[PATCH 15/30] perf top: Ignore kptr_restrict when not sampling the kernel

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Tue Nov 28 2017 - 10:03:22 EST


From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>

If all events have attr.exclude_kernel set, no need to look at
kptr_restrict.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-yegpzg5bf2im69g0tfizqaqz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/builtin-top.c | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 477a8699f0b5..1b01c277bab9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -732,14 +732,16 @@ static void perf_event__process_sample(struct perf_tool *tool,
if (!machine->kptr_restrict_warned &&
symbol_conf.kptr_restrict &&
al.cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL) {
- ui__warning(
+ if (!perf_evlist__exclude_kernel(top->session->evlist)) {
+ ui__warning(
"Kernel address maps (/proc/{kallsyms,modules}) are restricted.\n\n"
"Check /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict.\n\n"
"Kernel%s samples will not be resolved.\n",
al.map && !RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&al.map->dso->symbols[MAP__FUNCTION]) ?
" modules" : "");
- if (use_browser <= 0)
- sleep(5);
+ if (use_browser <= 0)
+ sleep(5);
+ }
machine->kptr_restrict_warned = true;
}

--
2.13.6