[PATCH v3 2/2] RISC-V: KVM: selftests: Fix firmware counter read in sbi_pmu_test
Andrew Jones
andrew.jones at oss.qualcomm.com
Wed Mar 11 09:56:59 PDT 2026
On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 05:55:57AM +0000, Jiakai Xu wrote:
> The current sbi_pmu_test attempts to read firmware counters without
> configuring them first with SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_CFG_MATCH.
>
> Previously this did not fail because KVM incorrectly allowed the read
> and accessed fw_event[] with an out-of-bounds index when the counter
> was unconfigured. After fixing that bug, the read now correctly returns
> SBI_ERR_INVALID_PARAM, causing the selftest to fail.
>
> Update the test to configure a firmware event before reading the
> counter. Also add a negative test to ensure that attempting to read an
> unconfigured firmware counter fails gracefully.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiakai Xu <xujiakai2025 at iscas.ac.cn>
> Signed-off-by: Jiakai Xu <jiakaiPeanut at gmail.com>
> ---
> V2 -> V3:
> - Removed unnecessary BIT(ret.value) & counter_mask_available check.
> - Asserted ret.value == i after successful CFG_MATCH.
> - Fixed eidx construction in SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_CFG_MATCH.
> ---
> .../testing/selftests/kvm/include/riscv/sbi.h | 37 +++++++++++++++++++
> .../selftests/kvm/riscv/sbi_pmu_test.c | 20 +++++++++-
> 2 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/riscv/sbi.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/riscv/sbi.h
> index 046b432ae896..16f1815ac48f 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/riscv/sbi.h
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/riscv/sbi.h
> @@ -97,6 +97,43 @@ enum sbi_pmu_hw_generic_events_t {
> SBI_PMU_HW_GENERAL_MAX,
> };
>
> +enum sbi_pmu_fw_generic_events_t {
> + SBI_PMU_FW_MISALIGNED_LOAD = 0,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_MISALIGNED_STORE = 1,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_ACCESS_LOAD = 2,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_ACCESS_STORE = 3,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_ILLEGAL_INSN = 4,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_SET_TIMER = 5,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_IPI_SENT = 6,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_IPI_RCVD = 7,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_FENCE_I_SENT = 8,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_FENCE_I_RCVD = 9,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_SFENCE_VMA_SENT = 10,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_SFENCE_VMA_RCVD = 11,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_SFENCE_VMA_ASID_SENT = 12,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_SFENCE_VMA_ASID_RCVD = 13,
> +
> + SBI_PMU_FW_HFENCE_GVMA_SENT = 14,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_HFENCE_GVMA_RCVD = 15,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_HFENCE_GVMA_VMID_SENT = 16,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_HFENCE_GVMA_VMID_RCVD = 17,
> +
> + SBI_PMU_FW_HFENCE_VVMA_SENT = 18,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_HFENCE_VVMA_RCVD = 19,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_HFENCE_VVMA_ASID_SENT = 20,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_HFENCE_VVMA_ASID_RCVD = 21,
> + SBI_PMU_FW_MAX,
> +};
> +
> +/* SBI PMU event types */
> +enum sbi_pmu_event_type {
> + SBI_PMU_EVENT_TYPE_HW = 0x0,
> + SBI_PMU_EVENT_TYPE_CACHE = 0x1,
> + SBI_PMU_EVENT_TYPE_RAW = 0x2,
> + SBI_PMU_EVENT_TYPE_RAW_V2 = 0x3,
> + SBI_PMU_EVENT_TYPE_FW = 0xf,
> +};
> +
> /* SBI PMU counter types */
> enum sbi_pmu_ctr_type {
> SBI_PMU_CTR_TYPE_HW = 0x0,
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/riscv/sbi_pmu_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/riscv/sbi_pmu_test.c
> index 924a335d2262..9404577e4ad5 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/riscv/sbi_pmu_test.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/riscv/sbi_pmu_test.c
> @@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ static void test_pmu_basic_sanity(void)
> struct sbiret ret;
> int num_counters = 0, i;
> union sbi_pmu_ctr_info ctrinfo;
> + unsigned long fw_eidx;
>
> probe = guest_sbi_probe_extension(SBI_EXT_PMU, &out_val);
> GUEST_ASSERT(probe && out_val == 1);
> @@ -461,7 +462,24 @@ static void test_pmu_basic_sanity(void)
> pmu_csr_read_num(ctrinfo.csr);
> GUEST_ASSERT(illegal_handler_invoked);
> } else if (ctrinfo.type == SBI_PMU_CTR_TYPE_FW) {
> - read_fw_counter(i, ctrinfo);
> + /* Read without configure should fail */
> + ret = sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_FW_READ,
> + i, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
> + GUEST_ASSERT(ret.error == SBI_ERR_INVALID_PARAM);
> +
> + /*
> + * Try to configure with a common firmware event.
> + * If configuration succeeds, verify we can read it.
> + */
> + fw_eidx = ((unsigned long)SBI_PMU_EVENT_TYPE_FW << 16) |
> + SBI_PMU_FW_ACCESS_LOAD;
> +
> + ret = sbi_ecall(SBI_EXT_PMU, SBI_EXT_PMU_COUNTER_CFG_MATCH,
> + i, 1, 0, fw_eidx, 0, 0);
> + if (ret.error == 0) {
> + GUEST_ASSERT(ret.value == i);
> + read_fw_counter(i, ctrinfo);
> + }
> }
> }
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <andrew.jones at oss.qualcomm.com>
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