Hi Colton,

On 5/5/2026 5:18 AM, Colton Lewis wrote:
  static irqreturn_t armv8pmu_handle_irq(struct arm_pmu *cpu_pmu)
  {
-       u64 pmovsr;
        struct perf_sample_data data;
        struct pmu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(cpu_pmu->hw_events);
        struct pt_regs *regs;
+       u64 host_set = kvm_pmu_host_counter_mask(cpu_pmu);
+       u64 pmovsr;
kvm_pmu_host_counter_mask() is called from armv8pmu_handle_irq(). This
interrupt fires in both host and guest contexts.

However, kvm_pmu_host_counter_mask() dereferences
host_data_ptr(nr_event_counters). This indirection requires
kvm_arm_hyp_percpu_base[cpu] to be initialized, which only happens during
KVM hypervisor setup. When the interrupt fires in a guest kernel where KVM is compiled but not active, the per-CPU base is NULL and the dereference faults.

Thanks,
Yifan


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