Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] perf trace: Add tests for BTF general augmentation

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Tue Dec 10 2024 - 17:30:45 EST


Hello,

On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 02:32:56PM -0800, Howard Chu wrote:
> Currently, we only have perf trace augmentation tests for enum
> arguments. This patch adds tests for more general syscall arguments,
> such as struct pointers, strings, and buffers.
>
> These tests utilize the perf config system to configure the perf trace
> output, as suggested by Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Suggested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Howard Chu <howardchu95@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+)
> create mode 100755 tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh
> new file mode 100755
> index 000000000000..903310b355c4
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/trace_btf_general.sh
> @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
> +#!/bin/bash
> +# perf trace BTF general tests
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +err=0
> +set -e
> +
> +. "$(dirname $0)"/lib/probe.sh
> +skip_if_no_perf_trace || exit 2

The kernel might not have BPF/BTF support. I think you can check if
/sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux is there and skip the test if not.

Thanks,
Namhyung

> +
> +file1=$(mktemp /tmp/file1_XXXXX)
> +file2=$(echo $file1 | sed 's/file1/file2/g')
> +
> +buffer="buffer content"
> +perf_config_tmp=$(mktemp /tmp/.perfconfig_XXXXX)
> +
> +trap cleanup EXIT TERM INT HUP
> +
> +trace_test_string() {
> + echo "Testing perf trace's string augmentation"
> + if ! perf trace -e renameat* --max-events=1 -- mv ${file1} ${file2} 2>&1 | \
> + grep -q -E "^mv/[0-9]+ renameat(2)?\(.*, \"${file1}\", .*, \"${file2}\", .*\) += +[0-9]+$"
> + then
> + echo "String augmentation test failed"
> + err=1
> + fi
> +}
> +
> +trace_test_buffer() {
> + echo "Testing perf trace's buffer augmentation"
> + # echo will insert a newline (\10) at the end of the buffer
> + if ! perf trace -e write --max-events=1 -- echo "${buffer}" 2>&1 | \
> + grep -q -E "^echo/[0-9]+ write\([0-9]+, ${buffer}.*, [0-9]+\) += +[0-9]+$"
> + then
> + echo "Buffer augmentation test failed"
> + err=1
> + fi
> +}
> +
> +trace_test_struct_btf() {
> + echo "Testing perf trace's struct augmentation"
> + if ! perf trace -e clock_nanosleep --force-btf --max-events=1 -- sleep 1 2>&1 | \
> + grep -q -E "^sleep/[0-9]+ clock_nanosleep\(0, 0, \{1,\}, 0x[0-9a-f]+\) += +[0-9]+$"
> + then
> + echo "BTF struct augmentation test failed"
> + err=1
> + fi
> +}
> +
> +cleanup() {
> + rm -rf ${file1} ${file2} ${perf_config_tmp}
> +}
> +
> +trap_cleanup() {
> + echo "Unexpected signal in ${FUNCNAME[1]}"
> + cleanup
> + exit 1
> +}
> +
> +# don't overwrite user's perf config
> +trace_config() {
> + export PERF_CONFIG=${perf_config_tmp}
> + perf config trace.show_arg_names=false trace.show_duration=false \
> + trace.show_timestamp=false trace.args_alignment=0
> +}
> +
> +trace_config
> +
> +trace_test_string
> +
> +if [ $err = 0 ]; then
> + trace_test_buffer
> +fi
> +
> +if [ $err = 0 ]; then
> + trace_test_struct_btf
> +fi
> +
> +cleanup
> +
> +exit $err
> --
> 2.43.0
>