[PATCH v11 15/30] tracing: selftests: Add trace remote tests

[PATCH v11 15/30] tracing: selftests: Add trace remote tests

[Vincent Donnefort]

Exercise the tracefs interface for trace remote with a set of tests to
check:

  * loading/unloading (unloading.tc)
  * reset (reset.tc)
  * size changes (buffer_size.tc)
  * consuming read (trace_pipe.tc)
  * non-consuming read (trace.tc)

Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/buffer_size.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/buffer_size.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1a43280ffa97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/buffer_size.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Test trace remote buffer size
+# requires: remotes/test
+
+. $TEST_DIR/remotes/functions
+
+test_buffer_size()
+{
+    echo 0 > tracing_on
+    assert_unloaded
+
+    echo 4096 > buffer_size_kb
+    echo 1 > tracing_on
+    assert_loaded
+
+    echo 0 > tracing_on
+    echo 7 > buffer_size_kb
+}
+
+if [ -z "$SOURCE_REMOTE_TEST" ]; then
+    set -e
+    setup_remote_test
+    test_buffer_size
+fi
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/functions b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/functions
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..97a09d564a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/functions
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+setup_remote()
+{
+	local name=$1
+
+	[ -e $TRACING_DIR/remotes/$name/write_event ] || exit_unresolved
+
+	cd remotes/$name/
+	echo 0 > tracing_on
+	clear_trace
+	echo 7 > buffer_size_kb
+	echo 0 > events/enable
+	echo 1 > events/$name/selftest/enable
+	echo 1 > tracing_on
+}
+
+setup_remote_test()
+{
+	[ -d $TRACING_DIR/remotes/test/ ] || modprobe remote_test || exit_unresolved
+
+	setup_remote "test"
+}
+
+assert_loaded()
+{
+	grep -q "(loaded)" buffer_size_kb
+}
+
+assert_unloaded()
+{
+	grep -q "(unloaded)" buffer_size_kb
+}
+
+dump_trace_pipe()
+{
+    output=$(mktemp $TMPDIR/remote_test.XXXXXX)
+    cat trace_pipe > $output &
+    pid=$!
+    sleep 1
+    kill -1 $pid
+
+    echo $output
+}
+
+check_trace()
+{
+	start_id="$1"
+	end_id="$2"
+	file="$3"
+
+	# Ensure the file is not empty
+	test -n "$(head $file)"
+
+	prev_ts=0
+	id=0
+
+	# Only keep <timestamp> <id>
+	tmp=$(mktemp $TMPDIR/remote_test.XXXXXX)
+	sed -e 's/\[[0-9]*\]\s*\([0-9]*.[0-9]*\): [a-z]* id=\([0-9]*\)/\1 \2/' $file > $tmp
+
+	while IFS= read -r line; do
+		ts=$(echo $line | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+		id=$(echo $line | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
+
+		test $(echo "$ts>$prev_ts" | bc) -eq 1
+		test $id -eq $start_id
+
+		prev_ts=$ts
+		start_id=$((start_id + 1))
+	done < $tmp
+
+	test $id -eq $end_id
+	rm $tmp
+}
+
+get_cpu_ids()
+{
+    sed -n 's/^processor\s*:\s*\([0-9]\+\).*/\1/p' /proc/cpuinfo
+}
+
+get_page_size() {
+    sed -ne 's/^.*data.*size:\([0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/p' events/header_page
+}
+
+get_selftest_event_size() {
+    sed -ne 's/^.*field:.*;.*size:\([0-9][0-9]*\);.*/\1/p' events/*/selftest/format | awk '{s+=$1} END {print s}'
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/reset.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/reset.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4d176349b2bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/reset.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Test trace remote reset
+# requires: remotes/test
+
+. $TEST_DIR/remotes/functions
+
+check_reset()
+{
+    write_event_path="write_event"
+    taskset=""
+
+    clear_trace
+
+    # Is the buffer empty?
+    output=$(dump_trace_pipe)
+    test $(wc -l $output | cut -d ' ' -f1) -eq 0
+
+    if $(echo $(pwd) | grep -q "per_cpu/cpu"); then
+        write_event_path="../../write_event"
+        cpu_id=$(echo $(pwd) | sed -e 's/.*per_cpu\/cpu//')
+        taskset="taskset -c $cpu_id"
+    fi
+    rm $output
+
+    # Can we properly write a new event?
+    $taskset echo 7890 > $write_event_path
+    output=$(dump_trace_pipe)
+    test $(wc -l $output | cut -d ' ' -f1) -eq 1
+    grep -q "id=7890" $output
+    rm $output
+}
+
+test_global_interface()
+{
+    output=$(mktemp $TMPDIR/remote_test.XXXXXX)
+
+    # Confidence check
+    echo 123456 > write_event
+    output=$(dump_trace_pipe)
+    grep -q "id=123456" $output
+    rm $output
+
+    # Reset single event
+    echo 1 > write_event
+    check_reset
+
+    # Reset lost events
+    for i in $(seq 1 10000); do
+        echo 1 > write_event
+    done
+    check_reset
+}
+
+test_percpu_interface()
+{
+    [ "$(get_cpu_ids | wc -l)" -ge 2 ] || return 0
+
+    for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
+        taskset -c $cpu echo 1 > write_event
+    done
+
+    check_non_empty=0
+    for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
+        cd per_cpu/cpu$cpu/
+
+        if [ $check_non_empty -eq 0 ]; then
+            check_reset
+            check_non_empty=1
+        else
+            # Check we have only reset 1 CPU
+            output=$(dump_trace_pipe)
+            test $(wc -l $output | cut -d ' ' -f1) -eq 1
+            rm $output
+        fi
+        cd -
+    done
+}
+
+test_reset()
+{
+    test_global_interface
+    test_percpu_interface
+}
+
+if [ -z "$SOURCE_REMOTE_TEST" ]; then
+    set -e
+    setup_remote_test
+    test_reset
+fi
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..170f7648732a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Test trace remote non-consuming read
+# requires: remotes/test
+
+. $TEST_DIR/remotes/functions
+
+test_trace()
+{
+	echo 0 > tracing_on
+    assert_unloaded
+
+    echo 7 > buffer_size_kb
+    echo 1 > tracing_on
+    assert_loaded
+
+    # Simple test: Emit few events and try to read them
+    for i in $(seq 1 8); do
+        echo $i > write_event
+    done
+
+    check_trace 1 8 trace
+
+    #
+    # Test interaction with consuming read
+    #
+
+    cat trace_pipe > /dev/null &
+    pid=$!
+
+    sleep 1
+    kill $pid
+
+    test $(wc -l < trace) -eq 0
+
+    for i in $(seq 16 32); do
+        echo $i > write_event
+    done
+
+    check_trace 16 32 trace
+
+    #
+    # Test interaction with reset
+    #
+
+    echo 0 > trace
+
+    test $(wc -l < trace) -eq 0
+
+    for i in $(seq 1 8); do
+        echo $i > write_event
+    done
+
+    check_trace 1 8 trace
+
+    #
+    # Test interaction with lost events
+    #
+
+    # Ensure the writer is not on the reader page by reloading the buffer
+    echo 0 > tracing_on
+    echo 0 > trace
+    assert_unloaded
+    echo 1 > tracing_on
+    assert_loaded
+
+    # Ensure ring-buffer overflow by emitting events from the same CPU
+    for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
+        break
+    done
+
+    events_per_page=$(($(get_page_size) / $(get_selftest_event_size))) # Approx: does not take TS into account
+    nr_events=$(($events_per_page * 2))
+    for i in $(seq 1 $nr_events); do
+        taskset -c $cpu echo $i > write_event
+    done
+
+    id=$(sed -n -e '1s/\[[0-9]*\]\s*[0-9]*.[0-9]*: [a-z]* id=\([0-9]*\)/\1/p' trace)
+    test $id -ne 1
+
+    check_trace $id $nr_events trace
+
+    #
+    # Test per-CPU interface
+    #
+    echo 0 > trace
+
+    for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids) ; do
+        taskset -c $cpu echo $cpu > write_event
+    done
+
+    for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
+        cd per_cpu/cpu$cpu/
+
+        check_trace $cpu $cpu trace
+
+        cd - > /dev/null
+    done
+
+    #
+    # Test with hotplug
+    #
+
+    [ "$(get_cpu_ids | wc -l)" -ge 2 ] || return 0
+
+    echo 0 > trace
+
+    for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
+        echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online || return 0
+        break
+    done
+
+    for i in $(seq 1 8); do
+        echo $i > write_event
+    done
+
+    check_trace 1 8 trace
+
+    echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online
+}
+
+if [ -z "$SOURCE_REMOTE_TEST" ]; then
+    set -e
+
+    setup_remote_test
+    test_trace
+fi
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace_pipe.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace_pipe.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..669a7288ed7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace_pipe.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Test trace remote consuming read
+# requires: remotes/test
+
+. $TEST_DIR/remotes/functions
+
+test_trace_pipe()
+{
+    echo 0 > tracing_on
+    assert_unloaded
+
+    # Emit events from the same CPU
+    for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
+        break
+    done
+
+    #
+    # Simple test: Emit enough events to fill few pages
+    #
+
+    echo 1024 > buffer_size_kb
+    echo 1 > tracing_on
+    assert_loaded
+
+    events_per_page=$(($(get_page_size) / $(get_selftest_event_size)))
+    nr_events=$(($events_per_page * 4))
+
+    output=$(mktemp $TMPDIR/remote_test.XXXXXX)
+
+    cat trace_pipe > $output &
+    pid=$!
+
+    for i in $(seq 1 $nr_events); do
+        taskset -c $cpu echo $i > write_event
+    done
+
+    echo 0 > tracing_on
+    sleep 1
+    kill $pid
+
+    check_trace 1 $nr_events $output
+
+    rm $output
+
+    #
+    # Test interaction with lost events
+    #
+
+    assert_unloaded
+    echo 7 > buffer_size_kb
+    echo 1 > tracing_on
+    assert_loaded
+
+    nr_events=$((events_per_page * 2))
+    for i in $(seq 1 $nr_events); do
+        taskset -c $cpu echo $i > write_event
+    done
+
+    output=$(dump_trace_pipe)
+
+    lost_events=$(sed -n -e '1s/CPU:.*\[LOST \([0-9]*\) EVENTS\]/\1/p' $output)
+    test -n "$lost_events"
+
+    id=$(sed -n -e '2s/\[[0-9]*\]\s*[0-9]*.[0-9]*: [a-z]* id=\([0-9]*\)/\1/p' $output)
+    test "$id" -eq $(($lost_events + 1))
+
+    # Drop [LOST EVENTS] line
+    sed -i '1d' $output
+
+    check_trace $id $nr_events $output
+
+    rm $output
+
+    #
+    # Test per-CPU interface
+    #
+
+    echo 0 > trace
+    echo 1 > tracing_on
+
+    for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
+        taskset -c $cpu echo $cpu > write_event
+    done
+
+    for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
+        cd per_cpu/cpu$cpu/
+        output=$(dump_trace_pipe)
+
+        check_trace $cpu $cpu $output
+
+        rm $output
+        cd - > /dev/null
+    done
+
+    #
+    # Test interaction with hotplug
+    #
+
+    [ "$(get_cpu_ids | wc -l)" -ge 2 ] || return 0
+
+    echo 0 > trace
+
+    for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
+        echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online || return 0
+        break
+    done
+
+    for i in $(seq 1 8); do
+        echo $i > write_event
+    done
+
+    output=$(dump_trace_pipe)
+
+    check_trace 1 8 $output
+
+    rm $output
+
+    echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online
+}
+
+if [ -z "$SOURCE_REMOTE_TEST" ]; then
+    set -e
+
+    setup_remote_test
+    test_trace_pipe
+fi
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/unloading.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/unloading.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cac2190183f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/unloading.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Test trace remote unloading
+# requires: remotes/test
+
+. $TEST_DIR/remotes/functions
+
+test_unloading()
+{
+    # No reader, writing
+    assert_loaded
+
+    # No reader, no writing
+    echo 0 > tracing_on
+    assert_unloaded
+
+    # 1 reader, no writing
+    cat trace_pipe &
+    pid=$!
+    sleep 1
+    assert_loaded
+    kill $pid
+    assert_unloaded
+
+    # No reader, no writing, events
+    echo 1 > tracing_on
+    echo 1 > write_event
+    echo 0 > tracing_on
+    assert_loaded
+
+    # Test reset
+    clear_trace
+    assert_unloaded
+}
+
+if [ -z "$SOURCE_REMOTE_TEST" ]; then
+    set -e
+
+    setup_remote_test
+    test_unloading
+fi
-- 
2.53.0.rc1.225.gd81095ad13-goog

[PATCH v11 30/30] tracing: selftests: Add hypervisor trace remote tests

[Vincent Donnefort]

Run the trace remote selftests with the trace remote 'hypervisor', This
trace remote is most likely created when the arm64 KVM nVHE/pKVM
hypervisor is in use.

Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/buffer_size.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/buffer_size.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..64bf859d6406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/buffer_size.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Test hypervisor trace buffer size
+# requires: remotes/hypervisor/write_event
+
+SOURCE_REMOTE_TEST=1
+. $TEST_DIR/remotes/buffer_size.tc
+
+set -e
+setup_remote "hypervisor"
+test_buffer_size
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/reset.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/reset.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7fe3b09b34e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/reset.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Test hypervisor trace buffer reset
+# requires: remotes/hypervisor/write_event
+
+SOURCE_REMOTE_TEST=1
+. $TEST_DIR/remotes/reset.tc
+
+set -e
+setup_remote "hypervisor"
+test_reset
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/trace.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/trace.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b937c19ca7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/trace.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Test hypervisor non-consuming trace read
+# requires: remotes/hypervisor/write_event
+
+SOURCE_REMOTE_TEST=1
+. $TEST_DIR/remotes/trace.tc
+
+set -e
+setup_remote "hypervisor"
+test_trace
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/trace_pipe.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/trace_pipe.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66aa1b76c147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/trace_pipe.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Test hypervisor consuming trace read
+# requires: remotes/hypervisor/write_event
+
+SOURCE_REMOTE_TEST=1
+. $TEST_DIR/remotes/trace_pipe.tc
+
+set -e
+setup_remote "hypervisor"
+test_trace_pipe
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/unloading.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/unloading.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1dafde3414ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/hypervisor/unloading.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Test hypervisor trace buffer unloading
+# requires: remotes/hypervisor/write_event
+
+SOURCE_REMOTE_TEST=1
+. $TEST_DIR/remotes/unloading.tc
+
+set -e
+setup_remote "hypervisor"
+test_unloading
-- 
2.53.0.rc1.225.gd81095ad13-goog

Re: [PATCH v11 15/30] tracing: selftests: Add trace remote tests

[Steven Rostedt]

On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:28:33 +0000
Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com> wrote:

> Exercise the tracefs interface for trace remote with a set of tests to
> check:
> 
>   * loading/unloading (unloading.tc)
>   * reset (reset.tc)
>   * size changes (buffer_size.tc)
>   * consuming read (trace_pipe.tc)
>   * non-consuming read (trace.tc)
> 
> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
> Cc: linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>

This still fails:

=== Ftrace unit tests ===
[1] Test trace remote buffer size	[PASS]
[2] Test hypervisor trace buffer size	[UNSUPPORTED]
[3] Test hypervisor trace buffer reset	[UNSUPPORTED]
[4] Test hypervisor consuming trace read	[UNSUPPORTED]
[5] Test hypervisor non-consuming trace read	[UNSUPPORTED]
[6] Test hypervisor trace buffer unloading	[UNSUPPORTED]
[7] Test trace remote reset	[PASS]
[8] Test trace remote consuming read	[FAIL]
[9] Test trace remote non-consuming read	[FAIL]
[10] Test trace remote unloading	[PASS]

I added this patch and the two failed tests now pass:

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace.tc
index 081133ec45ff..dfc954a6a380 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace.tc
@@ -106,8 +106,10 @@ test_trace()
     echo 0 > trace
 
     for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
-        echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online
-        break
+        if [ -f /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online ]; then
+            echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online
+            break
+        fi
     done
 
     for i in $(seq 1 8); do
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace_pipe.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace_pipe.tc
index d28eaee10c7c..146f0a9fe311 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace_pipe.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace_pipe.tc
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ test_trace_pipe()
     echo 0 > trace
 
     for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
-        echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online
-        break
+        if [ -f /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online ]; then
+            echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online
+            break
+        fi
     done
 
     for i in $(seq 1 8); do

-- Steve

Re: [PATCH v11 15/30] tracing: selftests: Add trace remote tests

[Vincent Donnefort]

On Thu, Feb 05, 2026 at 12:42:08PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:28:33 +0000
> Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com> wrote:
> 
> > Exercise the tracefs interface for trace remote with a set of tests to
> > check:
> > 
> >   * loading/unloading (unloading.tc)
> >   * reset (reset.tc)
> >   * size changes (buffer_size.tc)
> >   * consuming read (trace_pipe.tc)
> >   * non-consuming read (trace.tc)
> > 
> > Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
> > Cc: linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
> 
> This still fails:
> 
> === Ftrace unit tests ===
> [1] Test trace remote buffer size	[PASS]
> [2] Test hypervisor trace buffer size	[UNSUPPORTED]
> [3] Test hypervisor trace buffer reset	[UNSUPPORTED]
> [4] Test hypervisor consuming trace read	[UNSUPPORTED]
> [5] Test hypervisor non-consuming trace read	[UNSUPPORTED]
> [6] Test hypervisor trace buffer unloading	[UNSUPPORTED]
> [7] Test trace remote reset	[PASS]
> [8] Test trace remote consuming read	[FAIL]
> [9] Test trace remote non-consuming read	[FAIL]
> [10] Test trace remote unloading	[PASS]
> 
> I added this patch and the two failed tests now pass:
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace.tc
> index 081133ec45ff..dfc954a6a380 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace.tc
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace.tc
> @@ -106,8 +106,10 @@ test_trace()
>      echo 0 > trace
>  
>      for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
> -        echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online
> -        break
> +        if [ -f /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online ]; then
> +            echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online
> +            break
> +        fi

Hum weird, I have changed it in v11 to 

echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online || return 0

That doesn't work? Because I would simply stop the test there if we can't
offline the CPU.


>      done
>  
>      for i in $(seq 1 8); do
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace_pipe.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace_pipe.tc
> index d28eaee10c7c..146f0a9fe311 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace_pipe.tc
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/trace_pipe.tc
> @@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ test_trace_pipe()
>      echo 0 > trace
>  
>      for cpu in $(get_cpu_ids); do
> -        echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online
> -        break
> +        if [ -f /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online ]; then
> +            echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online
> +            break
> +        fi
>      done
>  
>      for i in $(seq 1 8); do
> 
> -- Steve

Re: [PATCH v11 15/30] tracing: selftests: Add trace remote tests

[Steven Rostedt]

On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:54:16 +0000
Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com> wrote:

> Hum weird, I have changed it in v11 to 
> 
> echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu$cpu/online || return 0
> 
> That doesn't work? Because I would simply stop the test there if we can't
> offline the CPU.


Yeah, I guess I was running the old tests. With the new tests I now have:

tools/testing/selftests/ftrace# ./ftracetest test.d/remotes/
=== Ftrace unit tests ===
[1] Test trace remote buffer size	[PASS]
[2] Test hypervisor trace buffer size	[UNSUPPORTED]
[3] Test hypervisor trace buffer reset	[UNSUPPORTED]
[4] Test hypervisor consuming trace read	[UNSUPPORTED]
[5] Test hypervisor non-consuming trace read	[UNSUPPORTED]
[6] Test hypervisor trace buffer unloading	[UNSUPPORTED]
[7] Test trace remote reset	[PASS]
[8] Test trace remote consuming read	[PASS]
[9] Test trace remote non-consuming read	[PASS]
[10] Test trace remote unloading	[PASS]


# of passed:  5
# of failed:  0
# of unresolved:  0
# of untested:  0
# of unsupported:  5
# of xfailed:  0
# of undefined(test bug):  0

-- Steve