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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/events/intel/bts.c8
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/events/intel/core.c5
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/events/intel/p4.c5
3 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/bts.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/bts.c
index 5ee3fed881d3..38de4a7f6752 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/bts.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/bts.c
@@ -549,9 +549,11 @@ static int bts_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
* Note that the default paranoia setting permits unprivileged
* users to profile the kernel.
*/
- if (event->attr.exclude_kernel && perf_paranoid_kernel() &&
- !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
- return -EACCES;
+ if (event->attr.exclude_kernel) {
+ ret = perf_allow_kernel(&event->attr);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ }
if (x86_add_exclusive(x86_lbr_exclusive_bts))
return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index fcef678c3423..bbf6588d47ee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -3315,8 +3315,9 @@ static int intel_pmu_hw_config(struct perf_event *event)
if (x86_pmu.version < 3)
return -EINVAL;
- if (perf_paranoid_cpu() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
- return -EACCES;
+ ret = perf_allow_cpu(&event->attr);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
event->hw.config |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_ANY;
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/p4.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/p4.c
index dee579efb2b2..a4cc66005ce8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/p4.c
@@ -776,8 +776,9 @@ static int p4_validate_raw_event(struct perf_event *event)
* the user needs special permissions to be able to use it
*/
if (p4_ht_active() && p4_event_bind_map[v].shared) {
- if (perf_paranoid_cpu() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
- return -EACCES;
+ v = perf_allow_cpu(&event->attr);
+ if (v)
+ return v;
}
/* ESCR EventMask bits may be invalid */