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From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
To: Like Xu <like.xu.linux@gmail.com>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
	Jinrong Liang <cloudliang@tencent.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] KVM: selftests: Test the consistency of the PMU's CPUID and its features
Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 15:53:55 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZG6Vg0RZhJLXxoFC@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230323072714.82289-1-likexu@tencent.com>

On Thu, Mar 23, 2023, Like Xu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The KVM selfstests shows advantages over the KUT in terms of finding
> defects through flexible and varied guest settings form KVM user space.
> 
> This patch set tests whether Intel vPMU works properly with different
> Intel CPUID.0xA configurations, in which three issues were identified.
> It also provides test scaffolding and a sufficient number of pmu test cases
> to subsequently provide adequate code coverage of AMD vPMU or Intel
> complex features such as LBR or PEBS in selftests.
> 
> Please feel free to add more tests or share valuable comments.
> 
> Related bugs:
> KVM: x86/pmu: Fix emulation on Intel counters' bit width
> (https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20230322093117.48335-1-likexu@tencent.com/)
> KVM: x86/pmu: Add Intel PMU supported fixed counters bit mask
> (https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20230321112742.25255-1-likexu@tencent.com/)

Can you send a single combined series for these fixes, plus the tests in this
series?  I expect to apply the fixes before the tests, but I want to make it as
unlikely as possible that I forget and apply tests that fail.

Thanks!

      parent reply	other threads:[~2023-05-24 22:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-03-23  7:27 [PATCH 0/7] KVM: selftests: Test the consistency of the PMU's CPUID and its features Like Xu
2023-03-23  7:27 ` [PATCH 1/7] KVM: selftests: Test Intel PMU architectural events on gp counters Like Xu
2023-05-24 22:32   ` Sean Christopherson
2023-05-24 22:59   ` Jim Mattson
2023-03-23  7:27 ` [PATCH 2/7] KVM: selftests: Test Intel PMU architectural events on fixed counters Like Xu
2023-05-24 22:36   ` Sean Christopherson
2023-03-23  7:27 ` [PATCH 3/7] KVM: selftests: Test consistency of CPUID with num of GP counters Like Xu
2023-05-24 22:44   ` Sean Christopherson
2023-03-23  7:27 ` [PATCH 4/7] KVM: selftests: Test consistency of CPUID with num of Fixed counters Like Xu
2023-05-24 22:47   ` Sean Christopherson
2023-05-24 23:08   ` Jim Mattson
2023-03-23  7:27 ` [PATCH 5/7] KVM: selftests: Test Intel supported fixed counters bit mask Like Xu
2023-03-23  7:27 ` [PATCH 6/7] KVM: selftests: Test consistency of PMU MSRs with Intel PMU version Like Xu
2023-03-23  7:27 ` [PATCH 7/7] KVM: selftests: Test Intel counters' bit width emulation Like Xu
2023-05-24 22:52   ` Sean Christopherson
2023-05-24 22:53 ` Sean Christopherson [this message]

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