[PATCH 05/23] perf/x86: Allow exclude_host events to run in non-root mode
From: Zide Chen
Date: Fri Aug 21 2026 - 18:33:10 EST
On Intel, exclude_host events are prevented from running by masking
the Global Ctrl bits with ~cpuc->intel_ctrl_guest_mask.
When PMU partitioning is enabled, the host is allowed to run
exclude_host events in non-root mode, while such events still need to
be masked in root mode, since there are no other checkpoints to stop
them from being scheduled in.
Add x86_pmu_partition_loaded() to distinguish scheduling constraints
from x86_pmu_partition_nmi_active(), as PMU partitioning constraints
apply in both the _PARTITION_PRELOAD and _PARTITION_NMI states.
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/events/core.c | 11 +++++++++++
arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 6 ++++--
arch/x86/events/perf_event.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
index bbae68c49063..76af9cfaf0ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
@@ -1813,6 +1813,17 @@ bool x86_pmu_partition_nmi_active(void)
state == GUEST_PMU_PARTITION_NMI;
}
+/*
+ * Skip for "fake" cpuc used during event validation, where
+ * per-CPU state like guest_pmu_state is meaningless.
+ */
+bool x86_pmu_partition_loaded(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc)
+{
+ return !cpuc->is_fake &&
+ pmu_partition_configured() &&
+ this_cpu_read(guest_pmu_state) != GUEST_PMU_NONE;
+}
+
u64 x86_pmu_current_partition_mask(void)
{
return this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events)->partition_mask;
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index c595c86ecf90..894f98eb871a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -2812,8 +2812,10 @@ static void __intel_pmu_enable_all(int added, bool pmi)
cpuc->active_fixed_ctrl_val = cpuc->fixed_ctrl_val;
}
- wrmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL,
- intel_ctrl & ~cpuc->intel_ctrl_guest_mask);
+ if (!x86_pmu_partition_loaded(cpuc))
+ intel_ctrl &= ~cpuc->intel_ctrl_guest_mask;
+
+ wrmsrq(MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, intel_ctrl);
if (test_bit(INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_BTS, cpuc->active_mask)) {
struct perf_event *event =
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index d9875f3e6c8c..fa3023c355d5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -1610,6 +1610,7 @@ static inline int is_pebs_pt(struct perf_event *event)
bool pmu_partition_configured(void);
bool x86_pmu_partition_nmi_active(void);
+bool x86_pmu_partition_loaded(struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc);
u64 x86_pmu_current_partition_mask(void);
#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL
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