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[mirror_ubuntu-zesty-kernel.git] / security / Kconfig

diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
index 118f4549404ef2ed0241e86faceb03f2d3646d79..59aea7df12b04d38f35ae4fbe9700a93994a1453 100644 (file)
--- a/security/Kconfig
+++ b/security/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ config SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT
 
          If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
 
+config SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT
+       bool "Restrict unprivileged use of performance events"
+       depends on PERF_EVENTS
+       help
+         If you say Y here, the kernel.perf_event_paranoid sysctl
+         will be set to 3 by default, and no unprivileged use of the
+         perf_event_open syscall will be permitted unless it is
+         changed.
+
 config SECURITY
        bool "Enable different security models"
        depends on SYSFS