Do not access kallsyms to show available variables and show source lines
in user binaries.
This behavior always requires the root privilege when sysctl sets
kernel.kptr_restrict=1, but we don't need it just for analyzing user
binaries.
Without this patch (by normal user, kptr_restrict=1):
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$ perf probe -x ./perf -V add_cmdname
Failed to init vmlinux path.
Error: Failed to show vars.
$ perf probe -x ./perf -L add_cmdname
Failed to init vmlinux path.
Error: Failed to show lines.
----
With this patch:
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$ perf probe -x ./perf -V add_cmdname
Available variables at add_cmdname
@<perf_unknown_cmd_config+144>
(No matched variables)
@<list_commands_in_dir+160>
(No matched variables)
@<add_cmdname+0>
char* name
size_t len
struct cmdnames* cmds
$ perf probe -x ./perf -L add_cmdname
<add_cmdname@/home/fedora/ksrc/linux-3/tools/perf/util/help.c:0>
0 void add_cmdname(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name, size_t len)
1 {
2 struct cmdname *ent = malloc(sizeof(*ent) + len + 1);
4 ent->len = len;
5 memcpy(ent->name, name, len);
6 ent->name[len] = 0;
...
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Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>
Cc: david lerner <dlernerdroid@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-perf-user@vger.kernel.org
Cc: yrl.pp-manager.tt@hitachi.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20140917084054.3722.73975.stgit@kbuild-f20.novalocal
[ Added missing 'bool user' argument to the !DWARF show_line_range() stub ]
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>