[PATCH 5/5] perf/core: Allow kernel address filter when not filtering the kernel

[Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>]

The so-called 'kernel' address filter can also be useful for filtering
fixed addresses in user space.  Allow that.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/events/core.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index af043a1a06ca..7670b0918e46 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -10454,8 +10454,6 @@ perf_event_parse_addr_filter(struct perf_event *event, char *fstr,
 		 */
 		if (state == IF_STATE_END) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
-			if (kernel && event->attr.exclude_kernel)
-				goto fail;
 
 			/*
 			 * ACTION "filter" must have a non-zero length region
-- 
2.25.1