Merge branch 'linux-linaro-lsk-v4.4' into linux-linaro-lsk-v4.4-android

[firefly-linux-kernel-4.4.55.git] / Documentation / sysctl / kernel.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index af70d1541d3af5b18834bce320ddd3e37009d29b..5728779df1aba2aef04c17d3eb3f89a0b7be555a 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
 - panic_on_stackoverflow
 - panic_on_unrecovered_nmi
 - panic_on_warn
+- perf_cpu_time_max_percent
+- perf_event_paranoid
 - pid_max
 - powersave-nap               [ PPC only ]
 - printk
@@ -624,6 +626,19 @@ allowed to execute.
 
 ==============================================================
 
+perf_event_paranoid:
+
+Controls use of the performance events system by unprivileged
+users (without CAP_SYS_ADMIN).  The default value is 3 if
+CONFIG_SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT is set, or 1 otherwise.
+
+ -1: Allow use of (almost) all events by all users
+>=0: Disallow raw tracepoint access by users without CAP_IOC_LOCK
+>=1: Disallow CPU event access by users without CAP_SYS_ADMIN
+>=2: Disallow kernel profiling by users without CAP_SYS_ADMIN
+>=3: Disallow all event access by users without CAP_SYS_ADMIN
+
+==============================================================
 
 pid_max: