Re: [PATCH v1 4/5] perf test trace: Remove set -e for BTF general tests

[Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>]

On Sat, May 17, 2025 at 09:32:29AM -0700, Howard Chu wrote:
> Remove set -e and print error messages in BTF general tests.
> 
> Before:
>     $ sudo /tmp/perf test btf -vv
>     108: perf trace BTF general tests:
>     108: perf trace BTF general tests                                    : Running
>     --- start ---
>     test child forked, pid 889299
>     Checking if vmlinux BTF exists
>     Testing perf trace's string augmentation
>     String augmentation test failed
>     ---- end(-1) ----
>     108: perf trace BTF general tests                                    : FAILED!
> 
> After:
>     $ sudo /tmp/perf test btf -vv
>     108: perf trace BTF general tests:
>     108: perf trace BTF general tests                                    : Running
>     --- start ---
>     test child forked, pid 886551
>     Checking if vmlinux BTF exists
>     Testing perf trace's string augmentation
>     String augmentation test failed, output:
>     :886566/886566 renameat2(CWD, "/tmp/file1_RcMa", CWD, "/tmp/file2_RcMa", NOREPLACE) = 0---- end(-1) ----
>     108: perf trace BTF general tests                                    : FAILED!
> 
> Signed-off-by: Howard Chu <howardchu95@gmail.com>
> ---
>  tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh | 19 +++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh
> index a25d8744695e..e78e653fc8f1 100755
> --- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh
> +++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh
> @@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
>  # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>  
>  err=0
> -set -e
>  
>  # shellcheck source=lib/probe.sh
>  . "$(dirname $0)"/lib/probe.sh
> @@ -28,10 +27,10 @@ check_vmlinux() {
>  
>  trace_test_string() {
>    echo "Testing perf trace's string augmentation"
> -  if ! perf trace -e renameat* --max-events=1 -- mv ${file1} ${file2} 2>&1 | \
> -    grep -q -E "^mv/[0-9]+ renameat(2)?\(.*, \"${file1}\", .*, \"${file2}\", .*\) += +[0-9]+$"
> +  output="$(perf trace -e renameat* --max-events=1 -- mv ${file1} ${file2} 2>&1)"
> +  if ! echo "$output" | grep -q -E "^mv/[0-9]+ renameat(2)?\(.*, \"${file1}\", .*, \"${file2}\", .*\) += +[0-9]+$"
>    then
> -    echo "String augmentation test failed"
> +    printf "String augmentation test failed, output:\n$output"

Looks like you need "\n" after the output as well.

>      err=1
>    fi
>  }
> @@ -39,20 +38,20 @@ trace_test_string() {
>  trace_test_buffer() {
>    echo "Testing perf trace's buffer augmentation"
>    # echo will insert a newline (\10) at the end of the buffer
> -  if ! perf trace -e write --max-events=1 -- echo "${buffer}" 2>&1 | \
> -    grep -q -E "^echo/[0-9]+ write\([0-9]+, ${buffer}.*, [0-9]+\) += +[0-9]+$"
> +  output="$(perf trace -e write --max-events=1 -- echo "${buffer}" 2>&1)"
> +  if ! echo "$output" | grep -q -E "^echo/[0-9]+ write\([0-9]+, ${buffer}.*, [0-9]+\) += +[0-9]+$"
>    then
> -    echo "Buffer augmentation test failed"
> +    printf "Buffer augmentation test failed, output:\n$output"

Ditto.  And probably for the previous patch too.

>      err=1
>    fi
>  }
>  
>  trace_test_struct_btf() {
>    echo "Testing perf trace's struct augmentation"
> -  if ! perf trace -e clock_nanosleep --force-btf --max-events=1 -- sleep 1 2>&1 | \
> -    grep -q -E "^sleep/[0-9]+ clock_nanosleep\(0, 0, \{1,\}, 0x[0-9a-f]+\) += +[0-9]+$"
> +  output="$(perf trace -e clock_nanosleep --force-btf --max-events=1 -- sleep 1 2>&1)"
> +  if ! echo "$output" | grep -q -E "^sleep/[0-9]+ clock_nanosleep\(0, 0, \{1,\}, 0x[0-9a-f]+\) += +[0-9]+$"
>    then
> -    echo "BTF struct augmentation test failed"
> +	printf "BTF struct augmentation test failed, output:\n$output"

And here as well.

Thanks,
Namhyung


>      err=1
>    fi
>  }
> -- 
> 2.45.2
>