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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 24 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c index 5c1590855..10aff2c9a 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c @@ -7742,8 +7742,28 @@ static u64 vmx_get_perf_capabilities(void) if (vmx_pebs_supported()) { perf_cap |= host_perf_cap & PERF_CAP_PEBS_MASK; - if ((perf_cap & PERF_CAP_PEBS_FORMAT) < 4) - perf_cap &= ~PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE; + + /* + * Disallow adaptive PEBS as it is functionally broken, can be + * used by the guest to read *host* LBRs, and can be used to + * bypass userspace event filters. To correctly and safely + * support adaptive PEBS, KVM needs to: + * + * 1. Account for the ADAPTIVE flag when (re)programming fixed + * counters. + * + * 2. Gain support from perf (or take direct control of counter + * programming) to support events without adaptive PEBS + * enabled for the hardware counter. + * + * 3. Ensure LBR MSRs cannot hold host data on VM-Entry with + * adaptive PEBS enabled and MSR_PEBS_DATA_CFG.LBRS=1. + * + * 4. Document which PMU events are effectively exposed to the + * guest via adaptive PEBS, and make adaptive PEBS mutually + * exclusive with KVM_SET_PMU_EVENT_FILTER if necessary. + */ + perf_cap &= ~PERF_CAP_PEBS_BASELINE; } return perf_cap; |