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yaml --- r: 231890 b: refs/heads/master c: 66832eb h: refs/heads/master v: v3
git-mirror · Jan 18, 2011 · 919501e · 919501e
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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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-refs/heads/master: 22a4ec729017ba613337a28f306f94ba5023fe2e
+refs/heads/master: 66832eb4baaaa9abe4c993ddf9113a79e39b9915
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/perf_event.c b/trunk/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -2233,9 +2233,6 @@ find_get_context(struct pmu *pmu, struct task_struct *task, int cpu)
 		if (perf_paranoid_cpu() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 			return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 
-		if (cpu < 0 || cpu >= nr_cpumask_bits)
-			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-
 		/*
 		 * We could be clever and allow to attach a event to an
 		 * offline CPU and activate it when the CPU comes up, but
@@ -5541,6 +5538,11 @@ perf_event_alloc(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int cpu,
 	struct hw_perf_event *hwc;
 	long err;
 
+	if ((unsigned)cpu >= nr_cpu_ids) {
+		if (!task || cpu != -1)
+			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
 	event = kzalloc(sizeof(*event), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!event)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -5589,7 +5591,7 @@ perf_event_alloc(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int cpu,
 
 	if (!overflow_handler && parent_event)
 		overflow_handler = parent_event->overflow_handler;
-	
+
 	event->overflow_handler	= overflow_handler;
 
 	if (attr->disabled)