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Date:   Thu, 30 May 2019 00:52:34 -0700
From:   tip-bot for Adrian Hunter <tipbot@...or.com>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...nel.org, adrian.hunter@...el.com, jolsa@...hat.com,
        acme@...hat.com
Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf-with-kcore.sh: Always allow
 fix_buildid_cache_permissions

Commit-ID:  a685c7a4a25c80f1f022b55830f2d894ee8847eb
Gitweb:     https://git.kernel.org/tip/a685c7a4a25c80f1f022b55830f2d894ee8847eb
Author:     Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
AuthorDate: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 14:38:28 +0300
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Tue, 28 May 2019 18:37:42 -0300

perf-with-kcore.sh: Always allow fix_buildid_cache_permissions

The user's buildid cache may contain entries added by root even if root
has its own home directory (e.g. by using perfconfig to specify the same
buildid dir), so remove that validation.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190412113830.4126-7-adrian.hunter@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/perf-with-kcore.sh | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/perf-with-kcore.sh b/tools/perf/perf-with-kcore.sh
index 7e47a7cbc195..2ad2fffdb209 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf-with-kcore.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/perf-with-kcore.sh
@@ -111,11 +111,6 @@ fix_buildid_cache_permissions()
 
 	USER_HOME=$(bash <<< "echo ~$SUDO_USER")
 
-	if [ "$HOME" != "$USER_HOME" ] ; then
-		echo "Fix unnecessary because root has a home: $HOME" >&2
-		exit 1
-	fi
-
 	echo "Fixing buildid cache permissions"
 
 	find "$USER_HOME/.debug" -xdev -type d          ! -user "$SUDO_USER" -ls -exec chown    "$SUDO_USER" \{\} \;