linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/6] perf test: Do not use instructions:u explicitly

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Date:   Tue,  6 Sep 2022 23:46:40 -0700
From:   Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
To:     Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>,
        linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] perf test: Do not use instructions:u explicitly

I think it's to support non-root user tests.  But perf record can handle
the case and fall back to a software event (cpu-clock).  Practically this
would affect when it's run on a VM, but it seems no reason to prevent running
the test in the guest.

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
---
 tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
index 00c7285ce1ac..40b087bfdb76 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@ trap trap_cleanup exit term int
 
 test_per_thread() {
   echo "Basic --per-thread mode test"
-  if ! perf record -e instructions:u -o ${perfdata} --quiet true 2> /dev/null
+  if ! perf record -o /dev/null --quiet true 2> /dev/null
   then
-    echo "Per-thread record [Skipped instructions:u not supported]"
+    echo "Per-thread record [Skipped event not supported]"
     if [ $err -ne 1 ]
     then
       err=2
     fi
     return
   fi
-  if ! perf record -e instructions:u --per-thread -o ${perfdata} true 2> /dev/null
+  if ! perf record --per-thread -o ${perfdata} true 2> /dev/null
   then
-    echo "Per-thread record of instructions:u [Failed]"
+    echo "Per-thread record [Failed record]"
     err=1
     return
   fi
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ test_register_capture() {
   echo "Register capture test"
   if ! perf list | egrep -q 'br_inst_retired.near_call'
   then
-    echo "Register capture test [Skipped missing instruction]"
+    echo "Register capture test [Skipped missing event]"
     if [ $err -ne 1 ]
     then
       err=2
-- 
2.37.2.789.g6183377224-goog