[PATCH v9 10/12] perf/x86: Expose number of Topdown metric events to KVM
From: Zide Chen
Date: Fri Sep 18 2026 - 15:51:55 EST
The number of Topdown metric events varies by CPU: ICL/TGL/RKL
support 4, while SPR/GNR/DMR and some hybrid CPUs support 8.
Add num_topdown_events to struct x86_pmu_capability and populate it
in perf_get_x86_pmu_capability() so that KVM can determine how many
PERF_METRICS fields are valid on the host CPU and correctly identify
the reserved bits in IA32_PERF_METRICS.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v9: new patch
---
arch/x86/events/core.c | 1 +
arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 8b3ea0adb965..01c1c9447f30 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -3164,6 +3164,7 @@ void perf_get_x86_pmu_capability(struct x86_pmu_capability *cap)
cap->events_mask_len = x86_pmu.events_mask_len;
cap->pebs_ept = x86_pmu.pebs_ept;
cap->mediated = !!(pmu.capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_MEDIATED_VPMU);
+ cap->num_topdown_events = x86_pmu.num_topdown_events;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM(perf_get_x86_pmu_capability);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
index ceb6188e5217..3c02389b2ea6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ struct x86_pmu_capability {
int bit_width_fixed;
unsigned int events_mask;
int events_mask_len;
+ int num_topdown_events;
unsigned int pebs_ept :1;
unsigned int mediated :1;
};
--
2.55.0