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

[Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>]

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@intel.com>

Acked-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>

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;