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[v4,07/21] KVM: ARM64: PMU: Add perf event map and introduce perf event creating function

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Shannon Zhao Oct. 30, 2015, 6:21 a.m. UTC
From: Shannon Zhao <shannon.zhao@linaro.org>

When we use tools like perf on host, perf passes the event type and the
id of this event type category to kernel, then kernel will map them to
hardware event number and write this number to PMU PMEVTYPER<n>_EL0
register. When getting the event number in KVM, directly use raw event
type to create a perf_event for it.

Signed-off-by: Shannon Zhao <shannon.zhao@linaro.org>
---
 arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h |   2 +
 arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile      |   1 +
 include/kvm/arm_pmu.h        |  13 +++++
 virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c           | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 133 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c

Comments

Christopher Covington Nov. 2, 2015, 8:13 p.m. UTC | #1
On 10/30/2015 02:21 AM, Shannon Zhao wrote:
> From: Shannon Zhao <shannon.zhao@linaro.org>
> 
> When we use tools like perf on host, perf passes the event type and the
> id of this event type category to kernel, then kernel will map them to
> hardware event number and write this number to PMU PMEVTYPER<n>_EL0
> register. When getting the event number in KVM, directly use raw event
> type to create a perf_event for it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shannon Zhao <shannon.zhao@linaro.org>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h |   2 +
>  arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile      |   1 +
>  include/kvm/arm_pmu.h        |  13 +++++
>  virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c           | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 133 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h
> index b9f394a..2c025f2 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h
> @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
>  #define ARMV8_PMCR_D		(1 << 3) /* CCNT counts every 64th cpu cycle */
>  #define ARMV8_PMCR_X		(1 << 4) /* Export to ETM */
>  #define ARMV8_PMCR_DP		(1 << 5) /* Disable CCNT if non-invasive debug*/
> +/* Determines which PMCCNTR_EL0 bit generates an overflow */
> +#define ARMV8_PMCR_LC		(1 << 6)
>  #define	ARMV8_PMCR_N_SHIFT	11	 /* Number of counters supported */
>  #define	ARMV8_PMCR_N_MASK	0x1f
>  #define	ARMV8_PMCR_MASK		0x3f	 /* Mask for writable bits */
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile
> index 1949fe5..18d56d8 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile
> @@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += $(KVM)/arm/vgic-v3.o
>  kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += $(KVM)/arm/vgic-v3-emul.o
>  kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += vgic-v3-switch.o
>  kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += $(KVM)/arm/arch_timer.o
> +kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_PMU) += $(KVM)/arm/pmu.o
> diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
> index 254d2b4..1908c88 100644
> --- a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
> +++ b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
> @@ -38,4 +38,17 @@ struct kvm_pmu {
>  #endif
>  };
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_ARM_PMU
> +unsigned long kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 select_idx);
> +void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 data,
> +				    u32 select_idx);
> +#else
> +unsigned long kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 select_idx)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 data,
> +				    u32 select_idx) {}
> +#endif
> +
>  #endif
> diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..900a64c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
> +/*
> + * Copyright (C) 2015 Linaro Ltd.
> + * Author: Shannon Zhao <shannon.zhao@linaro.org>
> + *
> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
> + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
> + *
> + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> + * GNU General Public License for more details.
> + *
> + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> + * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
> + */
> +
> +#include <linux/cpu.h>
> +#include <linux/kvm.h>
> +#include <linux/kvm_host.h>
> +#include <linux/perf_event.h>
> +#include <asm/kvm_emulate.h>
> +#include <kvm/arm_pmu.h>
> +
> +/**
> + * kvm_pmu_get_counter_value - get PMU counter value
> + * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
> + * @select_idx: The counter index
> + */
> +unsigned long kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 select_idx)
> +{
> +	u64 counter, enabled, running;
> +	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = &vcpu->arch.pmu;
> +	struct kvm_pmc *pmc = &pmu->pmc[select_idx];
> +
> +	if (!vcpu_mode_is_32bit(vcpu))
> +		counter = vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, PMEVCNTR0_EL0 + select_idx);
> +	else
> +		counter = vcpu_cp15(vcpu, c14_PMEVCNTR0 + select_idx);
> +
> +	if (pmc->perf_event)
> +		counter += perf_event_read_value(pmc->perf_event, &enabled,
> +						 &running);
> +
> +	return counter & pmc->bitmask;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * kvm_pmu_stop_counter - stop PMU counter
> + * @pmc: The PMU counter pointer
> + *
> + * If this counter has been configured to monitor some event, release it here.
> + */
> +static void kvm_pmu_stop_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
> +{
> +	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = pmc->vcpu;
> +	u64 counter;
> +
> +	if (pmc->perf_event) {
> +		counter = kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(vcpu, pmc->idx);
> +		if (!vcpu_mode_is_32bit(vcpu))
> +			vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, PMEVCNTR0_EL0 + pmc->idx) = counter;
> +		else
> +			vcpu_cp15(vcpu, c14_PMEVCNTR0 + pmc->idx) = counter;
> +
> +		perf_event_release_kernel(pmc->perf_event);
> +		pmc->perf_event = NULL;
> +	}
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type - set selected counter to monitor some event
> + * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
> + * @data: The data guest writes to PMXEVTYPER_EL0
> + * @select_idx: The number of selected counter
> + *
> + * When OS accesses PMXEVTYPER_EL0, that means it wants to set a PMC to count an
> + * event with given hardware event number. Here we call perf_event API to
> + * emulate this action and create a kernel perf event for it.
> + */
> +void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 data,
> +				    u32 select_idx)
> +{
> +	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = &vcpu->arch.pmu;
> +	struct kvm_pmc *pmc = &pmu->pmc[select_idx];
> +	struct perf_event *event;
> +	struct perf_event_attr attr;
> +	u32 eventsel;
> +	u64 counter;
> +
> +	kvm_pmu_stop_counter(pmc);
> +	eventsel = data & ARMV8_EVTYPE_EVENT;
> +
> +	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(struct perf_event_attr));
> +	attr.type = PERF_TYPE_RAW;
> +	attr.size = sizeof(attr);
> +	attr.pinned = 1;
> +	attr.disabled = 1;

Should this value be calculated from PMCR.E and PMCNTENSET/CLR state?

> +	attr.exclude_user = data & ARMV8_EXCLUDE_EL0 ? 1 : 0;
> +	attr.exclude_kernel = data & ARMV8_EXCLUDE_EL1 ? 1 : 0;
> +	attr.exclude_hv = 1; /* Don't count EL2 events */

Should this be calculated from PMXEVTYPER.NSH?

> +	attr.exclude_host = 1; /* Don't count host events */
> +	attr.config = eventsel;
> +
> +	counter = kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(vcpu, select_idx);
> +	/* The initial sample period (overflow count) of an event. */
> +	attr.sample_period = (-counter) & pmc->bitmask;
> +
> +	event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(&attr, -1, current, NULL, pmc);
> +	if (IS_ERR(event)) {
> +		printk_once("kvm: pmu event creation failed %ld\n",
> +			    PTR_ERR(event));
> +		return;
> +	}
> +
> +	pmc->perf_event = event;
> +}
>
Shannon Zhao Nov. 3, 2015, 2:33 a.m. UTC | #2
On 2015/11/3 4:13, Christopher Covington wrote:
> On 10/30/2015 02:21 AM, Shannon Zhao wrote:
>> From: Shannon Zhao <shannon.zhao@linaro.org>
>>
>> When we use tools like perf on host, perf passes the event type and the
>> id of this event type category to kernel, then kernel will map them to
>> hardware event number and write this number to PMU PMEVTYPER<n>_EL0
>> register. When getting the event number in KVM, directly use raw event
>> type to create a perf_event for it.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Shannon Zhao <shannon.zhao@linaro.org>
>> ---
>>  arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h |   2 +
>>  arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile      |   1 +
>>  include/kvm/arm_pmu.h        |  13 +++++
>>  virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c           | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  4 files changed, 133 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h
>> index b9f394a..2c025f2 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h
>> @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
>>  #define ARMV8_PMCR_D		(1 << 3) /* CCNT counts every 64th cpu cycle */
>>  #define ARMV8_PMCR_X		(1 << 4) /* Export to ETM */
>>  #define ARMV8_PMCR_DP		(1 << 5) /* Disable CCNT if non-invasive debug*/
>> +/* Determines which PMCCNTR_EL0 bit generates an overflow */
>> +#define ARMV8_PMCR_LC		(1 << 6)
>>  #define	ARMV8_PMCR_N_SHIFT	11	 /* Number of counters supported */
>>  #define	ARMV8_PMCR_N_MASK	0x1f
>>  #define	ARMV8_PMCR_MASK		0x3f	 /* Mask for writable bits */
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile
>> index 1949fe5..18d56d8 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile
>> @@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += $(KVM)/arm/vgic-v3.o
>>  kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += $(KVM)/arm/vgic-v3-emul.o
>>  kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += vgic-v3-switch.o
>>  kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += $(KVM)/arm/arch_timer.o
>> +kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_PMU) += $(KVM)/arm/pmu.o
>> diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
>> index 254d2b4..1908c88 100644
>> --- a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
>> +++ b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
>> @@ -38,4 +38,17 @@ struct kvm_pmu {
>>  #endif
>>  };
>>  
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_ARM_PMU
>> +unsigned long kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 select_idx);
>> +void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 data,
>> +				    u32 select_idx);
>> +#else
>> +unsigned long kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 select_idx)
>> +{
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 data,
>> +				    u32 select_idx) {}
>> +#endif
>> +
>>  #endif
>> diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..900a64c
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
>> +/*
>> + * Copyright (C) 2015 Linaro Ltd.
>> + * Author: Shannon Zhao <shannon.zhao@linaro.org>
>> + *
>> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>> + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
>> + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
>> + *
>> + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
>> + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
>> + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
>> + * GNU General Public License for more details.
>> + *
>> + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
>> + * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
>> + */
>> +
>> +#include <linux/cpu.h>
>> +#include <linux/kvm.h>
>> +#include <linux/kvm_host.h>
>> +#include <linux/perf_event.h>
>> +#include <asm/kvm_emulate.h>
>> +#include <kvm/arm_pmu.h>
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * kvm_pmu_get_counter_value - get PMU counter value
>> + * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
>> + * @select_idx: The counter index
>> + */
>> +unsigned long kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 select_idx)
>> +{
>> +	u64 counter, enabled, running;
>> +	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = &vcpu->arch.pmu;
>> +	struct kvm_pmc *pmc = &pmu->pmc[select_idx];
>> +
>> +	if (!vcpu_mode_is_32bit(vcpu))
>> +		counter = vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, PMEVCNTR0_EL0 + select_idx);
>> +	else
>> +		counter = vcpu_cp15(vcpu, c14_PMEVCNTR0 + select_idx);
>> +
>> +	if (pmc->perf_event)
>> +		counter += perf_event_read_value(pmc->perf_event, &enabled,
>> +						 &running);
>> +
>> +	return counter & pmc->bitmask;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * kvm_pmu_stop_counter - stop PMU counter
>> + * @pmc: The PMU counter pointer
>> + *
>> + * If this counter has been configured to monitor some event, release it here.
>> + */
>> +static void kvm_pmu_stop_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
>> +{
>> +	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = pmc->vcpu;
>> +	u64 counter;
>> +
>> +	if (pmc->perf_event) {
>> +		counter = kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(vcpu, pmc->idx);
>> +		if (!vcpu_mode_is_32bit(vcpu))
>> +			vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, PMEVCNTR0_EL0 + pmc->idx) = counter;
>> +		else
>> +			vcpu_cp15(vcpu, c14_PMEVCNTR0 + pmc->idx) = counter;
>> +
>> +		perf_event_release_kernel(pmc->perf_event);
>> +		pmc->perf_event = NULL;
>> +	}
>> +}
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type - set selected counter to monitor some event
>> + * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
>> + * @data: The data guest writes to PMXEVTYPER_EL0
>> + * @select_idx: The number of selected counter
>> + *
>> + * When OS accesses PMXEVTYPER_EL0, that means it wants to set a PMC to count an
>> + * event with given hardware event number. Here we call perf_event API to
>> + * emulate this action and create a kernel perf event for it.
>> + */
>> +void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 data,
>> +				    u32 select_idx)
>> +{
>> +	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = &vcpu->arch.pmu;
>> +	struct kvm_pmc *pmc = &pmu->pmc[select_idx];
>> +	struct perf_event *event;
>> +	struct perf_event_attr attr;
>> +	u32 eventsel;
>> +	u64 counter;
>> +
>> +	kvm_pmu_stop_counter(pmc);
>> +	eventsel = data & ARMV8_EVTYPE_EVENT;
>> +
>> +	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(struct perf_event_attr));
>> +	attr.type = PERF_TYPE_RAW;
>> +	attr.size = sizeof(attr);
>> +	attr.pinned = 1;
>> +	attr.disabled = 1;
> 
> Should this value be calculated from PMCR.E and PMCNTENSET/CLR state?
> 
Sure.

>> +	attr.exclude_user = data & ARMV8_EXCLUDE_EL0 ? 1 : 0;
>> +	attr.exclude_kernel = data & ARMV8_EXCLUDE_EL1 ? 1 : 0;
>> +	attr.exclude_hv = 1; /* Don't count EL2 events */
> 
> Should this be calculated from PMXEVTYPER.NSH?
> 
As discussed with Christoffer before, it's unlikely to support
nested-virtualiztion on ARMv8 and guest will not see EL2. So it doesn't
need to take care the value of PMXEVTYPER.NSH since it should not count
EL2 events.

>> +	attr.exclude_host = 1; /* Don't count host events */
>> +	attr.config = eventsel;
>> +
>> +	counter = kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(vcpu, select_idx);
>> +	/* The initial sample period (overflow count) of an event. */
>> +	attr.sample_period = (-counter) & pmc->bitmask;
>> +
>> +	event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(&attr, -1, current, NULL, pmc);
>> +	if (IS_ERR(event)) {
>> +		printk_once("kvm: pmu event creation failed %ld\n",
>> +			    PTR_ERR(event));
>> +		return;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	pmc->perf_event = event;
>> +}
>>
> 
>
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Patch

diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h
index b9f394a..2c025f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pmu.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ 
 #define ARMV8_PMCR_D		(1 << 3) /* CCNT counts every 64th cpu cycle */
 #define ARMV8_PMCR_X		(1 << 4) /* Export to ETM */
 #define ARMV8_PMCR_DP		(1 << 5) /* Disable CCNT if non-invasive debug*/
+/* Determines which PMCCNTR_EL0 bit generates an overflow */
+#define ARMV8_PMCR_LC		(1 << 6)
 #define	ARMV8_PMCR_N_SHIFT	11	 /* Number of counters supported */
 #define	ARMV8_PMCR_N_MASK	0x1f
 #define	ARMV8_PMCR_MASK		0x3f	 /* Mask for writable bits */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile
index 1949fe5..18d56d8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@  kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += $(KVM)/arm/vgic-v3.o
 kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += $(KVM)/arm/vgic-v3-emul.o
 kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += vgic-v3-switch.o
 kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_HOST) += $(KVM)/arm/arch_timer.o
+kvm-$(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_PMU) += $(KVM)/arm/pmu.o
diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
index 254d2b4..1908c88 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
@@ -38,4 +38,17 @@  struct kvm_pmu {
 #endif
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_ARM_PMU
+unsigned long kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 select_idx);
+void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 data,
+				    u32 select_idx);
+#else
+unsigned long kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 select_idx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 data,
+				    u32 select_idx) {}
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..900a64c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/pmu.c
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ 
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Linaro Ltd.
+ * Author: Shannon Zhao <shannon.zhao@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/kvm.h>
+#include <linux/kvm_host.h>
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include <asm/kvm_emulate.h>
+#include <kvm/arm_pmu.h>
+
+/**
+ * kvm_pmu_get_counter_value - get PMU counter value
+ * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
+ * @select_idx: The counter index
+ */
+unsigned long kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 select_idx)
+{
+	u64 counter, enabled, running;
+	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = &vcpu->arch.pmu;
+	struct kvm_pmc *pmc = &pmu->pmc[select_idx];
+
+	if (!vcpu_mode_is_32bit(vcpu))
+		counter = vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, PMEVCNTR0_EL0 + select_idx);
+	else
+		counter = vcpu_cp15(vcpu, c14_PMEVCNTR0 + select_idx);
+
+	if (pmc->perf_event)
+		counter += perf_event_read_value(pmc->perf_event, &enabled,
+						 &running);
+
+	return counter & pmc->bitmask;
+}
+
+/**
+ * kvm_pmu_stop_counter - stop PMU counter
+ * @pmc: The PMU counter pointer
+ *
+ * If this counter has been configured to monitor some event, release it here.
+ */
+static void kvm_pmu_stop_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
+{
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = pmc->vcpu;
+	u64 counter;
+
+	if (pmc->perf_event) {
+		counter = kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(vcpu, pmc->idx);
+		if (!vcpu_mode_is_32bit(vcpu))
+			vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, PMEVCNTR0_EL0 + pmc->idx) = counter;
+		else
+			vcpu_cp15(vcpu, c14_PMEVCNTR0 + pmc->idx) = counter;
+
+		perf_event_release_kernel(pmc->perf_event);
+		pmc->perf_event = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type - set selected counter to monitor some event
+ * @vcpu: The vcpu pointer
+ * @data: The data guest writes to PMXEVTYPER_EL0
+ * @select_idx: The number of selected counter
+ *
+ * When OS accesses PMXEVTYPER_EL0, that means it wants to set a PMC to count an
+ * event with given hardware event number. Here we call perf_event API to
+ * emulate this action and create a kernel perf event for it.
+ */
+void kvm_pmu_set_counter_event_type(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 data,
+				    u32 select_idx)
+{
+	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = &vcpu->arch.pmu;
+	struct kvm_pmc *pmc = &pmu->pmc[select_idx];
+	struct perf_event *event;
+	struct perf_event_attr attr;
+	u32 eventsel;
+	u64 counter;
+
+	kvm_pmu_stop_counter(pmc);
+	eventsel = data & ARMV8_EVTYPE_EVENT;
+
+	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof(struct perf_event_attr));
+	attr.type = PERF_TYPE_RAW;
+	attr.size = sizeof(attr);
+	attr.pinned = 1;
+	attr.disabled = 1;
+	attr.exclude_user = data & ARMV8_EXCLUDE_EL0 ? 1 : 0;
+	attr.exclude_kernel = data & ARMV8_EXCLUDE_EL1 ? 1 : 0;
+	attr.exclude_hv = 1; /* Don't count EL2 events */
+	attr.exclude_host = 1; /* Don't count host events */
+	attr.config = eventsel;
+
+	counter = kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(vcpu, select_idx);
+	/* The initial sample period (overflow count) of an event. */
+	attr.sample_period = (-counter) & pmc->bitmask;
+
+	event = perf_event_create_kernel_counter(&attr, -1, current, NULL, pmc);
+	if (IS_ERR(event)) {
+		printk_once("kvm: pmu event creation failed %ld\n",
+			    PTR_ERR(event));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	pmc->perf_event = event;
+}