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From: Tvrtko Ursulin <tursulin@ursulin.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: 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 4/4] perf Documentation: Document the per PMU perf_event_paranoid interface
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:36:42 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180626153642.5587-5-tvrtko.ursulin@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180626153642.5587-1-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


  parent reply	other threads:[~2018-06-26 15:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-06-26 15:36 [RFC 0/4] perf: Per PMU access controls (paranoid setting) Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-06-26 15:36 ` [RFC 1/4] perf: Move some access checks later in perf_event_open Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-06-26 17:24   ` Alexey Budankov
2018-06-27  9:00     ` Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-06-26 15:36 ` [RFC 2/4] perf: Pass pmu pointer to perf_paranoid_* helpers Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-07-03 10:24   ` Ravi Bangoria
2018-07-03 10:28     ` Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-06-26 15:36 ` [RFC 3/4] perf: Allow per PMU access control Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-06-26 17:25   ` Alexey Budankov
2018-06-27  9:15     ` Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-06-27  9:47       ` Alexey Budankov
2018-06-27 10:05         ` Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-06-27 12:58           ` Alexey Budankov
2018-06-26 15:36 ` Tvrtko Ursulin [this message]
2018-06-27 20:46 ` [RFC 0/4] perf: Per PMU access controls (paranoid setting) Jiri Olsa
2018-09-12  6:52 ` Alexey Budankov
2018-09-12  8:41   ` Tvrtko Ursulin
2018-09-12 16:19     ` Alexey Budankov

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