* - in case there is no HW filter
* - in case the HW filter has errata or limitations
*/
-static void intel_pmu_setup_sw_lbr_filter(struct perf_event *event)
+static int intel_pmu_setup_sw_lbr_filter(struct perf_event *event)
{
u64 br_type = event->attr.branch_sample_type;
int mask = 0;
if (br_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_USER)
mask |= X86_BR_USER;
- if (br_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL)
+ if (br_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_KERNEL) {
+ if (perf_paranoid_kernel() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EACCES;
mask |= X86_BR_KERNEL;
+ }
/* we ignore BRANCH_HV here */
* be used by fixup code for some CPU
*/
event->hw.branch_reg.reg = mask;
+
+ return 0;
}
/*
/*
* setup SW LBR filter
*/
- intel_pmu_setup_sw_lbr_filter(event);
+ ret = intel_pmu_setup_sw_lbr_filter(event);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
/*
* setup HW LBR filter, if any