[PATCH v2 0/3] Document the 'perf test -w' workloads functionality

[PATCH v2 0/3] Document the 'perf test -w' workloads functionality

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

Hi,

        I noticed that the 'perf test -w' code wasn't well exposed, so
add a '-w --list' option to list the existing workloads and document it
in the 'perf test' man page.

- Arnaldo

v2:

- Use --list-workloads, as suggesed by James Clark.

- Add info in the man page about the parameters the built-in workloads
  accept.

Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo (3):
  perf test: Introduce workloads__for_each()
  perf test: Introduce '-w --list' to list the available workloads
  perf test: Document the -w/--workload option

 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt | 14 +++++++++++++
 tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c        | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH 1/3] perf test: Introduce workloads__for_each()

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

And use it in run_workload().

Testing it:

  root@x1:~# perf trace -e *landlock* perf test -w landlock
       0.000 ( 0.015 ms): :1274331/1274331 landlock_add_rule(ruleset_fd: 11, rule_type: LANDLOCK_RULE_PATH_BENEATH, rule_attr: 0x7ffd3fea55e0, flags: 45) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument)
       0.018 ( 0.003 ms): :1274331/1274331 landlock_add_rule(ruleset_fd: 11, rule_type: LANDLOCK_RULE_NET_PORT, rule_attr: 0x7ffd3fea55f0, flags: 45) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument)
  root@x1:~# perf test -w bla
  No workload found: bla
  root@x1:~#

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
---
 tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 470a9709427ddaad..2201f7ed432ce9f2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ static struct test_workload *workloads[] = {
 	&workload__landlock,
 };
 
+#define workloads__for_each(workload) \
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(workloads) && ({ workload = workloads[i]; 1; }); i++)
+
 static int num_subtests(const struct test_suite *t)
 {
 	int num;
@@ -504,11 +507,9 @@ static int perf_test__list(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 static int run_workload(const char *work, int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	unsigned int i = 0;
 	struct test_workload *twl;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(workloads); i++) {
-		twl = workloads[i];
+	workloads__for_each(twl) {
 		if (!strcmp(twl->name, work))
 			return twl->func(argc, argv);
 	}
-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH 2/3] perf test: Introduce '-w --list' to list the available workloads

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

Using it:

  $ perf test -w noplop
  No workload found: noplop
  $
  $ perf test -w
   Error: switch `w' requires a value
   Usage: perf test [<options>] [{list <test-name-fragment>|[<test-name-fragments>|<test-numbers>]}]

      -w, --workload <work>
                            workload to run for testing, use '--list-workloads' to list the available ones.
  $
  $ perf test --list-workloads
  noploop
  thloop
  leafloop
  sqrtloop
  brstack
  datasym
  landlock
  $

Would be good at some point to have a description in 'struct test_workload'.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
---
 tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 2201f7ed432ce9f2..cc43b9f366d09436 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -505,6 +505,17 @@ static int perf_test__list(int argc, const char **argv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int workloads__fprintf_list(FILE *fp)
+{
+	struct test_workload *twl;
+	int printed = 0;
+
+	workloads__for_each(twl)
+		printed += fprintf(fp, "%s\n", twl->name);
+
+	return printed;
+}
+
 static int run_workload(const char *work, int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	struct test_workload *twl;
@@ -535,6 +546,7 @@ int cmd_test(int argc, const char **argv)
 	};
 	const char *skip = NULL;
 	const char *workload = NULL;
+	bool list_workloads = false;
 	const struct option test_options[] = {
 	OPT_STRING('s', "skip", &skip, "tests", "tests to skip"),
 	OPT_INCR('v', "verbose", &verbose,
@@ -544,7 +556,8 @@ int cmd_test(int argc, const char **argv)
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('p', "parallel", &parallel, "Run the tests in parallel"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('S', "sequential", &sequential,
 		    "Run the tests one after another rather than in parallel"),
-	OPT_STRING('w', "workload", &workload, "work", "workload to run for testing"),
+	OPT_STRING('w', "workload", &workload, "work", "workload to run for testing, use '--list-workloads' to list the available ones."),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "list-workloads", &list_workloads, "List the available builtin workloads to use with -w/--workload"),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "dso", &dso_to_test, "dso", "dso to test"),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "objdump", &test_objdump_path, "path",
 		   "objdump binary to use for disassembly and annotations"),
@@ -570,6 +583,11 @@ int cmd_test(int argc, const char **argv)
 	if (workload)
 		return run_workload(workload, argc, argv);
 
+	if (list_workloads) {
+		workloads__fprintf_list(stdout);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (dont_fork)
 		sequential = true;
 	else if (parallel)
-- 
2.47.0

Re: [PATCH 2/3] perf test: Introduce '-w --list' to list the available workloads

[Namhyung Kim]

Hi Arnaldo,

The commit subject line should be changed to --list-workloads too.

Thanks,
Namhyung


On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 02:14:48PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
> 
> Using it:
> 
>   $ perf test -w noplop
>   No workload found: noplop
>   $
>   $ perf test -w
>    Error: switch `w' requires a value
>    Usage: perf test [<options>] [{list <test-name-fragment>|[<test-name-fragments>|<test-numbers>]}]
> 
>       -w, --workload <work>
>                             workload to run for testing, use '--list-workloads' to list the available ones.
>   $
>   $ perf test --list-workloads
>   noploop
>   thloop
>   leafloop
>   sqrtloop
>   brstack
>   datasym
>   landlock
>   $
> 
> Would be good at some point to have a description in 'struct test_workload'.
> 
> Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
> Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
> Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
> Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
> ---
>  tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
> index 2201f7ed432ce9f2..cc43b9f366d09436 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
> @@ -505,6 +505,17 @@ static int perf_test__list(int argc, const char **argv)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +static int workloads__fprintf_list(FILE *fp)
> +{
> +	struct test_workload *twl;
> +	int printed = 0;
> +
> +	workloads__for_each(twl)
> +		printed += fprintf(fp, "%s\n", twl->name);
> +
> +	return printed;
> +}
> +
>  static int run_workload(const char *work, int argc, const char **argv)
>  {
>  	struct test_workload *twl;
> @@ -535,6 +546,7 @@ int cmd_test(int argc, const char **argv)
>  	};
>  	const char *skip = NULL;
>  	const char *workload = NULL;
> +	bool list_workloads = false;
>  	const struct option test_options[] = {
>  	OPT_STRING('s', "skip", &skip, "tests", "tests to skip"),
>  	OPT_INCR('v', "verbose", &verbose,
> @@ -544,7 +556,8 @@ int cmd_test(int argc, const char **argv)
>  	OPT_BOOLEAN('p', "parallel", &parallel, "Run the tests in parallel"),
>  	OPT_BOOLEAN('S', "sequential", &sequential,
>  		    "Run the tests one after another rather than in parallel"),
> -	OPT_STRING('w', "workload", &workload, "work", "workload to run for testing"),
> +	OPT_STRING('w', "workload", &workload, "work", "workload to run for testing, use '--list-workloads' to list the available ones."),
> +	OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "list-workloads", &list_workloads, "List the available builtin workloads to use with -w/--workload"),
>  	OPT_STRING(0, "dso", &dso_to_test, "dso", "dso to test"),
>  	OPT_STRING(0, "objdump", &test_objdump_path, "path",
>  		   "objdump binary to use for disassembly and annotations"),
> @@ -570,6 +583,11 @@ int cmd_test(int argc, const char **argv)
>  	if (workload)
>  		return run_workload(workload, argc, argv);
>  
> +	if (list_workloads) {
> +		workloads__fprintf_list(stdout);
> +		return 0;
> +	}
> +
>  	if (dont_fork)
>  		sequential = true;
>  	else if (parallel)
> -- 
> 2.47.0
> 

[PATCH 3/3] perf test: Document the -w/--workload option

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

Wasn't documented so far, mention that it is mostly used in the shell
regression tests.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
index 9acb8d1f658890e9..62ce705d365f0442 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
@@ -48,3 +48,17 @@ OPTIONS
 
 --dso::
 	Specify a DSO for the "Symbols" test.
+
+-w::
+--workload=::
+	Run a built-in workload, to list them use '-w --list', current ones include:
+	noploop, thloop, leafloop, sqrtloop, brstack, datasym and landlock.
+
+	Used with the shell script regression tests.
+
+	Some accept an extra parameter:
+
+		seconds: leafloop, noploop, sqrtloop, thloop
+		nrloops: brstack
+
+	The datasym and landlock workloads don't accept any.
-- 
2.47.0

Re: [PATCH 3/3] perf test: Document the -w/--workload option

[James Clark]

On 11/10/2024 6:14 pm, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
> 
> Wasn't documented so far, mention that it is mostly used in the shell
> regression tests.
> 
> Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
> Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
> Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
> Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
> ---
>   tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt | 14 ++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
> index 9acb8d1f658890e9..62ce705d365f0442 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
> +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
> @@ -48,3 +48,17 @@ OPTIONS
>   
>   --dso::
>   	Specify a DSO for the "Symbols" test.
> +
> +-w::
> +--workload=::
> +	Run a built-in workload, to list them use '-w --list', current ones include:

Should be --list-workloads now

Re: [PATCH 3/3] perf test: Document the -w/--workload option

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 09:41:03AM +0100, James Clark wrote:
> On 11/10/2024 6:14 pm, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> > +++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
> > @@ -48,3 +48,17 @@ OPTIONS
> >   --dso::
> >   	Specify a DSO for the "Symbols" test.
> > +
> > +-w::
> > +--workload=::
> > +	Run a built-in workload, to list them use '-w --list', current ones include:
> 
> Should be --list-workloads now

Oops, fixed now.

Thanks,

- Arnaldo

Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] Document the 'perf test -w' workloads functionality

[James Clark]

On 11/10/2024 6:14 pm, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
> 
> Hi,
> 
>          I noticed that the 'perf test -w' code wasn't well exposed, so
> add a '-w --list' option to list the existing workloads and document it
> in the 'perf test' man page.
> 
> - Arnaldo
> 
> v2:
> 
> - Use --list-workloads, as suggesed by James Clark.
> 
> - Add info in the man page about the parameters the built-in workloads
>    accept.
> 
> Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo (3):
>    perf test: Introduce workloads__for_each()
>    perf test: Introduce '-w --list' to list the available workloads
>    perf test: Document the -w/--workload option
> 
>   tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt | 14 +++++++++++++
>   tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c        | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++----
>   2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 

With the fix for the comment on patch 3:

Reviewed-by: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>

[PATCH 0/3 v3] Expose the 'perf test -w' workloads functionality

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

Hi,

        I noticed that the 'perf test -w' code wasn't well exposed, so
add a '--list-workloads' option to list the existing workloads and document it
in the 'perf test' man page.

- Arnaldo

v3:

- Fixup references to --list-workloads in a patch subject (Namhyumg)

- Fixup references to --list-workloads in the 'perf test' man page (James)

- Add an entry for --list-workloads in the 'perf test' man page.

v2:

- Use --list-workloads, as suggested by James Clark.

- Add info in the man page about the parameters the built-in workloads
  accept.

Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo (3):
  perf test: Introduce workloads__for_each()
  perf test: Introduce --list-workloads to list the available workloads
  perf test: Document the -w/--workload option

 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt | 17 ++++++++++++++++
 tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c        | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

-- 
2.46.2

[PATCH 3/3] perf test: Document the -w/--workload option

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

Wasn't documented so far, mention that it is mostly used in the shell
regression tests.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20241011171449.1362979-4-acme@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
index 9acb8d1f658890e9..efcdec528a8f7243 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
@@ -48,3 +48,20 @@ OPTIONS
 
 --dso::
 	Specify a DSO for the "Symbols" test.
+
+-w::
+--workload=::
+	Run a built-in workload, to list them use '--list-workloads', current ones include:
+	noploop, thloop, leafloop, sqrtloop, brstack, datasym and landlock.
+
+	Used with the shell script regression tests.
+
+	Some accept an extra parameter:
+
+		seconds: leafloop, noploop, sqrtloop, thloop
+		nrloops: brstack
+
+	The datasym and landlock workloads don't accept any.
+
+--list-workloads::
+	List the available workloads to use with -w/--workload.
-- 
2.46.2

[PATCH 0/3] Document the 'perf test -w' workloads functionality

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

Hi,

	I noticed that the 'perf test -w' code wasn't well exposed, so
add a '-w --list' option to list the existing workloads and document it
in the 'perf test' man page.

- Arnaldo

Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo (3):
  perf test: Introduce workloads__for_each()
  perf test: Introduce '-w --list' to list the available workloads
  perf test: Document the -w/--workload option

 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt |  6 ++++++
 tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c        | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

-- 
2.47.0

[PATCH 3/3] perf test: Document the -w/--workload option

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

Wasn't documented so far, mention that it is mostly used in the shell
regression tests.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
---
 tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
index 9acb8d1f658890e9..e03c1cabdcd37594 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-test.txt
@@ -48,3 +48,9 @@ OPTIONS
 
 --dso::
 	Specify a DSO for the "Symbols" test.
+
+-w::
+--workload=::
+	Run a built-in workload, to list them use '-w --list', current ones include:
+	noploop, thloop, leafloop, sqrtloop, brstack, datasym and landlock.
+	Used with the shell script regression tests.
-- 
2.47.0