kernel/linux.git/tools/tracing/rtla/tests/timerlat.t, branch linux-7.0.y

rtla/tests: Test BPF action program

2026-01-07T14:57:16+00:00

Add a test that implements a BPF program writing to a test map, which is attached to RTLA via --bpf-action to be executed on theshold overflow. A combination of --on-threshold shell with bpftool (which is always present if BPF support is enabled) is used to check whether the BPF program has executed successfully. Suggested-by: Crystal Wood Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251126144205.331954-5-tglozar@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Tomas Glozar

rtla/tests: Don't rely on matching ^1ALL

2025-11-21T09:30:27+00:00

The timerlat "top stop at failed action" test was relying on "ALL" being printed immediately after the "1" from the threshold action. Besides being fragile, this depends on stdbuf behavior, which is easy to miss when recreating the test outside of the framework for debugging purposes. Instead, use the expected/unexpected text mechanism from the corresponding osnoise test. Signed-off-by: Crystal Wood Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251112152529.956778-2-crwood@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Tomas Glozar

rtla/tests: Extend action tests to 5s

2025-11-21T09:29:01+00:00

In non-BPF mode, it takes up to 1 second for RTLA to notice that tracing has been stopped. That means that action tests cannot have a 1 second duration, as the SIGALRM will be racing with the threshold overflow. Previously, non-BPF mode actions were buggy and always executed the action, even when stopping on duration or SIGINT, preventing this issue from manifesting. Now that this has been fixed, the tests have become flaky, and this has to be adjusted. Fixes: 4e26f84abfbb ("rtla/tests: Add tests for actions") Fixes: 05b7e10687c6 ("tools/rtla: Add remaining support for osnoise actions") Reviewed-by: Wander Lairson Costa Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251007095341.186923-2-tglozar@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Tomas Glozar

tools/rtla: Fix -A option name in test comment

2025-09-27T08:53:07+00:00

This was changed to --on-threshold when the patches were applied. Cc: John Kacur Cc: Costa Shulyupin Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250907022325.243930-6-crwood@redhat.com Reviewed-by: Tomas Glozar Signed-off-by: Crystal Wood Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google)

rtla/tests: Test timerlat -P option using actions

2025-07-28T14:22:39+00:00

The -P option is used to set priority of osnoise and timerlat threads. Extend the test for -P with --on-threshold calling a script that looks for running timerlat threads and checks if their priority is set correctly. As --on-threshold is only supported by timerlat at the moment, this is only implemented there so far. Cc: John Kacur Cc: Luis Goncalves Cc: Chang Yin Cc: Costa Shulyupin Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250725133817.59237-3-tglozar@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Tomas Glozar Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google)

rtla/tests: Add grep checks for base test cases

2025-07-28T14:22:38+00:00

Checking for patterns in rtla output with grep was added to test rtla actions. Add grep checks also for base tests where applicable. Also fix trace event histogram trigger check to use the correct syntax for the command-line option so that the test passes with the grep check. Cc: John Kacur Cc: Luis Goncalves Cc: Chang Yin Cc: Costa Shulyupin Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250725133817.59237-2-tglozar@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Tomas Glozar Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google)

rtla/tests: Limit duration to maximum of 10s

2025-07-25T20:43:57+00:00

Many of the original rtla tests included durations of 1 minute and 30 seconds. Experience has shown this is unnecessary, since 10 seconds as waiting time for samples to appear. Change duration of all rtla tests to at most 10 seconds. This speeds up testing significantly. Before: $ make check All tests successful. Files=3, Tests=54, 536 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr 0.00 sys + 20.31 cusr 22.02 csys = 42.36 CPU) Result: PASS After: $ make check ... All tests successful. Files=3, Tests=54, 196 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr 0.01 sys + 20.28 cusr 20.68 csys = 41.00 CPU) Result: PASS Cc: John Kacur Cc: Luis Goncalves Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo Cc: Chang Yin Cc: Costa Shulyupin Cc: Crystal Wood Cc: Gabriele Monaco Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250626123405.1496931-9-tglozar@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Tomas Glozar Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google)

rtla/tests: Add tests for actions

2025-07-25T20:43:57+00:00

Add a bunch of tests covering most of both --on-threshold and --on-end. Parts sensitive to implementation of hist/top are tested for both. Cc: John Kacur Cc: Luis Goncalves Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo Cc: Chang Yin Cc: Costa Shulyupin Cc: Crystal Wood Cc: Gabriele Monaco Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250626123405.1496931-8-tglozar@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Tomas Glozar Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google)

rtla: Set distinctive exit value for failed tests

2025-05-07T19:36:19+00:00

A test is considered failed when a sample trace exceeds the threshold. Failed tests return the same exit code as passed tests, requiring test frameworks to determine the result by searching for "hit stop tracing" in the output. Assign a distinct exit code for failed tests to enable the use of shell expressions and seamless integration with testing frameworks without the need to parse output. Add enum type for return value. Update `make check`. Cc: Daniel Bristot de Oliveira Cc: John Kacur Cc: "Luis Claudio R. Goncalves" Cc: Eder Zulian Cc: Dan Carpenter Cc: Jan Stancek Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250417185757.2194541-1-costa.shul@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Costa Shulyupin Reviewed-by: Tomas Glozar Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google)

rtla/timerlat: Test BPF mode

2025-03-04T17:35:18+00:00

Using the RTLA_NO_BPF environmental variable, execute rtla-timerlat tests both with and without BPF support to cover both paths. If rtla is built without BPF or the osnoise:timerlat_sample trace event is not available, test only the non-BPF path. Cc: John Kacur Cc: Luis Goncalves Cc: Gabriele Monaco Cc: Clark Williams Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250218145859.27762-9-tglozar@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Tomas Glozar Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google)