Re: [PATCH 5/6] perf test: Add target workload test in perf record tests

[Adrian Hunter]

On 7/09/22 09:46, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> Add a subtest which profiles the given workload on the command line.
> As it's a minimal requirement, test should run ok so it doesn't skip
> the test even if it failed to run the perf record.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
> index bd4ef60948bd..ff66e58f3a26 100755
> --- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
> +++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
> @@ -167,11 +167,42 @@ test_system_wide() {
>    echo "Basic --system-wide mode test [Success]"
>  }
>  
> +test_workload() {
> +  echo "Basic target workload test"
> +  if ! perf record ${testopt} -o ${perfdata} ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
> +  then
> +    echo "Workload record [Failed record]"
> +    err=1
> +    return
> +  fi
> +  if ! perf report -i ${perfdata} -q | egrep -q ${testsym}
> +  then
> +    echo "Workload record [Failed missing output]"
> +    err=1
> +    return
> +  fi
> +  if ! perf record -e cpu-clock,cs --threads=package ${testopt} \
> +    -o ${perfdata} ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
> +  then
> +    echo "Workload record [Failed recording with threads]"
> +    err=1
> +    return
> +  fi
> +  if ! perf report -i ${perfdata} -q | egrep -q ${testsym}
> +  then
> +    echo "Workload record [Failed missing output]"

When testing, this was happening always until changing the delay
from 3 to 1 ms.  It might be a bit racy to work consistently on
different machines.

Another approach is to wait for threads to appear in /proc/N/task
like wait_for_threads() here:

	https://lore.kernel.org/linux-perf-users/20220912083412.7058-12-adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx/T/#u


> +    err=1
> +    return
> +  fi
> +  echo "Basic target workload test [Success]"
> +}
> +
>  build_test_program
>  
>  test_per_thread
>  test_register_capture
>  test_system_wide
> +test_workload
>  
>  cleanup
>  exit $err