2 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index eccb561dd8a3..2d537186191f 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1274,6 +1274,10 @@ static void add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
         struct module_notes_attrs *notes_attrs;
         struct bin_attribute *nattr;
 
+        /* failed to create section attributes, so can't create notes */
+        if (!mod->sect_attrs)
+                return;
+
         /* Count notes sections and allocate structures.  */
         notes = 0;
         for (i = 0; i < nsect; i++)
@@ -2355,8 +2359,7 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
         if (err < 0)
                 goto unlink;
         add_sect_attrs(mod, hdr->e_shnum, secstrings, sechdrs);
-        if (mod->sect_attrs)
-                add_notes_attrs(mod, hdr->e_shnum, secstrings, sechdrs);
+        add_notes_attrs(mod, hdr->e_shnum, secstrings, sechdrs);
 
         /* Get rid of temporary copy */
         vfree(hdr);
diff --git a/kernel/perf_counter.c b/kernel/perf_counter.c
index f274e1959885..d7cbc579fc80 100644
--- a/kernel/perf_counter.c
+++ b/kernel/perf_counter.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static atomic_t nr_task_counters __read_mostly;
  *  1 - disallow cpu counters to unpriv
  *  2 - disallow kernel profiling to unpriv
  */
-int sysctl_perf_counter_paranoid __read_mostly;
+int sysctl_perf_counter_paranoid __read_mostly = 1;
 
 static inline bool perf_paranoid_cpu(void)
 {
@@ -4066,6 +4066,7 @@ perf_counter_alloc(struct perf_counter_attr *attr,
         hwc->sample_period = attr->sample_period;
         if (attr->freq && attr->sample_freq)
                 hwc->sample_period = 1;
+        hwc->last_period = hwc->sample_period;
 
         atomic64_set(&hwc->period_left, hwc->sample_period);