Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH] x86: pmu: Test full-width counter writes support

From: Paolo Bonzini
Date: Tue Jun 16 2020 - 08:29:03 EST


On 16/06/20 12:49, Thomas Huth wrote:
> On 29/05/2020 09.43, Like Xu wrote:
>> When the full-width writes capability is set, use the alternative MSR
>> range to write larger sign counter values (up to GP counter width).
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Like Xu <like.xu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> lib/x86/msr.h | 1 +
>> x86/pmu.c | 125 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>> 2 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
> [...]
>> @@ -452,6 +468,66 @@ static void check_running_counter_wrmsr(void)
>> report_prefix_pop();
>> }
>>
>> +static void check_counters(void)
>> +{
>> + check_gp_counters();
>> + check_fixed_counters();
>> + check_rdpmc();
>> + check_counters_many();
>> + check_counter_overflow();
>> + check_gp_counter_cmask();
>> + check_running_counter_wrmsr();
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void do_unsupported_width_counter_write(void *index)
>> +{
>> + wrmsr(MSR_IA32_PMC0 + *((int *) index), 0xffffff0123456789ull);
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void check_gp_counters_write_width(void)
>> +{
>> + u64 val_64 = 0xffffff0123456789ull;
>> + u64 val_32 = val_64 & ((1ul << 32) - 1);
> Hi,
>
> this broke compilation on 32-bit hosts:
>
> https://travis-ci.com/github/huth/kvm-unit-tests/jobs/349654654#L710
>
> Fix should be easy, I guess - either use 1ull or specify the mask
> 0xffffffff directly.

Or

u64 val_32 = (u64)(u32) val_64;

I'll send a patch.

Paolo