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git-mirror · Sep 2, 2009 · e9e34a5 · e9e34a5
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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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-refs/heads/master: f76bd108e5031202bb40849306f98c4afebe4ef6
+refs/heads/master: 0fbdea19e9394a5cb5f2f5081b028c50b558910a
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/perf_counter.c b/trunk/kernel/perf_counter.c
@@ -46,12 +46,18 @@ static atomic_t nr_task_counters __read_mostly;
 
 /*
  * perf counter paranoia level:
- *  0 - not paranoid
- *  1 - disallow cpu counters to unpriv
- *  2 - disallow kernel profiling to unpriv
+ *  -1 - not paranoid at all
+ *   0 - disallow raw tracepoint access for unpriv
+ *   1 - disallow cpu counters for unpriv
+ *   2 - disallow kernel profiling for unpriv
  */
 int sysctl_perf_counter_paranoid __read_mostly = 1;
 
+static inline bool perf_paranoid_tracepoint_raw(void)
+{
+	return sysctl_perf_counter_paranoid > -1;
+}
+
 static inline bool perf_paranoid_cpu(void)
 {
 	return sysctl_perf_counter_paranoid > 0;
@@ -3971,6 +3977,7 @@ static const struct pmu *tp_perf_counter_init(struct perf_counter *counter)
 	 * have these.
 	 */
 	if ((counter->attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_RAW) &&
+			perf_paranoid_tracepoint_raw() &&
 			!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);