perf evsel: Fix attr.exclude_kernel setting for default cycles:p
Yet another fix for probing the max attr.precise_ip setting: it is not
enough settting attr.exclude_kernel for !root users, as they _can_
profile the kernel if the kernel.perf_event_paranoid sysctl is set to
-1, so check that as well.
Testing it:
As non root:
$ sysctl kernel.perf_event_paranoid
kernel.perf_event_paranoid = 2
$ perf record sleep 1
$ perf evlist -v
cycles:uppp: ..., exclude_kernel: 1, ... precise_ip: 3, ...
Now as non-root, but with kernel.perf_event_paranoid set set to the
most permissive value, -1:
$ sysctl kernel.perf_event_paranoid
kernel.perf_event_paranoid = -1
$ perf record sleep 1
$ perf evlist -v
cycles:ppp: ..., exclude_kernel: 0, ... precise_ip: 3, ...
$
I.e. non-root, default kernel.perf_event_paranoid: :uppp modifier = not allowed to sample the kernel,
non-root, most permissible kernel.perf_event_paranoid: :ppp = allowed to sample the kernel.
In both cases, use the highest available precision: attr.precise_ip = 3.
Reported-and-Tested-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>
Fixes: d37a369790
("perf evsel: Fix attr.exclude_kernel setting for default cycles:p")
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-nj2qkf75xsd6pw6hhjzfqqdx@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
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return evsel;
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}
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static bool perf_event_can_profile_kernel(void)
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{
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return geteuid() == 0 || perf_event_paranoid() == -1;
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}
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struct perf_evsel *perf_evsel__new_cycles(bool precise)
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{
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struct perf_event_attr attr = {
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.type = PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE,
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.config = PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES,
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.exclude_kernel = geteuid() != 0,
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.exclude_kernel = !perf_event_can_profile_kernel(),
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};
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struct perf_evsel *evsel;
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