[Patch v11 09/10] perf tests: Add x86 eGPRs/SSP registers sampling test
From: Dapeng Mi
Date: Sun Sep 13 2026 - 21:48:50 EST
Validate that eGPRs (extended general purpose registers) and SSP
(shadow stack pointer) registers can be sampled correctly on x86
platforms.
Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh | 119 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 119 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
index 625240809fce..770a546f8d45 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
@@ -131,6 +131,124 @@ check_system_wide() {
perf report -i "${perfdata}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
}
+check_ext_reg_capture() {
+ local script_field="$1"
+ local ext_reg="$2"
+
+ perf script -F ip,sym,"${script_field}" -i "${perfdata}" 2>/dev/null | \
+ grep -q -i "${ext_reg}:"
+}
+
+get_x86_extended_regs() {
+ local advertised_ext_regs="$1"
+ local ext_regs=""
+
+ if echo "${advertised_ext_regs}" | grep -q -i R16
+ then
+ ext_regs="${ext_regs} R16"
+ fi
+ if echo "${advertised_ext_regs}" | grep -q -i R31
+ then
+ ext_regs="${ext_regs} R31"
+ fi
+ if echo "${advertised_ext_regs}" | grep -q -i SSP
+ then
+ ext_regs="${ext_regs} SSP"
+ fi
+
+ echo "${ext_regs}" | xargs
+}
+
+validate_extd_regs_sampling() {
+ local regs_opt="$1"
+ local extd_regs="$2"
+ local script_field="$3"
+ local ret=0
+ local reg
+
+ for reg in ${extd_regs}
+ do
+ perf_record_with_retry "${perfdata}" \
+ "check_ext_reg_capture ${script_field} ${reg}" "perf test -w thloop" \
+ -e br_inst_retired.near_call ${regs_opt}=${reg} -c 1000 \
+ --per-thread || ret=$?
+
+ if [ $ret -ne 0 ]
+ then
+ echo "Extended register capture test [Failed record ${regs_opt}=${reg}]"
+ return 1
+ fi
+ done
+
+ return 0
+}
+
+test_extd_register_capture() {
+ local arch
+ local intr_regs
+ local user_regs
+ local intr_ext_regs
+ local user_ext_regs
+ local tested=0
+
+ echo "Extended register capture test"
+ if ! perf list pmu | grep -q 'br_inst_retired.near_call'
+ then
+ echo "Extended register capture test [Skipped missing event]"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ intr_regs=$(perf record --intr-regs=\? 2>&1 || true)
+ user_regs=$(perf record --user-regs=\? 2>&1 || true)
+
+ intr_ext_regs=""
+ user_ext_regs=""
+
+ arch=$(uname -m)
+ case ${arch} in
+ x86_64|i386)
+ intr_ext_regs=$(get_x86_extended_regs "${intr_regs}")
+ user_ext_regs=$(get_x86_extended_regs "${user_regs}")
+ ;;
+ *)
+ echo "Extended register capture test [Skipped non-x86 platform]"
+ return
+ ;;
+ esac
+
+ if [ -z "${intr_ext_regs}" ]
+ then
+ echo "Extended register capture test [Skipped missing intr extended registers]"
+ elif ! validate_extd_regs_sampling "--intr-regs" "${intr_ext_regs}" "iregs"
+ then
+ echo "Extended register capture test [Failed intr extended register sampling]"
+ err=1
+ return
+ else
+ tested=1
+ fi
+
+ if [ -z "${user_ext_regs}" ]
+ then
+ echo "Extended register capture test [Skipped missing user extended registers]"
+ elif ! validate_extd_regs_sampling "--user-regs" "${user_ext_regs}" "uregs"
+ then
+ echo "Extended register capture test [Failed user extended register sampling]"
+ err=1
+ return
+ else
+ tested=1
+ fi
+
+ if [ ${tested} -eq 0 ]
+ then
+ echo "Extended register capture test [Skipped missing extended registers]"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ echo "Extended register capture test [Success]"
+}
+
test_system_wide() {
echo "Basic --system-wide mode test"
local ret=0
@@ -491,6 +609,7 @@ fi
test_per_thread
test_register_capture
+test_extd_register_capture
test_system_wide
test_workload
test_branch_counter
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2.34.1