would be easy to know which values would be
mapped to "X86_USER_RDPMC_NEVER_ENABLE",  "X86_USER_RDPMC_ALWAYS_ENABLE" or
"X86_USER_RDPMC_CONDITIONAL_ENABLE". They are not 1:1 mapped. Thanks.


>
>>                         static_branch_inc(&rdpmc_never_available_key);
>> -               else if (x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc == 0)
>> +               else if (x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc == X86_USER_RDPMC_NEVER_ENABLE)
>>                         static_branch_dec(&rdpmc_never_available_key);
>>
>>                 if (val == 2)
> Similarly could 2 be X86_USER_RDPMC_ALWAYS_ENABLE ?
>
> Thanks,
> Ian
>
>>                         static_branch_inc(&rdpmc_always_available_key);
>> -               else if (x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc == 2)
>> +               else if (x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc == X86_USER_RDPMC_ALWAYS_ENABLE)
>>                         static_branch_dec(&rdpmc_always_available_key);
>>
>>                 on_each_cpu(cr4_update_pce, NULL, 1);
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/p6.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/p6.c
>> index 6e41de355bd8..fb991e0ac614 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/events/intel/p6.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/p6.c
>> @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static __init void p6_pmu_rdpmc_quirk(void)
>>                  */
>>                 pr_warn("Userspace RDPMC support disabled due to a CPU erratum\n");
>>                 x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc_broken = 1;
>> -               x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc = 0;
>> +               x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc = X86_USER_RDPMC_NEVER_ENABLE;
>>         }
>>  }
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
>> index f7caabc5d487..24a81d2916e9 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
>> @@ -187,6 +187,13 @@ struct amd_nb {
>>          (1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_R14)   | \
>>          (1ULL << PERF_REG_X86_R15))
>>
>> +/* user space rdpmc control values */
>> +enum {
>> +       X86_USER_RDPMC_NEVER_ENABLE             = 0,
>> +       X86_USER_RDPMC_CONDITIONAL_ENABLE       = 1,
>> +       X86_USER_RDPMC_ALWAYS_ENABLE            = 2,
>> +};
>> +
>>  /*
>>   * Per register state.
>>   */
>> --
>> 2.34.1
>>