[PATCH v3] drivers/perf: arm_spe: Use perf_allow_kernel() for permissions

[James Clark]

Use perf_allow_kernel() for 'pa_enable' (physical addresses),
'pct_enable' (physical timestamps) and context IDs. This means that
perf_event_paranoid is now taken into account and LSM hooks can be used,
which is more consistent with other perf_event_open calls. For example
PERF_SAMPLE_PHYS_ADDR uses perf_allow_kernel() rather than just
perfmon_capable().

This also indirectly fixes the following error message which is
misleading because perf_event_paranoid is not taken into account by
perfmon_capable():

  $ perf record -e arm_spe/pa_enable/

  Error:
  Access to performance monitoring and observability operations is
  limited. Consider adjusting /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid
  setting ...

Suggested-by: Al Grant <al.grant at arm.com>
Signed-off-by: James Clark <james.clark at linaro.org>
---
Changes since v2:
  * Change commit message to better reflect the actual changes to all
    the options

Changes since v1:
  * Export perf_allow_kernel() instead of sysctl_perf_event_paranoid

 drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c | 9 ++++-----
 include/linux/perf_event.h | 8 +-------
 kernel/events/core.c       | 9 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c
index 9100d82bfabc..3569050f9cf3 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_spe_pmu.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Cache if the event is allowed to trace Context information.
- * This allows us to perform the check, i.e, perfmon_capable(),
+ * This allows us to perform the check, i.e, perf_allow_kernel(),
  * in the context of the event owner, once, during the event_init().
  */
 #define SPE_PMU_HW_FLAGS_CX			0x00001
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static_assert((PERF_EVENT_FLAG_ARCH & SPE_PMU_HW_FLAGS_CX) == SPE_PMU_HW_FLAGS_C
 
 static void set_spe_event_has_cx(struct perf_event *event)
 {
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PID_IN_CONTEXTIDR) && perfmon_capable())
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PID_IN_CONTEXTIDR) && !perf_allow_kernel(&event->attr))
 		event->hw.flags |= SPE_PMU_HW_FLAGS_CX;
 }
 
@@ -745,9 +745,8 @@ static int arm_spe_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 
 	set_spe_event_has_cx(event);
 	reg = arm_spe_event_to_pmscr(event);
-	if (!perfmon_capable() &&
-	    (reg & (PMSCR_EL1_PA | PMSCR_EL1_PCT)))
-		return -EACCES;
+	if (reg & (PMSCR_EL1_PA | PMSCR_EL1_PCT))
+		return perf_allow_kernel(&event->attr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 1a8942277dda..e336306b8c08 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1602,13 +1602,7 @@ static inline int perf_is_paranoid(void)
 	return sysctl_perf_event_paranoid > -1;
 }
 
-static inline int perf_allow_kernel(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
-{
-	if (sysctl_perf_event_paranoid > 1 && !perfmon_capable())
-		return -EACCES;
-
-	return security_perf_event_open(attr, PERF_SECURITY_KERNEL);
-}
+int perf_allow_kernel(struct perf_event_attr *attr);
 
 static inline int perf_allow_cpu(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index aa3450bdc227..ae7d63c0c593 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -13351,6 +13351,15 @@ const struct perf_event_attr *perf_event_attrs(struct perf_event *event)
 	return &event->attr;
 }
 
+int perf_allow_kernel(struct perf_event_attr *attr)
+{
+	if (sysctl_perf_event_paranoid > 1 && !perfmon_capable())
+		return -EACCES;
+
+	return security_perf_event_open(attr, PERF_SECURITY_KERNEL);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_allow_kernel);
+
 /*
  * Inherit an event from parent task to child task.
  *
-- 
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