Re: [PATCH v1 4/5] perf test trace: Remove set -e for BTF general tests

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Sun May 18 2025 - 13:39:08 EST


On Sat, May 17, 2025 at 09:32:29AM -0700, Howard Chu wrote:
> Remove set -e and print error messages in BTF general tests.
>
> Before:
> $ sudo /tmp/perf test btf -vv
> 108: perf trace BTF general tests:
> 108: perf trace BTF general tests : Running
> --- start ---
> test child forked, pid 889299
> Checking if vmlinux BTF exists
> Testing perf trace's string augmentation
> String augmentation test failed
> ---- end(-1) ----
> 108: perf trace BTF general tests : FAILED!
>
> After:
> $ sudo /tmp/perf test btf -vv
> 108: perf trace BTF general tests:
> 108: perf trace BTF general tests : Running
> --- start ---
> test child forked, pid 886551
> Checking if vmlinux BTF exists
> Testing perf trace's string augmentation
> String augmentation test failed, output:
> :886566/886566 renameat2(CWD, "/tmp/file1_RcMa", CWD, "/tmp/file2_RcMa", NOREPLACE) = 0---- end(-1) ----
> 108: perf trace BTF general tests : FAILED!
>
> Signed-off-by: Howard Chu <howardchu95@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh | 19 +++++++++----------
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh
> index a25d8744695e..e78e653fc8f1 100755
> --- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh
> +++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh
> @@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
> # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>
> err=0
> -set -e
>
> # shellcheck source=lib/probe.sh
> . "$(dirname $0)"/lib/probe.sh
> @@ -28,10 +27,10 @@ check_vmlinux() {
>
> trace_test_string() {
> echo "Testing perf trace's string augmentation"
> - if ! perf trace -e renameat* --max-events=1 -- mv ${file1} ${file2} 2>&1 | \
> - grep -q -E "^mv/[0-9]+ renameat(2)?\(.*, \"${file1}\", .*, \"${file2}\", .*\) += +[0-9]+$"
> + output="$(perf trace -e renameat* --max-events=1 -- mv ${file1} ${file2} 2>&1)"
> + if ! echo "$output" | grep -q -E "^mv/[0-9]+ renameat(2)?\(.*, \"${file1}\", .*, \"${file2}\", .*\) += +[0-9]+$"
> then
> - echo "String augmentation test failed"
> + printf "String augmentation test failed, output:\n$output"

Looks like you need "\n" after the output as well.

> err=1
> fi
> }
> @@ -39,20 +38,20 @@ trace_test_string() {
> trace_test_buffer() {
> echo "Testing perf trace's buffer augmentation"
> # echo will insert a newline (\10) at the end of the buffer
> - if ! perf trace -e write --max-events=1 -- echo "${buffer}" 2>&1 | \
> - grep -q -E "^echo/[0-9]+ write\([0-9]+, ${buffer}.*, [0-9]+\) += +[0-9]+$"
> + output="$(perf trace -e write --max-events=1 -- echo "${buffer}" 2>&1)"
> + if ! echo "$output" | grep -q -E "^echo/[0-9]+ write\([0-9]+, ${buffer}.*, [0-9]+\) += +[0-9]+$"
> then
> - echo "Buffer augmentation test failed"
> + printf "Buffer augmentation test failed, output:\n$output"

Ditto. And probably for the previous patch too.

> err=1
> fi
> }
>
> trace_test_struct_btf() {
> echo "Testing perf trace's struct augmentation"
> - if ! perf trace -e clock_nanosleep --force-btf --max-events=1 -- sleep 1 2>&1 | \
> - grep -q -E "^sleep/[0-9]+ clock_nanosleep\(0, 0, \{1,\}, 0x[0-9a-f]+\) += +[0-9]+$"
> + output="$(perf trace -e clock_nanosleep --force-btf --max-events=1 -- sleep 1 2>&1)"
> + if ! echo "$output" | grep -q -E "^sleep/[0-9]+ clock_nanosleep\(0, 0, \{1,\}, 0x[0-9a-f]+\) += +[0-9]+$"
> then
> - echo "BTF struct augmentation test failed"
> + printf "BTF struct augmentation test failed, output:\n$output"

And here as well.

Thanks,
Namhyung


> err=1
> fi
> }
> --
> 2.45.2
>