perf symbols: Check kptr_restrict for root
authorWang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>
Tue, 24 May 2016 09:21:27 +0000 (09:21 +0000)
committerArnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Fri, 27 May 2016 12:41:23 +0000 (09:41 -0300)
commit38272dc4f1b17437871b786d567e1242d0904f5a
treeb4f32688639a3ad8fec9ff54ced5c3ca584a0945
parent275ae411e56f8f900fa364da29c4706f9af4e1f3
perf symbols: Check kptr_restrict for root

If kptr_restrict is set to 2, even root is not allowed to see pointers.
This patch checks kptr_restrict even if euid == 0. For root, report
error if kptr_restrict is 2.

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>
Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Cc: Zefan Li <lizefan@huawei.com>
Cc: pi3orama@163.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1464081688-167940-1-git-send-email-wangnan0@huawei.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
tools/perf/util/symbol.c