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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * ksyms_common.c: A split of kernel/kallsyms.c
+ * Contains a few generic function definations independent of config KALLSYMS.
+ */
+#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+
+static inline int kallsyms_for_perf(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS
+ extern int sysctl_perf_event_paranoid;
+
+ if (sysctl_perf_event_paranoid <= 1)
+ return 1;
+#endif
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * We show kallsyms information even to normal users if we've enabled
+ * kernel profiling and are explicitly not paranoid (so kptr_restrict
+ * is clear, and sysctl_perf_event_paranoid isn't set).
+ *
+ * Otherwise, require CAP_SYSLOG (assuming kptr_restrict isn't set to
+ * block even that).
+ */
+bool kallsyms_show_value(const struct cred *cred)
+{
+ switch (kptr_restrict) {
+ case 0:
+ if (kallsyms_for_perf())
+ return true;
+ fallthrough;
+ case 1:
+ if (security_capable(cred, &init_user_ns, CAP_SYSLOG,
+ CAP_OPT_NOAUDIT) == 0)
+ return true;
+ fallthrough;
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+}