On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 9:46 AM Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Ian,
>
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 12:33:14AM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> > Avoid waitpid so that stdout/stderr aren't destroyed prior to wanting
> > to read them for display. When running on a color terminal, display
> > the number of running tests (1 if sequential). To avoid previous
> > flicker, only delete and refresh the display line when it changes. An
> > earlier version of this code is here:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240701044236.475098-1-irogers@google.com/
> >
> > Add a signal handler for perf tests so that unexpected signals are
> > displayed and test clean up is possible.
> >
> > In perf test add an "exclusive" flag that causes a test to be run with
> > no other test. Set this flag manually for C tests and via a
> > "(exclusive)" in the test description for shell tests. Add the flag to
> > shell tests that may fail when run with other tests.
> >
> > Change the perf test loop to run in two passes. For parallel
> > execution, the first pass runs all tests that can be run in parallel
> > then the 2nd runs remaining tests sequentially. This causes the
> > "exclusive" tests to be run last and with test numbers moderately out
> > of alignment.
> >
> > Change the default to be to run tests in parallel. Running tests in
> > parallel brings the execution time down to less than half.
>
> Thanks for the update, but I got a build error for this version.
>
> tests/builtin-test.c: In function '__cmd_test':
> tests/builtin-test.c:479:6: error: variable 'width' might be clobbered by 'longjmp' or 'vfork' [-Werror=clobbered]
> int width = 0;
> ^~~~~
The error is legit but I can't reproduce it with gcc or clang. Making
the variable static should resolve the issue so I'll post v5 with
this. I can't confirm the error is gone.
Thanks,
Ian
> Thanks,
> Namhyung
>
> >
> > v4: Add patch to sort exclusive tests last, this allows for increasing
> > test numbers as requested by Namhyung.
> >
> > v3: Mark additional shell tests as "(exclusive)" to avoid issues with
> > shared resources suggested by Namhyung. Add dependent signal
> > handler change so that kill/ctrl-C don't leave lots of processes,
> > previously sent here:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20241017052137.225514-1-irogers@google.com/
> >
> > v2: Fix inaccurate remaining counts when running specific
> > tests. Rename "remaining" to "active" to better reflect the
> > testing behavior. Move the exclusive flag to test cases and not
> > entire suites. Add more "(exclusive)" flags to test as
> > suggested-by James Clark. Remove "(exclusive)" flag from test
> > descriptions to keep the command line output more concise. Add
> > James Clark's tested-by.
> >
> > Ian Rogers (10):
> > tools subcmd: Add non-waitpid check_if_command_finished()
> > perf test: Display number of active running tests
> > perf test: Reduce scope of parallel variable
> > perf test: Avoid list test blocking on writing to stdout
> > perf test: Tag parallel failing shell tests with "(exclusive)"
> > perf test: Add a signal handler around running a test
> > perf test: Run parallel tests in two passes
> > perf test: Make parallel testing the default
> > perf test: Add a signal handler to kill forked child processes
> > perf test: Sort tests placing exclusive tests last
> >
> > tools/lib/subcmd/run-command.c | 33 ++
> > tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c | 405 ++++++++++++------
> > .../tests/shell/coresight/asm_pure_loop.sh | 2 +-
> > .../shell/coresight/memcpy_thread_16k_10.sh | 2 +-
> > .../coresight/thread_loop_check_tid_10.sh | 2 +-
> > .../coresight/thread_loop_check_tid_2.sh | 2 +-
> > .../shell/coresight/unroll_loop_thread_10.sh | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/shell/list.sh | 5 +-
> > .../tests/shell/perftool-testsuite_report.sh | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/shell/probe_vfs_getname.sh | 2 +-
> > .../shell/record+script_probe_vfs_getname.sh | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/shell/record_lbr.sh | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/shell/record_offcpu.sh | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_all_pmu.sh | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_bpf_counters.sh | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_coresight.sh | 2 +-
> > .../tests/shell/test_arm_coresight_disasm.sh | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_spe.sh | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/shell/test_data_symbol.sh | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/shell/test_intel_pt.sh | 2 +-
> > .../perf/tests/shell/test_stat_intel_tpebs.sh | 2 +-
> > .../tests/shell/trace+probe_vfs_getname.sh | 2 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c | 9 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/tests-scripts.c | 7 +-
> > tools/perf/tests/tests.h | 9 +
> > tools/perf/util/color.h | 1 +
> > 27 files changed, 365 insertions(+), 144 deletions(-)
> >
> > --
> > 2.47.0.163.g1226f6d8fa-goog
> >