2 files changed, 2 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/record.c b/tools/perf/util/record.c
index cf69325b985f..8acd0df88b5c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/record.c
@@ -137,16 +137,7 @@ void perf_evlist__config(struct perf_evlist *evlist, struct record_opts *opts)
 
 static int get_max_rate(unsigned int *rate)
 {
-        char path[PATH_MAX];
-        const char *procfs = procfs__mountpoint();
-
-        if (!procfs)
-                return -1;
-
-        snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,
-                 "%s/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_sample_rate", procfs);
-
-        return filename__read_int(path, (int *) rate);
+        return sysctl__read_int("kernel/perf_event_max_sample_rate", (int *)rate);
 }
 
 static int record_opts__config_freq(struct record_opts *opts)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 41125e5b011e..b86744f29eef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -506,16 +506,9 @@ const char *get_filename_for_perf_kvm(void)
 
 int perf_event_paranoid(void)
 {
-        char path[PATH_MAX];
-        const char *procfs = procfs__mountpoint();
         int value;
 
-        if (!procfs)
-                return INT_MAX;
-
-        scnprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid", procfs);
-
-        if (filename__read_int(path, &value))
+        if (sysctl__read_int("kernel/perf_event_paranoid", &value))
                 return INT_MAX;
 
         return value;