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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-06-08 08:36:15 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-06-08 08:36:15 -0700
commit33726bf2140a0e7c9de3ccd7cba6d69962f0b773 (patch)
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Merge branch 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip
* 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: perf: Fix comments in include/linux/perf_event.h perf: Comment /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid to be part of user ABI perf python: Fix argument name list of read_on_cpu() perf evlist: Don't die if sample_{id_all|type} is invalid perf python: Use exception to propagate errors perf evlist: Remove dependency on debug routines perf, cgroups: Fix up for new API
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diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 4fc9244..f175d98 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -938,6 +938,12 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
},
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
+ /*
+ * User-space scripts rely on the existence of this file
+ * as a feature check for perf_events being enabled.
+ *
+ * So it's an ABI, do not remove!
+ */
{
.procname = "perf_event_paranoid",
.data = &sysctl_perf_event_paranoid,
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