Re: [PATCH] tools/perf/test: Check for perf stat return code in perf all PMU test

Namhyung Kim
2026-04-03T01:27:52Z

On Thu, Apr 02, 2026 at 09:15:54PM +0530, Athira Rajeev wrote:
> If the addition of “-a” can cause regression ( like intel one if its not suppose to be run system wide ),
> how about adding a case like this:
> - Look for "enable system wide with '-a’ “ in the error logs
> - If logs matches this message and if user is root, attempt with -a next.
> - With “-a”, If the logs has "Operation not supported” , test can continue to next event.

Sounds good, you can check perf_event_paranoid as well as root. Then
you don't need to check the result of "-a" for -EOPNOTSUP.

Thanks,
Namhyung