Re: [PATCH v14 3/8] perf tests: Add testcase for auxiliary evlist

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Fri Jul 08 2016 - 10:49:11 EST


On Thu, Jul 07, 2016 at 05:34:44AM +0000, Wang Nan wrote:

SNIP

> ret = TEST_FAIL;
> - err = do_test(evlist, opts.mmap_pages, &sample_count,
> + err = do_test(evlist, aux_evlist, opts.mmap_pages,
> + &enter_sample_count, &exit_sample_count,
> &comm_count);
> if (err != TEST_OK)
> goto out_delete_evlist;
>
> - if ((sample_count != NR_ITERS) || (comm_count != NR_ITERS)) {
> - pr_err("Unexpected counter: sample_count=%d, comm_count=%d\n",
> - sample_count, comm_count);
> + if (enter_sample_count != exit_sample_count) {
> + pr_err("Unexpected counter: enter_sample_count=%d, exit_sample_count=%d\n",
> + enter_sample_count, exit_sample_count);
> + goto out_delete_evlist;
> + }
> +
> + if ((exit_sample_count != NR_ITERS) || (comm_count != NR_ITERS)) {
> + pr_err("Unexpected counter: exit_sample_count=%d, comm_count=%d\n",
> + exit_sample_count, comm_count);
> goto out_delete_evlist;
> }
>
> - err = do_test(evlist, 1, &sample_count, &comm_count);
> + err = do_test(evlist, aux_evlist, 1, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy);

why dont you test numbers for 1 page mmap? seems like the data would fit..
is the purpose just to check if we can map just 1 page?

thanks,
jirka