Re: [PATCH v1] perf test: AMD IBS swfilt skip kernel tests if paranoia is >1

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>]

On Mon, Sep 08, 2025 at 04:35:11PM -0700, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> Hi Ian,
> 
> On Mon, Sep 08, 2025 at 03:17:27PM -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.
> 
> Thanks for the fix!

I'm taking this as an Acked-by, ok?

- Arnaldo
 
> > 
> > Some corrections to the kernel/user sample count test.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
> > ---
> >  tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh | 57 +++++++++++++++++-------
> >  1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/amd-ibs-swfilt.sh
> > index 7045ec72ba4c..80d5bf8db40c 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
> > @@ -46,22 +57,36 @@ 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 1
> > +then
> > +    perf record -aB --synth=no -e ibs_op/swfilt/k -o /dev/null true
> > +    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
> > +        echo "[FAIL] IBS op PMU cannot handle swfilt in system-wide mode"
> > +        exit 1
> > +    fi
> > +else
> > +    echo "[SKIP] not root and perf_event_paranoid too high for exclude_user"
> > +    err=2
> >  fi
> >  
> >  echo "check number of samples with swfilt"
> >  
> > -kernel_sample=$(perf record -e ibs_op/swfilt/u -o- true | perf script -i- -F misc | grep -c ^K)
> > -if [ ${kernel_sample} -ne 0 ]; then
> > -    echo "[FAIL] unexpected kernel samples: " ${kernel_sample}
> > -    exit 1
> > -fi
> > -
> > -user_sample=$(perf record -e ibs_fetch/swfilt/k -o- true | perf script -i- -F misc | grep -c ^U)
> > +user_sample=$(perf record -e ibs_op/swfilt/u -o- true | perf script -i- -F misc | grep -c ^U)
> 
> I think it should count kernel samples now (with ^K) as it sets 'u'
> modifier (exclude_kernel).
> 
> 
> >  if [ ${user_sample} -ne 0 ]; then
> >      echo "[FAIL] unexpected user samples: " ${user_sample}
> 
> So that it should not have unexpected kernel samples.
> 
> 
> >      exit 1
> >  fi
> > +
> > +if ! ParanoidAndNotRoot 1
> > +then
> > +    kernel_sample=$(perf record -e ibs_fetch/swfilt/k -o- true | perf script -i- -F misc | grep -c ^K)
> > +    if [ ${kernel_sample} -ne 0 ]; then
> > +        echo "[FAIL] unexpected kernel samples: " ${kernel_sample}
> 
> Vice versa.  It should count unexpected user samples from 'k' modifier.
> 
> Thanks,
> Namhyung
> 
> 
> > +        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
> >