[PATCH v4 11/38] perf/x86: Forbid PMI handler when guest own PMU
From: Mingwei Zhang
Date: Mon Mar 24 2025 - 13:38:48 EST
If a guest PMI is delivered after VM-exit, the KVM maskable interrupt will
be held pending until EFLAGS.IF is set. In the meantime, if the logical
processor receives an NMI for any reason at all, perf_event_nmi_handler()
will be invoked. If there is any active perf event anywhere on the system,
x86_pmu_handle_irq() will be invoked, and it will clear
IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS. By the time KVM's PMI handler is invoked, it will
be a mystery which counter(s) overflowed.
When LVTPC is using KVM PMI vecotr, PMU is owned by guest, Host NMI let
x86_pmu_handle_irq() run, x86_pmu_handle_irq() restore PMU vector to NMI
and clear IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_STATUS, this breaks guest vPMU passthrough
environment.
So modify perf_event_nmi_handler() to check perf_in_guest per cpu variable,
and if so, to simply return without calling x86_pmu_handle_irq().
Suggested-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Mingwei Zhang <mizhang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/events/core.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index 28161d6ff26d..96a173bbbec2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpu_hw_events, cpu_hw_events) = {
.pmu = &pmu,
};
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, pmi_vector_is_nmi) = true;
+
DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(rdpmc_never_available_key);
DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(rdpmc_always_available_key);
DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(perf_is_hybrid);
@@ -1737,6 +1739,24 @@ perf_event_nmi_handler(unsigned int cmd, struct pt_regs *regs)
u64 finish_clock;
int ret;
+ /*
+ * When guest pmu context is loaded this handler should be forbidden from
+ * running, the reasons are:
+ * 1. After perf_guest_enter() is called, and before cpu enter into
+ * non-root mode, host non-PMI NMI could happen, but x86_pmu_handle_irq()
+ * restore PMU to use NMI vector, which destroy KVM PMI vector setting.
+ * 2. When VM is running, host non-PMI NMI causes VM exit, KVM will
+ * call host NMI handler (vmx_vcpu_enter_exit()) first before KVM save
+ * guest PMU context (kvm_pmu_put_guest_context()), as x86_pmu_handle_irq()
+ * clear global_status MSR which has guest status now, then this destroy
+ * guest PMU status.
+ * 3. After VM exit, but before KVM save guest PMU context, host non-PMI NMI
+ * could happen, x86_pmu_handle_irq() clear global_status MSR which has
+ * guest status now, then this destroy guest PMU status.
+ */
+ if (!this_cpu_read(pmi_vector_is_nmi))
+ return NMI_DONE;
+
/*
* All PMUs/events that share this PMI handler should make sure to
* increment active_events for their events.
@@ -2681,10 +2701,13 @@ static void x86_pmu_switch_guest_ctx(bool enter, void *data)
{
u32 guest_lvtpc = *(u32 *)data;
- if (enter)
+ if (enter) {
apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, guest_lvtpc);
- else
+ this_cpu_write(pmi_vector_is_nmi, false);
+ } else {
apic_write(APIC_LVTPC, APIC_DM_NMI);
+ this_cpu_write(pmi_vector_is_nmi, true);
+ }
}
static struct pmu pmu = {
--
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