[RFC 4/5] perf Documentation: Document the per PMU perf_event_paranoid interface

From: Tvrtko Ursulin
Date: Wed Sep 19 2018 - 08:28:07 EST


From: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@xxxxxxxxx>

Explain behaviour of the new control knob along side the existing perf
event documentation.

Signed-off-by: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: x86@xxxxxxxxxx
---
.../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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
+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.
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2.17.1