[PATCH v1 08/14] perf test: Add summary reporting

From: Ian Rogers

Date: Wed May 13 2026 - 19:07:45 EST


Currently, when running test suites (perf test), users must scroll through
hundreds of lines of console output to manually tally the number of passed,
skipped, or failed test cases.

Introduce an automated, global execution summary printed at the absolute
tail of the test run:
1. Track counts mid-flight inside the print_test_result() accumulator,
clearly separating pass counts into standalone main tests vs. individual
subtests (where num_test_cases > 1).
2. Accumulate the precise descriptions of all failed test cases directly
into a global string buffer, formatted with their suite indices (e.g.,
3.1: Parse event definition strings) for effortless cross-referencing.
3. Define a summary printer function print_tests_summary() that emits a
colored outline of the final pass, skip, and fail totals, followed by
the explicit list of failed tests.
4. Invoke the summary printer right before freeing the test array at the
absolute tail of __cmd_test(), guaranteeing that the summary is
successfully printed even if an internal emergency signal cleanup occurs
or if the user interrupts the run early.

Example output:
```
$ sudo perf test -v
1: vmlinux symtab matches kallsyms : Skip
2: Detect openat syscall event : Ok
3: Detect openat syscall event on all cpus : Ok
...
163: perf trace summary : Ok

=== Test Summary ===
Passed main tests : 123
Passed subtests : 145
Skipped tests : 22
Failed tests : 6
List of failed tests:
92: perf kvm tests
95: kernel lock contention analysis test
120: perf metrics value validation
124: Check branch stack sampling
143: perftool-testsuite_probe
158: test Intel TPEBS counting mode
```

Assisted-by: Gemini-CLI:Google Gemini 3
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 45c1afb9ad33..193a7dec6d5f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -360,6 +360,12 @@ static int run_test_child(struct child_process *process)

#define TEST_RUNNING -3

+static unsigned int summary_tests_passed;
+static unsigned int summary_subtests_passed;
+static unsigned int summary_tests_skipped;
+static unsigned int summary_tests_failed;
+static struct strbuf summary_failed_tests_buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+
static int print_test_result(struct test_suite *t, int curr_suite, int curr_test_case,
int result, int width, int running)
{
@@ -376,11 +382,16 @@ static int print_test_result(struct test_suite *t, int curr_suite, int curr_test
color_fprintf(stderr, PERF_COLOR_YELLOW, " Running (%d active)\n", running);
break;
case TEST_OK:
+ if (test_suite__num_test_cases(t) > 1)
+ summary_subtests_passed++;
+ else
+ summary_tests_passed++;
pr_info(" Ok\n");
break;
case TEST_SKIP: {
const char *reason = skip_reason(t, curr_test_case);

+ summary_tests_skipped++;
if (reason)
color_fprintf(stderr, PERF_COLOR_YELLOW, " Skip (%s)\n", reason);
else
@@ -389,6 +400,15 @@ static int print_test_result(struct test_suite *t, int curr_suite, int curr_test
break;
case TEST_FAIL:
default:
+ summary_tests_failed++;
+ if (test_suite__num_test_cases(t) > 1)
+ strbuf_addf(&summary_failed_tests_buf, " %3d.%1d: %s\n",
+ curr_suite + 1, curr_test_case + 1,
+ test_description(t, curr_test_case));
+ else
+ strbuf_addf(&summary_failed_tests_buf, " %3d: %s\n",
+ curr_suite + 1,
+ test_description(t, curr_test_case));
color_fprintf(stderr, PERF_COLOR_RED, " FAILED!\n");
break;
}
@@ -965,6 +985,22 @@ static void cmd_test_sig_handler(int sig)
siglongjmp(cmd_test_jmp_buf, sig);
}

+static void print_tests_summary(void)
+{
+ pr_info("\n=== Test Summary ===\n");
+ pr_info("Passed main tests : %u\n", summary_tests_passed);
+ pr_info("Passed subtests : %u\n", summary_subtests_passed);
+ pr_info("Skipped tests : %u\n", summary_tests_skipped);
+ if (summary_tests_failed > 0) {
+ color_fprintf(stderr, PERF_COLOR_RED, "Failed tests : %u\n", summary_tests_failed);
+ pr_info("List of failed tests:\n");
+ pr_info("%s", summary_failed_tests_buf.buf);
+ } else {
+ color_fprintf(stderr, PERF_COLOR_GREEN, "Failed tests : 0\n");
+ }
+ strbuf_release(&summary_failed_tests_buf);
+}
+
static int __cmd_test(struct test_suite **suites, int argc, const char *argv[],
struct intlist *skiplist)
{
@@ -1045,6 +1081,7 @@ static int __cmd_test(struct test_suite **suites, int argc, const char *argv[],
pr_info("%3d: %-*s:", curr_suite + 1, width,
test_description(*t, -1));
color_fprintf(stderr, PERF_COLOR_YELLOW, " Skip (user override)\n");
+ summary_tests_skipped++;
continue;
}

@@ -1076,6 +1113,8 @@ static int __cmd_test(struct test_suite **suites, int argc, const char *argv[],
pr_err("Internal test harness failure. Completing any started tests:\n:");
for (size_t x = 0; x < num_tests; x++)
finish_test(child_tests, x, num_tests, width);
+ } else {
+ print_tests_summary();
}
free(child_tests);
return err;
--
2.54.0.563.g4f69b47b94-goog