[PATCH V2] perf test: Basic branch counter support

From: kan . liang
Date: Tue Nov 07 2023 - 13:40:26 EST


From: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

Changes since V2:
- Update the output msg for the skipped case (Ian)

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
--
2.35.1