From: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Cc: linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 06/16] perf pmu: Probe privilege exclusion modifiers
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 11:55:51 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261113195601.2872738-7-irogers@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261113195601.2872738-1-irogers@google.com>
Extend perf_pmu__probe() with test_exclude_flag() to probe whether
exclude_user, exclude_kernel, exclude_hv, exclude_idle, exclude_host,
and exclude_guest are accepted by perf_event_open() on the PMU, storing
the results in struct perf_pmu::probed.
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
tools/perf/util/pmu.c | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/util/pmu.h | 12 +++++++
2 files changed, 85 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 322d90695c4b..ab4265154990 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -3125,6 +3125,65 @@ static bool try_open_attr_variants(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
return false;
}
+enum probe_exclude_flag {
+ PROBE_EXCLUDE_USER,
+ PROBE_EXCLUDE_KERNEL,
+ PROBE_EXCLUDE_HV,
+ PROBE_EXCLUDE_IDLE,
+ PROBE_EXCLUDE_HOST,
+ PROBE_EXCLUDE_GUEST,
+};
+
+/* Test whether @which privilege exclusion modifier is accepted by perf_event_open(). */
+static bool test_exclude_flag(const struct perf_event_attr *base_attr,
+ pid_t pid, int cpu, unsigned long flags,
+ enum probe_exclude_flag which)
+{
+ struct perf_event_attr attr = *base_attr;
+ int fd;
+
+ switch (which) {
+ case PROBE_EXCLUDE_USER:
+ attr.exclude_user = 1;
+ break;
+ case PROBE_EXCLUDE_KERNEL:
+ attr.exclude_kernel = 1;
+ attr.exclude_user = 0;
+ break;
+ case PROBE_EXCLUDE_HV:
+ attr.exclude_hv = 1;
+ break;
+ case PROBE_EXCLUDE_IDLE:
+ attr.exclude_idle = 1;
+ break;
+ case PROBE_EXCLUDE_HOST:
+ attr.exclude_host = 1;
+ attr.exclude_guest = 0;
+ break;
+ case PROBE_EXCLUDE_GUEST:
+ attr.exclude_guest = 1;
+ attr.exclude_host = 0;
+ break;
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ fd = sys_perf_event_open(&attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (fd >= 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ return true;
+ }
+ if (which == PROBE_EXCLUDE_USER && attr.exclude_kernel == 1) {
+ attr.exclude_kernel = 0;
+ fd = sys_perf_event_open(&attr, pid, cpu, -1, flags);
+ if (fd >= 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ return true;
+ }
+ }
+ return false;
+}
+
/*
* Probe which enum perf_event_sample_format flags are supported by @pmu,
* testing a common bulk mask first before probing individual flags.
@@ -3535,6 +3594,20 @@ static void __perf_pmu__probe(struct perf_pmu *pmu, int pmu_cpu)
}
}
+ /* 4. Privilege / exclusion modifiers */
+ pmu->probed.exclude_user =
+ test_exclude_flag(&base_attr, pid, cpu, flags, PROBE_EXCLUDE_USER);
+ pmu->probed.exclude_kernel =
+ test_exclude_flag(&base_attr, pid, cpu, flags, PROBE_EXCLUDE_KERNEL);
+ pmu->probed.exclude_hv =
+ test_exclude_flag(&base_attr, pid, cpu, flags, PROBE_EXCLUDE_HV);
+ pmu->probed.exclude_idle =
+ test_exclude_flag(&base_attr, pid, cpu, flags, PROBE_EXCLUDE_IDLE);
+ pmu->probed.exclude_host =
+ test_exclude_flag(&base_attr, pid, cpu, flags, PROBE_EXCLUDE_HOST);
+ pmu->probed.exclude_guest =
+ test_exclude_flag(&base_attr, pid, cpu, flags, PROBE_EXCLUDE_GUEST);
+
if (keepalive_fd >= 0)
close(keepalive_fd);
pmu->probed.checked = true;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
index fea65e314547..a7d794d67bf2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.h
@@ -234,6 +234,18 @@ struct perf_pmu {
bool can_data_src;
/** @probed.can_weight: Supports PERF_SAMPLE_WEIGHT. */
bool can_weight;
+ /** @probed.exclude_user: Supports perf_event_attr::exclude_user. */
+ bool exclude_user;
+ /** @probed.exclude_kernel: Supports perf_event_attr::exclude_kernel. */
+ bool exclude_kernel;
+ /** @probed.exclude_hv: Supports perf_event_attr::exclude_hv. */
+ bool exclude_hv;
+ /** @probed.exclude_idle: Supports perf_event_attr::exclude_idle. */
+ bool exclude_idle;
+ /** @probed.exclude_host: Supports perf_event_attr::exclude_host. */
+ bool exclude_host;
+ /** @probed.exclude_guest: Supports perf_event_attr::exclude_guest. */
+ bool exclude_guest;
/** @probed.probe_event: Name of the event used to probe the PMU. */
char *probe_event;
/** @probed.open_err: errno if open_supported is false. */
--
2.56.1.703.gf848ed807c-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-13 19:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-13 19:55 [PATCH v2 00/16] perf sysinfo: Add subcommand to probe and summarize PMU capabilities Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 01/16] perf pmus: Expose duplicate uncore PMU scanning helpers Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 02/16] perf mem-events: Expose PMU init and name formatting helpers Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 03/16] perf pmu: Add perf_pmu__probe() for basic open, counting, and sampling Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 04/16] perf pmu: Probe supported sample_type flags Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 05/16] perf pmu: Probe precise_ip levels Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` Ian Rogers [this message]
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 07/16] perf pmu: Probe execution and AUX area features Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 08/16] perf pmu: Probe event group size limits Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 09/16] perf pmu: Probe user and interrupt sample register masks Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 10/16] perf pmu: Probe interrupt registers that require precise sampling Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 11/16] perf pmu: Probe memory profiling events and sample formats Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 12/16] perf pmu: Probe user-space mmap capabilities Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 13/16] perf pmu: Probe branch instruction skid Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:55 ` [PATCH v2 14/16] perf sysinfo: Add sysinfo subcommand Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:56 ` [PATCH v2 15/16] perf docs: Add perf-sysinfo man page Ian Rogers
2026-11-13 19:56 ` [PATCH v2 16/16] perf test: Add perf sysinfo shell test Ian Rogers
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