[PATCH v2 14/18] tracing/remotes: selftests: Add a test for the dump_on_panic tracefs file

From: Vincent Donnefort

Date: Fri Jun 05 2026 - 12:51:14 EST


Exercise the newly introduced dump_on_panic tracefs file that turns on
or off the trace remote buffer dump on system panic.

Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@xxxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/00hypervisor/dump_on_panic.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/00hypervisor/dump_on_panic.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e3d3c412ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/00hypervisor/dump_on_panic.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Test hypervisor trace dump_on_panic
+# requires: remotes/hypervisor/write_event
+
+SOURCE_REMOTE_TEST=1
+. $TEST_DIR/remotes/dump_on_panic.tc
+
+set -e
+setup_remote "hypervisor"
+test_dump_on_panic
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/dump_on_panic.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/dump_on_panic.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..defc6f3a07ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/dump_on_panic.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: Test trace remote dump_on_panic
+# requires: remotes/test
+
+. $TEST_DIR/remotes/functions
+
+test_dump_on_panic()
+{
+ #
+ # Toggle when the buffer is unloaded
+ #
+ echo 1 > dump_on_panic
+ echo 0 > dump_on_panic
+
+ #
+ # Toggle when the buffer is loaded
+ #
+ echo 1 > tracing_on
+ assert_loaded
+
+ echo 1 > dump_on_panic
+ echo 0 > dump_on_panic
+
+ #
+ # Load and unload buffer while dump_on_panic is enabled
+ #
+ echo 0 > tracing_on
+ assert_unloaded
+
+ echo 1 > dump_on_panic
+ echo 1 > tracing_on
+ echo 0 > tracing_on
+
+ # REMOVE ME FOR A PROPER OOPS TEST
+ return
+
+ echo 1 > tracing_on
+
+ for i in $(seq 1 32); do
+ echo $i > write_event
+ done
+
+ echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger
+}
+
+if [ -z "$SOURCE_REMOTE_TEST" ]; then
+ set -e
+ setup_remote_test
+ test_dump_on_panic
+fi
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/functions b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/functions
index 4a14aa72fdf0..bdd28b5b8596 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/functions
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/remotes/functions
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ setup_remote()
cd remotes/$name/
echo 0 > tracing_on
echo 0 > dmesg
+ echo 0 > dump_on_panic
clear_trace
echo 7 > buffer_size_kb
echo 0 > events/enable
--
2.54.0.1032.g2f8565e1d1-goog