[tip: perf/core] perf/x86/intel: Consolidate MSR_IA32_PERF_CFG_C tracking

From: tip-bot2 for Dapeng Mi

Date: Tue May 05 2026 - 06:50:23 EST


The following commit has been merged into the perf/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID: 5c3cdc74af25fc7f64a3ed260b4f6eb8313a3b75
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/5c3cdc74af25fc7f64a3ed260b4f6eb8313a3b75
Author: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:25:58 +08:00
Committer: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Tue, 05 May 2026 12:47:24 +02:00

perf/x86/intel: Consolidate MSR_IA32_PERF_CFG_C tracking

Both Auto Counter Reload (ACR) and Architectural PEBS use the PERF_CFG_C
MSRs to configure event behavior. Currently, the driver maintains two
independent variables acr_cfg_c and cfg_c_val to cache the values intended
for these MSRs.

Using separate variables to track a single hardware register state is
error-prone and can lead to configuration conflicts. Consolidate the
tracking into a single cfg_c_val variable to ensure a unified and
consistent view of the PERF_CFG_C MSR state.

Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260430002558.712334-6-dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 13 +++++++------
arch/x86/events/perf_event.h | 4 +---
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index dd1e3aa..2b05587 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3169,10 +3169,10 @@ static void intel_pmu_config_acr(int idx, u64 mask, u32 reload)
wrmsrl(msr_b + msr_offset, mask);
cpuc->acr_cfg_b[idx] = mask;
}
- /* Only need to update the reload value when there is a valid config value. */
- if (mask && cpuc->acr_cfg_c[idx] != reload) {
+ /* Only update CFG_C reload when ACR is actively enabled (mask != 0) */
+ if (mask && ((cpuc->cfg_c_val[idx] & ARCH_PEBS_RELOAD) != reload)) {
wrmsrl(msr_c + msr_offset, reload);
- cpuc->acr_cfg_c[idx] = reload;
+ cpuc->cfg_c_val[idx] = reload;
}
}

@@ -3198,14 +3198,15 @@ static void intel_pmu_enable_event_ext(struct perf_event *event)
{
struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
struct hw_perf_event *hwc = &event->hw;
- union arch_pebs_index old, new;
- struct arch_pebs_cap cap;
u64 ext = 0;

- cap = hybrid(cpuc->pmu, arch_pebs_cap);
+ if (is_acr_event_group(event))
+ ext |= (-hwc->sample_period) & ARCH_PEBS_RELOAD;

if (event->attr.precise_ip) {
u64 pebs_data_cfg = intel_get_arch_pebs_data_config(event);
+ struct arch_pebs_cap cap = hybrid(cpuc->pmu, arch_pebs_cap);
+ union arch_pebs_index old, new;

ext |= ARCH_PEBS_EN;
if (hwc->flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_AUTO_RELOAD)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index 524668d..40d6fe0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -322,10 +322,8 @@ struct cpu_hw_events {
u64 fixed_ctrl_val;
u64 active_fixed_ctrl_val;

- /* Intel ACR configuration */
+ /* Intel ACR/arch-PEBS configuration */
u64 acr_cfg_b[X86_PMC_IDX_MAX];
- u64 acr_cfg_c[X86_PMC_IDX_MAX];
- /* Cached CFG_C values */
u64 cfg_c_val[X86_PMC_IDX_MAX];

/*