linux-kernel - [tip:perf/urgent] perf/x86: Correctly use FEATURE

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Date:	Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:14:19 -0800
From:	tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...nel.org,
	mst@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
	ehabkost@...hat.com
Subject: [tip:perf/urgent] perf/x86: Correctly use FEATURE_PDCM

Commit-ID:  c9b08884c9c98929ec2d8abafd78e89062d01ee7
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/c9b08884c9c98929ec2d8abafd78e89062d01ee7
Author:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
AuthorDate: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 14:29:03 +0100
Committer:  Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CommitDate: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 22:09:01 +0100

perf/x86: Correctly use FEATURE_PDCM

The current code simply assumes Intel Arch PerfMon v2+ to have
the IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES MSR; the SDM specifies that we should check
CPUID[1].ECX[15] (aka, FEATURE_PDCM) instead.

This was found by KVM which implements v2+ but didn't provide the
capabilities MSR. Change the code to DTRT; KVM will also implement the
MSR and return 0.

Cc: pbonzini@...hat.com
Reported-by: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Suggested-by: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20140203132903.GI8874@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c | 5 +----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
index 698ae77..aa333d9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel.c
@@ -2308,10 +2308,7 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
 	if (version > 1)
 		x86_pmu.num_counters_fixed = max((int)edx.split.num_counters_fixed, 3);
 
-	/*
-	 * v2 and above have a perf capabilities MSR
-	 */
-	if (version > 1) {
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PDCM)) {
 		u64 capabilities;
 
 		rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES, capabilities);
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