linux-kernel - [PATCH 6/8] perf/core: Move perf_event_attr::sample_max_stack into perf_copy

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Date:   Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:38:51 +0100
From:   Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:     lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Milind Chabbi <chabbi.milind@...il.com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Hari Bathini <hbathini@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Jin Yao <yao.jin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Kan Liang <kan.liang@...el.com>,
        Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Oleg Nesterov <onestero@...hat.com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] perf/core: Move perf_event_attr::sample_max_stack into perf_copy_attr

Moving sample_max_stack check and setup into perf_copy_attr,
so we have all perf_event_attr initial setup in one place
and can easily compare attrs in the new ioctl introduced
in following change.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/events/core.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 799bb352d99f..028adb24bf7a 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -9673,6 +9673,9 @@ static int perf_copy_attr(struct perf_event_attr __user *uattr,
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (!attr->sample_max_stack)
+		attr->sample_max_stack = sysctl_perf_event_max_stack;
+
 	if (attr->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR)
 		ret = perf_reg_validate(attr->sample_regs_intr);
 out:
@@ -9886,9 +9889,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
 	    perf_paranoid_kernel() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	if (!attr.sample_max_stack)
-		attr.sample_max_stack = sysctl_perf_event_max_stack;
-
 	/*
 	 * In cgroup mode, the pid argument is used to pass the fd
 	 * opened to the cgroup directory in cgroupfs. The cpu argument
-- 
2.13.6