Re: [PATCH] perf tests: Add auto counter reload (ACR) sampling test

[Ian Rogers]

On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Add auto counter reload sampling test to verify that the intended event
> records can be captured and the self-reloaded events won't generate any
> records.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
> index 7cb81cf3444a..1068843282f5 100755
> --- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
> +++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
> @@ -402,6 +402,47 @@ test_callgraph() {
>    echo "Callgraph test [Success]"
>  }
>
> +test_acr_sampling() {
> +  events="{instructions/period=20000,acr_mask=0x2/u,cycles/period=40000,acr_mask=0x3/u}"
> +  pebs_events="{instructions/period=20000,acr_mask=0x2/pu,cycles/period=40000,acr_mask=0x3/u}"
> +  echo "Auto counter reload sampling test"
> +  if ! perf record -o "${perfdata}" -e "${events}" ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
> +  then
> +    echo "Auto counter reload sampling [Skipped not supported]"
> +    return
> +  fi
> +  if ! perf script -i "${perfdata}" | grep -q "period=20000,acr_mask=0x2"
> +  then
> +    echo "Auto counter reload sampling [Failed missing instructions event]"
> +    err=1
> +    return
> +  fi
> +  if perf script -i "${perfdata}" | grep -q "period=40000,acr_mask=0x3"
> +  then
> +    echo "Auto counter reload sampling [Failed cycles event shouldn't be sampled]"
> +    err=1
> +    return
> +  fi
> +  if ! perf record -o "${perfdata}" -e "${pebs_events}" ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
> +  then
> +    echo "Auto counter reload PEBS sampling [Skipped not supported]"
> +    return
> +  fi
> +  if ! perf script -i "${perfdata}" | grep -q "period=20000,acr_mask=0x2"
> +  then
> +    echo "Auto counter reload PEBS sampling [Failed missing instructions event]"
> +    err=1
> +    return
> +  fi
> +  if perf script -i "${perfdata}" | grep -q "period=40000,acr_mask=0x3"
> +  then
> +    echo "Auto counter reload PEBS sampling [Failed cycles event shouldn't be sampled]"
> +    err=1
> +    return
> +  fi
> +  echo "Auto counter reload sampling [Success]"

Thanks Dapeng! Could we also test ratio-to-prev as well as just the
plain acr_mask?

Thanks,
Ian

> +}
> +
>  test_ratio_to_prev() {
>    echo "ratio-to-prev test"
>    if ! perf record -o /dev/null -e "{instructions, cycles/period=100000,ratio-to-prev=0.5/}" \
> @@ -457,6 +498,7 @@ test_leader_sampling
>  test_topdown_leader_sampling
>  test_precise_max
>  test_callgraph
> +test_acr_sampling
>  test_ratio_to_prev
>
>  # restore the default value
>
> base-commit: 4e03d6494f9504f8af46ba68a2a8b6877c196789
> --
> 2.34.1
>