[PATCH v11 17/23] arm,x86/resctrl: Resolve INTEL_PMT_TELEMETRY symbols at runtime

From: Tony Luck

Date: Mon Aug 31 2026 - 16:04:56 EST


resctrl is always built-in, but INTEL_PMT_TELEMETRY and INTEL_TPMI are
logically independent and should be loadable modules. Switch AET to use the
function-pointer registration API instead of direct link-time references to
PMT symbols.

Prepare for the file system to call resctrl_arch_pre_mount() on every mount
by moving AET enumeration into resctrl_arch_pre_mount() and cleanup into
resctrl_arch_unmount(). This allows the PMT module to be unloaded whenever
the filesystem is not mounted.

intel_aet_exit() was never called because resctrl is built into the kernel. All
cleanup is now handled in the unmount path. Remove intel_aet_exit().

Note that the Linux file system code does not serialize calls to
fs_context_operations::get_tree(), so there may be arbitrarily many parallel
calls if users invoke mount(2) multiple times.

Zero rdt_resource::resctrl_mon::num_rmid for RDT_RESOURCE_PERF_PKG so
that it will be re-computed next mount.

event_group::num_rmid may be reset (reduced) during enumeration. This is
not worth resetting on unmount because the same reduction would occur on
each subsequent mount.

Place a hold on the pmt_telemetry while enumerating AET events during
pre-mount processing. Release the hold if no events were enabled.
Otherwise keep the hold until the resctrl file system is unmounted.

Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v11:
Drop unneeded include of <linux/cleanup.h> from core.c
Comment on data protected by aet_register_lock
Add commit comment on module{get,put} activity

include/linux/resctrl.h | 6 +++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h | 8 ++--
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c | 24 ++++++++--
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/intel_aet.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
drivers/resctrl/mpam_resctrl.c | 4 ++
5 files changed, 90 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/resctrl.h b/include/linux/resctrl.h
index 4fb06d434c85..0d7fd294b760 100644
--- a/include/linux/resctrl.h
+++ b/include/linux/resctrl.h
@@ -591,6 +591,12 @@ void resctrl_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu);
*/
void resctrl_arch_pre_mount(void);

+/*
+ * Architecture hook called when mount fails, or on unmount.
+ * No locks are held.
+ */
+void resctrl_arch_unmount(void);
+
/**
* resctrl_arch_rmid_read() - Read the eventid counter corresponding to rmid
* for this resource and domain.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
index 27dc27480f6e..4409ee20474d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
@@ -234,17 +234,17 @@ void rdt_domain_reconfigure_cdp(struct rdt_resource *r);
void resctrl_arch_mbm_cntr_assign_set_one(struct rdt_resource *r);

#ifdef CONFIG_X86_CPU_RESCTRL_INTEL_AET
-bool intel_aet_get_events(void);
void __init intel_aet_init(void);
-void __exit intel_aet_exit(void);
+bool intel_aet_pre_mount(void);
+void intel_aet_unmount(void);
int intel_aet_read_event(int domid, u32 rmid, void *arch_priv, u64 *val);
void intel_aet_mon_domain_setup(int cpu, int id, struct rdt_resource *r,
struct list_head *add_pos);
bool intel_handle_aet_option(bool force_off, char *tok);
#else
-static inline bool intel_aet_get_events(void) { return false; }
static inline void intel_aet_init(void) { }
-static inline void __exit intel_aet_exit(void) { }
+static inline bool intel_aet_pre_mount(void) { return false; }
+static inline void intel_aet_unmount(void) { }
static inline int intel_aet_read_event(int domid, u32 rmid, void *arch_priv, u64 *val)
{
return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
index 8b763cf638ef..cdcc5611345f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
#include <linux/cpuhotplug.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>

#include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
#include <asm/cpuid/api.h>
@@ -800,7 +801,7 @@ void resctrl_arch_pre_mount(void)
struct rdt_resource *r = &rdt_resources_all[RDT_RESOURCE_PERF_PKG].r_resctrl;
int cpu;

- if (!intel_aet_get_events())
+ if (!intel_aet_pre_mount())
return;

/*
@@ -816,6 +817,25 @@ void resctrl_arch_pre_mount(void)
cpus_read_unlock();
}

+void resctrl_arch_unmount(void)
+{
+ struct rdt_resource *r = &rdt_resources_all[RDT_RESOURCE_PERF_PKG].r_resctrl;
+ int cpu;
+
+ if (!r->mon_capable)
+ return;
+
+ intel_aet_unmount();
+
+ cpus_read_lock();
+ mutex_lock(&domain_list_lock);
+ for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
+ domain_remove_cpu_mon(cpu, r);
+ r->mon_capable = false;
+ mutex_unlock(&domain_list_lock);
+ cpus_read_unlock();
+}
+
enum {
RDT_FLAG_CMT,
RDT_FLAG_MBM_TOTAL,
@@ -1160,8 +1180,6 @@ late_initcall(resctrl_arch_late_init);

static void __exit resctrl_arch_exit(void)
{
- intel_aet_exit();
-
cpuhp_remove_state(rdt_online);

resctrl_exit();
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/intel_aet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/intel_aet.c
index f5007bea8346..c3bd3536c514 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/intel_aet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/intel_aet.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#define pr_fmt(fmt) "resctrl: " fmt

#include <linux/bits.h>
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/compiler_types.h>
#include <linux/container_of.h>
#include <linux/cpumask.h>
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
#include <linux/io.h>
#include <linux/minmax.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/printk.h>
#include <linux/rculist.h>
#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
@@ -293,10 +295,22 @@ static enum pmt_feature_id lookup_pfid(const char *pfname)
return FEATURE_INVALID;
}

+/*
+ * Protects pmt_module, get_feature, put_feature against races between module
+ * load/unload of the pmt_telemetry module and mount/unmount of the resctrl
+ * file system. Also protects pmt_in_use.
+ */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(aet_register_lock);
+
static struct module *pmt_module;
static struct pmt_feature_group *(*get_feature)(enum pmt_feature_id id);
static void (*put_feature)(struct pmt_feature_group *p);

+/*
+ * Track whether pmt_telemetry enumeration succeeded during mount for use during unmount.
+ */
+static bool pmt_in_use;
+
/*
* Request a copy of struct pmt_feature_group for each event group. If there is
* one, the returned structure has an array of telemetry_region structures,
@@ -308,7 +322,7 @@ static void (*put_feature)(struct pmt_feature_group *p);
* struct pmt_feature_group to indicate that its events are successfully
* enabled.
*/
-bool intel_aet_get_events(void)
+static bool aet_get_events(void)
{
struct pmt_feature_group *p;
enum pmt_feature_id pfid;
@@ -317,14 +331,14 @@ bool intel_aet_get_events(void)

for_each_event_group(peg) {
pfid = lookup_pfid((*peg)->pfname);
- p = intel_pmt_get_regions_by_feature(pfid);
+ p = get_feature(pfid);
if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(p))
continue;
if (enable_events(*peg, p)) {
(*peg)->pfg = p;
ret = true;
} else {
- intel_pmt_put_feature_group(p);
+ put_feature(p);
}
}

@@ -346,6 +360,7 @@ void intel_aet_register_enumeration(struct module *module,
struct pmt_feature_group *(*get)(enum pmt_feature_id id),
void (*put)(struct pmt_feature_group *p))
{
+ guard(mutex)(&aet_register_lock);
get_feature = get;
put_feature = put;
pmt_module = module;
@@ -354,22 +369,55 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(intel_aet_register_enumeration, "INTEL_PMT");

void intel_aet_unregister_enumeration(void)
{
+ guard(mutex)(&aet_register_lock);
pmt_module = NULL;
get_feature = NULL;
put_feature = NULL;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(intel_aet_unregister_enumeration, "INTEL_PMT");

-void __exit intel_aet_exit(void)
+bool intel_aet_pre_mount(void)
{
+ guard(mutex)(&aet_register_lock);
+
+ if (!get_feature || !put_feature)
+ return false;
+
+ if (!try_module_get(pmt_module))
+ return false;
+
+ if (!aet_get_events()) {
+ module_put(pmt_module);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ pmt_in_use = true;
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+void intel_aet_unmount(void)
+{
+ struct rdt_resource *r = &rdt_resources_all[RDT_RESOURCE_PERF_PKG].r_resctrl;
struct event_group **peg;

+ guard(mutex)(&aet_register_lock);
+ if (!pmt_in_use)
+ return;
+
for_each_event_group(peg) {
- if ((*peg)->pfg) {
- intel_pmt_put_feature_group((*peg)->pfg);
- (*peg)->pfg = NULL;
+ struct event_group *e = *peg;
+
+ if (e->pfg) {
+ for (int i = 0; i < e->num_events; i++)
+ resctrl_disable_mon_event(e->evts[i].id);
+ put_feature(e->pfg);
+ e->pfg = NULL;
}
}
+ module_put(pmt_module);
+ pmt_in_use = false;
+ r->mon.num_rmid = 0;
}

#define DATA_VALID BIT_ULL(63)
diff --git a/drivers/resctrl/mpam_resctrl.c b/drivers/resctrl/mpam_resctrl.c
index a117aa98ae90..51f83d275a62 100644
--- a/drivers/resctrl/mpam_resctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/resctrl/mpam_resctrl.c
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ void resctrl_arch_pre_mount(void)
{
}

+void resctrl_arch_unmount(void)
+{
+}
+
bool resctrl_arch_get_cdp_enabled(enum resctrl_res_level rid)
{
return mpam_resctrl_controls[rid].cdp_enabled;
--
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