linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/3] perf: Use CAP_SYS_ADMIN with perf_event

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Message-ID: <1562112605-6235-3-git-send-email-ilubashe@akamai.com>
Date:   Tue, 2 Jul 2019 20:10:04 -0400
From:   Igor Lubashev <ilubashe@...mai.com>
To:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Mathieu Poirier <mathieu.poirier@...aro.org>
CC:     Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "James Morris" <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        Igor Lubashev <ilubashe@...mai.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] perf: Use CAP_SYS_ADMIN with perf_event_paranoid checks

The kernel is using CAP_SYS_ADMIN instead of euid==0 to override
perf_event_paranoid check. Make perf do the same.

Signed-off-by: Igor Lubashev <ilubashe@...mai.com>
---
 tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c    | 3 ++-
 tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c | 3 ++-
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c | 3 ++-
 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c  | 2 +-
 tools/perf/util/evsel.c              | 2 +-
 5 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
index 911426721170..e004ba7ad957 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/cs-etm.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "../../perf.h"
 #include "../../util/auxtrace.h"
 #include "../../util/cpumap.h"
+#include "../../util/event.h"
 #include "../../util/evlist.h"
 #include "../../util/evsel.h"
 #include "../../util/pmu.h"
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ static int cs_etm_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 	struct perf_pmu *cs_etm_pmu = ptr->cs_etm_pmu;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *cs_etm_evsel = NULL;
 	const struct cpu_map *cpus = evlist->cpus;
-	bool privileged = (geteuid() == 0 || perf_event_paranoid() < 0);
+	bool privileged = perf_event_paranoid_check(-1);
 
 	ptr->evlist = evlist;
 	ptr->snapshot_mode = opts->auxtrace_snapshot_mode;
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
index 5ccfce87e693..f5ec6953c69c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include "../../util/cpumap.h"
+#include "../../util/event.h"
 #include "../../util/evsel.h"
 #include "../../util/evlist.h"
 #include "../../util/session.h"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ static int arm_spe_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 			container_of(itr, struct arm_spe_recording, itr);
 	struct perf_pmu *arm_spe_pmu = sper->arm_spe_pmu;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *arm_spe_evsel = NULL;
-	bool privileged = geteuid() == 0 || perf_event_paranoid() < 0;
+	bool privileged = perf_event_paranoid_check(-1);
 	struct perf_evsel *tracking_evsel;
 	int err;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
index e6d4d9591c79..fe7cecdb494d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-bts.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/log2.h>
 
 #include "../../util/cpumap.h"
+#include "../../util/event.h"
 #include "../../util/evsel.h"
 #include "../../util/evlist.h"
 #include "../../util/session.h"
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ static int intel_bts_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 	struct perf_pmu *intel_bts_pmu = btsr->intel_bts_pmu;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *intel_bts_evsel = NULL;
 	const struct cpu_map *cpus = evlist->cpus;
-	bool privileged = geteuid() == 0 || perf_event_paranoid() < 0;
+	bool privileged = perf_event_paranoid_check(-1);
 
 	btsr->evlist = evlist;
 	btsr->snapshot_mode = opts->auxtrace_snapshot_mode;
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
index 1869f62a10cd..44d2194fdab3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static int intel_pt_recording_options(struct auxtrace_record *itr,
 	bool have_timing_info, need_immediate = false;
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel, *intel_pt_evsel = NULL;
 	const struct cpu_map *cpus = evlist->cpus;
-	bool privileged = geteuid() == 0 || perf_event_paranoid() < 0;
+	bool privileged = perf_event_paranoid_check(-1);
 	u64 tsc_bit;
 	int err;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 4a5947625c5c..ce28d890d6bf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new_idx(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int idx)
 
 static bool perf_event_can_profile_kernel(void)
 {
-	return geteuid() == 0 || perf_event_paranoid() == -1;
+	return perf_event_paranoid_check(-1);
 }
 
 struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new_cycles(bool precise)
-- 
2.7.4