Re: [PATCH v4 09/38] perf: Add switch_guest_ctx() interface

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On Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 05:30:49PM +0000, Mingwei Zhang wrote:
> From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> When entering/exiting a guest, some contexts for a guest have to be
> switched. For examples, there is a dedicated interrupt vector for
> guests on Intel platforms.
> 
> When PMI switch into a new guest vector, guest_lvtpc value need to be
> reflected onto HW, e,g., guest clear PMI mask bit, the HW PMI mask
> bit should be cleared also, then PMI can be generated continuously
> for guest. So guest_lvtpc parameter is added into perf_guest_enter()
> and switch_guest_ctx().
> 
> Add a dedicated list to track all the pmus with the PASSTHROUGH cap, which

s/PASSTHROUGH/MEDIATED_VPMU/ ?

Thanks,
Namhyung


> may require switching the guest context. It can avoid going through the
> huge pmus list.
> 
> Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Mingwei Zhang <mizhang@xxxxxxxxxx>




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