linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] perf test: Remove x86 rdpmc test

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Date:   Wed, 8 Jun 2022 17:29:03 -0600
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Kajol Jain <kjain@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-perf-users <linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org>,
        Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] perf test: Remove x86 rdpmc test

On Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 4:44 PM Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> This test has been superseded by test_stat_user_read in:
> tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evsel.c
> The updated test doesn't divide-by-0 when running time of a counter is
> 0. It also supports ARM64.

Jiri objected to this when I did the same thing[1] as 'perf test'
doesn't run libperf tests.

Rob

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20200831091113.GA406859@krava/