Re: [PATCH 1/4] perf tools: Fix CLOEXEC probe for perf_event_paranoid == 2

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Wed Aug 13 2014 - 01:33:47 EST


Hi Adrian,

On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:04:28 +0300, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> With /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid set to 2, the
> probe of PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC would fail. Fix by excluding
> kernel profiling from the probe event.
>
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Namhyung


> ---
> tools/perf/util/cloexec.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
> index 5073c01..000047c 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ static int perf_flag_probe(void)
> struct perf_event_attr attr = {
> .type = PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE,
> .config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK,
> + .exclude_kernel = 1,
> };
> int fd;
> int err;
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