linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/3] perf evsel: Fix attr.exclude

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Date:   Mon, 10 Jul 2017 20:01:39 -0300
From:   Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] perf evsel: Fix attr.exclude_kernel setting for default cycles:p

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>

To allow probing the max attr.precise_ip setting for non-root users
we unconditionally set attr.exclude_kernel, which makes the detection
work but should be done only for !root, fix it.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Fixes: 97365e81366f ("perf evsel: Set attr.exclude_kernel when probing max attr.precise_ip")
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-bl6bbxzxloonzvm4nvt7oqgj@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 87b431886670..f2a1876d268e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new_cycles(void)
 	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
 		.type	= PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
 		.config	= PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES,
-		.exclude_kernel	= 1,
+		.exclude_kernel	= geteuid() != 0,
 	};
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
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2.9.4