1 files changed, 57 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
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+++ b/tools/perf/util/cloexec.c
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+#include "util.h"
+#include "../perf.h"
+#include "cloexec.h"
+#include "asm/bug.h"
+
+static unsigned long flag = PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC;
+
+static int perf_flag_probe(void)
+{
+	/* use 'safest' configuration as used in perf_evsel__fallback() */
+	struct perf_event_attr attr = {
+		.type = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK,
+		.config = PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_CLOCK,
+	};
+	int fd;
+	int err;
+
+	/* check cloexec flag */
+	fd = sys_perf_event_open(&attr, 0, -1, -1,
+				 PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC);
+	err = errno;
+
+	if (fd >= 0) {
+		close(fd);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	WARN_ONCE(err != EINVAL,
+		  "perf_event_open(..., PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC) failed with unexpected error %d (%s)\n",
+		  err, strerror(err));
+
+	/* not supported, confirm error related to PERF_FLAG_FD_CLOEXEC */
+	fd = sys_perf_event_open(&attr, 0, -1, -1, 0);
+	err = errno;
+
+	if (WARN_ONCE(fd < 0,
+		      "perf_event_open(..., 0) failed unexpectedly with error %d (%s)\n",
+		      err, strerror(err)))
+		return -1;
+
+	close(fd);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+unsigned long perf_event_open_cloexec_flag(void)
+{
+	static bool probed;
+
+	if (!probed) {
+		if (perf_flag_probe() <= 0)
+			flag = 0;
+		probed = true;
+	}
+
+	return flag;
+}