[PATCH v5 09/44] perf/x86: Switch LVTPC to/from mediated PMI vector on guest load/put context

[Sean Christopherson]

On Fri, Aug 15, 2025, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
> > index e1df3c3bfc0d..ad22b182762e 100644
> > --- a/kernel/events/core.c
> > +++ b/kernel/events/core.c
> > @@ -6408,6 +6408,8 @@ void perf_load_guest_context(unsigned long data)
> >  		task_ctx_sched_out(cpuctx->task_ctx, NULL, EVENT_GUEST);
> >  	}
> >  
> > +	arch_perf_load_guest_context(data);
> 
> So I still don't understand why this ever needs to reach the generic
> code. x86 pmu driver and x86 kvm can surely sort this out inside of x86,
> no?

It's definitely possible to handle this entirely within x86, I just don't love
switching the LVTPC without the protection of perf_ctx_lock and perf_ctx_disable().
It's not a sticking point for me if you strongly prefer something like this: 

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 0e5048ae86fa..86b81c217b97 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -1319,7 +1319,9 @@ void kvm_mediated_pmu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
        lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 
-       perf_load_guest_context(kvm_lapic_get_reg(vcpu->arch.apic, APIC_LVTPC));
+       perf_load_guest_context();
+
+       perf_load_guest_lvtpc(kvm_lapic_get_reg(vcpu->arch.apic, APIC_LVTPC));
 
        /*
         * Disable all counters before loading event selectors and PMCs so that
@@ -1380,5 +1382,7 @@ void kvm_mediated_pmu_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
        kvm_pmu_put_guest_pmcs(vcpu);
 
+       perf_put_guest_lvtpc();
+
        perf_put_guest_context();
 }