Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull perf updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "Lots of tooling updates - too many to list, here's a few highlights:

   - Various subcommand updates to 'perf trace', 'perf report', 'perf
     record', 'perf annotate', 'perf script', 'perf test', etc.

   - CPU and NUMA topology and affinity handling improvements,

   - HW tracing and HW support updates:
      - Intel PT updates
      - ARM CoreSight updates
      - vendor HW event updates

   - BPF updates

   - Tons of infrastructure updates, both on the build system and the
     library support side

   - Documentation updates.

   - ... and lots of other changes, see the changelog for details.

  Kernel side updates:

   - Tighten up kprobes blacklist handling, reduce the number of places
     where developers can install a kprobe and hang/crash the system.

   - Fix/enhance vma address filter handling.

   - Various PMU driver updates, small fixes and additions.

   - refcount_t conversions

   - BPF updates

   - error code propagation enhancements

   - misc other changes"

* 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (238 commits)
  perf script python: Add Python3 support to syscall-counts-by-pid.py
  perf script python: Add Python3 support to syscall-counts.py
  perf script python: Add Python3 support to stat-cpi.py
  perf script python: Add Python3 support to stackcollapse.py
  perf script python: Add Python3 support to sctop.py
  perf script python: Add Python3 support to powerpc-hcalls.py
  perf script python: Add Python3 support to net_dropmonitor.py
  perf script python: Add Python3 support to mem-phys-addr.py
  perf script python: Add Python3 support to failed-syscalls-by-pid.py
  perf script python: Add Python3 support to netdev-times.py
  perf tools: Add perf_exe() helper to find perf binary
  perf script: Handle missing fields with -F +..
  perf data: Add perf_data__open_dir_data function
  perf data: Add perf_data__(create_dir|close_dir) functions
  perf data: Fail check_backup in case of error
  perf data: Make check_backup work over directories
  perf tools: Add rm_rf_perf_data function
  perf tools: Add pattern name checking to rm_rf
  perf tools: Add depth checking to rm_rf
  perf data: Add global path holder
  ...

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
index 5613aa378a83..4341ccf5c0c4 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -630,12 +630,6 @@ static int __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 		return ev;
 	}
 
-	/* The EV67 does not support mode exclusion */
-	if (attr->exclude_kernel || attr->exclude_user
-			|| attr->exclude_hv || attr->exclude_idle) {
-		return -EPERM;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * We place the event type in event_base here and leave calculation
 	 * of the codes to programme the PMU for alpha_pmu_enable() because
@@ -771,6 +765,7 @@ static struct pmu pmu = {
 	.start		= alpha_pmu_start,
 	.stop		= alpha_pmu_stop,
 	.read		= alpha_pmu_read,
+	.capabilities	= PERF_PMU_CAP_NO_EXCLUDE,
 };