[PATCH 34/59] perf test: Use "dummy" events in the PERF_RECORD_ test

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>

As we're test just the !PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE records.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-qp8radcz3il4q9wbnseh337d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
index 9d5f0b57c4c1..8dc0baba8798 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ int test__PERF_RECORD(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 	};
 	cpu_set_t cpu_mask;
 	size_t cpu_mask_size = sizeof(cpu_mask);
-	struct perf_evlist *evlist = perf_evlist__new_default();
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = perf_evlist__new_dummy();
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 	struct perf_sample sample;
 	const char *cmd = "sleep";
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ int test__PERF_RECORD(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 	int total_events = 0, nr_events[PERF_RECORD_MAX] = { 0, };
 	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
+	if (evlist == NULL) /* Fallback for kernels lacking PERF_COUNT_SW_DUMMY */
+		evlist = perf_evlist__new_default();
+
 	if (evlist == NULL || argv == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("Not enough memory to create evlist\n");
 		goto out;
-- 
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