1 files changed, 39 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 00a014670ed0..2cba42957b35 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -5029,6 +5029,24 @@ static void _perf_event_reset(struct perf_event *event)
 	perf_event_update_userpage(event);
 }
 
+/* Assume it's not an event with inherit set. */
+u64 perf_event_pause(struct perf_event *event, bool reset)
+{
+	struct perf_event_context *ctx;
+	u64 count;
+
+	ctx = perf_event_ctx_lock(event);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(event->attr.inherit);
+	_perf_event_disable(event);
+	count = local64_read(&event->count);
+	if (reset)
+		local64_set(&event->count, 0);
+	perf_event_ctx_unlock(event, ctx);
+
+	return count;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_event_pause);
+
 /*
  * Holding the top-level event's child_mutex means that any
  * descendant process that has inherited this event will block
@@ -5106,16 +5124,11 @@ static int perf_event_check_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 value)
 	return event->pmu->check_period(event, value);
 }
 
-static int perf_event_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 __user *arg)
+static int _perf_event_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 value)
 {
-	u64 value;
-
 	if (!is_sampling_event(event))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&value, arg, sizeof(value)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	if (!value)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -5133,6 +5146,19 @@ static int perf_event_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 __user *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int perf_event_period(struct perf_event *event, u64 value)
+{
+	struct perf_event_context *ctx;
+	int ret;
+
+	ctx = perf_event_ctx_lock(event);
+	ret = _perf_event_period(event, value);
+	perf_event_ctx_unlock(event, ctx);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(perf_event_period);
+
 static const struct file_operations perf_fops;
 
 static inline int perf_fget_light(int fd, struct fd *p)
@@ -5176,8 +5202,14 @@ static long _perf_ioctl(struct perf_event *event, unsigned int cmd, unsigned lon
 		return _perf_event_refresh(event, arg);
 
 	case PERF_EVENT_IOC_PERIOD:
-		return perf_event_period(event, (u64 __user *)arg);
+	{
+		u64 value;
 
+		if (copy_from_user(&value, (u64 __user *)arg, sizeof(value)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		return _perf_event_period(event, value);
+	}
 	case PERF_EVENT_IOC_ID:
 	{
 		u64 id = primary_event_id(event);