[PATCH v12 1/8] perf tests: Skip backward ring buffer on old kernel

[Wang Nan]

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>

'perf test backward' FAILED on old kernel:

 [root@jouet ~]# perf test -v backward
 45: Test backward reading from ring buffer                   :
 --- start ---
 <SNIP>
 mmap size 1052672B
 Unexpected counter: sample_count=0, comm_count=0
 ---- end ----
 Test backward reading from ring buffer: FAILED!
 [root@jouet ~]#

Reason: when kernel doesn't support 'attr.backward', perf_evsel__open() will
trim this bit and try again, unless evsel->overwrite is true.

Set evsel->overwrite in this test.

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c b/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
index e70313f..0731b0b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ int test__backward_ring_buffer(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts, NULL);
 
 	/* Set backward bit, ring buffer should be writing from end */
-	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel)
+	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
+		evsel->overwrite = true;
 		evsel->attr.write_backward = 1;
+	}
 
 	err = perf_evlist__open(evlist);
 	if (err < 0) {
-- 
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