* Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, May 04, 2013 at 01:22:57AM -0700, tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra wrote: > > Commit-ID: 0f5c78b5f33ce940034743e5f9485fc81ad75b0f > > Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/0f5c78b5f33ce940034743e5f9485fc81ad75b0f > > Author: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx> > > AuthorDate: Fri, 3 May 2013 14:11:25 +0200 > > Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> > > CommitDate: Sat, 4 May 2013 08:37:48 +0200 > > > > perf/x86/intel/lbr: Demand proper privileges for PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL > > > > We should always have proper privileges when requesting kernel > > data. > > > > Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Cc: eranian@xxxxxxxxxx > > Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20130503121256.230745028@xxxxxxxxx > > Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-v0x9ky3ahzr6nm3c6ilwrili@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --- > > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c | 5 ++++- > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c > > index de341d4..0e92871 100644 > > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c > > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c > > @@ -318,8 +318,11 @@ static void intel_pmu_setup_sw_lbr_filter(struct perf_event *event) > > if (br_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER) > > mask |= X86_BR_USER; > > > > - if (br_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL) > > + if (br_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL) { > > + if (perf_paranoid_kernel() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) > > + return -EACCES; > > It is probably not too late to amend this patch and remove the "-EACCES": > > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c: In function ???intel_pmu_setup_sw_lbr_filter???: > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c:323:4: warning: ???return??? with a value, in function returning void [enabled by default] Well, the better fix is to propagate that error condition down instead of ignoring it. Since it was the head commit for a tree others don't typically pull and base development work off I amended it. Thanks, Ingo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-tip-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html