kernel/Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst, branch linux-5.1.y

perf-security: wrap paragraphs on 72 columns

2019-02-17T23:05:00Z

Implemented formatting of paragraphs to be not wider than 72 columns. Signed-off-by: Alexey Budankov Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet

perf-security: elaborate on perf_events/Perf privileged users

2019-02-17T23:04:56Z

Elaborate on possible perf_event/Perf privileged users groups and document steps about creating such groups. Signed-off-by: Alexey Budankov Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet

perf-security: document collected perf_events/Perf data categories

2019-02-17T23:04:51Z

Document and categorize system and performance data into groups that can be captured by perf_events/Perf and explicitly indicate the group that can contain process sensitive data. Signed-off-by: Alexey Budankov Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet

perf-security: document perf_events/Perf resource control

2019-02-17T23:04:45Z

Extend perf-security.rst file with perf_events/Perf resource control section describing RLIMIT_NOFILE and perf_event_mlock_kb settings for performance monitoring user processes. Signed-off-by: Alexey Budankov Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet

Documentation/admin-guide: introduce perf-security.rst file

2018-12-06T16:50:33Z

Implement initial version of perf-security.rst documentation file covering security concerns of perf_event_paranoid settings. Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner Signed-off-by: Alexey Budankov Reviewed-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet