linux-kernel - Re: [Patch v2] KVM: selftests: Test top-down slots event

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Message-ID: <170853139870.2603264.8863273316877757640.b4-ty@google.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 17:35:50 -0800
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, 
	Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>, Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>, 
	Jinrong Liang <cloudliang@...cent.com>, Aaron Lewis <aaronlewis@...gle.com>, 
	Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch v2] KVM: selftests: Test top-down slots event

On Sun, 18 Feb 2024 12:30:03 +0800, Dapeng Mi wrote:
> Although the fixed counter 3 and its exclusive pseudo slots event are
> not supported by KVM yet, the architectural slots event is supported by
> KVM and can be programed on any GP counter. Thus add validation for this
> architectural slots event.
> 
> Top-down slots event "counts the total number of available slots for an
> unhalted logical processor, and increments by machine-width of the
> narrowest pipeline as employed by the Top-down Microarchitecture
> Analysis method."
> 
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 pmu, with a very slight tweak to the shortlog.  Thanks
a ton for the verbose changelog!

[1/1] KVM: selftests: Test top-down slots event in x86's pmu_counters_test
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/4a447b135e45

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