> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c > index 3bb738f5a472..e919187a0751 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/events/core.c > +++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c > @@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ u64 x86_perf_event_update(struct perf_event *event) > int idx = hwc->idx; > u64 delta; > > - if (idx == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS) > + if ((idx == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS) || > + (idx == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_VLBR)) > return 0; > > /* > @@ -1102,7 +1103,8 @@ static inline void x86_assign_hw_event(struct perf_event *event, > hwc->last_cpu = smp_processor_id(); > hwc->last_tag = ++cpuc->tags[i]; > > - if (hwc->idx == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS) { > + if ((hwc->idx == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS) || > + (hwc->idx == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_VLBR)) { > hwc->config_base = 0; > hwc->event_base = 0; > } else if (hwc->idx >= INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED) { > @@ -1233,7 +1235,8 @@ int x86_perf_event_set_period(struct perf_event *event) > s64 period = hwc->sample_period; > int ret = 0, idx = hwc->idx; > > - if (idx == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS) > + if ((idx == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS) || > + (idx == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_VLBR)) > return 0; > > /* That seems unfortunate; can that be >= INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS ? If so, that probably wants a comment with the definitions. Or otherwise check for !hwc->event_base. That should be 0 for both these things. > diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c > index 3be51aa06e67..901c82032f4a 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c > +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c > @@ -2157,6 +2157,9 @@ static void intel_pmu_disable_event(struct perf_event *event) > return; > } > > + if (unlikely(hwc->idx == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_VLBR)) > + return; > + Please check code-gen to see if you can cut down on brancher here; there's 4 cases: - vlbr - bts - fixed - gp perhaps you can write it like so: (also see https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190828090217.GN2386@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ) static void intel_pmu_enable_event(struct perf_event *event) { ... int idx = hwx->idx; if (idx < INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED) { intel_set_masks(event, idx); __x86_pmu_enable_event(hwc, ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ENABLE); } else if (idx < INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS) { intel_set_masks(event, idx); intel_pmu_enable_fixed(event); } else if (idx == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS) { intel_pmu_enable_bts(hwc->config); } /* nothing for INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_VLBR */ } That should sort the branches in order of: gp,fixed,bts,vlbr > cpuc->intel_ctrl_guest_mask &= ~(1ull << hwc->idx); > cpuc->intel_ctrl_host_mask &= ~(1ull << hwc->idx); > cpuc->intel_cp_status &= ~(1ull << hwc->idx); > @@ -2241,6 +2244,9 @@ static void intel_pmu_enable_event(struct perf_event *event) > return; > } > > + if (unlikely(hwc->idx == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_VLBR)) > + return; > + > if (event->attr.exclude_host) > cpuc->intel_ctrl_guest_mask |= (1ull << hwc->idx); > if (event->attr.exclude_guest) idem. > @@ -2595,6 +2601,15 @@ intel_bts_constraints(struct perf_event *event) > return NULL; > } > > +static struct event_constraint * > +intel_guest_event_constraints(struct perf_event *event) > +{ > + if (unlikely(is_guest_lbr_event(event))) > + return &guest_lbr_constraint; > + > + return NULL; > +} This is a mis-nomer, it isn't just any guest_event > + > static int intel_alt_er(int idx, u64 config) > { > int alt_idx = idx; > @@ -2785,6 +2800,10 @@ __intel_get_event_constraints(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc, int idx, > { > struct event_constraint *c; > > + c = intel_guest_event_constraints(event); > + if (c) > + return c; > + > c = intel_bts_constraints(event); > if (c) > return c; > diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h > index 1025bc6eb04f..9a62264a3068 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h > +++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h > @@ -969,6 +969,20 @@ static inline bool intel_pmu_has_bts(struct perf_event *event) > return intel_pmu_has_bts_period(event, hwc->sample_period); > } > > +static inline bool is_guest_event(struct perf_event *event) > +{ > + if (event->attr.exclude_host && is_kernel_event(event)) > + return true; > + return false; > +} I don't like this one, what if another in-kernel users generates an event with exclude_host set ? > @@ -989,6 +1003,7 @@ void release_ds_buffers(void); > void reserve_ds_buffers(void); > > extern struct event_constraint bts_constraint; > +extern struct event_constraint guest_lbr_constraint; > > void intel_pmu_enable_bts(u64 config); > > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h > index e018a1cf604c..674130aca75a 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/perf_event.h > @@ -181,9 +181,19 @@ struct x86_pmu_capability { > #define GLOBAL_STATUS_UNC_OVF BIT_ULL(61) > #define GLOBAL_STATUS_ASIF BIT_ULL(60) > #define GLOBAL_STATUS_COUNTERS_FROZEN BIT_ULL(59) > -#define GLOBAL_STATUS_LBRS_FROZEN BIT_ULL(58) > +#define GLOBAL_STATUS_LBRS_FROZEN_BIT 58 > +#define GLOBAL_STATUS_LBRS_FROZEN BIT_ULL(GLOBAL_STATUS_LBRS_FROZEN_BIT) > #define GLOBAL_STATUS_TRACE_TOPAPMI BIT_ULL(55) > > +/* > + * We model guest LBR event tracing as another fixed-mode PMC like BTS. > + * > + * We choose bit 58 (LBRS_FROZEN_BIT) which is used to indicate that the LBR > + * stack is frozen on a hardware PMI request in the PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS msr, > + * and the 59th PMC counter (if any) is not supposed to use it as well. Is this saying that STATUS.58 should never be set? I don't really understand the language. > + */ > +#define INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_VLBR GLOBAL_STATUS_LBRS_FROZEN_BIT > + > /* > * Adaptive PEBS v4 > */