3 files changed, 159 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 8ad9415dd847..8bbeba322df9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ static struct test {
 		.func = test__sample_parsing,
 	},
 	{
+		.desc = "Test using a dummy software event to keep tracking",
+		.func = test__keep_tracking,
+	},
+	{
 		.func = NULL,
 	},
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d444ea2c47d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+
+#include "parse-events.h"
+#include "evlist.h"
+#include "evsel.h"
+#include "thread_map.h"
+#include "cpumap.h"
+#include "tests.h"
+
+#define CHECK__(x) {				\
+	while ((x) < 0) {			\
+		pr_debug(#x " failed!\n");	\
+		goto out_err;			\
+	}					\
+}
+
+#define CHECK_NOT_NULL__(x) {			\
+	while ((x) == NULL) {			\
+		pr_debug(#x " failed!\n");	\
+		goto out_err;			\
+	}					\
+}
+
+static int find_comm(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *comm)
+{
+	union perf_event *event;
+	int i, found;
+
+	found = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < evlist->nr_mmaps; i++) {
+		while ((event = perf_evlist__mmap_read(evlist, i)) != NULL) {
+			if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_COMM &&
+			    (pid_t)event->comm.pid == getpid() &&
+			    (pid_t)event->comm.tid == getpid() &&
+			    strcmp(event->comm.comm, comm) == 0)
+				found += 1;
+		}
+	}
+	return found;
+}
+
+/**
+ * test__keep_tracking - test using a dummy software event to keep tracking.
+ *
+ * This function implements a test that checks that tracking events continue
+ * when an event is disabled but a dummy software event is not disabled.  If the
+ * test passes %0 is returned, otherwise %-1 is returned.
+ */
+int test__keep_tracking(void)
+{
+	struct perf_record_opts opts = {
+		.mmap_pages	     = UINT_MAX,
+		.user_freq	     = UINT_MAX,
+		.user_interval	     = ULLONG_MAX,
+		.freq		     = 4000,
+		.target		     = {
+			.uses_mmap   = true,
+		},
+	};
+	struct thread_map *threads = NULL;
+	struct cpu_map *cpus = NULL;
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = NULL;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = NULL;
+	int found, err = -1;
+	const char *comm;
+
+	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
+	CHECK_NOT_NULL__(threads);
+
+	cpus = cpu_map__new(NULL);
+	CHECK_NOT_NULL__(cpus);
+
+	evlist = perf_evlist__new();
+	CHECK_NOT_NULL__(evlist);
+
+	perf_evlist__set_maps(evlist, cpus, threads);
+
+	CHECK__(parse_events(evlist, "dummy:u"));
+	CHECK__(parse_events(evlist, "cycles:u"));
+
+	perf_evlist__config(evlist, &opts);
+
+	evsel = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
+
+	evsel->attr.comm = 1;
+	evsel->attr.disabled = 1;
+	evsel->attr.enable_on_exec = 0;
+
+	if (perf_evlist__open(evlist) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, " (not supported)");
+		err = 0;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	CHECK__(perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX, false));
+
+	/*
+	 * First, test that a 'comm' event can be found when the event is
+	 * enabled.
+	 */
+
+	perf_evlist__enable(evlist);
+
+	comm = "Test COMM 1";
+	CHECK__(prctl(PR_SET_NAME, (unsigned long)comm, 0, 0, 0));
+
+	perf_evlist__disable(evlist);
+
+	found = find_comm(evlist, comm);
+	if (found != 1) {
+		pr_debug("First time, failed to find tracking event.\n");
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Secondly, test that a 'comm' event can be found when the event is
+	 * disabled with the dummy event still enabled.
+	 */
+
+	perf_evlist__enable(evlist);
+
+	evsel = perf_evlist__last(evlist);
+
+	CHECK__(perf_evlist__disable_event(evlist, evsel));
+
+	comm = "Test COMM 2";
+	CHECK__(prctl(PR_SET_NAME, (unsigned long)comm, 0, 0, 0));
+
+	perf_evlist__disable(evlist);
+
+	found = find_comm(evlist, comm);
+	if (found != 1) {
+		pr_debug("Seconf time, failed to find tracking event.\n");
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	err = 0;
+
+out_err:
+	if (evlist) {
+		perf_evlist__disable(evlist);
+		perf_evlist__munmap(evlist);
+		perf_evlist__close(evlist);
+		perf_evlist__delete(evlist);
+	}
+	if (cpus)
+		cpu_map__delete(cpus);
+	if (threads)
+		thread_map__delete(threads);
+
+	return err;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
index 83d5b71a3ce4..c048b589998a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ int test__sw_clock_freq(void);
 int test__perf_time_to_tsc(void);
 int test__code_reading(void);
 int test__sample_parsing(void);
+int test__keep_tracking(void);
 
 #endif /* TESTS_H */