linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 05/16] perf tests parse-events: Use branches rather than cache-references

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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:15:21 -0700
From: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, 
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>, Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>, 
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, 
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, 
	Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>, Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>, 
	Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>, James Clark <james.clark@....com>, 
	linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	bpf@...r.kernel.org, Atish Patra <atishp@...osinc.com>, linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, 
	Beeman Strong <beeman@...osinc.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 05/16] perf tests parse-events: Use branches rather than cache-references

Switch from cache-references to branches in test as Intel has a sysfs
event for cache-references and changing the priority for sysfs over
legacy causes the test to fail.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
---
 tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index 0b70451451b3..993e482f094c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -942,8 +942,8 @@ static int test__group2(struct evlist *evlist)
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE &&
-		    test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES)) {
-			/* cache-references + :u modifier */
+		    test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS)) {
+			/* branches + :u modifier */
 			TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 			TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 			TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@ static const struct evlist_test test__events[] = {
 		/* 8 */
 	},
 	{
-		.name  = "{faults:k,cache-references}:u,cycles:k",
+		.name  = "{faults:k,branches}:u,cycles:k",
 		.check = test__group2,
 		/* 9 */
 	},
-- 
2.44.0.683.g7961c838ac-goog