From: Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>,
Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>,
Sandipan Das <sandipan.das@amd.com>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v7 12/17] KVM: x86/pmu: Reprogram Host/Guest-Only counters on nested transitions
Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 23:47:06 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260527234711.4175166-13-yosry@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260527234711.4175166-1-yosry@kernel.org>
Reprogram PMU counters on nested transitions for the mediated PMU, to
re-evaluate Host-Only and Guest-Only bits and enable/disable the PMU
counters accordingly. For example, if Host-Only is set and Guest-Only is
cleared, a counter should be disabled when entering guest mode and
enabled when exiting guest mode.
According to the APM, when EFER.SVME is cleared, setting Host-Only or
Guest-Only disables the counter, so also trigger counter reprogramming
when EFER.SVME is toggled.
Counters setting any of Host-Only and Guest-Only bits are already being
tracked in pmc_has_mode_specific_enables, use the bitmap to reprogram
these counters.
Reprogram the counters synchronously on nested VMRUN/#VMEXIT and
EFER.SVME toggling. This is necessary as these instructions are counted
based on the new CPU state (after the instruction is retired in
hardware). Hence, the PMU needs to be updated before instruction
emulation is completed and kvm_pmu_instruction_retired() is called.
Defer reprogramming the counters when force leaving guest mode through
svm_leave_nested() to avoid potentially reading stale state (e.g.
incorrect EFER). All flows force leaving nested are not architectural,
so precision is not a priority.
Refactor a helper out of kvm_pmu_request_reprogram_counters() that
accepts a boolean allowing synchronous vs deferred reprogramming, and
use that from SVM code to support both scenarios.
Signed-off-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>
---
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h | 18 ++++++++++++++----
arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 12 ++++++++++++
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 84c834ad2cd47..b92dd2e583356 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ void kvm_pmu_handle_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
kvm_for_each_pmc(pmu, pmc, bit, bitmap)
kvm_pmu_recalc_pmc_emulation(pmu, pmc);
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(kvm_pmu_handle_event);
int kvm_pmu_check_rdpmc_early(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx)
{
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
index 34c3c6913ef62..a5821d7c87f93 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ extern struct x86_pmu_capability kvm_pmu_cap;
void kvm_init_pmu_capability(struct kvm_pmu_ops *pmu_ops);
void kvm_pmu_recalc_pmc_emulation(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, struct kvm_pmc *pmc);
+void kvm_pmu_handle_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
static inline void kvm_pmu_request_counter_reprogram(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
{
@@ -225,14 +226,24 @@ static inline void kvm_pmu_request_counter_reprogram(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PMU, pmc->vcpu);
}
-static inline void kvm_pmu_request_counters_reprogram(struct kvm_pmu *pmu,
- u64 counters)
+static inline void __kvm_pmu_reprogram_counters(struct kvm_pmu *pmu,
+ u64 counters,
+ bool defer)
{
if (!counters)
return;
atomic64_or(counters, &pmu->__reprogram_pmi);
- kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PMU, pmu_to_vcpu(pmu));
+ if (defer)
+ kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PMU, pmu_to_vcpu(pmu));
+ else
+ kvm_pmu_handle_event(pmu_to_vcpu(pmu));
+}
+
+static inline void kvm_pmu_request_counters_reprogram(struct kvm_pmu *pmu,
+ u64 counters)
+{
+ __kvm_pmu_reprogram_counters(pmu, counters, true);
}
/*
@@ -261,7 +272,6 @@ static inline bool kvm_pmu_is_fastpath_emulation_allowed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
}
void kvm_pmu_deliver_pmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-void kvm_pmu_handle_event(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);
bool kvm_pmu_is_valid_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 7456cacde296c..ef093c7ae091f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ static void nested_vmcb02_prepare_control(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
/* Enter Guest-Mode */
enter_guest_mode(vcpu);
+ svm_pmu_handle_nested_transition(svm);
/*
* Filled at exit: exit_code, exit_info_1, exit_info_2, exit_int_info,
@@ -1325,6 +1326,8 @@ void nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
/* Exit Guest-Mode */
leave_guest_mode(vcpu);
+ svm_pmu_handle_nested_transition(svm);
+
svm->nested.vmcb12_gpa = 0;
kvm_warn_on_nested_run_pending(vcpu);
@@ -1536,6 +1539,15 @@ void svm_leave_nested(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
leave_guest_mode(vcpu);
+ /*
+ * Force leaving nested is a non-architectural flow so precision
+ * is not a priority. Defer updating the PMU until the next vCPU
+ * run, potentially tolerating some imprecision to avoid poking
+ * into PMU state from arbitrary contexts (e.g. KVM may end up
+ * using stale state).
+ */
+ __svm_pmu_handle_nested_transition(svm, true);
+
svm_switch_vmcb(svm, &svm->vmcb01);
nested_svm_uninit_mmu_context(vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 183e577802301..717af5c4d0571 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ int svm_set_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 efer)
set_exception_intercept(svm, GP_VECTOR);
}
+ svm_pmu_handle_nested_transition(svm);
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_RECALC_INTERCEPTS, vcpu);
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index e5d9984ef6320..43e7323dcb23f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
#include "cpuid.h"
#include "kvm_cache_regs.h"
#include "x86.h"
+#include "pmu.h"
/*
* Helpers to convert to/from physical addresses for pages whose address is
@@ -897,6 +898,27 @@ void nested_copy_vmcb_save_to_cache(struct vcpu_svm *svm,
void nested_sync_control_from_vmcb02(struct vcpu_svm *svm);
void svm_switch_vmcb(struct vcpu_svm *svm, struct kvm_vmcb_info *target_vmcb);
+
+static inline void __svm_pmu_handle_nested_transition(struct vcpu_svm *svm, bool defer)
+{
+ struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(&svm->vcpu);
+ u64 counters = *(u64 *)pmu->pmc_has_mode_specific_enables;
+
+ __kvm_pmu_reprogram_counters(pmu, counters, defer);
+}
+
+static inline void svm_pmu_handle_nested_transition(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
+{
+ /*
+ * Do NOT defer reprogramming the counters by default. Instructions
+ * causing a state change are counted based on the _new_ CPU state
+ * (e.g. a successful VMRUN is counted in guest mode). Hence, the
+ * counters should be reprogrammed with the new state _before_ the
+ * instruction is potentially counted upon emulation completion.
+ */
+ __svm_pmu_handle_nested_transition(svm, false);
+}
+
extern struct kvm_x86_nested_ops svm_nested_ops;
/* avic.c */
--
2.54.0.794.g4f17f83d09-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-27 23:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-27 23:46 [PATCH v7 00/17] KVM: x86/pmu: Add support for AMD Host-Only/Guest-Only bits Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:46 ` [PATCH v7 01/17] KVM: nSVM: Stop leaking single-stepping on VMRUN into L2 Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:46 ` [PATCH v7 02/17] KVM: nSVM: Bail early out of VMRUN emulation if advancing RIP fails Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:46 ` [PATCH v7 03/17] KVM: nSVM: Unify RIP and PMU handling calls when emulating VMRUN Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:46 ` [PATCH v7 04/17] KVM: nSVM: Move VMRUN instruction retirement after entering guest mode Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:46 ` [PATCH v7 05/17] KVM: x86: Move enable_pmu/enable_mediated_pmu to pmu.h and pmu.c Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:47 ` [PATCH v7 06/17] KVM: x86/pmu: Rename reprogram_counters() to clarify usage Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:47 ` [PATCH v7 07/17] KVM: x86/pmu: Do a single atomic OR when reprogramming counters Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:47 ` [PATCH v7 08/17] KVM: x86/pmu: Check mediated PMU counter enablement before event filters Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:47 ` [PATCH v7 09/17] KVM: x86/pmu: Add support for KVM_X86_PMU_OP_OPTIONAL_RET0 Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:47 ` [PATCH v7 10/17] KVM: x86/pmu: Disable counters based on Host-Only/Guest-Only bits in SVM Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:47 ` [PATCH v7 11/17] KVM: x86/pmu: Track mediated PMU counters with mode-specific enables Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:47 ` Yosry Ahmed [this message]
2026-05-27 23:47 ` [PATCH v7 13/17] KVM: x86/pmu: Allow Host-Only/Guest-Only bits with nSVM and mediated PMU Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:47 ` [PATCH v7 14/17] KVM: selftests: Refactor allocating guest stack into a helper Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:47 ` [PATCH v7 15/17] KVM: selftests: Allocate a dedicated guest page for x86 L2 guest stack Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-28 2:56 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-05-28 17:58 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-28 18:01 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-05-28 18:03 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:47 ` [PATCH v7 16/17] KVM: selftests: Drop L1-provided stacks for L2 guests on x86 Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-27 23:47 ` [PATCH v7 17/17] KVM: selftests: Add svm_pmu_host_guest_test for Host-Only/Guest-Only bits Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-28 2:25 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-05-28 18:01 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-28 18:04 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-05-28 18:15 ` Jim Mattson
2026-05-28 2:27 ` [PATCH v7 00/17] KVM: x86/pmu: Add support for AMD " Sean Christopherson
2026-05-28 18:02 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-28 18:05 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-05-28 8:30 ` Mi, Dapeng
2026-05-28 18:01 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-05-29 22:47 ` Sean Christopherson
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