Commit 520320720a for qemu.org

commit 520320720a11a61d91bbf691564dfcd4956418a9
Author: Mohamed Mediouni <mohamed@unpredictable.fr>
Date:   Tue May 5 09:25:21 2026 +0100

    hvf: arm: allow exposing minimal PMU for kernel-irqchip=on

    When running with the Apple vGIC, a minimum PMU is exposed by Hypervisor.framework
    if a valid PMUVer register value is set. That PMU isn't exposed otherwise.

    Signed-off-by: Mohamed Mediouni <mohamed@unpredictable.fr>
    Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@linaro.org>
    Message-id: 20260429190532.26538-9-mohamed@unpredictable.fr
    Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>

diff --git a/target/arm/hvf/hvf.c b/target/arm/hvf/hvf.c
index a3714d1ee5..0f8a742def 100644
--- a/target/arm/hvf/hvf.c
+++ b/target/arm/hvf/hvf.c
@@ -1145,6 +1145,25 @@ static bool hvf_arm_get_host_cpu_features(ARMHostCPUFeatures *ahcf)

     clamp_id_aa64mmfr0_parange_to_ipa_size(&host_isar);

+    /*
+     * Windows wants at least the PMU's cycles counter to be available.
+     *
+     * With kernel-irqchip=off, we "emulate" the cycles counter
+     * in reference to time in QEMU. Having that, even with
+     * ID_AA64DFR0_EL1.PMUVer = 0 is enough to make Windows happy.
+     *
+     * As it's a very inaccurate implementation with its only purpose
+     * being making Windows boot, expose ID_AA64DFR0_EL1.PMUVer = 0
+     * when kernel-irqchip=off.
+     *
+     * When kernel-irqchip=on *and* ID_AA64DFR0_EL1.PMUVer = 1,
+     * the OS provides its own PMU emulation, which is currently
+     * a cycles counter only emulation.
+     */
+    if (hvf_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+        FIELD_DP64_IDREG(&host_isar, ID_AA64DFR0, PMUVER, 0x1);
+    }
+
     ahcf->isar = host_isar;

     /*