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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c13
-rw-r--r--kernel/events/core.c9
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
index d978353c939b..de341d4ec92a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void intel_pmu_lbr_read(void)
* - in case there is no HW filter
* - in case the HW filter has errata or limitations
*/
-static int intel_pmu_setup_sw_lbr_filter(struct perf_event *event)
+static void intel_pmu_setup_sw_lbr_filter(struct perf_event *event)
{
u64 br_type = event->attr.branch_sample_type;
int mask = 0;
@@ -318,11 +318,8 @@ static int 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 (perf_paranoid_kernel() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
- return -EACCES;
+ if (br_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL)
mask |= X86_BR_KERNEL;
- }
/* we ignore BRANCH_HV here */
@@ -342,8 +339,6 @@ static int intel_pmu_setup_sw_lbr_filter(struct perf_event *event)
* be used by fixup code for some CPU
*/
event->hw.branch_reg.reg = mask;
-
- return 0;
}
/*
@@ -391,9 +386,7 @@ int intel_pmu_setup_lbr_filter(struct perf_event *event)
/*
* setup SW LBR filter
*/
- ret = intel_pmu_setup_sw_lbr_filter(event);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
+ intel_pmu_setup_sw_lbr_filter(event);
/*
* setup HW LBR filter, if any
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 53d1b300116a..a0780b3a3d50 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -6481,11 +6481,6 @@ static int perf_copy_attr(struct perf_event_attr __user *uattr,
if (!(mask & ~PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PLM_ALL))
return -EINVAL;
- /* kernel level capture: check permissions */
- if ((mask & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PERM_PLM)
- && perf_paranoid_kernel() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
- return -EACCES;
-
/* propagate priv level, when not set for branch */
if (!(mask & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_PLM_ALL)) {
@@ -6503,6 +6498,10 @@ static int perf_copy_attr(struct perf_event_attr __user *uattr,
*/
attr->branch_sample_type = mask;
}
+ /* kernel level capture: check permissions */
+ if ((mask & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL)
+ && perf_paranoid_kernel() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EACCES;
}
if (attr->sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER) {