Re: [PATCH] perf/x86: Fix open counting event error

[Ravi Bangoria]

On 23-Apr-25 12:17 PM, Luo Gengkun wrote:
> Perf doesn't work at perf stat for hardware events:
> 
>  $perf stat -- sleep 1
>  Performance counter stats for 'sleep 1':
>              16.44 msec task-clock                       #    0.016 CPUs utilized
>                  2      context-switches                 #  121.691 /sec
>                  0      cpu-migrations                   #    0.000 /sec
>                 54      page-faults                      #    3.286 K/sec
>    <not supported>	cycles
>    <not supported>	instructions
>    <not supported>	branches
>    <not supported>	branch-misses

Wondering if it is worth to add this in perf test. Something like
below?

--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,24 @@ test_default_stat() {
   echo "Basic stat command test [Success]"
 }
 
+test_stat_count() {
+  echo "stat count test"
+
+  if ! perf list | grep -q "cpu-cycles OR cycles"
+  then
+    echo "stat count test [Skipped cpu-cycles event missing]"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if perf stat -e cycles true 2>&1 | grep -E -q "<not supported>"
+  then
+    echo "stat count test [Failed]"
+    err=1
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "stat count test [Success]"
+}
+
 test_stat_record_report() {
   echo "stat record and report test"
   if ! perf stat record -o - true | perf stat report -i - 2>&1 | \
@@ -201,6 +219,7 @@ test_hybrid() {
 }
 
 test_default_stat
+test_stat_count
 test_stat_record_report
 test_stat_record_script
 test_stat_repeat_weak_groups
---

Thanks,
Ravi