Message ID | 20231110022857.1273836-11-seanjc@google.com (mailing list archive) |
---|---|
State | New, archived |
Headers | show |
Series | KVM: x86/pmu: Optimize triggering of emulated events | expand |
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c index a5ea729b16f2..231604d6dc86 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c @@ -828,6 +828,13 @@ static inline bool cpl_is_matched(struct kvm_pmc *pmc) select_user = config & 0x2; } + /* + * Skip the CPL lookup, which isn't free on Intel, if the result will + * be the same regardless of the CPL. + */ + if (select_os == select_user) + return select_os; + return (static_call(kvm_x86_get_cpl)(pmc->vcpu) == 0) ? select_os : select_user; }
Don't bother querying the CPL if a PMC is (not) counting for both USER and KERNEL, i.e. if the end result is guaranteed to be the same regardless of the CPL. Querying the CPL on Intel requires a VMREAD, i.e. isn't free, and a single CMP+Jcc is cheap. Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com> --- arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)