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perf: Remove perf_event_attr::type check 

PMU type id can be allocated dynamically, so perf_event_attr::type check
when copying attribute from userspace to kernel is not valid.

Signed-off-by: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@intel.com>
Cc: Robert Richter <robert.richter@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1309421396-17438-4-git-send-email-ming.m.lin@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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Lin Ming 2011-06-30 08:09:55 +00:00 committed by Ingo Molnar
parent f53173e47d
commit 9985c20f9e
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@ -5926,13 +5926,6 @@ static int perf_copy_attr(struct perf_event_attr __user *uattr,
if (ret)
return -EFAULT;
/*
* If the type exists, the corresponding creation will verify
* the attr->config.
*/
if (attr->type >= PERF_TYPE_MAX)
return -EINVAL;
if (attr->__reserved_1)
return -EINVAL;