[PATCH v4 00/10] Move uid filtering to BPF filters

[PATCH v4 00/10] Move uid filtering to BPF filters

[Ian Rogers]

Rather than scanning /proc and skipping PIDs based on their UIDs, use
BPF filters for uid filtering. The /proc scanning in thread_map is
racy as the PID may exit before the perf_event_open causing perf to
abort. BPF UID filters are more robust as they avoid the race. The
/proc scanning also misses processes starting after the perf
command. Add a helper for commands that support UID filtering and wire
up. Remove the non-BPF UID filtering support given it doesn't work.

v4: Add a warning message on top of Namhyung's BPF filter error message:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250604054234.23608-1-namhyung@kernel.org/
    in the parse_uid_filter helper. In TUI the warning is shown then
    the BPF error shown, with stdio the warning appears below the BPF
    errors.

v3: Add lengthier commit messages as requested by Arnaldo. Rebase on
    tmp.perf-tools-next.

v2: Add a perf record uid test (Namhyung) and force setting
    system-wide for perf trace and perf record (Namhyung). Ensure the
    uid filter isn't set on tracepoint evsels.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250111190143.1029906-1-irogers@google.com/

Ian Rogers (10):
  perf parse-events filter: Use evsel__find_pmu
  perf target: Separate parse_uid into its own function
  perf parse-events: Add parse_uid_filter helper
  perf record: Switch user option to use BPF filter
  perf tests record: Add basic uid filtering test
  perf top: Switch user option to use BPF filter
  perf trace: Switch user option to use BPF filter
  perf bench evlist-open-close: Switch user option to use BPF filter
  perf target: Remove uid from target
  perf thread_map: Remove uid options

 tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c        | 36 ++++++++------
 tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c                 |  1 -
 tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c                    |  2 -
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c                 | 27 ++++++-----
 tools/perf/builtin-stat.c                   |  4 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-top.c                    | 22 +++++----
 tools/perf/builtin-trace.c                  | 27 +++++++----
 tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c     |  1 -
 tools/perf/tests/event-times.c              |  8 ++-
 tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c            |  2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c               |  2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c  |  2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c |  1 -
 tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c           |  2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c              |  1 -
 tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c         |  2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh            | 26 ++++++++++
 tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c          |  2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c                |  1 -
 tools/perf/tests/thread-map.c               |  2 +-
 tools/perf/util/bpf-filter.c                |  2 +-
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c                    |  3 +-
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.c              | 47 +++++++++++++-----
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.h              |  1 +
 tools/perf/util/python.c                    | 10 ++--
 tools/perf/util/target.c                    | 54 +++------------------
 tools/perf/util/target.h                    | 15 ++----
 tools/perf/util/thread_map.c                | 32 ++----------
 tools/perf/util/thread_map.h                |  6 +--
 tools/perf/util/top.c                       |  4 +-
 tools/perf/util/top.h                       |  1 +
 31 files changed, 164 insertions(+), 182 deletions(-)

-- 
2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog

[PATCH v4 01/10] perf parse-events filter: Use evsel__find_pmu

[Ian Rogers]

Rather than manually scanning PMUs, use evsel__find_pmu that can use
the PMU set during event parsing.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 14 ++++----------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index 2380de56a207..d96adf23dc94 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -2564,9 +2564,8 @@ foreach_evsel_in_last_glob(struct evlist *evlist,
 static int set_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
 {
 	const char *str = arg;
-	bool found = false;
 	int nr_addr_filters = 0;
-	struct perf_pmu *pmu = NULL;
+	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
 
 	if (evsel == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stderr,
@@ -2584,16 +2583,11 @@ static int set_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	while ((pmu = perf_pmus__scan(pmu)) != NULL)
-		if (pmu->type == evsel->core.attr.type) {
-			found = true;
-			break;
-		}
-
-	if (found)
+	pmu = evsel__find_pmu(evsel);
+	if (pmu) {
 		perf_pmu__scan_file(pmu, "nr_addr_filters",
 				    "%d", &nr_addr_filters);
-
+	}
 	if (!nr_addr_filters)
 		return perf_bpf_filter__parse(&evsel->bpf_filters, str);
 
-- 
2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog

[PATCH v4 02/10] perf target: Separate parse_uid into its own function

[Ian Rogers]

Allow parse_uid to be called without a struct target. Rather than have
two errors, remove TARGET_ERRNO__USER_NOT_FOUND and use
TARGET_ERRNO__INVALID_UID as the handling is identical.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/target.c | 22 ++++++++++++----------
 tools/perf/util/target.h |  3 ++-
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/target.c b/tools/perf/util/target.c
index 0f383418e3df..f3ad59ccfa99 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/target.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/target.c
@@ -94,15 +94,13 @@ enum target_errno target__validate(struct target *target)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-enum target_errno target__parse_uid(struct target *target)
+uid_t parse_uid(const char *str)
 {
 	struct passwd pwd, *result;
 	char buf[1024];
-	const char *str = target->uid_str;
 
-	target->uid = UINT_MAX;
 	if (str == NULL)
-		return TARGET_ERRNO__SUCCESS;
+		return UINT_MAX;
 
 	/* Try user name first */
 	getpwnam_r(str, &pwd, buf, sizeof(buf), &result);
@@ -115,16 +113,22 @@ enum target_errno target__parse_uid(struct target *target)
 		int uid = strtol(str, &endptr, 10);
 
 		if (*endptr != '\0')
-			return TARGET_ERRNO__INVALID_UID;
+			return UINT_MAX;
 
 		getpwuid_r(uid, &pwd, buf, sizeof(buf), &result);
 
 		if (result == NULL)
-			return TARGET_ERRNO__USER_NOT_FOUND;
+			return UINT_MAX;
 	}
 
-	target->uid = result->pw_uid;
-	return TARGET_ERRNO__SUCCESS;
+	return result->pw_uid;
+}
+
+enum target_errno target__parse_uid(struct target *target)
+{
+	target->uid = parse_uid(target->uid_str);
+
+	return target->uid != UINT_MAX ? TARGET_ERRNO__SUCCESS : TARGET_ERRNO__INVALID_UID;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -142,7 +146,6 @@ static const char *target__error_str[] = {
 	"BPF switch overriding UID",
 	"BPF switch overriding THREAD",
 	"Invalid User: %s",
-	"Problems obtaining information for user %s",
 };
 
 int target__strerror(struct target *target, int errnum,
@@ -171,7 +174,6 @@ int target__strerror(struct target *target, int errnum,
 		break;
 
 	case TARGET_ERRNO__INVALID_UID:
-	case TARGET_ERRNO__USER_NOT_FOUND:
 		snprintf(buf, buflen, msg, target->uid_str);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/target.h b/tools/perf/util/target.h
index 2ee2cc30340f..e082bda990fb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/target.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/target.h
@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ enum target_errno {
 
 	/* for target__parse_uid() */
 	TARGET_ERRNO__INVALID_UID,
-	TARGET_ERRNO__USER_NOT_FOUND,
 
 	__TARGET_ERRNO__END,
 };
 
 enum target_errno target__validate(struct target *target);
+
+uid_t parse_uid(const char *str);
 enum target_errno target__parse_uid(struct target *target);
 
 int target__strerror(struct target *target, int errnum, char *buf, size_t buflen);
-- 
2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog

[PATCH v4 03/10] perf parse-events: Add parse_uid_filter helper

[Ian Rogers]

Add parse_uid_filter filter as a helper to parse_filter, that
constructs a uid filter string. As uid filters don't work with
tracepoint filters, add a is_possible_tp_filter function so the
tracepoint filter isn't attempted for tracepoint evsels.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 tools/perf/util/parse-events.h |  1 +
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index d96adf23dc94..7f34e602fc08 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "pmu.h"
 #include "pmus.h"
 #include "asm/bug.h"
+#include "ui/ui.h"
 #include "util/parse-branch-options.h"
 #include "util/evsel_config.h"
 #include "util/event.h"
@@ -2561,6 +2562,12 @@ foreach_evsel_in_last_glob(struct evlist *evlist,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Will a tracepoint filter work for str or should a BPF filter be used? */
+static bool is_possible_tp_filter(const char *str)
+{
+	return strstr(str, "uid") == NULL;
+}
+
 static int set_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
 {
 	const char *str = arg;
@@ -2573,7 +2580,7 @@ static int set_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) {
+	if (evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT && is_possible_tp_filter(str)) {
 		if (evsel__append_tp_filter(evsel, str) < 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr,
 				"not enough memory to hold filter string\n");
@@ -2609,6 +2616,30 @@ int parse_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
 					  (const void *)str);
 }
 
+int parse_uid_filter(struct evlist *evlist, uid_t uid)
+{
+	struct option opt = {
+		.value = &evlist,
+	};
+	char buf[128];
+	int ret;
+
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "uid == %d", uid);
+	ret = parse_filter(&opt, buf, /*unset=*/0);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (use_browser >= 1) {
+			/*
+			 * Use ui__warning so a pop up appears above the
+			 * underlying BPF error message.
+			 */
+			ui__warning("Failed to add UID filtering that uses BPF filtering.\n");
+		} else {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to add UID filtering that uses BPF filtering.\n");
+		}
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int add_exclude_perf_filter(struct evsel *evsel,
 				   const void *arg __maybe_unused)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index ab242f671031..46e5a01be61c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static inline int parse_events(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str,
 int parse_event(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str);
 
 int parse_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset);
+int parse_uid_filter(struct evlist *evlist, uid_t uid);
 int exclude_perf(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
 
 enum parse_events__term_val_type {
-- 
2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog

Re: [PATCH v4 03/10] perf parse-events: Add parse_uid_filter helper

[Namhyung Kim]

Hi Ian,

On Wed, Jun 04, 2025 at 10:45:37AM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> Add parse_uid_filter filter as a helper to parse_filter, that
> constructs a uid filter string. As uid filters don't work with
> tracepoint filters, add a is_possible_tp_filter function so the
> tracepoint filter isn't attempted for tracepoint evsels.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  tools/perf/util/parse-events.h |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> index d96adf23dc94..7f34e602fc08 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
>  #include "pmu.h"
>  #include "pmus.h"
>  #include "asm/bug.h"
> +#include "ui/ui.h"
>  #include "util/parse-branch-options.h"
>  #include "util/evsel_config.h"
>  #include "util/event.h"
> @@ -2561,6 +2562,12 @@ foreach_evsel_in_last_glob(struct evlist *evlist,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +/* Will a tracepoint filter work for str or should a BPF filter be used? */
> +static bool is_possible_tp_filter(const char *str)
> +{
> +	return strstr(str, "uid") == NULL;
> +}
> +
>  static int set_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
>  {
>  	const char *str = arg;
> @@ -2573,7 +2580,7 @@ static int set_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
>  		return -1;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) {
> +	if (evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT && is_possible_tp_filter(str)) {
>  		if (evsel__append_tp_filter(evsel, str) < 0) {
>  			fprintf(stderr,
>  				"not enough memory to hold filter string\n");
> @@ -2609,6 +2616,30 @@ int parse_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
>  					  (const void *)str);
>  }
>  
> +int parse_uid_filter(struct evlist *evlist, uid_t uid)

It failed to build on alpine 3.18.

util/parse-events.h:48:45: error: unknown type name 'uid_t'                     
   48 | int parse_uid_filter(struct evlist *evlist, uid_t uid);                 
      |                                             ^~~~~

I'll add this.

Thanks,
Namhyung


---8<---
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
index ab242f6710313993..931780911e071ec6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 
 struct evsel;
 struct evlist;



> +{
> +	struct option opt = {
> +		.value = &evlist,
> +	};
> +	char buf[128];
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "uid == %d", uid);
> +	ret = parse_filter(&opt, buf, /*unset=*/0);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		if (use_browser >= 1) {
> +			/*
> +			 * Use ui__warning so a pop up appears above the
> +			 * underlying BPF error message.
> +			 */
> +			ui__warning("Failed to add UID filtering that uses BPF filtering.\n");
> +		} else {
> +			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to add UID filtering that uses BPF filtering.\n");
> +		}
> +	}
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
>  static int add_exclude_perf_filter(struct evsel *evsel,
>  				   const void *arg __maybe_unused)
>  {
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
> index ab242f671031..46e5a01be61c 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
> @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static inline int parse_events(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str,
>  int parse_event(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str);
>  
>  int parse_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset);
> +int parse_uid_filter(struct evlist *evlist, uid_t uid);
>  int exclude_perf(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
>  
>  enum parse_events__term_val_type {
> -- 
> 2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog
> 

Re: [PATCH v4 03/10] perf parse-events: Add parse_uid_filter helper

[Ian Rogers]

On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Ian,
>
> On Wed, Jun 04, 2025 at 10:45:37AM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> > Add parse_uid_filter filter as a helper to parse_filter, that
> > constructs a uid filter string. As uid filters don't work with
> > tracepoint filters, add a is_possible_tp_filter function so the
> > tracepoint filter isn't attempted for tracepoint evsels.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
> > ---
> >  tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >  tools/perf/util/parse-events.h |  1 +
> >  2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> > index d96adf23dc94..7f34e602fc08 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> > +++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> > @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
> >  #include "pmu.h"
> >  #include "pmus.h"
> >  #include "asm/bug.h"
> > +#include "ui/ui.h"
> >  #include "util/parse-branch-options.h"
> >  #include "util/evsel_config.h"
> >  #include "util/event.h"
> > @@ -2561,6 +2562,12 @@ foreach_evsel_in_last_glob(struct evlist *evlist,
> >       return 0;
> >  }
> >
> > +/* Will a tracepoint filter work for str or should a BPF filter be used? */
> > +static bool is_possible_tp_filter(const char *str)
> > +{
> > +     return strstr(str, "uid") == NULL;
> > +}
> > +
> >  static int set_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
> >  {
> >       const char *str = arg;
> > @@ -2573,7 +2580,7 @@ static int set_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
> >               return -1;
> >       }
> >
> > -     if (evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) {
> > +     if (evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT && is_possible_tp_filter(str)) {
> >               if (evsel__append_tp_filter(evsel, str) < 0) {
> >                       fprintf(stderr,
> >                               "not enough memory to hold filter string\n");
> > @@ -2609,6 +2616,30 @@ int parse_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
> >                                         (const void *)str);
> >  }
> >
> > +int parse_uid_filter(struct evlist *evlist, uid_t uid)
>
> It failed to build on alpine 3.18.
>
> util/parse-events.h:48:45: error: unknown type name 'uid_t'
>    48 | int parse_uid_filter(struct evlist *evlist, uid_t uid);
>       |                                             ^~~~~
>
> I'll add this.

Thanks Namhyung! I see this in tmp.perf-tools-next so I'll assume
there's no need for a v5.

Ian

> Thanks,
> Namhyung
>
>
> ---8<---
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
> index ab242f6710313993..931780911e071ec6 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
> @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
>  #include <linux/perf_event.h>
>  #include <stdio.h>
>  #include <string.h>
> +#include <sys/types.h>
>
>  struct evsel;
>  struct evlist;
>
>
>
> > +{
> > +     struct option opt = {
> > +             .value = &evlist,
> > +     };
> > +     char buf[128];
> > +     int ret;
> > +
> > +     snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "uid == %d", uid);
> > +     ret = parse_filter(&opt, buf, /*unset=*/0);
> > +     if (ret) {
> > +             if (use_browser >= 1) {
> > +                     /*
> > +                      * Use ui__warning so a pop up appears above the
> > +                      * underlying BPF error message.
> > +                      */
> > +                     ui__warning("Failed to add UID filtering that uses BPF filtering.\n");
> > +             } else {
> > +                     fprintf(stderr, "Failed to add UID filtering that uses BPF filtering.\n");
> > +             }
> > +     }
> > +     return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> >  static int add_exclude_perf_filter(struct evsel *evsel,
> >                                  const void *arg __maybe_unused)
> >  {
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
> > index ab242f671031..46e5a01be61c 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
> > +++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.h
> > @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static inline int parse_events(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str,
> >  int parse_event(struct evlist *evlist, const char *str);
> >
> >  int parse_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *str, int unset);
> > +int parse_uid_filter(struct evlist *evlist, uid_t uid);
> >  int exclude_perf(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset);
> >
> >  enum parse_events__term_val_type {
> > --
> > 2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog
> >

Re: [PATCH v4 03/10] perf parse-events: Add parse_uid_filter helper

[Namhyung Kim]

On Fri, Jun 06, 2025 at 11:13:10AM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Ian,
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 04, 2025 at 10:45:37AM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> > > Add parse_uid_filter filter as a helper to parse_filter, that
> > > constructs a uid filter string. As uid filters don't work with
> > > tracepoint filters, add a is_possible_tp_filter function so the
> > > tracepoint filter isn't attempted for tracepoint evsels.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
> > > ---
> > >  tools/perf/util/parse-events.c | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > >  tools/perf/util/parse-events.h |  1 +
> > >  2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> > > index d96adf23dc94..7f34e602fc08 100644
> > > --- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> > > +++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
> > > @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
> > >  #include "pmu.h"
> > >  #include "pmus.h"
> > >  #include "asm/bug.h"
> > > +#include "ui/ui.h"
> > >  #include "util/parse-branch-options.h"
> > >  #include "util/evsel_config.h"
> > >  #include "util/event.h"
> > > @@ -2561,6 +2562,12 @@ foreach_evsel_in_last_glob(struct evlist *evlist,
> > >       return 0;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > +/* Will a tracepoint filter work for str or should a BPF filter be used? */
> > > +static bool is_possible_tp_filter(const char *str)
> > > +{
> > > +     return strstr(str, "uid") == NULL;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > >  static int set_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
> > >  {
> > >       const char *str = arg;
> > > @@ -2573,7 +2580,7 @@ static int set_filter(struct evsel *evsel, const void *arg)
> > >               return -1;
> > >       }
> > >
> > > -     if (evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT) {
> > > +     if (evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT && is_possible_tp_filter(str)) {
> > >               if (evsel__append_tp_filter(evsel, str) < 0) {
> > >                       fprintf(stderr,
> > >                               "not enough memory to hold filter string\n");
> > > @@ -2609,6 +2616,30 @@ int parse_filter(const struct option *opt, const char *str,
> > >                                         (const void *)str);
> > >  }
> > >
> > > +int parse_uid_filter(struct evlist *evlist, uid_t uid)
> >
> > It failed to build on alpine 3.18.
> >
> > util/parse-events.h:48:45: error: unknown type name 'uid_t'
> >    48 | int parse_uid_filter(struct evlist *evlist, uid_t uid);
> >       |                                             ^~~~~
> >
> > I'll add this.
> 
> Thanks Namhyung! I see this in tmp.perf-tools-next so I'll assume
> there's no need for a v5.

Right, I've updated the branch with the fix.

Thanks,
Namhyung

[PATCH v4 04/10] perf record: Switch user option to use BPF filter

[Ian Rogers]

Finding user processes by scanning /proc is inherently racy and
results in perf_event_open failures. Use a BPF filter to drop samples
where the uid doesn't match. Ensure adding the BPF filter forces
system-wide.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 8059bce85a51..0b566f300569 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ struct record {
 	bool			timestamp_boundary;
 	bool			off_cpu;
 	const char		*filter_action;
+	const char		*uid_str;
 	struct switch_output	switch_output;
 	unsigned long long	samples;
 	unsigned long		output_max_size;	/* = 0: unlimited */
@@ -3513,8 +3514,7 @@ static struct option __record_options[] = {
 		     "or ranges of time to enable events e.g. '-D 10-20,30-40'",
 		     record__parse_event_enable_time),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "kcore", &record.opts.kcore, "copy /proc/kcore"),
-	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &record.opts.target.uid_str, "user",
-		   "user to profile"),
+	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &record.uid_str, "user", "user to profile"),
 
 	OPT_CALLBACK_NOOPT('b', "branch-any", &record.opts.branch_stack,
 		     "branch any", "sample any taken branches",
@@ -4256,19 +4256,24 @@ int cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 		ui__warning("%s\n", errbuf);
 	}
 
-	err = target__parse_uid(&rec->opts.target);
-	if (err) {
-		int saved_errno = errno;
+	if (rec->uid_str) {
+		uid_t uid = parse_uid(rec->uid_str);
 
-		target__strerror(&rec->opts.target, err, errbuf, BUFSIZ);
-		ui__error("%s", errbuf);
+		if (uid == UINT_MAX) {
+			ui__error("Invalid User: %s", rec->uid_str);
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		err = parse_uid_filter(rec->evlist, uid);
+		if (err)
+			goto out;
 
-		err = -saved_errno;
-		goto out;
+		/* User ID filtering implies system wide. */
+		rec->opts.target.system_wide = true;
 	}
 
-	/* Enable ignoring missing threads when -u/-p option is defined. */
-	rec->opts.ignore_missing_thread = rec->opts.target.uid != UINT_MAX || rec->opts.target.pid;
+	/* Enable ignoring missing threads when -p option is defined. */
+	rec->opts.ignore_missing_thread = rec->opts.target.pid;
 
 	evlist__warn_user_requested_cpus(rec->evlist, rec->opts.target.cpu_list);
 
-- 
2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog

[PATCH v4 05/10] perf tests record: Add basic uid filtering test

[Ian Rogers]

Based on the system-wide test with changes around how failure is
handled as BPF permissions are a bigger issue than perf event
paranoia.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
index 587f62e34414..2022a4f739be 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
@@ -231,6 +231,31 @@ test_cgroup() {
   echo "Cgroup sampling test [Success]"
 }
 
+test_uid() {
+  echo "Uid sampling test"
+  if ! perf record -aB --synth=no --uid "$(id -u)" -o "${perfdata}" ${testprog} \
+    > "${script_output}" 2>&1
+  then
+    if grep -q "libbpf.*EPERM" "${script_output}"
+    then
+      echo "Uid sampling [Skipped permissions]"
+      return
+    else
+      echo "Uid sampling [Failed to record]"
+      err=1
+      # cat "${script_output}"
+      return
+    fi
+  fi
+  if ! perf report -i "${perfdata}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
+  then
+    echo "Uid sampling [Failed missing output]"
+    err=1
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "Uid sampling test [Success]"
+}
+
 test_leader_sampling() {
   echo "Basic leader sampling test"
   if ! perf record -o "${perfdata}" -e "{cycles,cycles}:Su" -- \
@@ -345,6 +370,7 @@ test_system_wide
 test_workload
 test_branch_counter
 test_cgroup
+test_uid
 test_leader_sampling
 test_topdown_leader_sampling
 test_precise_max
-- 
2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog

[PATCH v4 06/10] perf top: Switch user option to use BPF filter

[Ian Rogers]

Finding user processes by scanning /proc is inherently racy and
results in perf_event_open failures. Use a BPF filter to drop samples
where the uid doesn't match.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-top.c | 22 ++++++++++++----------
 tools/perf/util/top.c    |  4 ++--
 tools/perf/util/top.h    |  1 +
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 7b6cde87d2af..051ded5ba9ba 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static void *display_thread_tui(void *arg)
 	 */
 	evlist__for_each_entry(top->evlist, pos) {
 		struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(pos);
-		hists->uid_filter_str = top->record_opts.target.uid_str;
+		hists->uid_filter_str = top->uid_str;
 	}
 
 	ret = evlist__tui_browse_hists(top->evlist, help, &hbt, top->min_percent,
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 		    "Add prefix to source file path names in programs (with --prefix-strip)"),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "prefix-strip", &annotate_opts.prefix_strip, "N",
 		    "Strip first N entries of source file path name in programs (with --prefix)"),
-	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &target->uid_str, "user", "user to profile"),
+	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &top.uid_str, "user", "user to profile"),
 	OPT_CALLBACK(0, "percent-limit", &top, "percent",
 		     "Don't show entries under that percent", parse_percent_limit),
 	OPT_CALLBACK(0, "percentage", NULL, "relative|absolute",
@@ -1762,15 +1762,17 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv)
 		ui__warning("%s\n", errbuf);
 	}
 
-	status = target__parse_uid(target);
-	if (status) {
-		int saved_errno = errno;
-
-		target__strerror(target, status, errbuf, BUFSIZ);
-		ui__error("%s\n", errbuf);
+	if (top.uid_str) {
+		uid_t uid = parse_uid(top.uid_str);
 
-		status = -saved_errno;
-		goto out_delete_evlist;
+		if (uid == UINT_MAX) {
+			ui__error("Invalid User: %s", top.uid_str);
+			status = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_delete_evlist;
+		}
+		status = parse_uid_filter(top.evlist, uid);
+		if (status)
+			goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 
 	if (target__none(target))
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/top.c b/tools/perf/util/top.c
index 4db3d1bd686c..b06e10a116bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/top.c
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ size_t perf_top__header_snprintf(struct perf_top *top, char *bf, size_t size)
 	else if (target->tid)
 		ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, " (target_tid: %s",
 				target->tid);
-	else if (target->uid_str != NULL)
+	else if (top->uid_str != NULL)
 		ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, " (uid: %s",
-				target->uid_str);
+				top->uid_str);
 	else
 		ret += SNPRINTF(bf + ret, size - ret, " (all");
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/top.h b/tools/perf/util/top.h
index 4c5588dbb131..04ff926846be 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/top.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/top.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct perf_top {
 	const char	   *sym_filter;
 	float		   min_percent;
 	unsigned int	   nr_threads_synthesize;
+	const char	   *uid_str;
 
 	struct {
 		struct ordered_events	*in;
-- 
2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog

[PATCH v4 07/10] perf trace: Switch user option to use BPF filter

[Ian Rogers]

Finding user processes by scanning /proc is inherently racy and
results in perf_event_open failures. Use a BPF filter to drop samples
where the uid doesn't match. Ensure adding the BPF filter forces
system-wide.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-trace.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 2ab1b8e05ad3..4bb062b96f51 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ struct trace {
 		struct ordered_events	data;
 		u64			last;
 	} oe;
+	const char		*uid_str;
 };
 
 static void trace__load_vmlinux_btf(struct trace *trace __maybe_unused)
@@ -4412,8 +4413,8 @@ static int trace__run(struct trace *trace, int argc, const char **argv)
 		evlist__add(evlist, pgfault_min);
 	}
 
-	/* Enable ignoring missing threads when -u/-p option is defined. */
-	trace->opts.ignore_missing_thread = trace->opts.target.uid != UINT_MAX || trace->opts.target.pid;
+	/* Enable ignoring missing threads when -p option is defined. */
+	trace->opts.ignore_missing_thread = trace->opts.target.pid;
 
 	if (trace->sched &&
 	    evlist__add_newtp(evlist, "sched", "sched_stat_runtime", trace__sched_stat_runtime))
@@ -5445,8 +5446,7 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv)
 		    "child tasks do not inherit counters"),
 	OPT_CALLBACK('m', "mmap-pages", &trace.opts.mmap_pages, "pages",
 		     "number of mmap data pages", evlist__parse_mmap_pages),
-	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &trace.opts.target.uid_str, "user",
-		   "user to profile"),
+	OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &trace.uid_str, "user", "user to profile"),
 	OPT_CALLBACK(0, "duration", &trace, "float",
 		     "show only events with duration > N.M ms",
 		     trace__set_duration),
@@ -5804,11 +5804,19 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv)
 		goto out_close;
 	}
 
-	err = target__parse_uid(&trace.opts.target);
-	if (err) {
-		target__strerror(&trace.opts.target, err, bf, sizeof(bf));
-		fprintf(trace.output, "%s", bf);
-		goto out_close;
+	if (trace.uid_str) {
+		uid_t uid = parse_uid(trace.uid_str);
+
+		if (uid == UINT_MAX) {
+			ui__error("Invalid User: %s", trace.uid_str);
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_close;
+		}
+		err = parse_uid_filter(trace.evlist, uid);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_close;
+
+		trace.opts.target.system_wide = true;
 	}
 
 	if (!argc && target__none(&trace.opts.target))
-- 
2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog

[PATCH v4 08/10] perf bench evlist-open-close: Switch user option to use BPF filter

[Ian Rogers]

Finding user processes by scanning /proc is inherently racy and
results in perf_event_open failures. Use a BPF filter to drop samples
where the uid doesn't match.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c b/tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c
index 79cedcf94a39..bfaf50e4e519 100644
--- a/tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c
+++ b/tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int evlist__count_evsel_fds(struct evlist *evlist)
 	return cnt;
 }
 
-static struct evlist *bench__create_evlist(char *evstr)
+static struct evlist *bench__create_evlist(char *evstr, const char *uid_str)
 {
 	struct parse_events_error err;
 	struct evlist *evlist = evlist__new();
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ static struct evlist *bench__create_evlist(char *evstr)
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 	parse_events_error__exit(&err);
+	if (uid_str) {
+		uid_t uid = parse_uid(uid_str);
+
+		if (uid == UINT_MAX) {
+			pr_err("Invalid User: %s", uid_str);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_delete_evlist;
+		}
+		ret = parse_uid_filter(evlist, uid);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_delete_evlist;
+	}
 	ret = evlist__create_maps(evlist, &opts.target);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_err("Not enough memory to create thread/cpu maps\n");
@@ -117,10 +129,10 @@ static int bench__do_evlist_open_close(struct evlist *evlist)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int bench_evlist_open_close__run(char *evstr)
+static int bench_evlist_open_close__run(char *evstr, const char *uid_str)
 {
 	// used to print statistics only
-	struct evlist *evlist = bench__create_evlist(evstr);
+	struct evlist *evlist = bench__create_evlist(evstr, uid_str);
 	double time_average, time_stddev;
 	struct timeval start, end, diff;
 	struct stats time_stats;
@@ -142,7 +154,7 @@ static int bench_evlist_open_close__run(char *evstr)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < iterations; i++) {
 		pr_debug("Started iteration %d\n", i);
-		evlist = bench__create_evlist(evstr);
+		evlist = bench__create_evlist(evstr, uid_str);
 		if (!evlist)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -206,6 +218,7 @@ static char *bench__repeat_event_string(const char *evstr, int n)
 
 int bench_evlist_open_close(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
+	const char *uid_str = NULL;
 	const struct option options[] = {
 		OPT_STRING('e', "event", &event_string, "event",
 			   "event selector. use 'perf list' to list available events"),
@@ -221,7 +234,7 @@ int bench_evlist_open_close(int argc, const char **argv)
 			   "record events on existing process id"),
 		OPT_STRING('t', "tid", &opts.target.tid, "tid",
 			   "record events on existing thread id"),
-		OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &opts.target.uid_str, "user", "user to profile"),
+		OPT_STRING('u', "uid", &uid_str, "user", "user to profile"),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "per-thread", &opts.target.per_thread, "use per-thread mmaps"),
 		OPT_END()
 	};
@@ -245,15 +258,8 @@ int bench_evlist_open_close(int argc, const char **argv)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = target__parse_uid(&opts.target);
-	if (err) {
-		target__strerror(&opts.target, err, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
-		pr_err("%s", errbuf);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/* Enable ignoring missing threads when -u/-p option is defined. */
-	opts.ignore_missing_thread = opts.target.uid != UINT_MAX || opts.target.pid;
+	/* Enable ignoring missing threads when -p option is defined. */
+	opts.ignore_missing_thread = opts.target.pid;
 
 	evstr = bench__repeat_event_string(event_string, nr_events);
 	if (!evstr) {
@@ -261,7 +267,7 @@ int bench_evlist_open_close(int argc, const char **argv)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = bench_evlist_open_close__run(evstr);
+	err = bench_evlist_open_close__run(evstr, uid_str);
 
 	free(evstr);
 out:
-- 
2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog

[PATCH v4 09/10] perf target: Remove uid from target

[Ian Rogers]

Gathering threads with a uid by scanning /proc is inherently racy
leading to perf_event_open failures that quit perf. All users of the
functionality now use BPF filters, so remove uid and uid_str from
target.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c                 |  1 -
 tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c                    |  2 -
 tools/perf/builtin-stat.c                   |  4 +-
 tools/perf/builtin-trace.c                  |  1 -
 tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c     |  1 -
 tools/perf/tests/event-times.c              |  4 +-
 tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c |  1 -
 tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c              |  1 -
 tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c                |  1 -
 tools/perf/util/bpf-filter.c                |  2 +-
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c                    |  3 +-
 tools/perf/util/target.c                    | 46 +--------------------
 tools/perf/util/target.h                    | 12 +-----
 13 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c
index bba36ebc2aa7..3a253a1b9f45 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c
@@ -1663,7 +1663,6 @@ int cmd_ftrace(int argc, const char **argv)
 	int (*cmd_func)(struct perf_ftrace *) = NULL;
 	struct perf_ftrace ftrace = {
 		.tracer = DEFAULT_TRACER,
-		.target = { .uid = UINT_MAX, },
 	};
 	const struct option common_options[] = {
 	OPT_STRING('p', "pid", &ftrace.target.pid, "pid",
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 67fd2b006b0b..d75bd3684980 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -1871,8 +1871,6 @@ static int kvm_events_live(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 	kvm->opts.user_interval = 1;
 	kvm->opts.mmap_pages = 512;
 	kvm->opts.target.uses_mmap = false;
-	kvm->opts.target.uid_str = NULL;
-	kvm->opts.target.uid = UINT_MAX;
 
 	symbol__init(NULL);
 	disable_buildid_cache();
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index bf0e5e12d992..50fc53adb7e4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@ static struct parse_events_option_args parse_events_option_args = {
 
 static bool all_counters_use_bpf = true;
 
-static struct target target = {
-	.uid	= UINT_MAX,
-};
+static struct target target;
 
 static volatile sig_atomic_t	child_pid			= -1;
 static int			detailed_run			=  0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 4bb062b96f51..bf9b5d0630d3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -5399,7 +5399,6 @@ int cmd_trace(int argc, const char **argv)
 	struct trace trace = {
 		.opts = {
 			.target = {
-				.uid	   = UINT_MAX,
 				.uses_mmap = true,
 			},
 			.user_freq     = UINT_MAX,
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c b/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
index 79a980b1e786..c5e7999f2817 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ static int test__backward_ring_buffer(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, in
 	struct parse_events_error parse_error;
 	struct record_opts opts = {
 		.target = {
-			.uid = UINT_MAX,
 			.uses_mmap = true,
 		},
 		.freq	      = 0,
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/event-times.c b/tools/perf/tests/event-times.c
index deefe5003bfc..2148024b4f4a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/event-times.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/event-times.c
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
 static int attach__enable_on_exec(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel = evlist__last(evlist);
-	struct target target = {
-		.uid = UINT_MAX,
-	};
+	struct target target = {};
 	const char *argv[] = { "true", NULL, };
 	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 	int err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
index 0ef4ba7c1571..2a139d2781a8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ static int test__syscall_openat_tp_fields(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 {
 	struct record_opts opts = {
 		.target = {
-			.uid = UINT_MAX,
 			.uses_mmap = true,
 		},
 		.no_buffering = true,
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
index 0958c7c8995f..0b3c37e66871 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ static int test__PERF_RECORD(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 {
 	struct record_opts opts = {
 		.target = {
-			.uid = UINT_MAX,
 			.uses_mmap = true,
 		},
 		.no_buffering = true,
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
index 8e328bbd509d..4053ff2813bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ static int test__task_exit(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest _
 	struct evsel *evsel;
 	struct evlist *evlist;
 	struct target target = {
-		.uid		= UINT_MAX,
 		.uses_mmap	= true,
 	};
 	const char *argv[] = { "true", NULL };
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-filter.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-filter.c
index 92e2f054b45e..d0e013eeb0f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-filter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-filter.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ int perf_bpf_filter__prepare(struct evsel *evsel, struct target *target)
 	struct bpf_program *prog;
 	struct bpf_link *link;
 	struct perf_bpf_filter_entry *entry;
-	bool needs_idx_hash = !target__has_cpu(target) && !target->uid_str;
+	bool needs_idx_hash = !target__has_cpu(target);
 
 	entry = calloc(MAX_FILTERS, sizeof(*entry));
 	if (entry == NULL)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index dcd1130502df..bed91bc88510 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -1006,8 +1006,7 @@ int evlist__create_maps(struct evlist *evlist, struct target *target)
 	 * per-thread data. thread_map__new_str will call
 	 * thread_map__new_all_cpus to enumerate all threads.
 	 */
-	threads = thread_map__new_str(target->pid, target->tid, target->uid,
-				      all_threads);
+	threads = thread_map__new_str(target->pid, target->tid, UINT_MAX, all_threads);
 
 	if (!threads)
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/target.c b/tools/perf/util/target.c
index f3ad59ccfa99..8cf71bea295a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/target.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/target.c
@@ -28,20 +28,6 @@ enum target_errno target__validate(struct target *target)
 			ret = TARGET_ERRNO__PID_OVERRIDE_CPU;
 	}
 
-	/* UID and PID are mutually exclusive */
-	if (target->tid && target->uid_str) {
-		target->uid_str = NULL;
-		if (ret == TARGET_ERRNO__SUCCESS)
-			ret = TARGET_ERRNO__PID_OVERRIDE_UID;
-	}
-
-	/* UID and CPU are mutually exclusive */
-	if (target->uid_str && target->cpu_list) {
-		target->cpu_list = NULL;
-		if (ret == TARGET_ERRNO__SUCCESS)
-			ret = TARGET_ERRNO__UID_OVERRIDE_CPU;
-	}
-
 	/* PID and SYSTEM are mutually exclusive */
 	if (target->tid && target->system_wide) {
 		target->system_wide = false;
@@ -49,13 +35,6 @@ enum target_errno target__validate(struct target *target)
 			ret = TARGET_ERRNO__PID_OVERRIDE_SYSTEM;
 	}
 
-	/* UID and SYSTEM are mutually exclusive */
-	if (target->uid_str && target->system_wide) {
-		target->system_wide = false;
-		if (ret == TARGET_ERRNO__SUCCESS)
-			ret = TARGET_ERRNO__UID_OVERRIDE_SYSTEM;
-	}
-
 	/* BPF and CPU are mutually exclusive */
 	if (target->bpf_str && target->cpu_list) {
 		target->cpu_list = NULL;
@@ -70,13 +49,6 @@ enum target_errno target__validate(struct target *target)
 			ret = TARGET_ERRNO__BPF_OVERRIDE_PID;
 	}
 
-	/* BPF and UID are mutually exclusive */
-	if (target->bpf_str && target->uid_str) {
-		target->uid_str = NULL;
-		if (ret == TARGET_ERRNO__SUCCESS)
-			ret = TARGET_ERRNO__BPF_OVERRIDE_UID;
-	}
-
 	/* BPF and THREADS are mutually exclusive */
 	if (target->bpf_str && target->per_thread) {
 		target->per_thread = false;
@@ -124,31 +96,19 @@ uid_t parse_uid(const char *str)
 	return result->pw_uid;
 }
 
-enum target_errno target__parse_uid(struct target *target)
-{
-	target->uid = parse_uid(target->uid_str);
-
-	return target->uid != UINT_MAX ? TARGET_ERRNO__SUCCESS : TARGET_ERRNO__INVALID_UID;
-}
-
 /*
  * This must have a same ordering as the enum target_errno.
  */
 static const char *target__error_str[] = {
 	"PID/TID switch overriding CPU",
-	"PID/TID switch overriding UID",
-	"UID switch overriding CPU",
 	"PID/TID switch overriding SYSTEM",
-	"UID switch overriding SYSTEM",
 	"SYSTEM/CPU switch overriding PER-THREAD",
 	"BPF switch overriding CPU",
 	"BPF switch overriding PID/TID",
-	"BPF switch overriding UID",
 	"BPF switch overriding THREAD",
-	"Invalid User: %s",
 };
 
-int target__strerror(struct target *target, int errnum,
+int target__strerror(struct target *target __maybe_unused, int errnum,
 			  char *buf, size_t buflen)
 {
 	int idx;
@@ -173,10 +133,6 @@ int target__strerror(struct target *target, int errnum,
 		snprintf(buf, buflen, "%s", msg);
 		break;
 
-	case TARGET_ERRNO__INVALID_UID:
-		snprintf(buf, buflen, msg, target->uid_str);
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		/* cannot reach here */
 		break;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/target.h b/tools/perf/util/target.h
index e082bda990fb..84ebb9c940c6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/target.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/target.h
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ struct target {
 	const char   *pid;
 	const char   *tid;
 	const char   *cpu_list;
-	const char   *uid_str;
 	const char   *bpf_str;
-	uid_t	     uid;
 	bool	     system_wide;
 	bool	     uses_mmap;
 	bool	     default_per_cpu;
@@ -36,32 +34,24 @@ enum target_errno {
 
 	/* for target__validate() */
 	TARGET_ERRNO__PID_OVERRIDE_CPU	= __TARGET_ERRNO__START,
-	TARGET_ERRNO__PID_OVERRIDE_UID,
-	TARGET_ERRNO__UID_OVERRIDE_CPU,
 	TARGET_ERRNO__PID_OVERRIDE_SYSTEM,
-	TARGET_ERRNO__UID_OVERRIDE_SYSTEM,
 	TARGET_ERRNO__SYSTEM_OVERRIDE_THREAD,
 	TARGET_ERRNO__BPF_OVERRIDE_CPU,
 	TARGET_ERRNO__BPF_OVERRIDE_PID,
-	TARGET_ERRNO__BPF_OVERRIDE_UID,
 	TARGET_ERRNO__BPF_OVERRIDE_THREAD,
 
-	/* for target__parse_uid() */
-	TARGET_ERRNO__INVALID_UID,
-
 	__TARGET_ERRNO__END,
 };
 
 enum target_errno target__validate(struct target *target);
 
 uid_t parse_uid(const char *str);
-enum target_errno target__parse_uid(struct target *target);
 
 int target__strerror(struct target *target, int errnum, char *buf, size_t buflen);
 
 static inline bool target__has_task(struct target *target)
 {
-	return target->tid || target->pid || target->uid_str;
+	return target->tid || target->pid;
 }
 
 static inline bool target__has_cpu(struct target *target)
-- 
2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog

[PATCH v4 10/10] perf thread_map: Remove uid options

[Ian Rogers]

Now the target doesn't have a uid, it is handled through BPF filters,
remove the uid options to thread_map creation. Tidy up the functions
used in tests to avoid passing unused arguments.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/tests/event-times.c             |  4 +--
 tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c           |  2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c              |  2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c |  2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c          |  2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c        |  2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c         |  2 +-
 tools/perf/tests/thread-map.c              |  2 +-
 tools/perf/util/evlist.c                   |  2 +-
 tools/perf/util/python.c                   | 10 +++----
 tools/perf/util/thread_map.c               | 32 ++--------------------
 tools/perf/util/thread_map.h               |  6 ++--
 12 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/event-times.c b/tools/perf/tests/event-times.c
index 2148024b4f4a..ae3b98bb42cf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/event-times.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/event-times.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int attach__current_disabled(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 	pr_debug("attaching to current thread as disabled\n");
 
-	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
+	threads = thread_map__new_by_tid(getpid());
 	if (threads == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("thread_map__new\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static int attach__current_enabled(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 	pr_debug("attaching to current thread as enabled\n");
 
-	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
+	threads = thread_map__new_by_tid(getpid());
 	if (threads == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("failed to call thread_map__new\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
index 5a3b2bed07f3..eafb49eb0b56 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int test__keep_tracking(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subte
 	int found, err = -1;
 	const char *comm;
 
-	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
+	threads = thread_map__new_by_tid(getpid());
 	CHECK_NOT_NULL__(threads);
 
 	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new_online_cpus();
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
index bd2106628b34..04b547c6bdbe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static int test__basic_mmap(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 	struct mmap *md;
 
-	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
+	threads = thread_map__new_by_tid(getpid());
 	if (threads == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("thread_map__new\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
index fb114118c876..3644d6f52c07 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static int test__openat_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(struct test_suite *test __mayb
 	struct evsel *evsel;
 	unsigned int nr_openat_calls = 111, i;
 	cpu_set_t cpu_set;
-	struct perf_thread_map *threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
+	struct perf_thread_map *threads = thread_map__new_by_tid(getpid());
 	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 	char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
index 131b62271bfa..b54cbe5f1808 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static int test__openat_syscall_event(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused,
 	int err = TEST_FAIL, fd;
 	struct evsel *evsel;
 	unsigned int nr_openat_calls = 111, i;
-	struct perf_thread_map *threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
+	struct perf_thread_map *threads = thread_map__new_by_tid(getpid());
 	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 	char errbuf[BUFSIZ];
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
index d3e40fa5482c..d4437410c99f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int test__perf_time_to_tsc(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int su
 	struct mmap *md;
 
 
-	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
+	threads = thread_map__new_by_tid(getpid());
 	CHECK_NOT_NULL__(threads);
 
 	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new_online_cpus();
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
index 6b3aac283c37..5be294014d3b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static int test__switch_tracking(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int sub
 	const char *comm;
 	int err = -1;
 
-	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
+	threads = thread_map__new_by_tid(getpid());
 	if (!threads) {
 		pr_debug("thread_map__new failed!\n");
 		goto out_err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/thread-map.c b/tools/perf/tests/thread-map.c
index 1fe521466bf4..54209592168d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/thread-map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/thread-map.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static int test__thread_map_remove(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int s
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to allocate map string",
 			asprintf(&str, "%d,%d", getpid(), getppid()) >= 0);
 
-	threads = thread_map__new_str(str, NULL, 0, false);
+	threads = thread_map__new_str(str, /*tid=*/NULL, /*all_threads=*/false);
 	free(str);
 
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to allocate thread_map",
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index bed91bc88510..5664ebf6bbc6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ int evlist__create_maps(struct evlist *evlist, struct target *target)
 	 * per-thread data. thread_map__new_str will call
 	 * thread_map__new_all_cpus to enumerate all threads.
 	 */
-	threads = thread_map__new_str(target->pid, target->tid, UINT_MAX, all_threads);
+	threads = thread_map__new_str(target->pid, target->tid, all_threads);
 
 	if (!threads)
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 321c333877fa..82666bcd2eda 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -566,14 +566,14 @@ struct pyrf_thread_map {
 static int pyrf_thread_map__init(struct pyrf_thread_map *pthreads,
 				 PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 {
-	static char *kwlist[] = { "pid", "tid", "uid", NULL };
-	int pid = -1, tid = -1, uid = UINT_MAX;
+	static char *kwlist[] = { "pid", "tid", NULL };
+	int pid = -1, tid = -1;
 
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|iii",
-					 kwlist, &pid, &tid, &uid))
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kwargs, "|ii",
+					 kwlist, &pid, &tid))
 		return -1;
 
-	pthreads->threads = thread_map__new(pid, tid, uid);
+	pthreads->threads = thread_map__new(pid, tid);
 	if (pthreads->threads == NULL)
 		return -1;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
index b5f12390c355..ca193c1374ed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_by_tid(pid_t tid)
 	return threads;
 }
 
-static struct perf_thread_map *__thread_map__new_all_cpus(uid_t uid)
+static struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_all_cpus(void)
 {
 	DIR *proc;
 	int max_threads = 32, items, i;
@@ -98,15 +98,6 @@ static struct perf_thread_map *__thread_map__new_all_cpus(uid_t uid)
 		if (*end) /* only interested in proper numerical dirents */
 			continue;
 
-		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%s", dirent->d_name);
-
-		if (uid != UINT_MAX) {
-			struct stat st;
-
-			if (stat(path, &st) != 0 || st.st_uid != uid)
-				continue;
-		}
-
 		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%d/task", pid);
 		items = scandir(path, &namelist, filter, NULL);
 		if (items <= 0) {
@@ -157,24 +148,11 @@ static struct perf_thread_map *__thread_map__new_all_cpus(uid_t uid)
 	goto out_closedir;
 }
 
-struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_all_cpus(void)
-{
-	return __thread_map__new_all_cpus(UINT_MAX);
-}
-
-struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_by_uid(uid_t uid)
-{
-	return __thread_map__new_all_cpus(uid);
-}
-
-struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid, uid_t uid)
+struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid)
 {
 	if (pid != -1)
 		return thread_map__new_by_pid(pid);
 
-	if (tid == -1 && uid != UINT_MAX)
-		return thread_map__new_by_uid(uid);
-
 	return thread_map__new_by_tid(tid);
 }
 
@@ -289,15 +267,11 @@ struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_by_tid_str(const char *tid_str)
 	goto out;
 }
 
-struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_str(const char *pid, const char *tid,
-				       uid_t uid, bool all_threads)
+struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_str(const char *pid, const char *tid, bool all_threads)
 {
 	if (pid)
 		return thread_map__new_by_pid_str(pid);
 
-	if (!tid && uid != UINT_MAX)
-		return thread_map__new_by_uid(uid);
-
 	if (all_threads)
 		return thread_map__new_all_cpus();
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.h b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.h
index 00ec05fc1656..fc16d87f32fb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread_map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread_map.h
@@ -11,13 +11,11 @@ struct perf_record_thread_map;
 struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_dummy(void);
 struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_by_pid(pid_t pid);
 struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_by_tid(pid_t tid);
-struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_by_uid(uid_t uid);
-struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_all_cpus(void);
-struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid, uid_t uid);
+struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid);
 struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_event(struct perf_record_thread_map *event);
 
 struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_str(const char *pid,
-		const char *tid, uid_t uid, bool all_threads);
+		const char *tid, bool all_threads);
 
 struct perf_thread_map *thread_map__new_by_tid_str(const char *tid_str);
 
-- 
2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog

Re: [PATCH v4 00/10] Move uid filtering to BPF filters

[Namhyung Kim]

Hi Ian,

On Wed, Jun 04, 2025 at 10:45:34AM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> Rather than scanning /proc and skipping PIDs based on their UIDs, use
> BPF filters for uid filtering. The /proc scanning in thread_map is
> racy as the PID may exit before the perf_event_open causing perf to
> abort. BPF UID filters are more robust as they avoid the race. The
> /proc scanning also misses processes starting after the perf
> command. Add a helper for commands that support UID filtering and wire
> up. Remove the non-BPF UID filtering support given it doesn't work.
> 
> v4: Add a warning message on top of Namhyung's BPF filter error message:
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250604054234.23608-1-namhyung@kernel.org/
>     in the parse_uid_filter helper. In TUI the warning is shown then
>     the BPF error shown, with stdio the warning appears below the BPF
>     errors.
> 
> v3: Add lengthier commit messages as requested by Arnaldo. Rebase on
>     tmp.perf-tools-next.
> 
> v2: Add a perf record uid test (Namhyung) and force setting
>     system-wide for perf trace and perf record (Namhyung). Ensure the
>     uid filter isn't set on tracepoint evsels.
> 
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250111190143.1029906-1-irogers@google.com/
> 
> Ian Rogers (10):
>   perf parse-events filter: Use evsel__find_pmu
>   perf target: Separate parse_uid into its own function
>   perf parse-events: Add parse_uid_filter helper
>   perf record: Switch user option to use BPF filter
>   perf tests record: Add basic uid filtering test
>   perf top: Switch user option to use BPF filter
>   perf trace: Switch user option to use BPF filter
>   perf bench evlist-open-close: Switch user option to use BPF filter
>   perf target: Remove uid from target
>   perf thread_map: Remove uid options

I've noticed two things.

* it takes a quite long time to load the BPF filter.  Not sure what's
  the issue, but maybe annoying for users.

* normal users cannot use BPF filter even if the BPF is loaded and
  pinned already.  It works fine for perf record.

I don't think the issues are from this change though.

Thanks,
Namhyung

> 
>  tools/perf/bench/evlist-open-close.c        | 36 ++++++++------
>  tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c                 |  1 -
>  tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c                    |  2 -
>  tools/perf/builtin-record.c                 | 27 ++++++-----
>  tools/perf/builtin-stat.c                   |  4 +-
>  tools/perf/builtin-top.c                    | 22 +++++----
>  tools/perf/builtin-trace.c                  | 27 +++++++----
>  tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c     |  1 -
>  tools/perf/tests/event-times.c              |  8 ++-
>  tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c            |  2 +-
>  tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c               |  2 +-
>  tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c  |  2 +-
>  tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-tp-fields.c |  1 -
>  tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall.c           |  2 +-
>  tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c              |  1 -
>  tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c         |  2 +-
>  tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh            | 26 ++++++++++
>  tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c          |  2 +-
>  tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c                |  1 -
>  tools/perf/tests/thread-map.c               |  2 +-
>  tools/perf/util/bpf-filter.c                |  2 +-
>  tools/perf/util/evlist.c                    |  3 +-
>  tools/perf/util/parse-events.c              | 47 +++++++++++++-----
>  tools/perf/util/parse-events.h              |  1 +
>  tools/perf/util/python.c                    | 10 ++--
>  tools/perf/util/target.c                    | 54 +++------------------
>  tools/perf/util/target.h                    | 15 ++----
>  tools/perf/util/thread_map.c                | 32 ++----------
>  tools/perf/util/thread_map.h                |  6 +--
>  tools/perf/util/top.c                       |  4 +-
>  tools/perf/util/top.h                       |  1 +
>  31 files changed, 164 insertions(+), 182 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.50.0.rc0.604.gd4ff7b7c86-goog
> 

Re: [PATCH v4 00/10] Move uid filtering to BPF filters

[Namhyung Kim]

On Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:45:34 -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> Rather than scanning /proc and skipping PIDs based on their UIDs, use
> BPF filters for uid filtering. The /proc scanning in thread_map is
> racy as the PID may exit before the perf_event_open causing perf to
> abort. BPF UID filters are more robust as they avoid the race. The
> /proc scanning also misses processes starting after the perf
> command. Add a helper for commands that support UID filtering and wire
> up. Remove the non-BPF UID filtering support given it doesn't work.
> 
> [...]
Applied to perf-tools-next, thanks!

Best regards,
Namhyung