linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 07/10] powerpc/perf: open access for CAP

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Date:   Wed, 29 Jan 2020 08:17:33 +1100 (AEDT)
From:   James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:     Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@...ux.intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 07/10] powerpc/perf: open access for CAP_PERFMON
 privileged process

On Tue, 28 Jan 2020, Alexey Budankov wrote:

> Signed-off-by: Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
> index cb50a9e1fd2d..e837717492e4 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
> @@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ static int thread_imc_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
>  	if (event->attr.type != event->pmu->type)
>  		return -ENOENT;
>  
> -	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
> +	if (!perfmon_capable())
>  		return -EACCES;
>  
>  	/* Sampling not supported */
> @@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ static int trace_imc_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
>  	if (event->attr.type != event->pmu->type)
>  		return -ENOENT;
>  
> -	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
> +	if (!perfmon_capable())
>  		return -EACCES;
>  
>  	/* Return if this is a couting event */
> 


Acked-by: James Morris <jamorris@...ux.microsoft.com>

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James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>