riscv now uses this sysctl so document its usage for this architecture. Signed-off-by: Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 27 ++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst index 3800fab1619b..8019103aac10 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst @@ -941,16 +941,35 @@ enabled, otherwise writing to this file will return ``-EBUSY``. The default value is 8. -perf_user_access (arm64 only) -================================= +perf_user_access (arm64 and riscv only) +======================================= + +Controls user space access for reading perf event counters. -Controls user space access for reading perf event counters. When set to 1, -user space can read performance monitor counter registers directly. +arm64 +===== The default value is 0 (access disabled). +When set to 1, user space can read performance monitor counter registers +directly. + See Documentation/arch/arm64/perf.rst for more information. +riscv +===== + +When set to 0, user space access is disabled. + +The default value is 1, user space can read performance monitor counter +registers through perf, any direct access without perf intervention will trigger +an illegal instruction. + +When set to 2, which enables legacy mode (user space has direct access to cycle +and insret CSRs only). Note that this legacy value is deprecated and will be +removed once all user space applications are fixed. + +Note that the time CSR is always directly accessible to all modes. pid_max ======= -- 2.39.2
