linux-kernel - [PATCH 15/30] perf top: Ignore kptr_restrict when not sampling the kernel

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Date:   Tue, 28 Nov 2017 12:02:05 -0300
From:   Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH 15/30] perf top: Ignore kptr_restrict when not sampling the kernel

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

If all events have attr.exclude_kernel set, no need to look at
kptr_restrict.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-yegpzg5bf2im69g0tfizqaqz@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-top.c | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 477a8699f0b5..1b01c277bab9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -732,14 +732,16 @@ static void perf_event__process_sample(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	if (!machine->kptr_restrict_warned &&
 	    symbol_conf.kptr_restrict &&
 	    al.cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL) {
-		ui__warning(
+		if (!perf_evlist__exclude_kernel(top->session->evlist)) {
+			ui__warning(
 "Kernel address maps (/proc/{kallsyms,modules}) are restricted.\n\n"
 "Check /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict.\n\n"
 "Kernel%s samples will not be resolved.\n",
 			  al.map && !RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&al.map->dso->symbols[MAP__FUNCTION]) ?
 			  " modules" : "");
-		if (use_browser <= 0)
-			sleep(5);
+			if (use_browser <= 0)
+				sleep(5);
+		}
 		machine->kptr_restrict_warned = true;
 	}
 
-- 
2.13.6