Read MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES triggers #GP when pmu is disabled
by enable_pmu=0 in KVM. Let's check whether pmu is available before
issue msr reading to avoid the #GP.
Signed-off-by: Yang Weijiang <weijiang.yang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
x86/pmu_lbr.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/x86/pmu_lbr.c b/x86/pmu_lbr.c
index 688634d..835a7bb 100644
--- a/x86/pmu_lbr.c
+++ b/x86/pmu_lbr.c
@@ -74,13 +74,15 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
return 0;
}
- perf_cap = rdmsr(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES);
eax.full = id.a;
if (!eax.split.version_id) {
printf("No pmu is detected!\n");
return report_summary();
}
+
+ perf_cap = rdmsr(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES);
+
if (!(perf_cap & PMU_CAP_LBR_FMT)) {
printf("No LBR is detected!\n");
return report_summary();
--
2.31.1
