[PATCH v1] perf pmu: Recognize default_core as a core PMU in more places
From: Ian Rogers
Date: Thu Jun 11 2026 - 21:24:31 EST
The python metrics code used in places like ilist.py passes a
pmu-filter of "default_core" on non-hybrid x86/ARM/.. systems. As a
PMU like "cpu" isn't a literal name match then no PMU matches
"default_core" and the events fail to parse for the metric. Fix the
name matching and PMU lookup for "default_core" and check that it
fixes ilist.py.
Fixes: 74e2dbe7be50 ("perf tools: Add --pmu-filter option for filtering PMUs")
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Note: this bug is in 7.1 but it is a little too late to send for the
release. It should get picked up via the fixes tag.
---
tools/perf/util/pmu.c | 6 +++++-
tools/perf/util/pmus.c | 2 ++
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index a550f030b85d..836e3b5615cd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -2660,8 +2660,12 @@ bool perf_pmu__wildcard_match(const struct perf_pmu *pmu, const char *wildcard_t
pmu->name,
pmu->alias_name,
};
- bool need_fnmatch = strisglob(wildcard_to_match);
+ bool need_fnmatch;
+ if (pmu->is_core && !strcmp(wildcard_to_match, "default_core"))
+ return true;
+
+ need_fnmatch = strisglob(wildcard_to_match);
if (!strncmp(wildcard_to_match, "uncore_", 7))
wildcard_to_match += 7;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmus.c b/tools/perf/util/pmus.c
index 5e3f571450fe..e0a4cb2428ca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmus.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmus.c
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ struct perf_pmu *perf_pmus__find(const char *name)
bool core_pmu;
unsigned int to_read_pmus = 0;
+ if (!strcmp(name, "default_core"))
+ return perf_pmus__find_core_pmu();
/*
* Once PMU is loaded it stays in the list,
* so we keep us from multiple reading/parsing
--
2.54.0.1136.gdb2ca164c4-goog