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
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);
if (!overflow_handler && parent_event)
overflow_handler = parent_event->overflow_handler;
-
+
event->overflow_handler = overflow_handler;
if (attr->disabled)