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Akihiko Odaki
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Many functions in pmu-emul.c checks kvm_vcpu_has_pmu(vcpu). A favorable interpretation is defensive programming, but it also has downsides: - It is confusing as it implies these functions are called without PMU although most of them are called only when a PMU is present. - It makes semantics of functions fuzzy. For example, calling kvm_pmu_disable_counter_mask() without PMU may result in no-op as there are no enabled counters, but it's unclear what kvm_pmu_get_counter_value() returns when there is no PMU. - It allows callers without checking kvm_vcpu_has_pmu(vcpu), but it is often wrong to call these functions without PMU. - It is error-prone to duplicate kvm_vcpu_has_pmu(vcpu) checks into multiple functions. Many functions are called for system registers, and the system register infrastructure already employs less error-prone, comprehensive checks. Check kvm_vcpu_has_pmu(vcpu) in callers of these functions instead, and remove the obsolete checks from pmu-emul.c. The only exceptions are the functions that implement ioctls as they have definitive semantics even when the PMU is not present. Signed-off-by: Akihiko Odaki <akihiko.odaki@daynix.com> Reviewed-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250315-pmc-v5-2-ecee87dab216@daynix.com Signed-off-by: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@linux.dev>
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