tools/perf/util/cloexec.c

#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;
}