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From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
To: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>,
	Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>,
	Jinrong Liang <cloudliang@tencent.com>,
	Like Xu <likexu@tencent.com>, Aaron Lewis <aaronlewis@google.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 08/20] KVM: selftests: Extend {kvm,this}_pmu_has() to support fixed counters
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2023 11:50:37 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZUlDjTos7rnVZVgt@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALMp9eR2jWM3_4EPWS+EXY=7b-hJyZGg2nh1sq0iaVd0kDFjZg@mail.gmail.com>

On Sat, Nov 04, 2023, Jim Mattson wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 5:02 PM Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com> wrote:
> > +#define        KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE(__reg, __bit)                               \
> > +({                                                                     \
> > +       struct kvm_x86_pmu_feature feature = {                          \
> > +               .f = KVM_X86_CPU_FEATURE(0xa, 0, __reg, __bit),         \
> > +       };                                                              \
> > +                                                                       \
> > +       kvm_static_assert(KVM_CPUID_##__reg == KVM_CPUID_EBX ||         \
> > +                         KVM_CPUID_##__reg == KVM_CPUID_ECX);          \
> > +       feature;                                                        \
> >  })
> >
> > -#define X86_PMU_FEATURE_BRANCH_INSNS_RETIRED   KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE(5)
> > +#define X86_PMU_FEATURE_CPU_CYCLES             KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE(EBX, 0)
> > +#define X86_PMU_FEATURE_INSNS_RETIRED          KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE(EBX, 1)
> > +#define X86_PMU_FEATURE_REFERENCE_CYCLES       KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE(EBX, 2)
> > +#define X86_PMU_FEATURE_LLC_REFERENCES         KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE(EBX, 3)
> > +#define X86_PMU_FEATURE_LLC_MISSES             KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE(EBX, 4)
> > +#define X86_PMU_FEATURE_BRANCH_INSNS_RETIRED   KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE(EBX, 5)
> > +#define X86_PMU_FEATURE_BRANCHES_MISPREDICTED  KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE(EBX, 6)
> 
> Why not add top down slots now?

Laziness?  

> > +#define X86_PMU_FEATURE_INSNS_RETIRED_FIXED    KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE(ECX, 0)
> > +#define X86_PMU_FEATURE_CPU_CYCLES_FIXED       KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE(ECX, 1)
> > +#define X86_PMU_FEATURE_REFERENCE_CYCLES_FIXED KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE(ECX, 2)
> 
> Perhaps toss 'TSC' between CYCLES and FIXED?

I think X86_PMU_FEATURE_REFERENCE_TSC_CYCLES_FIXED is more aligned with how the
SDM (and English in general) talks about reference cycles.

> And add top down slots now>

Ya.

  reply	other threads:[~2023-11-06 19:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-11-04  0:02 [PATCH v6 00/20] KVM: x86/pmu: selftests: Fixes and new tests Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 01/20] KVM: x86/pmu: Don't allow exposing unsupported architectural events Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04 12:08   ` Jim Mattson
2023-11-06 14:43     ` Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 02/20] KVM: x86/pmu: Don't enumerate support for fixed counters KVM can't virtualize Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04 12:25   ` Jim Mattson
2023-11-06 15:31     ` Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 03/20] KVM: x86/pmu: Don't enumerate arch events KVM doesn't support Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04 12:41   ` Jim Mattson
2023-11-07  7:14     ` Mi, Dapeng
2023-11-07 17:27       ` Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 04/20] KVM: x86/pmu: Always treat Fixed counters as available when supported Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04 12:43   ` Jim Mattson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 05/20] KVM: x86/pmu: Allow programming events that match unsupported arch events Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04 12:46   ` Jim Mattson
2023-11-07  7:15   ` Mi, Dapeng
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 06/20] KVM: selftests: Add vcpu_set_cpuid_property() to set properties Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04 12:51   ` Jim Mattson
2023-11-06 19:01     ` Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 07/20] KVM: selftests: Drop the "name" param from KVM_X86_PMU_FEATURE() Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04 12:52   ` Jim Mattson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 08/20] KVM: selftests: Extend {kvm,this}_pmu_has() to support fixed counters Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04 13:00   ` Jim Mattson
2023-11-06 19:50     ` Sean Christopherson [this message]
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 09/20] KVM: selftests: Add pmu.h and lib/pmu.c for common PMU assets Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04 13:20   ` Jim Mattson
2023-11-06  7:19     ` JinrongLiang
2023-11-06 20:40       ` Sean Christopherson
2023-11-07 10:51         ` Jinrong Liang
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 10/20] KVM: selftests: Test Intel PMU architectural events on gp counters Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04 13:29   ` Jim Mattson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 11/20] KVM: selftests: Test Intel PMU architectural events on fixed counters Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04 13:46   ` Jim Mattson
2023-11-06 16:39     ` Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 12/20] KVM: selftests: Test consistency of CPUID with num of gp counters Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 13/20] KVM: selftests: Test consistency of CPUID with num of fixed counters Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 14/20] KVM: selftests: Add functional test for Intel's fixed PMU counters Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 15/20] KVM: selftests: Expand PMU counters test to verify LLC events Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 16/20] KVM: selftests: Add a helper to query if the PMU module param is enabled Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 17/20] KVM: selftests: Add helpers to read integer module params Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 18/20] KVM: selftests: Query module param to detect FEP in MSR filtering test Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 19/20] KVM: selftests: Move KVM_FEP macro into common library header Sean Christopherson
2023-11-04  0:02 ` [PATCH v6 20/20] KVM: selftests: Test PMC virtualization with forced emulation Sean Christopherson

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