[PATCH v3] perf test: AMD IBS swfilt skip kernel tests if paranoia is >1

[PATCH v3] perf test: AMD IBS swfilt skip kernel tests if paranoia is >1

[Ian Rogers]

If not root and the perf_event_paranoid is set >1 swfilt will fail to
open the event failing the test. Add check to skip the test in that
case.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh | 51 ++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh
index 7045ec72ba4c..e7f66df05c4b 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # AMD IBS software filtering
 
+ParanoidAndNotRoot() {
+  [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ] && [ "$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid)" -gt $1 ]
+}
+
 echo "check availability of IBS swfilt"
 
 # check if IBS PMU is available
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ if [ ! -f /sys/bus/event_source/devices/ibs_op/format/swfilt ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "run perf record with modifier and swfilt"
+err=0
 
 # setting any modifiers should fail
 perf record -B -e ibs_op//u -o /dev/null true 2> /dev/null
@@ -31,11 +36,17 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# setting it with swfilt=1 should be fine
-perf record -B -e ibs_op/swfilt=1/k -o /dev/null true
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "[FAIL] IBS op PMU cannot handle swfilt for exclude_user"
-    exit 1
+if ! ParanoidAndNotRoot 1
+then
+    # setting it with swfilt=1 should be fine
+    perf record -B -e ibs_op/swfilt=1/k -o /dev/null true
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "[FAIL] IBS op PMU cannot handle swfilt for exclude_user"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "[SKIP] not root and perf_event_paranoid too high for exclude_user"
+    err=2
 fi
 
 # check ibs_fetch PMU as well
@@ -46,10 +57,16 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 # check system wide recording
-perf record -aB --synth=no -e ibs_op/swfilt/k -o /dev/null true
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "[FAIL] IBS op PMU cannot handle swfilt in system-wide mode"
-    exit 1
+if ! ParanoidAndNotRoot 0
+then
+    perf record -aB --synth=no -e ibs_op/swfilt/k -o /dev/null true
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "[FAIL] IBS op PMU cannot handle swfilt in system-wide mode"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "[SKIP] not root and perf_event_paranoid too high for system-wide/exclude_user"
+    err=2
 fi
 
 echo "check number of samples with swfilt"
@@ -60,8 +77,16 @@ if [ ${kernel_sample} -ne 0 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-user_sample=$(perf record -e ibs_fetch/swfilt/k -o- true | perf script -i- -F misc | grep -c ^U)
-if [ ${user_sample} -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "[FAIL] unexpected user samples: " ${user_sample}
-    exit 1
+if ! ParanoidAndNotRoot 1
+then
+    user_sample=$(perf record -e ibs_fetch/swfilt/k -o- true | perf script -i- -F misc | grep -c ^U)
+    if [ ${user_sample} -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "[FAIL] unexpected user samples: " ${user_sample}
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "[SKIP] not root and perf_event_paranoid too high for exclude_user"
+    err=2
 fi
+
+exit $err
-- 
2.51.0.384.g4c02a37b29-goog

Re: [PATCH v3] perf test: AMD IBS swfilt skip kernel tests if paranoia is >1

[Namhyung Kim]

Hi Ian,

On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 05:03:50PM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> If not root and the perf_event_paranoid is set >1 swfilt will fail to
> open the event failing the test. Add check to skip the test in that
> case.
> 

Fixes: 0e71bcdcf1f0b10b ("perf test: Add AMD IBS sw filter test")

> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>

Reviewed-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>

Thanks,
Namhyung

> ---
>  tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh | 51 ++++++++++++++++++------
>  1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh
> index 7045ec72ba4c..e7f66df05c4b 100755
> --- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh
> +++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh
> @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
>  #!/bin/bash
>  # AMD IBS software filtering
>  
> +ParanoidAndNotRoot() {
> +  [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ] && [ "$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid)" -gt $1 ]
> +}
> +
>  echo "check availability of IBS swfilt"
>  
>  # check if IBS PMU is available
> @@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ if [ ! -f /sys/bus/event_source/devices/ibs_op/format/swfilt ]; then
>  fi
>  
>  echo "run perf record with modifier and swfilt"
> +err=0
>  
>  # setting any modifiers should fail
>  perf record -B -e ibs_op//u -o /dev/null true 2> /dev/null
> @@ -31,11 +36,17 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
>      exit 1
>  fi
>  
> -# setting it with swfilt=1 should be fine
> -perf record -B -e ibs_op/swfilt=1/k -o /dev/null true
> -if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
> -    echo "[FAIL] IBS op PMU cannot handle swfilt for exclude_user"
> -    exit 1
> +if ! ParanoidAndNotRoot 1
> +then
> +    # setting it with swfilt=1 should be fine
> +    perf record -B -e ibs_op/swfilt=1/k -o /dev/null true
> +    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
> +        echo "[FAIL] IBS op PMU cannot handle swfilt for exclude_user"
> +        exit 1
> +    fi
> +else
> +    echo "[SKIP] not root and perf_event_paranoid too high for exclude_user"
> +    err=2
>  fi
>  
>  # check ibs_fetch PMU as well
> @@ -46,10 +57,16 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
>  fi
>  
>  # check system wide recording
> -perf record -aB --synth=no -e ibs_op/swfilt/k -o /dev/null true
> -if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
> -    echo "[FAIL] IBS op PMU cannot handle swfilt in system-wide mode"
> -    exit 1
> +if ! ParanoidAndNotRoot 0
> +then
> +    perf record -aB --synth=no -e ibs_op/swfilt/k -o /dev/null true
> +    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
> +        echo "[FAIL] IBS op PMU cannot handle swfilt in system-wide mode"
> +        exit 1
> +    fi
> +else
> +    echo "[SKIP] not root and perf_event_paranoid too high for system-wide/exclude_user"
> +    err=2
>  fi
>  
>  echo "check number of samples with swfilt"
> @@ -60,8 +77,16 @@ if [ ${kernel_sample} -ne 0 ]; then
>      exit 1
>  fi
>  
> -user_sample=$(perf record -e ibs_fetch/swfilt/k -o- true | perf script -i- -F misc | grep -c ^U)
> -if [ ${user_sample} -ne 0 ]; then
> -    echo "[FAIL] unexpected user samples: " ${user_sample}
> -    exit 1
> +if ! ParanoidAndNotRoot 1
> +then
> +    user_sample=$(perf record -e ibs_fetch/swfilt/k -o- true | perf script -i- -F misc | grep -c ^U)
> +    if [ ${user_sample} -ne 0 ]; then
> +        echo "[FAIL] unexpected user samples: " ${user_sample}
> +        exit 1
> +    fi
> +else
> +    echo "[SKIP] not root and perf_event_paranoid too high for exclude_user"
> +    err=2
>  fi
> +
> +exit $err
> -- 
> 2.51.0.384.g4c02a37b29-goog
> 

Re: [PATCH v3] perf test: AMD IBS swfilt skip kernel tests if paranoia is >1

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 05:41:31PM -0700, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> Hi Ian,
> 
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 05:03:50PM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> > If not root and the perf_event_paranoid is set >1 swfilt will fail to
> > open the event failing the test. Add check to skip the test in that
> > case.
> > 
> 
> Fixes: 0e71bcdcf1f0b10b ("perf test: Add AMD IBS sw filter test")
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>

Thanks, applied to perf-tools-next,

- Arnaldo