[PATCH v2 3/4] perf test: Don't fail if user rdpmc returns 0 when disabled

From: Ian Rogers

Date: Wed Nov 12 2025 - 14:53:24 EST


In certain hypervisor set ups the value 0 may be returned but this is
only erroneous if the user rdpmc isn't disabled.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
index 3c89d3001887..3313c236104e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int test_stat_user_read(u64 event, enum user_read_state enabled)
}

perf_evsel__read(evsel, 0, 0, &counts);
- if (counts.val == 0) {
+ if (rdpmc_supported && counts.val == 0) {
pr_err("User space counter reading for PMU %s [Failed read]\n", pmu->name);
ret = TEST_FAIL;
goto cleanup;
--
2.51.2.1041.gc1ab5b90ca-goog