Re: [PATCH V2] perf test: Basic branch counter support

["Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>]

Hi Ian,

On 2023-11-07 1:40 p.m., kan.liang@linux.intel.com wrote:
> From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
> 
> Add a basic test for the branch counter feature.
> 
> The test verifies that
> - The new filter can be successfully applied on the supported platforms.
> - The counter value can be outputted via the perf report -D
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
> ---
> 
> Changes since V2:
> - Update the output msg for the skipped case (Ian)
> 

Any comments for this patch?

Thanks,
Kan

>  tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
> index 4fbc74805d52..cc207a16ae24 100755
> --- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
> +++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
> @@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ err=0
>  perfdata=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.perf.data.XXXXX)
>  testprog="perf test -w thloop"
>  testsym="test_loop"
> +cpu_pmu_dir="/sys/bus/event_source/devices/cpu*"
> +br_cntr_file="/caps/branch_counter_nr"
> +br_cntr_output="branch stack counters"
>  
>  cleanup() {
>    rm -rf "${perfdata}"
> @@ -154,10 +157,37 @@ test_workload() {
>    echo "Basic target workload test [Success]"
>  }
>  
> +test_branch_counter() {
> +  echo "Basic branch counter test"
> +  # Check if the branch counter feature is supported
> +  for dir in $cpu_pmu_dir
> +  do
> +    if [ ! -e "$dir$br_cntr_file" ]
> +    then
> +      echo "branch counter feature not supported on all core PMUs ($dir) [Skipped]"
> +      return
> +    fi
> +  done
> +  if ! perf record -o "${perfdata}" -j any,counter ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
> +  then
> +    echo "Basic branch counter test [Failed record]"
> +    err=1
> +    return
> +  fi
> +  if ! perf report -i "${perfdata}" -D -q | grep -q "$br_cntr_output"
> +  then
> +    echo "Basic branch record test [Failed missing output]"
> +    err=1
> +    return
> +  fi
> +  echo "Basic branch counter test [Success]"
> +}
> +
>  test_per_thread
>  test_register_capture
>  test_system_wide
>  test_workload
> +test_branch_counter
>  
>  cleanup
>  exit $err