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-rw-r--r--kernel/events/core.c7
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index e18d8d34ca77..7655441065a9 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -11331,6 +11331,13 @@ perf_event_create_kernel_counter(struct perf_event_attr *attr, int cpu,
struct perf_event *event;
int err;
+ /*
+ * Grouping is not supported for kernel events, neither is 'AUX',
+ * make sure the caller's intentions are adjusted.
+ */
+ if (attr->aux_output)
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
event = perf_event_alloc(attr, cpu, task, NULL, NULL,
overflow_handler, context, -1);
if (IS_ERR(event)) {