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-rw-r--r--kernel/perf_counter.c4
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/perf_counter.c b/kernel/perf_counter.c
index 76376ecb23b..7efb7ebaaae 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_counter.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_counter.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ static atomic_t nr_mmap_tracking __read_mostly;
static atomic_t nr_munmap_tracking __read_mostly;
static atomic_t nr_comm_tracking __read_mostly;
+int sysctl_perf_counter_priv __read_mostly; /* do we need to be privileged */
+
/*
* Mutex for (sysadmin-configurable) counter reservations:
*/
@@ -1132,7 +1134,7 @@ static struct perf_counter_context *find_get_context(pid_t pid, int cpu)
*/
if (cpu != -1) {
/* Must be root to operate on a CPU counter: */
- if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ if (sysctl_perf_counter_priv && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
if (cpu < 0 || cpu > num_possible_cpus())