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[PATCH v2 0/2]: Documentation/admin-guide: introduce perf-security.rst file and extend perf_event_paranoid documentation

From:  Alexey Budankov <alexey.budankov-AT-linux.intel.com>
To:  Thomas Gleixner <tglx-AT-linutronix.de>, Kees Cook <keescook-AT-chromium.org>, Jann Horn <jannh-AT-google.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo-AT-redhat.com>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz-AT-infradead.org>, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme-AT-kernel.org>, Andi Kleen <ak-AT-linux.intel.com>, Jonatan Corbet <corbet-AT-lwn.net>
Subject:  [PATCH v2 0/2]: Documentation/admin-guide: introduce perf-security.rst file and extend perf_event_paranoid documentation
Date:  Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:21:31 +0300
Message-ID:  <86cf8ad4-7728-8d07-5b03-effd32071f32@linux.intel.com>
Cc:  Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin-AT-linux.intel.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa-AT-redhat.com>, Namhyung Kim <namhyung-AT-kernel.org>, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland-AT-arm.com>, Tvrtko Ursulin <tursulin-AT-ursulin.net>, linux-kernel <linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org>, "kernel-hardening-AT-lists.openwall.com" <kernel-hardening-AT-lists.openwall.com>, "linux-doc-AT-vger.kernel.org" <linux-doc-AT-vger.kernel.org>
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To facilitate informed decision making by system administrators [1]
to permit and manage access to Perf Events (PE) / Perf tool (Perf) [2],[3] 
performance monitoring for multiple users perf-security.rst document 
suggested by Thomas Gleixner is introduced [4] that:

a) states PE/Perf access security concerns for multi user environment
b) refers to base Linux access control and management principles
c) extends documentation of possible perf_event_paranoid knob settings 

The file serves as single knowledge source for PE/Perf security and 
access control related matter according to decisions, discussion and  
PoC prototype previously made here [5],[6].

The file can later be extended with information describing:

a) PE/Perf usage models and its security implications
b) PE/Perf user interface, its changes and related security implications
c) security related implications of monitoring by a specific PE PMU [2]

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Alexey Budankov (2):
  Documentation/admin-guide: introduce perf-security.rst file
  Documentation/admin-guide: update admin-guide index.rst

 Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst         |  1 +
 Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 77 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst

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Changes in v2:
- reverted patches order in the set to avoid CI issue
- replaced old PCL referencing by PE (Perf Events)
- skipped >=3 setting documentation at the moment

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[1] https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=153815883923913&...
[2] http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/perf_event_open.2.html
[3] https://perf.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page
[4] https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=153837512226838&...
[5] https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=153736008310781&...
[6] https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/5/21/156


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