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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __PERF_CAP_H
+#define __PERF_CAP_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <linux/capability.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP_SUPPORT
+
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+
+bool perf_cap__capable(cap_value_t cap);
+
+#else
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+static inline bool perf_cap__capable(int cap __maybe_unused)
+{
+ return geteuid() == 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* HAVE_LIBCAP_SUPPORT */
+
+/* For older systems */
+#ifndef CAP_SYSLOG
+#define CAP_SYSLOG 34
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CAP_PERFMON
+#define CAP_PERFMON 38
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __PERF_CAP_H */