From: Tvrtko Ursulin <tursulin@ursulin.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: tursulin@ursulin.net, tvrtko.ursulin@linux.intel.com,
Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@intel.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>, Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>,
Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@linux.intel.com>,
x86@kernel.org
Subject: [RFC 4/5] perf Documentation: Document the per PMU perf_event_paranoid interface
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 13:27:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180919122751.12439-5-tvrtko.ursulin@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180919122751.12439-1-tvrtko.ursulin@linux.intel.com>
From: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@intel.com>
Explain behaviour of the new control knob along side the existing perf
event documentation.
Signed-off-by: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@intel.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@linux.intel.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: x86@kernel.org
---
.../testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-events | 14 ++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-events b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-events
index 505f080d20a1..b3096ae9be6f 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-events
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-event_source-devices-events
@@ -92,3 +92,17 @@ Description: Perf event scaling factors
This is provided to avoid performing floating point arithmetic
in the kernel.
+
+What: /sys/bus/event_source/devices/<pmu>/perf_event_paranoid
+Date: 2018/06/26
+Contact: Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
+Description: Per PMU access control file
+
+ This is the per PMU version of the perf_event_paranoid sysctl
+ which allows controlling the access control level for each
+ individual PMU.
+
+ Writes to the sysctl will propagate to all PMU providers.
+
+ For explanation of supported values please consult the sysctl
+ documentation.
--
2.17.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-09-19 12:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-09-19 12:27 [RFC 0/5] perf: Per PMU access controls (paranoid setting) Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-09-19 12:27 ` [RFC 1/5] perf: Move some access checks later in perf_event_open Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-09-19 12:27 ` [RFC 2/5] perf: Pass pmu pointer to perf_paranoid_* helpers Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-09-19 12:27 ` [RFC 3/5] perf: Allow per PMU access control Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-09-27 20:15 ` Andi Kleen
2018-09-28 8:57 ` Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-09-19 12:27 ` Tvrtko Ursulin [this message]
2018-09-19 12:27 ` [RFC 5/5] tools/perf: Add support for per-PMU " Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-09-28 10:26 ` [RFC 0/5] perf: Per PMU access controls (paranoid setting) Thomas Gleixner
2018-09-28 13:22 ` Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-09-28 14:02 ` Thomas Gleixner
2018-09-28 14:56 ` Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-09-28 15:23 ` Thomas Gleixner
2018-09-28 15:45 ` Alexey Budankov
2018-09-28 18:20 ` Thomas Gleixner
2018-09-28 20:45 ` Andi Kleen
2018-09-29 6:19 ` Thomas Gleixner
2018-10-01 6:25 ` Alexey Budankov
2018-09-28 15:12 ` Jann Horn
2018-09-28 22:02 ` Jann Horn
2018-10-01 6:27 ` Alexey Budankov
2018-09-28 16:41 ` Mark Rutland
2018-09-28 17:23 ` Andi Kleen
2018-09-28 17:40 ` Mark Rutland
2018-09-28 20:49 ` Andi Kleen
2018-09-28 20:54 ` Jann Horn
2018-09-28 20:59 ` Andi Kleen
2018-09-28 21:22 ` Jann Horn
2018-09-28 21:27 ` Andi Kleen
2018-10-01 6:25 ` Alexey Budankov
2018-10-01 16:11 ` Thomas Gleixner
2018-10-01 16:15 ` Jann Horn
2018-10-01 20:51 ` Alexey Budankov
2018-10-02 6:40 ` Thomas Gleixner
2018-10-02 11:44 ` Alexey Budankov
2018-10-03 17:01 ` Jann Horn
2018-10-04 17:11 ` Alexey Budankov
2018-09-29 6:30 ` Thomas Gleixner
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