linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/4] perf tools: Fix CLOEXEC probe for perf_event

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Date:	Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:04:28 +0300
From:	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] perf tools: Fix CLOEXEC probe for perf_event_paranoid == 2

With /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid set to 2, the
probe of PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC would fail.  Fix by excluding
kernel profiling from the probe event.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/cloexec.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
index 5073c01..000047c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ static int perf_flag_probe(void)
 	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
 		.type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
 		.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK,
+		.exclude_kernel = 1,
 	};
 	int fd;
 	int err;
-- 
1.8.3.2

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