[PATCH v2 13/14] KVM: arm64: Provide 1 event counter on IMPDEF hardware

From: Oliver Upton
Date: Mon Feb 03 2025 - 13:35:10 EST


PMUv3 requires that all programmable event counters are capable of
counting any event. The Apple M* PMU is quite a bit different, and
events have affinities for particular PMCs.

Expose 1 event counter on IMPDEF hardware, allowing the guest to do
something useful with its PMU while also upholding the requirements of
the architecture.

Tested-by: Janne Grunau <j@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
index 97f29153193f..e7b732bcaaa2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,13 @@ u8 kvm_arm_pmu_get_max_counters(struct kvm *kvm)
{
struct arm_pmu *arm_pmu = kvm->arch.arm_pmu;

+ /*
+ * PMUv3 requires that all event counters are capable of counting any
+ * event, though the same may not be true of non-PMUv3 hardware.
+ */
+ if (cpus_have_final_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_PMUV3_IMPDEF_TRAPS))
+ return 1;
+
/*
* The arm_pmu->cntr_mask considers the fixed counter(s) as well.
* Ignore those and return only the general-purpose counters.
--
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