perf tests: Add robust record retry helper and use subsecond workloads

Introduce `perf_record_with_retry` and `perf_record_cleanup` in a shared
library `tests/shell/lib/perf_record.sh` to prevent record test failures
caused by transient recording or workload delays.

Update `record.sh`, `record_lbr.sh`, `pipe_test.sh`, `kvm.sh`, and
`stat_all_pfm.sh` to use this robust record retry logic. These tests now
start with very short durations (e.g. 0.01 seconds) and scale up if the
initial recording failed to capture samples, significantly improving test
execution speed on success while remaining resilient to slow systems.

Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.1-pro
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
This commit is contained in:
Ian Rogers 2026-06-22 18:27:49 -07:00 committed by Namhyung Kim
parent 810d0c9117
commit 74dba58222
5 changed files with 214 additions and 127 deletions

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@ -39,17 +39,28 @@ skip() {
test_kvm_stat() {
echo "Testing perf kvm stat"
echo "Recording kvm events for pid ${qemu_pid}..."
if ! perf kvm stat record -p "${qemu_pid}" -o "${perfdata}" sleep 1; then
echo "Failed to record kvm events"
err=1
return
fi
local duration
local success=false
for duration in 1 2 4 8; do
echo "Recording kvm events for pid ${qemu_pid} (duration ${duration}s)..."
rm -f "${perfdata}" "${perfdata}".old
if ! perf kvm stat record -p "${qemu_pid}" -o "${perfdata}" \
sleep ${duration} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "perf kvm stat record failed, retrying..."
continue
fi
echo "Reporting kvm events..."
if ! perf kvm -i "${perfdata}" stat report 2>&1 | grep -q "VM-EXIT"; then
if [ -e "${perfdata}" ] && \
perf kvm -i "${perfdata}" stat report 2>&1 | grep -q "VM-EXIT"; then
success=true
break
fi
echo "No VM-EXIT events found, retrying..."
done
if [ "$success" = false ]; then
echo "Failed to find VM-EXIT in report"
perf kvm -i "${perfdata}" stat report 2>&1
perf kvm -i "${perfdata}" stat report 2>&1 || true
err=1
return
fi
@ -60,22 +71,26 @@ test_kvm_stat() {
test_kvm_record_report() {
echo "Testing perf kvm record/report"
echo "Recording kvm profile for pid ${qemu_pid}..."
# Use --host to avoid needing guest symbols/mounts for this simple test
# We just want to verify the command runs and produces data
# We run in background and kill it because 'perf kvm record' appends options
# after the command, which breaks 'sleep' (e.g. it gets '-e cycles').
perf kvm --host record -p "${qemu_pid}" -o "${perfdata}" &
rec_pid=$!
sleep 1
kill -INT "${rec_pid}"
wait "${rec_pid}" || true
local duration
local success=false
for duration in 1 2 4 8; do
echo "Recording kvm profile for pid ${qemu_pid} (duration ${duration}s)..."
rm -f "${perfdata}" "${perfdata}".old
echo "Reporting kvm profile..."
# Check for some standard output from report
if ! perf kvm -i "${perfdata}" report --stdio 2>&1 | grep -q "Event count"; then
perf kvm --host record -p "${qemu_pid}" -o "${perfdata}" \
-e cpu-clock sleep ${duration}
if [ -e "${perfdata}" ] && \
perf kvm -i "${perfdata}" report --stdio 2>&1 | grep -q "Event count"; then
success=true
break
fi
echo "No samples or report failed, retrying..."
done
if [ "$success" = false ]; then
echo "Failed to report kvm profile"
perf kvm -i "${perfdata}" report --stdio 2>&1
perf kvm -i "${perfdata}" report --stdio 2>&1 || true
err=1
return
fi

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@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
PERF_RECORD_LOGS=()
perf_record_with_retry() {
local perfdata="$1"
local check_cmd="$2"
local testprog_base="$3"
shift 3
local logfile
logfile=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_record_retry.XXXXXX)
PERF_RECORD_LOGS+=("$logfile")
# Save the e flag state and disable it
local save_e
if [[ $- == *e* ]]; then
save_e="set -e"
else
save_e="set +e"
fi
set +e
local duration
local first_run=true
local ret=1
for duration in 0.01 0.1 0.3 1.0 2.0; do
rm -f "${perfdata}".old
perf record "$@" -o "${perfdata}" ${testprog_base} ${duration} > "$logfile" 2>&1
local record_exit=$?
if [ "$first_run" = true ] && [ $record_exit -ne 0 ]; then
ret=2
break
fi
first_run=false
if [ -e "${perfdata}" ] && eval "${check_cmd}"; then
ret=0
break
fi
done
eval "$save_e"
return $ret
}
perf_record_cleanup() {
for logfile in "${PERF_RECORD_LOGS[@]}"; do
rm -f "$logfile"
done
PERF_RECORD_LOGS=()
}

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@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ skip_test_missing_symbol ${sym}
data=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.XXXXXX)
data2=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data2.XXXXXX)
prog="perf test -w noploop"
[ "$(uname -m)" = "s390x" ] && prog="$prog 3"
prog="perf test -w noploop 0.1"
[ "$(uname -m)" = "s390x" ] && prog="perf test -w noploop 3"
err=0
set -e

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@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
#!/bin/bash
# perf record tests (exclusive)
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
# perf record tests
set -e
shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
. "${shelldir}"/lib/perf_record.sh
# shellcheck source=lib/waiting.sh
. "${shelldir}"/lib/waiting.sh
@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ cleanup() {
rm -f "${perfdata}"
rm -f "${perfdata}".old
rm -f "${script_output}"
perf_record_cleanup
trap - EXIT TERM INT
}
@ -50,22 +54,20 @@ trap_cleanup() {
}
trap trap_cleanup EXIT TERM INT
check_per_thread() {
perf report -i "${perfdata}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
}
test_per_thread() {
echo "Basic --per-thread mode test"
if ! perf record -o /dev/null --quiet ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
then
local ret=0
perf_record_with_retry "${perfdata}" "check_per_thread" "perf test -w thloop" \
--per-thread || ret=$?
if [ $ret -eq 2 ]; then
echo "Per-thread record [Skipped event not supported]"
return
fi
if ! perf record --per-thread -o "${perfdata}" ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
then
echo "Per-thread record [Failed record]"
err=1
return
fi
if ! perf report -i "${perfdata}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
then
echo "Per-thread record [Failed missing output]"
elif [ $ret -eq 1 ]; then
echo "Per-thread record [Failed record or missing output]"
err=1
return
fi
@ -96,6 +98,10 @@ test_per_thread() {
echo "Basic --per-thread mode test [Success]"
}
check_register_capture() {
perf script -F ip,sym,iregs -i "${perfdata}" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "DI:"
}
test_register_capture() {
echo "Register capture test"
if ! perf list pmu | grep -q 'br_inst_retired.near_call'
@ -108,11 +114,12 @@ test_register_capture() {
echo "Register capture test [Skipped missing registers]"
return
fi
if ! perf record -o - --intr-regs=di,r8,dx,cx -e br_inst_retired.near_call \
-c 1000 --per-thread ${testprog} 2> /dev/null \
| perf script -F ip,sym,iregs -i - 2> /dev/null \
| grep -q "DI:"
then
local ret=0
perf_record_with_retry "${perfdata}" "check_register_capture" "perf test -w thloop" \
--intr-regs=di,r8,dx,cx -e br_inst_retired.near_call -c 1000 --per-thread || ret=$?
if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Register capture test [Failed missing output]"
err=1
return
@ -120,65 +127,66 @@ test_register_capture() {
echo "Register capture test [Success]"
}
check_system_wide() {
perf report -i "${perfdata}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
}
test_system_wide() {
echo "Basic --system-wide mode test"
if ! perf record -aB --synth=no -o "${perfdata}" ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
then
local ret=0
perf_record_with_retry "${perfdata}" "check_system_wide" "perf test -w thloop" \
-aB --synth=no || ret=$?
if [ $ret -eq 2 ]; then
echo "System-wide record [Skipped not supported]"
return
fi
if ! perf report -i "${perfdata}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
then
elif [ $ret -eq 1 ]; then
echo "System-wide record [Failed missing output]"
err=1
return
fi
if ! perf record -aB --synth=no -e cpu-clock,cs --threads=cpu \
-o "${perfdata}" ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
then
echo "System-wide record [Failed record --threads option]"
err=1
return
fi
if ! perf report -i "${perfdata}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
then
echo "System-wide record [Failed --threads missing output]"
ret=0
perf_record_with_retry "${perfdata}" "check_system_wide" "perf test -w thloop" \
-aB --synth=no -e cpu-clock,cs --threads=cpu || ret=$?
if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
echo "System-wide record [Failed record --threads option or missing output]"
err=1
return
fi
echo "Basic --system-wide mode test [Success]"
}
check_workload() {
perf report -i "${perfdata}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
}
test_workload() {
echo "Basic target workload test"
if ! perf record -o "${perfdata}" ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
then
echo "Workload record [Failed record]"
local ret=0
perf_record_with_retry "${perfdata}" "check_workload" "perf test -w thloop" || ret=$?
if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Workload record [Failed record or missing output]"
err=1
return
fi
if ! perf report -i "${perfdata}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
then
echo "Workload record [Failed missing output]"
err=1
return
fi
if ! perf record -e cpu-clock,cs --threads=package \
-o "${perfdata}" ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
then
echo "Workload record [Failed record --threads option]"
err=1
return
fi
if ! perf report -i "${perfdata}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
then
echo "Workload record [Failed --threads missing output]"
ret=0
perf_record_with_retry "${perfdata}" "check_workload" "perf test -w thloop" \
-e cpu-clock,cs --threads=package || ret=$?
if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Workload record [Failed record --threads option or missing output]"
err=1
return
fi
echo "Basic target workload test [Success]"
}
check_branch_counter() {
perf report -i "${perfdata}" -D -q 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$br_cntr_output" && \
perf script -i "${perfdata}" -F +brstackinsn,+brcntr 2>/dev/null | \
grep -q "$br_cntr_script_output"
}
test_branch_counter() {
echo "Branch counter test"
# Check if the branch counter feature is supported
@ -190,67 +198,60 @@ test_branch_counter() {
return
fi
done
if ! perf record -o "${perfdata}" -e "{branches:p,instructions}" -j any,counter ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
then
echo "Branch counter record test [Failed record]"
err=1
return
fi
if ! perf report -i "${perfdata}" -D -q | grep -q "$br_cntr_output"
then
echo "Branch counter report test [Failed missing output]"
err=1
return
fi
if ! perf script -i "${perfdata}" -F +brstackinsn,+brcntr | grep -q "$br_cntr_script_output"
then
echo " Branch counter script test [Failed missing output]"
local ret=0
perf_record_with_retry "${perfdata}" "check_branch_counter" "perf test -w thloop" \
-e "{branches:p,instructions}" -j any,counter || ret=$?
if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Branch counter test [Failed record or missing output]"
err=1
return
fi
echo "Branch counter test [Success]"
}
check_cgroup() {
perf report -i "${perfdata}" -D 2>/dev/null | grep -q "CGROUP" && \
perf script -i "${perfdata}" -F cgroup 2>/dev/null | grep -q -v "unknown"
}
test_cgroup() {
echo "Cgroup sampling test"
if ! perf record -aB --synth=cgroup --all-cgroups -o "${perfdata}" ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
then
local ret=0
perf_record_with_retry "${perfdata}" "check_cgroup" "perf test -w thloop" \
-aB --synth=cgroup --all-cgroups || ret=$?
if [ $ret -eq 2 ]; then
echo "Cgroup sampling [Skipped not supported]"
return
fi
if ! perf report -i "${perfdata}" -D | grep -q "CGROUP"
then
elif [ $ret -eq 1 ]; then
echo "Cgroup sampling [Failed missing output]"
err=1
return
fi
if ! perf script -i "${perfdata}" -F cgroup | grep -q -v "unknown"
then
echo "Cgroup sampling [Failed cannot resolve cgroup names]"
err=1
return
fi
echo "Cgroup sampling test [Success]"
}
check_uid() {
perf report -i "${perfdata}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
}
test_uid() {
echo "Uid sampling test"
if ! perf record -aB --synth=no --uid "$(id -u)" -o "${perfdata}" ${testprog} \
> "${script_output}" 2>&1
then
if grep -q "libbpf.*EPERM" "${script_output}"
local ret=0
perf_record_with_retry "${perfdata}" "check_uid" "perf test -w thloop" \
-aB --synth=no --uid "$(id -u)" || ret=$?
if [ $ret -eq 2 ]; then
local logfile="${PERF_RECORD_LOGS[${#PERF_RECORD_LOGS[@]}-1]}"
if grep -q -E "libbpf.*EPERM|Access to performance monitoring" "$logfile" || \
grep -q -E "Permission denied|Failure to open any events" "$logfile"
then
echo "Uid sampling [Skipped permissions]"
return
else
echo "Uid sampling [Failed to record]"
err=1
# cat "${script_output}"
return
fi
fi
if ! perf report -i "${perfdata}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
then
elif [ $ret -eq 1 ]; then
echo "Uid sampling [Failed missing output]"
err=1
return

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@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
#!/bin/bash
# perf record LBR tests (exclusive)
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
# perf record LBR tests
set -e
shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
. "${shelldir}"/lib/perf_record.sh
ParanoidAndNotRoot() {
[ "$(id -u)" != 0 ] && [ "$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid)" -gt $1 ]
}
@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ cleanup() {
rm -rf "${perfdata}"
rm -rf "${perfdata}".old
rm -rf "${perfdata}".txt
perf_record_cleanup
trap - EXIT TERM INT
}
@ -34,22 +38,28 @@ trap_cleanup() {
trap trap_cleanup EXIT TERM INT
check_lbr_callgraph() {
perf report --stitch-lbr -i "${perfdata}" > "${perfdata}".txt 2>&1
}
lbr_callgraph_test() {
test="LBR callgraph"
echo "$test"
if ! perf record -e cycles --call-graph lbr -o "${perfdata}" perf test -w thloop
then
set +e
perf_record_with_retry "${perfdata}" "check_lbr_callgraph" "perf test -w thloop" \
-e cycles --call-graph lbr
local ret=$?
set -e
if [ $ret -eq 2 ]; then
echo "$test [Failed support missing]"
if [ $err -eq 0 ]
then
err=2
fi
return
fi
if ! perf report --stitch-lbr -i "${perfdata}" > "${perfdata}".txt
then
elif [ $ret -eq 1 ]; then
cat "${perfdata}".txt
echo "$test [Failed in perf report]"
err=1
@ -59,6 +69,12 @@ lbr_callgraph_test() {
echo "$test [Success]"
}
check_lbr_samples() {
local out
out=$(perf report -D -i "${perfdata}" 2> /dev/null | grep -A1 'PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE')
[ "$(echo "$out" | grep -c 'PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE' || true)" -gt 0 ]
}
lbr_test() {
local branch_flags=$1
local test="LBR $2 test"
@ -70,25 +86,27 @@ lbr_test() {
local r
echo "$test"
if ! perf record -e cycles $branch_flags -o "${perfdata}" perf test -w thloop
then
set +e
perf_record_with_retry "${perfdata}" "check_lbr_samples" "perf test -w thloop" \
-e cycles $branch_flags
local ret=$?
set -e
if [ $ret -eq 2 ]; then
echo "$test [Failed support missing]"
perf record -e cycles $branch_flags -o "${perfdata}" perf test -w thloop || true
if [ $err -eq 0 ]
then
err=2
fi
return
fi
out=$(perf report -D -i "${perfdata}" 2> /dev/null | grep -A1 'PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE')
sam_nr=$(echo "$out" | grep -c 'PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE' || true)
if [ $sam_nr -eq 0 ]
then
elif [ $ret -eq 1 ]; then
echo "$test [Failed no samples captured]"
err=1
return
fi
out=$(perf report -D -i "${perfdata}" 2> /dev/null | grep -A1 'PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE')
sam_nr=$(echo "$out" | grep -c 'PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE' || true)
echo "$test: $sam_nr samples"
bs_nr=$(echo "$out" | grep -c 'branch stack: nr:' || true)