[PATCH v1 11/13] perf test: Add a test for perf timechart --tui
From: Ian Rogers
Date: Fri Oct 02 2026 - 14:27:28 EST
From: Alice Rogers <alice.mei.rogers@xxxxxxxxx>
Test launching ttimechart through perf timechart --tui, the error when
there are no scheduler events, the --dump output with the -P, -T and -p
options, and drive the textual app headless exercising the views and
key bindings.
Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.1-pro
Signed-off-by: Alice Rogers <alice.mei.rogers@xxxxxxxxx>
Co-developed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../tests/shell/test_ttimechart_python.sh | 237 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 237 insertions(+)
create mode 100755 tools/perf/tests/shell/test_ttimechart_python.sh
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_ttimechart_python.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_ttimechart_python.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..87b91ed8fc16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_ttimechart_python.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# perf timechart --tui (ttimechart.py) test
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+set -e
+
+shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
+# shellcheck source=lib/setup_python.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/setup_python.sh
+
+if ! perf check feature -q libtraceevent; then
+ echo "Skipping test, libtraceevent is disabled"
+ exit 2
+fi
+
+if ! "$PYTHON" -c 'import perf' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+ echo "Skipping test, perf python module not found"
+ exit 2
+fi
+
+if ! "$PYTHON" -c 'import textual' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+ echo "Skipping test, python textual library not found"
+ exit 2
+fi
+
+err=0
+perfdata=
+output=
+clockdata=
+
+cleanup() {
+ [ -n "${perfdata}" ] && rm -f "${perfdata}"*
+ [ -n "${clockdata}" ] && rm -f "${clockdata}"*
+ rm -f "${output}"
+ trap - EXIT TERM INT
+}
+
+trap_cleanup() {
+ echo "Unexpected signal in ${FUNCNAME[1]}"
+ cleanup
+ exit 1
+}
+trap trap_cleanup EXIT TERM INT
+
+perfdata=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_ttimechart_test.perf.data.XXXXX)
+output=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_ttimechart_test.output.XXXXX)
+clockdata=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_ttimechart_test.clock.data.XXXXX)
+
+workload() {
+ for _ in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+ sleep 0.01
+ done
+}
+
+record() {
+ # perf timechart record is system wide and so may need privileges,
+ # fall back to recording just the workload's scheduler events.
+ if perf timechart record -o "${perfdata}" -- \
+ bash -c "$(declare -f workload); workload" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+ return 0
+ fi
+ if perf record -R -c 1 -e sched:sched_switch -e sched:sched_wakeup \
+ -o "${perfdata}" -- bash -c "$(declare -f workload); workload" \
+ > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+ return 0
+ fi
+ return 1
+}
+
+test_plumbing() {
+ echo "perf timechart --tui plumbing test"
+ # A missing input file should be reported by the script launched
+ # through perf script, this doesn't need a terminal.
+ if perf timechart --tui -i "${perfdata}.missing" > "${output}" 2>&1; then
+ echo "perf timechart --tui plumbing test [Failed: missing file not an error]"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+ if ! grep -q "not found" "${output}"; then
+ echo "perf timechart --tui plumbing test [Failed: script not launched]"
+ cat "${output}"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+ echo "perf timechart --tui plumbing test [Success]"
+}
+
+test_no_events() {
+ echo "ttimechart no events test"
+ if ! perf record -e task-clock -o "${clockdata}" -- true > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+ echo "ttimechart no events test [Skipped: perf record failed]"
+ return
+ fi
+ if perf script ttimechart -i "${clockdata}" --dump > "${output}" 2>&1; then
+ echo "ttimechart no events test [Failed: expected an error]"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+ if ! grep -q "no scheduler, power or I/O events" "${output}"; then
+ echo "ttimechart no events test [Failed: unexpected error message]"
+ cat "${output}"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+ # The same should be reported when reading the data from a pipe.
+ if perf record -e task-clock -o - -- true 2> /dev/null | \
+ perf script ttimechart -i - --dump > "${output}" 2>&1; then
+ echo "ttimechart no events test [Failed: expected an error from a pipe]"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+ if ! grep -q "no scheduler, power or I/O events" "${output}"; then
+ echo "ttimechart no events test [Failed: unexpected error message from a pipe]"
+ cat "${output}"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+ echo "ttimechart no events test [Success]"
+}
+
+test_dump() {
+ echo "ttimechart dump test"
+ if ! perf script ttimechart -i "${perfdata}" --dump > "${output}" 2>&1; then
+ echo "ttimechart dump test [Failed: script failed]"
+ cat "${output}"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+ if ! grep -q "^Duration: .*sched events: [1-9]" "${output}" ||
+ ! grep -q "^CPU [0-9]*: busy" "${output}" ||
+ ! grep -q "^Task .*Running .*Waiting .*Blocked" "${output}" ||
+ ! grep -q "sleep" "${output}"; then
+ echo "ttimechart dump test [Failed: unexpected output]"
+ cat "${output}"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+
+ # Tasks only shouldn't show CPUs, power only shouldn't show tasks.
+ perf script ttimechart -i "${perfdata}" --dump -T > "${output}" 2>&1 || true
+ if grep -q "^CPU [0-9]*: " "${output}" ||
+ ! grep -q "^Task .*Running .*Waiting .*Blocked" "${output}"; then
+ echo "ttimechart dump test [Failed: -T output]"
+ cat "${output}"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+ perf script ttimechart -i "${perfdata}" --dump -P > "${output}" 2>&1 || true
+ if grep -q "^Task .*Running .*Waiting .*Blocked" "${output}" ||
+ ! grep -q "^CPU [0-9]*: " "${output}"; then
+ echo "ttimechart dump test [Failed: -P output]"
+ cat "${output}"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+
+ # Filtering on the workload shouldn't show other tasks.
+ perf script ttimechart -i "${perfdata}" --dump -p sleep > "${output}" 2>&1 || true
+ if ! grep -q "^sleep " "${output}" || grep -q "^bash " "${output}"; then
+ echo "ttimechart dump test [Failed: -p output]"
+ cat "${output}"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+ echo "ttimechart dump test [Success]"
+}
+
+test_headless_ui() {
+ echo "ttimechart headless UI test"
+ # Drive the textual app without a terminal, exercising the views and
+ # key bindings.
+ if ! "$PYTHON" - "${perfdata}" > "${output}" 2>&1 <<'EOF'
+import asyncio
+import sys
+import ttimechart as tc
+
+async def run() -> None:
+ # The app starts before the data is loaded in a background thread.
+ app = tc.TimechartApp(sys.argv[1], False, False, [])
+ async with app.run_test(size=(120, 40)) as pilot:
+ for _ in range(600):
+ if app.loaded:
+ break
+ await pilot.pause(0.1)
+ if not app.loaded:
+ raise RuntimeError("Timed out loading data")
+ await pilot.pause()
+ tabs = app.query_one(tc.TabbedContent)
+ for tab in ["cpus", "tasks", "summary"]:
+ tabs.active = tab
+ await pilot.pause()
+ await pilot.press("down", "plus", "plus", "right", "n", "p", "minus",
+ "shift+right", "shift+left", "s", "w", "0")
+ await pilot.pause()
+ tabs.active = "summary"
+ await pilot.pause()
+ await pilot.press("enter")
+ await pilot.pause()
+ details = str(app.query_one("#details", tc.Static).render())
+ if "Cursor" not in details:
+ raise RuntimeError(f"Unexpected details: {details}")
+ print("headless UI ok")
+
+asyncio.run(run())
+EOF
+ then
+ echo "ttimechart headless UI test [Failed: exception]"
+ cat "${output}"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+ if ! grep -q "headless UI ok" "${output}"; then
+ echo "ttimechart headless UI test [Failed: unexpected output]"
+ cat "${output}"
+ err=1
+ return
+ fi
+ echo "ttimechart headless UI test [Success]"
+}
+
+test_plumbing
+test_no_events
+
+if ! record; then
+ echo "Skipping remaining tests, failed to record scheduler events (permissions?)"
+ if [ $err -eq 0 ]; then
+ err=2
+ fi
+ cleanup
+ exit $err
+fi
+
+test_dump
+test_headless_ui
+
+cleanup
+exit $err
--
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