1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/simpleperf/environment.cpp b/simpleperf/environment.cpp
index 86766921..3591626e 100644
--- a/simpleperf/environment.cpp
+++ b/simpleperf/environment.cpp
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ bool CheckPerfEventLimit() {
   // enough permission to create inherited tracepoint events, write -1 to perf_event_paranoid.
   // See http://b/62230699.
   if (IsRoot()) {
+    char* env = getenv("PERFPROFD_DISABLE_PERF_EVENT_PARANOID_CHANGE");
+    if (env != nullptr && strcmp(env, "1") == 0) {
+      return true;
+    }
     return android::base::WriteStringToFile("-1", "/proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid");
   }
   int limit_level;