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diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 10e9eec3e228..e871080bc44e 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -6111,21 +6111,6 @@ static void perf_log_itrace_start(struct perf_event *event)
perf_output_end(&handle);
}
-static bool sample_is_allowed(struct perf_event *event, struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
- /*
- * Due to interrupt latency (AKA "skid"), we may enter the
- * kernel before taking an overflow, even if the PMU is only
- * counting user events.
- * To avoid leaking information to userspace, we must always
- * reject kernel samples when exclude_kernel is set.
- */
- if (event->attr.exclude_kernel && !user_mode(regs))
- return false;
-
- return true;
-}
-
/*
* Generic event overflow handling, sampling.
*/
@@ -6173,12 +6158,6 @@ static int __perf_event_overflow(struct perf_event *event,
}
/*
- * For security, drop the skid kernel samples if necessary.
- */
- if (!sample_is_allowed(event, regs))
- return ret;
-
- /*
* XXX event_limit might not quite work as expected on inherited
* events
*/