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| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/design.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/util/cap.h | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/util/evsel.c | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/util/util.c | 1 |
5 files changed, 15 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c index d5adc417a4ca..55eda54240fb 100644 --- a/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c @@ -284,10 +284,11 @@ static int __cmd_ftrace(struct perf_ftrace *ftrace, int argc, const char **argv) .events = POLLIN, }; - if (!perf_cap__capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) { + if (!(perf_cap__capable(CAP_PERFMON) || + perf_cap__capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))) { pr_err("ftrace only works for %s!\n", #ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_SUPPORT - "users with the SYS_ADMIN capability" + "users with the CAP_PERFMON or CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability" #else "root" #endif diff --git a/tools/perf/design.txt b/tools/perf/design.txt index 0453ba26cdbd..a42fab308ff6 100644 --- a/tools/perf/design.txt +++ b/tools/perf/design.txt @@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ gets schedule to. Per task counters can be created by any user, for their own tasks. A 'pid == -1' and 'cpu == x' counter is a per CPU counter that counts -all events on CPU-x. Per CPU counters need CAP_SYS_ADMIN privilege. +all events on CPU-x. Per CPU counters need CAP_PERFMON or CAP_SYS_ADMIN +privilege. The 'flags' parameter is currently unused and must be zero. diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cap.h b/tools/perf/util/cap.h index 051dc590ceee..ae52878c0b2e 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/cap.h +++ b/tools/perf/util/cap.h @@ -29,4 +29,8 @@ static inline bool perf_cap__capable(int cap __maybe_unused) #define CAP_SYSLOG 34 #endif +#ifndef CAP_PERFMON +#define CAP_PERFMON 38 +#endif + #endif /* __PERF_CAP_H */ diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c index eb880efbce16..d23db6755f51 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c @@ -2523,14 +2523,14 @@ int perf_evsel__open_strerror(struct evsel *evsel, struct target *target, "You may not have permission to collect %sstats.\n\n" "Consider tweaking /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid,\n" "which controls use of the performance events system by\n" - "unprivileged users (without CAP_SYS_ADMIN).\n\n" + "unprivileged users (without CAP_PERFMON or CAP_SYS_ADMIN).\n\n" "The current value is %d:\n\n" " -1: Allow use of (almost) all events by all users\n" " Ignore mlock limit after perf_event_mlock_kb without CAP_IPC_LOCK\n" - ">= 0: Disallow ftrace function tracepoint by users without CAP_SYS_ADMIN\n" - " Disallow raw tracepoint access by users without CAP_SYS_ADMIN\n" - ">= 1: Disallow CPU event access by users without CAP_SYS_ADMIN\n" - ">= 2: Disallow kernel profiling by users without CAP_SYS_ADMIN\n\n" + ">= 0: Disallow ftrace function tracepoint by users without CAP_PERFMON or CAP_SYS_ADMIN\n" + " Disallow raw tracepoint access by users without CAP_SYS_PERFMON or CAP_SYS_ADMIN\n" + ">= 1: Disallow CPU event access by users without CAP_PERFMON or CAP_SYS_ADMIN\n" + ">= 2: Disallow kernel profiling by users without CAP_PERFMON or CAP_SYS_ADMIN\n\n" "To make this setting permanent, edit /etc/sysctl.conf too, e.g.:\n\n" " kernel.perf_event_paranoid = -1\n" , target->system_wide ? "system-wide " : "", diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c index d707c9624dd9..37a9492edb3e 100644 --- a/tools/perf/util/util.c +++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c @@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ int perf_event_paranoid(void) bool perf_event_paranoid_check(int max_level) { return perf_cap__capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || + perf_cap__capable(CAP_PERFMON) || perf_event_paranoid() <= max_level; } |