Re: [PATCH] perf test: Fix exit code for record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh

[Sandipan Das]

On 03/12/2018 06:35 PM, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 06:14:50PM +0530, Sandipan Das wrote:
>> This fixes record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh from always exiting
>> with code 0 and making the test pass even if the perf script
>> output does not match the expected pattern.
>>
>> The issue can be observed if this test is run with the verbose
>> flags as shown below:
>>
>> 60: probe libc's inet_pton & backtrace it with ping       :
>> ...
>> ping 19602 [006] 16988.413767: probe_libc:inet_pton: (7fff9a2c42e8)
>> 1842e8 __GI___inet_pton (/usr/lib64/libc-2.26.so)
>> 130db4 getaddrinfo (/usr/lib64/libc-2.26.so)
>>
>> FAIL: expected backtrace entry 3 ".*\(.*/bin/ping.*\)$" got ""
>> test child finished with 0
>> ...
>> probe libc's inet_pton & backtrace it with ping: Ok
>>
>> Fixes: e07d585e2454 ("perf tests: Switch trace+probe_libc_inet_pton to use record")
>> Signed-off-by: Sandipan Das <sandipan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  tools/perf/tests/shell/record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh | 5 ++++-
>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh
>> index 52c3ee701a89..1ecc1f0ff84a 100755
>> --- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh
>> +++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh
>> @@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ trace_libc_inet_pton_backtrace() {
>>  		[ -z "${expected[$idx]}" ] && break
>>  	done
>>  
>> -	rm -f $file
>> +	# If any statements are executed from this point onwards,
>> +	# the exit code of the last among these will be reflected
>> +	# in err below. If the exit code is 0, the test will pass
>> +	# even if the perf script output does not match.
> 
> right :-\ but we still need to delete that $file.. I assume it will
> get delete by the 'rm -f ${file}' in the script main body?
> 
> thanks,
> jirka
> 
> 

Yes, that deletes $file.

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With Regards,
Sandipan