linux-kernel - [PATCH linux-next] perf test: Fix test perf evlist for z/VM s390x

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Message-ID: <20260126101823.2090077-1-tmricht@linux.ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:18:23 +0100
From: Thomas Richter <tmricht@...ux.ibm.com>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, acme@...nel.org, namhyung@...nel.org,
        irogers@...gle.com
Cc: agordeev@...ux.ibm.com, gor@...ux.ibm.com, sumanthk@...ux.ibm.com,
        hca@...ux.ibm.com, japo@...ux.ibm.com,
        Thomas Richter <tmricht@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH linux-next] perf test: Fix test perf evlist for z/VM s390x

Perf test case 'perf evlist tests' fails on z/VM machines on s390.

The failure is causes by event cycles. This event is not available
on virtualized machines like z/VM on s390.
Change to software event cpu-clock to fix this.

    Output before:
      # ./perf test 78
      79: perf evlist tests              : FAILED!
      #

    Output after:
      # ./perf test 78
      79: perf evlist tests              : Ok
      #

Fixes: b04d2b919912 ("perf test: Fix test case perf evlist tests for s390x")
Signed-off-by: Thomas Richter <tmricht@...ux.ibm.com>
Tested-by: Jan Polensky <japo@...ux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Jan Polensky <japo@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
---
 tools/perf/tests/shell/evlist.sh | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/evlist.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/evlist.sh
index 5632be391710..8a22f4171c07 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/evlist.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/evlist.sh
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ trap trap_cleanup EXIT TERM INT
 
 test_evlist_simple() {
 	echo "Simple evlist test"
-	if ! perf record -e cycles -o "${perfdata}" true 2> /dev/null
+	if ! perf record -e cpu-clock -o "${perfdata}" true 2> /dev/null
 	then
 		echo "Simple evlist [Failed record]"
 		err=1
 		return
 	fi
-	if ! perf evlist -i "${perfdata}" | grep -q "cycles"
+	if ! perf evlist -i "${perfdata}" | grep -q "cpu-clock"
 	then
 		echo "Simple evlist [Failed to list event]"
 		err=1
-- 
2.52.0