[PATCH v4 07/10] perf/x86/intel: KVM: Handle cross-mapped PEBS PMCs entirely within KVM

From: Sean Christopherson

Date: Mon Sep 21 2026 - 15:17:56 EST


Now that perf operates on a KVM-provided snapshot of PMU state, handled
cross-mapped PEBS counters entirely in KVM by clearing unusable counters
from the to-be-enabled mask instead of foisting the work on perf.

No functional change intended.

Reviewed-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 8 --------
arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h | 1 -
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 10 ++++++++--
3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 66cacfeb47d3..d9315bb2f221 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -5379,14 +5379,6 @@ static struct perf_guest_switch_msr *intel_guest_get_msrs(int *nr,
~cpuc->intel_ctrl_exclude_guest_mask &
cpuc->intel_ctrl_exclude_host_mask;

- /*
- * Disable counters where the guest PMC is different than the host PMC
- * being used on behalf of the guest, as the PEBS record includes
- * PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS, i.e. the guest will see overflow status for the
- * wrong counter(s).
- */
- guest_pebs_mask &= ~guest_pebs->cross_mapped_mask;
-
/*
* FIXME: Allow guest and host usage of PEBS events to co-exist instead
* of disabling guest PEBS entirely if the host is using PEBS.
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
index 27f9c5bee7b0..5c92d43bbef8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h
@@ -823,7 +823,6 @@ struct x86_guest_pebs {
u64 enable;
u64 ds_area;
u64 data_cfg;
- u64 cross_mapped_mask;
};
#if defined(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS) && defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL)
extern struct perf_guest_switch_msr *perf_guest_get_msrs(int *nr,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index b097db296792..8f7d0620f44c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -7369,8 +7369,14 @@ static void atomic_switch_perf_msrs(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
.data_cfg = pmu->pebs_data_cfg,
};

- if (pmu->pebs_enable & pmu->global_ctrl)
- guest_pebs.cross_mapped_mask = intel_pmu_get_cross_mapped_mask(pmu);
+ /*
+ * Disable counters where the guest PMC is different than the host PMC
+ * being used on behalf of the guest, as the PEBS record includes
+ * PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS, i.e. the guest will see overflow status for the
+ * wrong counter(s).
+ */
+ if (guest_pebs.enable & pmu->global_ctrl)
+ guest_pebs.enable &= ~intel_pmu_get_cross_mapped_mask(pmu);

/* Note, nr_msrs may be garbage if perf_guest_get_msrs() returns NULL. */
msrs = perf_guest_get_msrs(&nr_msrs, &guest_pebs);
--
2.55.0.1082.g2b9226bbc0-goog