Re: [Patch v2 1/7] perf/x86/intel: Support the 4 new OMR MSRs introduced in DMR and NVL

From: Peter Zijlstra

Date: Mon Jan 12 2026 - 05:27:18 EST


On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 01:16:43PM +0800, Dapeng Mi wrote:

> ISE link: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-details/869288/intel-architecture-instruction-set-extensions-programming-reference.html

Does intel guarantee this link is stable? If not, it is not appropriate
to stick in a changelog that will live 'forever'.


> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
> index 1840ca1918d1..6ea3260f6422 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
> @@ -3532,17 +3532,28 @@ static int intel_alt_er(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
> struct extra_reg *extra_regs = hybrid(cpuc->pmu, extra_regs);
> int alt_idx = idx;
>
> - if (!(x86_pmu.flags & PMU_FL_HAS_RSP_1))
> - return idx;
> -
> - if (idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_0)
> - alt_idx = EXTRA_REG_RSP_1;
> -
> - if (idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_1)
> - alt_idx = EXTRA_REG_RSP_0;
> + if (idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_0 || idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_1) {
> + if (!(x86_pmu.flags & PMU_FL_HAS_RSP_1))
> + return idx;
> + if (++alt_idx > EXTRA_REG_RSP_1)
> + alt_idx = EXTRA_REG_RSP_0;
> + if (config & ~extra_regs[alt_idx].valid_mask)
> + return idx;
> + }
>
> - if (config & ~extra_regs[alt_idx].valid_mask)
> - return idx;
> + if (idx >= EXTRA_REG_OMR_0 && idx <= EXTRA_REG_OMR_3) {
> + if (!(x86_pmu.flags & PMU_FL_HAS_OMR))
> + return idx;
> + if (++alt_idx > EXTRA_REG_OMR_3)
> + alt_idx = EXTRA_REG_OMR_0;
> + /*
> + * Subtracting EXTRA_REG_OMR_0 ensures to get correct
> + * OMR extra_reg entries which start from 0.
> + */
> + if (config &
> + ~extra_regs[alt_idx - EXTRA_REG_OMR_0].valid_mask)
> + return idx;
> + }
>
> return alt_idx;
> }
> @@ -3550,16 +3561,24 @@ static int intel_alt_er(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc,
> static void intel_fixup_er(struct perf_event *event, int idx)
> {
> struct extra_reg *extra_regs = hybrid(event->pmu, extra_regs);
> - event->hw.extra_reg.idx = idx;
> + int er_idx;
>
> - if (idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_0) {
> - event->hw.config &= ~INTEL_ARCH_EVENT_MASK;
> - event->hw.config |= extra_regs[EXTRA_REG_RSP_0].event;
> - event->hw.extra_reg.reg = MSR_OFFCORE_RSP_0;
> - } else if (idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_1) {
> + event->hw.extra_reg.idx = idx;
> + switch (idx) {
> + case EXTRA_REG_RSP_0 ... EXTRA_REG_RSP_1:
> + er_idx = idx - EXTRA_REG_RSP_0;
> event->hw.config &= ~INTEL_ARCH_EVENT_MASK;
> - event->hw.config |= extra_regs[EXTRA_REG_RSP_1].event;
> - event->hw.extra_reg.reg = MSR_OFFCORE_RSP_1;
> + event->hw.config |= extra_regs[er_idx].event;
> + event->hw.extra_reg.reg = MSR_OFFCORE_RSP_0 + er_idx;
> + break;
> + case EXTRA_REG_OMR_0 ... EXTRA_REG_OMR_3:
> + er_idx = idx - EXTRA_REG_OMR_0;
> + event->hw.config &= ~ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_UMASK;
> + event->hw.config |= 1ULL << (8 + er_idx);
> + event->hw.extra_reg.reg = MSR_OMR_0 + er_idx;
> + break;
> + default:
> + pr_warn("The extra reg idx %d is not supported.\n", idx);
> }
> }

I found it jarring to have these two functions so dissimilar; I've
changed both to be a switch statement.

---
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3532,16 +3532,17 @@ static int intel_alt_er(struct cpu_hw_ev
struct extra_reg *extra_regs = hybrid(cpuc->pmu, extra_regs);
int alt_idx = idx;

- if (idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_0 || idx == EXTRA_REG_RSP_1) {
+ switch (idx) {
+ case EXTRA_REG_RSP_0 ... EXTRA_REG_RSP_1:
if (!(x86_pmu.flags & PMU_FL_HAS_RSP_1))
return idx;
if (++alt_idx > EXTRA_REG_RSP_1)
alt_idx = EXTRA_REG_RSP_0;
if (config & ~extra_regs[alt_idx].valid_mask)
return idx;
- }
+ break;

- if (idx >= EXTRA_REG_OMR_0 && idx <= EXTRA_REG_OMR_3) {
+ case EXTRA_REG_OMR_0 ... EXTRA_REG_OMR_3:
if (!(x86_pmu.flags & PMU_FL_HAS_OMR))
return idx;
if (++alt_idx > EXTRA_REG_OMR_3)
@@ -3550,9 +3551,12 @@ static int intel_alt_er(struct cpu_hw_ev
* Subtracting EXTRA_REG_OMR_0 ensures to get correct
* OMR extra_reg entries which start from 0.
*/
- if (config &
- ~extra_regs[alt_idx - EXTRA_REG_OMR_0].valid_mask)
+ if (config & ~extra_regs[alt_idx - EXTRA_REG_OMR_0].valid_mask)
return idx;
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ break;
}

return alt_idx;
@@ -3571,12 +3575,14 @@ static void intel_fixup_er(struct perf_e
event->hw.config |= extra_regs[er_idx].event;
event->hw.extra_reg.reg = MSR_OFFCORE_RSP_0 + er_idx;
break;
+
case EXTRA_REG_OMR_0 ... EXTRA_REG_OMR_3:
er_idx = idx - EXTRA_REG_OMR_0;
event->hw.config &= ~ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_UMASK;
event->hw.config |= 1ULL << (8 + er_idx);
event->hw.extra_reg.reg = MSR_OMR_0 + er_idx;
break;
+
default:
pr_warn("The extra reg idx %d is not supported.\n", idx);
}