Re: [PATCH v2 13/16] KVM: x86/pmu: Factor out fixed counter control bit calculation

[Jim Mattson]

On Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM Zide Chen <zide.chen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Rename intel_pmu_enable_fixed_counter_bits() to
> intel_pmu_fixed_ctrl_bits() and have it return the computed fixed
> counter control mask instead of updating fixed_ctr_ctrl_rsvd directly.
>
> Accumulate the desired fixed counter control bits during PMU setup and
> apply them once in intel_pmu_refresh().
>
> Move the helper next to intel_pmu_set_msr() so it can also be reused
> there, which will be needed for upcoming ANYTHREAD_DEPRECATION
> emulation.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>