perf doesnt work on new intel laptops

[Philip M]

pmilosla@pmilosla-ubuntu22:~> sudo perf record
Error:
The cpu_core/cycles/ event is not supported.

pmilosla@pmilosla-ubuntu22:~> lscpu
Architecture: x86_64
  CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
  Address sizes: 45 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
  Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 8
  On-line CPU(s) list: 0-7
Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
  Model name: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900H
    CPU family: 6
    Model: 186
    Thread(s) per core: 1
    Core(s) per socket: 1
    Socket(s): 8
    Stepping: 2
    BogoMIPS: 5990.40

sudo perf top works however

I need sudo perf record to work with -p option

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-tools-common linux-tools-generic linux-tools-`uname -r`

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: linux-tools-common 5.15.0-91.101
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-37.38~22.04.1-generic 6.2.16
Uname: Linux 6.2.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: pmilosla 1744 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: N/A
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Dec 11 11:30:54 2023
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-06-14 (180 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20230223)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 ens33 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0e0f:0008 VMware, Inc. Virtual Bluetooth Adapter
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcFB: 0 vmwgfxdrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-37-generic root=UUID=bde66501-62d8-4cc1-b37c-b9265a11519a ro find_preseed=/preseed.cfg auto noprompt priority=critical locale=en_US quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-6.2.0-37-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-6.2.0-37-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3.23
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/12/2020
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.ec.firmware.release: 0.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd11/12/2020:br4.6:efr0.0:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:sku:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.
modified.conffile..etc.default.apport:
 # set this to 0 to disable apport, or to 1 to enable it
 # you can temporarily override this with
 # sudo service apport start force_start=1
 enabled=0
mtime.conffile..etc.default.apport: 2023-07-11T12:19:20.955497

[Philip M (pmilosla)]

I'm guessing this has to do with vmware vPMC and raptor lake support