Adding upstream version 6.8.9.upstream/6.8.9

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

41 files changed, 778 insertions, 329 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/Build b/tools/perf/tests/Build
index 2b45ffa462..53ba9c3e20 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/Build
@@ -77,3 +77,17 @@ CFLAGS_python-use.o   += -DPYTHONPATH="BUILD_STR($(OUTPUT)python)" -DPYTHON="BUI
 CFLAGS_dwarf-unwind.o += -fno-optimize-sibling-calls
 
 perf-y += workloads/
+
+ifdef SHELLCHECK
+  SHELL_TESTS := $(shell find tests/shell -executable -type f -name '*.sh')
+  TEST_LOGS := $(SHELL_TESTS:tests/shell/%=shell/%.shellcheck_log)
+else
+  SHELL_TESTS :=
+  TEST_LOGS :=
+endif
+
+$(OUTPUT)%.shellcheck_log: %
+	$(call rule_mkdir)
+	$(Q)$(call echo-cmd,test)shellcheck -a -S warning "$<" > $@ || (cat $@ && rm $@ && false)
+
+perf-y += $(TEST_LOGS)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr.c b/tools/perf/tests/attr.c
index 61186d0d1c..97e1bdd6ec 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int test__attr(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __mayb
 	if (perf_pmus__num_core_pmus() > 1) {
 		/*
 		 * TODO: Attribute tests hard code the PMU type. If there are >1
-		 * core PMU then each PMU will have a different type whic
+		 * core PMU then each PMU will have a different type which
 		 * requires additional support.
 		 */
 		pr_debug("Skip test on hybrid systems");
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/base-record b/tools/perf/tests/attr/base-record
index 27c21271a1..b44e4e6e44 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/base-record
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/base-record
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ flags=0|8
 cpu=*
 type=0|1
 size=136
-config=0
+config=0|1
 sample_period=*
 sample_type=263
 read_format=0|4|20
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index cb6f1dd00d..4a5973f9bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include "builtin.h"
+#include "config.h"
 #include "hist.h"
 #include "intlist.h"
 #include "tests.h"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 
 static bool dont_fork;
 const char *dso_to_test;
+const char *test_objdump_path = "objdump";
 
 /*
  * List of architecture specific tests. Not a weak symbol as the array length is
@@ -60,8 +62,6 @@ static struct test_suite *generic_tests[] = {
 	&suite__pmu,
 	&suite__pmu_events,
 	&suite__dso_data,
-	&suite__dso_data_cache,
-	&suite__dso_data_reopen,
 	&suite__perf_evsel__roundtrip_name_test,
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
 	&suite__perf_evsel__tp_sched_test,
@@ -513,6 +513,15 @@ static int run_workload(const char *work, int argc, const char **argv)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static int perf_test__config(const char *var, const char *value,
+			     void *data __maybe_unused)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(var, "annotate.objdump"))
+		test_objdump_path = value;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int cmd_test(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	const char *test_usage[] = {
@@ -529,6 +538,8 @@ int cmd_test(int argc, const char **argv)
 		    "Do not fork for testcase"),
 	OPT_STRING('w', "workload", &workload, "work", "workload to run for testing"),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "dso", &dso_to_test, "dso", "dso to test"),
+	OPT_STRING(0, "objdump", &test_objdump_path, "path",
+		   "objdump binary to use for disassembly and annotations"),
 	OPT_END()
 	};
 	const char * const test_subcommands[] = { "list", NULL };
@@ -538,6 +549,8 @@ int cmd_test(int argc, const char **argv)
         if (ret < 0)
                 return ret;
 
+	perf_config(perf_test__config, NULL);
+
 	/* Unbuffered output */
 	setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IONBF, 0);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index 3af8101201..7a3a7bbbec 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static int read_via_objdump(const char *filename, u64 addr, void *buf,
 	int ret;
 
 	fmt = "%s -z -d --start-address=0x%"PRIx64" --stop-address=0x%"PRIx64" %s";
-	ret = snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), fmt, "objdump", addr, addr + len,
+	ret = snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), fmt, test_objdump_path, addr, addr + len,
 		       filename);
 	if (ret <= 0 || (size_t)ret >= sizeof(cmd))
 		return -1;
@@ -511,38 +511,6 @@ static void fs_something(void)
 	}
 }
 
-#ifdef __s390x__
-#include "header.h" // for get_cpuid()
-#endif
-
-static const char *do_determine_event(bool excl_kernel)
-{
-	const char *event = excl_kernel ? "cycles:u" : "cycles";
-
-#ifdef __s390x__
-	char cpuid[128], model[16], model_c[16], cpum_cf_v[16];
-	unsigned int family;
-	int ret, cpum_cf_a;
-
-	if (get_cpuid(cpuid, sizeof(cpuid)))
-		goto out_clocks;
-	ret = sscanf(cpuid, "%*[^,],%u,%[^,],%[^,],%[^,],%x", &family, model_c,
-		     model, cpum_cf_v, &cpum_cf_a);
-	if (ret != 5)		 /* Not available */
-		goto out_clocks;
-	if (excl_kernel && (cpum_cf_a & 4))
-		return event;
-	if (!excl_kernel && (cpum_cf_a & 2))
-		return event;
-
-	/* Fall through: missing authorization */
-out_clocks:
-	event = excl_kernel ? "cpu-clock:u" : "cpu-clock";
-
-#endif
-	return event;
-}
-
 static void do_something(void)
 {
 	fs_something();
@@ -583,8 +551,10 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 	int err = -1, ret;
 	pid_t pid;
 	struct map *map;
-	bool have_vmlinux, have_kcore, excl_kernel = false;
+	bool have_vmlinux, have_kcore;
 	struct dso *dso;
+	const char *events[] = { "cycles", "cycles:u", "cpu-clock", "cpu-clock:u", NULL };
+	int evidx = 0;
 
 	pid = getpid();
 
@@ -618,7 +588,7 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 
 	/* No point getting kernel events if there is no kernel object */
 	if (!have_vmlinux && !have_kcore)
-		excl_kernel = true;
+		evidx++;
 
 	threads = thread_map__new_by_tid(pid);
 	if (!threads) {
@@ -640,13 +610,13 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 		goto out_put;
 	}
 
-	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new(NULL);
+	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new_online_cpus();
 	if (!cpus) {
 		pr_debug("perf_cpu_map__new failed\n");
 		goto out_put;
 	}
 
-	while (1) {
+	while (events[evidx]) {
 		const char *str;
 
 		evlist = evlist__new();
@@ -657,7 +627,7 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 
 		perf_evlist__set_maps(&evlist->core, cpus, threads);
 
-		str = do_determine_event(excl_kernel);
+		str = events[evidx];
 		pr_debug("Parsing event '%s'\n", str);
 		ret = parse_event(evlist, str);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -675,32 +645,32 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 
 		ret = evlist__open(evlist);
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			if (!excl_kernel) {
-				excl_kernel = true;
-				/*
-				 * Both cpus and threads are now owned by evlist
-				 * and will be freed by following perf_evlist__set_maps
-				 * call. Getting reference to keep them alive.
-				 */
-				perf_cpu_map__get(cpus);
-				perf_thread_map__get(threads);
-				perf_evlist__set_maps(&evlist->core, NULL, NULL);
-				evlist__delete(evlist);
-				evlist = NULL;
-				continue;
-			}
+			evidx++;
 
-			if (verbose > 0) {
+			if (events[evidx] == NULL && verbose > 0) {
 				char errbuf[512];
 				evlist__strerror_open(evlist, errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf));
 				pr_debug("perf_evlist__open() failed!\n%s\n", errbuf);
 			}
 
-			goto out_put;
+			/*
+			 * Both cpus and threads are now owned by evlist
+			 * and will be freed by following perf_evlist__set_maps
+			 * call. Getting reference to keep them alive.
+			 */
+			perf_cpu_map__get(cpus);
+			perf_thread_map__get(threads);
+			perf_evlist__set_maps(&evlist->core, NULL, NULL);
+			evlist__delete(evlist);
+			evlist = NULL;
+			continue;
 		}
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (events[evidx] == NULL)
+		goto out_put;
+
 	ret = evlist__mmap(evlist, UINT_MAX);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pr_debug("evlist__mmap failed\n");
@@ -721,7 +691,7 @@ static int do_test_code_reading(bool try_kcore)
 		err = TEST_CODE_READING_NO_KERNEL_OBJ;
 	else if (!have_vmlinux && !try_kcore)
 		err = TEST_CODE_READING_NO_VMLINUX;
-	else if (excl_kernel)
+	else if (strstr(events[evidx], ":u"))
 		err = TEST_CODE_READING_NO_ACCESS;
 	else
 		err = TEST_CODE_READING_OK;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/cpumap.c b/tools/perf/tests/cpumap.c
index 7730fc2ab4..bd8e396f3e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/cpumap.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/cpumap.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static int test__cpu_map_intersect(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused,
 
 static int test__cpu_map_equal(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unused)
 {
-	struct perf_cpu_map *any = perf_cpu_map__dummy_new();
+	struct perf_cpu_map *any = perf_cpu_map__new_any_cpu();
 	struct perf_cpu_map *one = perf_cpu_map__new("1");
 	struct perf_cpu_map *two = perf_cpu_map__new("2");
 	struct perf_cpu_map *empty = perf_cpu_map__intersect(one, two);
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/dso-data.c b/tools/perf/tests/dso-data.c
index 3419a4ab55..2d67422c12 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/dso-data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/dso-data.c
@@ -394,6 +394,15 @@ static int test__dso_data_reopen(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int sub
 	return 0;
 }
 
-DEFINE_SUITE("DSO data read", dso_data);
-DEFINE_SUITE("DSO data cache", dso_data_cache);
-DEFINE_SUITE("DSO data reopen", dso_data_reopen);
+
+static struct test_case tests__dso_data[] = {
+	TEST_CASE("read", dso_data),
+	TEST_CASE("cache", dso_data_cache),
+	TEST_CASE("reopen", dso_data_reopen),
+	{	.name = NULL, }
+};
+
+struct test_suite suite__dso_data = {
+	.desc = "DSO data tests",
+	.test_cases = tests__dso_data,
+};
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
index 8f4f9b632e..5a3b2bed07 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static int test__keep_tracking(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subte
 	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
 	CHECK_NOT_NULL__(threads);
 
-	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new(NULL);
+	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new_online_cpus();
 	CHECK_NOT_NULL__(cpus);
 
 	evlist = evlist__new();
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/make b/tools/perf/tests/make
index d9945ed25b..8a4da7eb63 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/make
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/make
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ run += make_install_prefix_slash
 # run += make_install_pdf
 run += make_minimal
 
-old_libbpf := $(shell echo '\#include <bpf/libbpf.h>' | $(CC) -E -dM -x c -| egrep -q "define[[:space:]]+LIBBPF_MAJOR_VERSION[[:space:]]+0{1}")
+old_libbpf := $(shell echo '\#include <bpf/libbpf.h>' | $(CC) -E -dM -x c -| grep -q -E "define[[:space:]]+LIBBPF_MAJOR_VERSION[[:space:]]+0{1}")
 
 ifneq ($(old_libbpf),)
 run += make_libbpf_dynamic
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/maps.c b/tools/perf/tests/maps.c
index 5bb1123a91..bb3fbfe5a7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/maps.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/maps.c
@@ -14,44 +14,59 @@ struct map_def {
 	u64 end;
 };
 
+struct check_maps_cb_args {
+	struct map_def *merged;
+	unsigned int i;
+};
+
+static int check_maps_cb(struct map *map, void *data)
+{
+	struct check_maps_cb_args *args = data;
+	struct map_def *merged = &args->merged[args->i];
+
+	if (map__start(map) != merged->start ||
+	    map__end(map) != merged->end ||
+	    strcmp(map__dso(map)->name, merged->name) ||
+	    refcount_read(map__refcnt(map)) != 1) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+	args->i++;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int failed_cb(struct map *map, void *data __maybe_unused)
+{
+	pr_debug("\tstart: %" PRIu64 " end: %" PRIu64 " name: '%s' refcnt: %d\n",
+		map__start(map),
+		map__end(map),
+		map__dso(map)->name,
+		refcount_read(map__refcnt(map)));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int check_maps(struct map_def *merged, unsigned int size, struct maps *maps)
 {
-	struct map_rb_node *rb_node;
-	unsigned int i = 0;
 	bool failed = false;
 
 	if (maps__nr_maps(maps) != size) {
 		pr_debug("Expected %d maps, got %d", size, maps__nr_maps(maps));
 		failed = true;
 	} else {
-		maps__for_each_entry(maps, rb_node) {
-			struct map *map = rb_node->map;
-
-			if (map__start(map) != merged[i].start ||
-			    map__end(map) != merged[i].end ||
-			    strcmp(map__dso(map)->name, merged[i].name) ||
-			    refcount_read(map__refcnt(map)) != 1) {
-				failed = true;
-			}
-			i++;
-		}
+		struct check_maps_cb_args args = {
+			.merged = merged,
+			.i = 0,
+		};
+		failed = maps__for_each_map(maps, check_maps_cb, &args);
 	}
 	if (failed) {
 		pr_debug("Expected:\n");
-		for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
 			pr_debug("\tstart: %" PRIu64 " end: %" PRIu64 " name: '%s' refcnt: 1\n",
 				merged[i].start, merged[i].end, merged[i].name);
 		}
 		pr_debug("Got:\n");
-		maps__for_each_entry(maps, rb_node) {
-			struct map *map = rb_node->map;
-
-			pr_debug("\tstart: %" PRIu64 " end: %" PRIu64 " name: '%s' refcnt: %d\n",
-				map__start(map),
-				map__end(map),
-				map__dso(map)->name,
-				refcount_read(map__refcnt(map)));
-		}
+		maps__for_each_map(maps, failed_cb, NULL);
 	}
 	return failed ? TEST_FAIL : TEST_OK;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
index 886a13a77a..012c8ae439 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int test__basic_mmap(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new(NULL);
+	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new_online_cpus();
 	if (cpus == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("perf_cpu_map__new\n");
 		goto out_free_threads;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
index f3275be83a..fb114118c8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/openat-syscall-all-cpus.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static int test__openat_syscall_event_on_all_cpus(struct test_suite *test __mayb
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new(NULL);
+	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new_online_cpus();
 	if (cpus == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("perf_cpu_map__new\n");
 		goto out_thread_map_delete;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
index f78be21a59..fbdf710d5e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c
@@ -162,6 +162,22 @@ static int test__checkevent_numeric(struct evlist *evlist)
 	return TEST_OK;
 }
 
+
+static int assert_hw(struct perf_evsel *evsel, enum perf_hw_id id, const char *name)
+{
+	struct perf_pmu *pmu;
+
+	if (evsel->attr.type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE) {
+		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_perf_config(evsel, id));
+		return 0;
+	}
+	pmu = perf_pmus__find_by_type(evsel->attr.type);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected PMU type", pmu);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("PMU missing event", perf_pmu__have_event(pmu, name));
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int test__checkevent_symbolic_name(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
@@ -169,10 +185,12 @@ static int test__checkevent_symbolic_name(struct evlist *evlist)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 0 != evlist->core.nr_entries);
 
 	perf_evlist__for_each_evsel(&evlist->core, evsel) {
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config",
-				test_perf_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS));
+		int ret = assert_hw(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS, "instructions");
+
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 	}
+
 	return TEST_OK;
 }
 
@@ -183,8 +201,10 @@ static int test__checkevent_symbolic_name_config(struct evlist *evlist)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 0 != evlist->core.nr_entries);
 
 	perf_evlist__for_each_evsel(&evlist->core, evsel) {
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_perf_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		int ret = assert_hw(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 		/*
 		 * The period value gets configured within evlist__config,
 		 * while this test executes only parse events method.
@@ -861,10 +881,14 @@ static int test__group1(struct evlist *evlist)
 			evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries());
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+		int ret;
+
 		/* instructions:k */
 		evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS, "instructions");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -878,8 +902,10 @@ static int test__group1(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 		/* cycles:upp */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -907,6 +933,8 @@ static int test__group2(struct evlist *evlist)
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of groups", 1 == evlist__nr_groups(evlist));
 
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
+		int ret;
+
 		if (evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE) {
 			/* faults + :ku modifier */
 			leader = evsel;
@@ -939,8 +967,10 @@ static int test__group2(struct evlist *evlist)
 			continue;
 		}
 		/* cycles:k */
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -957,6 +987,7 @@ static int test__group2(struct evlist *evlist)
 static int test__group3(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel, *group1_leader = NULL, *group2_leader = NULL;
+	int ret;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
 			evlist->core.nr_entries == (3 * perf_pmus__num_core_pmus() + 2));
@@ -1045,8 +1076,10 @@ static int test__group3(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 			continue;
 		}
 		/* instructions:u */
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS, "instructions");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1070,10 +1103,14 @@ static int test__group4(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 			num_core_entries() == evlist__nr_groups(evlist));
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+		int ret;
+
 		/* cycles:u + p */
 		evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1089,8 +1126,10 @@ static int test__group4(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 
 		/* instructions:kp + p */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS, "instructions");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1108,6 +1147,7 @@ static int test__group4(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 static int test__group5(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel = NULL, *leader;
+	int ret;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
 			evlist->core.nr_entries == (5 * num_core_entries()));
@@ -1117,8 +1157,10 @@ static int test__group5(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
 		/* cycles + G */
 		evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1133,8 +1175,10 @@ static int test__group5(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 
 		/* instructions + G */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS, "instructions");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1148,8 +1192,10 @@ static int test__group5(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
 		/* cycles:G */
 		evsel = leader = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1164,8 +1210,10 @@ static int test__group5(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 
 		/* instructions:G */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS, "instructions");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1178,8 +1226,10 @@ static int test__group5(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
 		/* cycles */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1201,10 +1251,14 @@ static int test__group_gh1(struct evlist *evlist)
 			evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries());
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+		int ret;
+
 		/* cycles + :H group modifier */
 		evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1218,8 +1272,10 @@ static int test__group_gh1(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 		/* cache-misses:G + :H group modifier */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES, "cache-misses");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1242,10 +1298,14 @@ static int test__group_gh2(struct evlist *evlist)
 			evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries());
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+		int ret;
+
 		/* cycles + :G group modifier */
 		evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1259,8 +1319,10 @@ static int test__group_gh2(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 		/* cache-misses:H + :G group modifier */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES, "cache-misses");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1283,10 +1345,14 @@ static int test__group_gh3(struct evlist *evlist)
 			evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries());
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+		int ret;
+
 		/* cycles:G + :u group modifier */
 		evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1300,8 +1366,10 @@ static int test__group_gh3(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 		/* cache-misses:H + :u group modifier */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES, "cache-misses");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1324,10 +1392,14 @@ static int test__group_gh4(struct evlist *evlist)
 			evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries());
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+		int ret;
+
 		/* cycles:G + :uG group modifier */
 		evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1341,8 +1413,10 @@ static int test__group_gh4(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 		/* cache-misses:H + :uG group modifier */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES, "cache-misses");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1363,10 +1437,14 @@ static int test__leader_sample1(struct evlist *evlist)
 			evlist->core.nr_entries == (3 * num_core_entries()));
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+		int ret;
+
 		/* cycles - sampling group leader */
 		evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1379,8 +1457,10 @@ static int test__leader_sample1(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 		/* cache-misses - not sampling */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES, "cache-misses");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1392,8 +1472,10 @@ static int test__leader_sample1(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 		/* branch-misses - not sampling */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES, "branch-misses");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1415,10 +1497,14 @@ static int test__leader_sample2(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 			evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries()));
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+		int ret;
+
 		/* instructions - sampling group leader */
 		evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS, "instructions");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1431,8 +1517,10 @@ static int test__leader_sample2(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 
 		/* branch-misses - not sampling */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES, "branch-misses");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_hv", evsel->core.attr.exclude_hv);
@@ -1472,10 +1560,14 @@ static int test__pinned_group(struct evlist *evlist)
 			evlist->core.nr_entries == (3 * num_core_entries()));
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+		int ret;
+
 		/* cycles - group leader */
 		evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name", !evsel->group_name);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel__has_leader(evsel, leader));
 		/* TODO: The group modifier is not copied to the split group leader. */
@@ -1484,13 +1576,18 @@ static int test__pinned_group(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 		/* cache-misses - can not be pinned, but will go on with the leader */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES, "cache-misses");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong pinned", !evsel->core.attr.pinned);
 
 		/* branch-misses - ditto */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES, "branch-misses");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong pinned", !evsel->core.attr.pinned);
 	}
 	return TEST_OK;
@@ -1517,10 +1614,14 @@ static int test__exclusive_group(struct evlist *evlist)
 			evlist->core.nr_entries == 3 * num_core_entries());
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+		int ret;
+
 		/* cycles - group leader */
 		evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group name", !evsel->group_name);
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel__has_leader(evsel, leader));
 		/* TODO: The group modifier is not copied to the split group leader. */
@@ -1529,13 +1630,18 @@ static int test__exclusive_group(struct evlist *evlist)
 
 		/* cache-misses - can not be pinned, but will go on with the leader */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE == evsel->core.attr.type);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES, "cache-misses");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclusive", !evsel->core.attr.exclusive);
 
 		/* branch-misses - ditto */
 		evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
-		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES));
+		ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES, "branch-misses");
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclusive", !evsel->core.attr.exclusive);
 	}
 	return TEST_OK;
@@ -1677,9 +1783,11 @@ static int test__checkevent_raw_pmu(struct evlist *evlist)
 static int test__sym_event_slash(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel = evlist__first(evlist);
+	int ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
 	return TEST_OK;
 }
@@ -1687,9 +1795,11 @@ static int test__sym_event_slash(struct evlist *evlist)
 static int test__sym_event_dc(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel = evlist__first(evlist);
+	int ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
 	return TEST_OK;
 }
@@ -1697,9 +1807,11 @@ static int test__sym_event_dc(struct evlist *evlist)
 static int test__term_equal_term(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel = evlist__first(evlist);
+	int ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong name setting", strcmp(evsel->name, "name") == 0);
 	return TEST_OK;
 }
@@ -1707,9 +1819,11 @@ static int test__term_equal_term(struct evlist *evlist)
 static int test__term_equal_legacy(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel = evlist__first(evlist);
+	int ret = assert_hw(&evsel->core, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, "cycles");
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", evsel->core.attr.type == PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE);
-	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", test_config(evsel, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES));
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong name setting", strcmp(evsel->name, "l1d") == 0);
 	return TEST_OK;
 }
@@ -2549,7 +2663,7 @@ static int test__pmu_events(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 			if (strchr(ent->d_name, '.'))
 				continue;
 
-			/* exclude parametrized ones (name contains '?') */
+			/* exclude parameterized ones (name contains '?') */
 			n = snprintf(pmu_event, sizeof(pmu_event), "%s%s", path, ent->d_name);
 			if (n >= PATH_MAX) {
 				pr_err("pmu event name crossed PATH_MAX(%d) size\n", PATH_MAX);
@@ -2578,7 +2692,7 @@ static int test__pmu_events(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 			fclose(file);
 
 			if (is_event_parameterized == 1) {
-				pr_debug("skipping parametrized PMU event: %s which contains ?\n", pmu_event);
+				pr_debug("skipping parameterized PMU event: %s which contains ?\n", pmu_event);
 				continue;
 			}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
index efcd71c273..bbe2ddeb9b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int test__perf_time_to_tsc(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int su
 	threads = thread_map__new(-1, getpid(), UINT_MAX);
 	CHECK_NOT_NULL__(threads);
 
-	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new(NULL);
+	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new_online_cpus();
 	CHECK_NOT_NULL__(cpus);
 
 	evlist = evlist__new();
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/coresight/memcpy_thread/memcpy_thread.c b/tools/perf/tests/shell/coresight/memcpy_thread/memcpy_thread.c
index a7e169d1bf..5f886cd09e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/coresight/memcpy_thread/memcpy_thread.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/coresight/memcpy_thread/memcpy_thread.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ static pthread_t new_thr(void *(*fn) (void *arg), void *arg)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	unsigned long i, len, size, thr;
-	pthread_t threads[256];
 	struct args args[256];
 	long long v;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/coresight/thread_loop/thread_loop.c b/tools/perf/tests/shell/coresight/thread_loop/thread_loop.c
index c0158fac7d..e05a559253 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/coresight/thread_loop/thread_loop.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/coresight/thread_loop/thread_loop.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ static pthread_t new_thr(void *(*fn) (void *arg), void *arg)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	unsigned int i, len, thr;
-	pthread_t threads[256];
 	struct args args[256];
 
 	if (argc < 3) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/coresight/unroll_loop_thread/unroll_loop_thread.c b/tools/perf/tests/shell/coresight/unroll_loop_thread/unroll_loop_thread.c
index 8f6d384208..0fc7bf1a25 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/coresight/unroll_loop_thread/unroll_loop_thread.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/coresight/unroll_loop_thread/unroll_loop_thread.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ static pthread_t new_thr(void *(*fn) (void *arg), void *arg)
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	unsigned int i, thr;
-	pthread_t threads[256];
 	struct args args[256];
 
 	if (argc < 2) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/daemon.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/daemon.sh
index 4c598cfc5a..e5fa8d6f9e 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/daemon.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/daemon.sh
@@ -414,16 +414,30 @@ EOF
 	# start daemon
 	daemon_start ${config} test
 
-	# send 2 signals
-	perf daemon signal --config ${config} --session test
-	perf daemon signal --config ${config}
-
-	# stop daemon
-	daemon_exit ${config}
-
-	# count is 2 perf.data for signals and 1 for perf record finished
-	count=`ls ${base}/session-test/*perf.data* | wc -l`
-	if [ ${count} -ne 3 ]; then
+        # send 2 signals then exit. Do this in a loop watching the number of
+        # files to avoid races. If the loop retries more than 600 times then
+        # give up.
+	local retries=0
+	local signals=0
+	local success=0
+	while [ ${retries} -lt 600 ] && [ ${success} -eq 0 ]; do
+		local files
+		files=`ls ${base}/session-test/*perf.data* 2> /dev/null | wc -l`
+		if [ ${signals} -eq 0 ]; then
+			perf daemon signal --config ${config} --session test
+			signals=1
+		elif [ ${signals} -eq 1 ] && [ $files -ge 1 ]; then
+			perf daemon signal --config ${config}
+			signals=2
+		elif [ ${signals} -eq 2 ] && [ $files -ge 2 ]; then
+			daemon_exit ${config}
+			signals=3
+		elif [ ${signals} -eq 3 ] && [ $files -ge 3 ]; then
+			success=1
+		fi
+		retries=$((${retries} +1))
+	done
+	if [ ${success} -eq 0 ]; then
 		error=1
 		echo "FAILED: perf data no generated"
 	fi
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/diff.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/diff.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..14b87af887
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/diff.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# perf diff tests
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+set -e
+
+err=0
+perfdata1=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.perf.data.XXXXX)
+perfdata2=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.perf.data.XXXXX)
+perfdata3=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.perf.data.XXXXX)
+testprog="perf test -w thloop"
+
+shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
+# shellcheck source=lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+
+testsym="test_loop"
+
+skip_test_missing_symbol ${testsym}
+
+cleanup() {
+  rm -rf "${perfdata1}"
+  rm -rf "${perfdata1}".old
+  rm -rf "${perfdata2}"
+  rm -rf "${perfdata2}".old
+  rm -rf "${perfdata3}"
+  rm -rf "${perfdata3}".old
+
+  trap - EXIT TERM INT
+}
+
+trap_cleanup() {
+  cleanup
+  exit 1
+}
+trap trap_cleanup EXIT TERM INT
+
+make_data() {
+  file="$1"
+  if ! perf record -o "${file}" ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
+  then
+    echo "Workload record [Failed record]"
+    echo 1
+    return
+  fi
+  if ! perf report -i "${file}" -q | grep -q "${testsym}"
+  then
+    echo "Workload record [Failed missing output]"
+    echo 1
+    return
+  fi
+  echo 0
+}
+
+test_two_files() {
+  echo "Basic two file diff test"
+  err=$(make_data "${perfdata1}")
+  if [ $err != 0 ]
+  then
+    return
+  fi
+  err=$(make_data "${perfdata2}")
+  if [ $err != 0 ]
+  then
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if ! perf diff "${perfdata1}" "${perfdata2}" | grep -q "${testsym}"
+  then
+    echo "Basic two file diff test [Failed diff]"
+    err=1
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "Basic two file diff test [Success]"
+}
+
+test_three_files() {
+  echo "Basic three file diff test"
+  err=$(make_data "${perfdata1}")
+  if [ $err != 0 ]
+  then
+    return
+  fi
+  err=$(make_data "${perfdata2}")
+  if [ $err != 0 ]
+  then
+    return
+  fi
+  err=$(make_data "${perfdata3}")
+  if [ $err != 0 ]
+  then
+    return
+  fi
+
+  if ! perf diff "${perfdata1}" "${perfdata2}" "${perfdata3}" | grep -q "${testsym}"
+  then
+    echo "Basic three file diff test [Failed diff]"
+    err=1
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "Basic three file diff test [Success]"
+}
+
+test_two_files
+test_three_files
+
+cleanup
+exit $err
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/lib/perf_has_symbol.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d59c32ae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+perf_has_symbol()
+{
+	if perf test -vv "Symbols" 2>&1 | grep "[[:space:]]$1$"; then
+		echo "perf does have symbol '$1'"
+		return 0
+	fi
+	echo "perf does not have symbol '$1'"
+	return 1
+}
+
+skip_test_missing_symbol()
+{
+	if ! perf_has_symbol "$1" ; then
+		echo "perf is missing symbols - skipping test"
+		exit 2
+	fi
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/lib/setup_python.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/lib/setup_python.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2fce17935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/lib/setup_python.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+if [ "x$PYTHON" = "x" ]
+then
+  python3 --version >/dev/null 2>&1 && PYTHON=python3
+fi
+if [ "x$PYTHON" = "x" ]
+then
+  python --version >/dev/null 2>&1 && PYTHON=python
+fi
+if [ "x$PYTHON" = "x" ]
+then
+  echo Skipping test, python not detected please set environment variable PYTHON.
+  exit 2
+fi
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/list.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/list.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8a868ae645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/list.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# perf list tests
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+set -e
+
+shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
+# shellcheck source=lib/setup_python.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/setup_python.sh
+
+list_output=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.list_output.json.XXXXX)
+
+cleanup() {
+  rm -f "${list_output}"
+
+  trap - EXIT TERM INT
+}
+
+trap_cleanup() {
+  cleanup
+  exit 1
+}
+trap trap_cleanup EXIT TERM INT
+
+test_list_json() {
+  echo "Json output test"
+  perf list -j -o "${list_output}"
+  $PYTHON -m json.tool "${list_output}"
+  echo "Json output test [Success]"
+}
+
+test_list_json
+cleanup
+exit 0
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/pipe_test.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/pipe_test.sh
index 8dd115dd35..a78d35d2cf 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/pipe_test.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/pipe_test.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,17 @@
 # perf pipe recording and injection test
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
+shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
+# shellcheck source=lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+
+sym="noploop"
+
+skip_test_missing_symbol ${sym}
+
 data=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.XXXXXX)
 prog="perf test -w noploop"
 task="perf"
-sym="noploop"
 
 if ! perf record -e task-clock:u -o - ${prog} | perf report -i - --task | grep ${task}; then
 	echo "cannot find the test file in the perf report"
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh
index eebeea6bdc..72c65570db 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+probe_libc_inet_pton.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ trace_libc_inet_pton_backtrace() {
 		;;
 	ppc64|ppc64le)
 		eventattr='max-stack=4'
-		echo "gaih_inet.*\+0x[[:xdigit:]]+[[:space:]]\($libc\)$" >> $expected
+		# Add gaih_inet to expected backtrace only if it is part of libc.
+		if nm $libc | grep -F -q gaih_inet.; then
+			echo "gaih_inet.*\+0x[[:xdigit:]]+[[:space:]]\($libc\)$" >> $expected
+		fi
 		echo "getaddrinfo\+0x[[:xdigit:]]+[[:space:]]\($libc\)$" >> $expected
 		echo ".*(\+0x[[:xdigit:]]+|\[unknown\])[[:space:]]\(.*/bin/ping.*\)$" >> $expected
 		;;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
index 29443b8e88..3d1a7759a7 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,19 @@ shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
 # shellcheck source=lib/waiting.sh
 . "${shelldir}"/lib/waiting.sh
 
+# shellcheck source=lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+
+testsym="test_loop"
+
+skip_test_missing_symbol ${testsym}
+
 err=0
 perfdata=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.perf.data.XXXXX)
 testprog="perf test -w thloop"
-testsym="test_loop"
+cpu_pmu_dir="/sys/bus/event_source/devices/cpu*"
+br_cntr_file="/caps/branch_counter_nr"
+br_cntr_output="branch stack counters"
 
 cleanup() {
   rm -rf "${perfdata}"
@@ -155,10 +164,37 @@ test_workload() {
   echo "Basic target workload test [Success]"
 }
 
+test_branch_counter() {
+  echo "Basic branch counter test"
+  # Check if the branch counter feature is supported
+  for dir in $cpu_pmu_dir
+  do
+    if [ ! -e "$dir$br_cntr_file" ]
+    then
+      echo "branch counter feature not supported on all core PMUs ($dir) [Skipped]"
+      return
+    fi
+  done
+  if ! perf record -o "${perfdata}" -j any,counter ${testprog} 2> /dev/null
+  then
+    echo "Basic branch counter test [Failed record]"
+    err=1
+    return
+  fi
+  if ! perf report -i "${perfdata}" -D -q | grep -q "$br_cntr_output"
+  then
+    echo "Basic branch record test [Failed missing output]"
+    err=1
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "Basic branch counter test [Success]"
+}
+
 test_per_thread
 test_register_capture
 test_system_wide
 test_workload
+test_branch_counter
 
 cleanup
 exit $err
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_offcpu.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_offcpu.sh
index a1ef8f0d2b..67c925f3a1 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_offcpu.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_offcpu.sh
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ test_offcpu_child() {
     err=1
     return
   fi
-  # each process waits for read and write, so it should be more than 800 events
+  # each process waits at least for poll, so it should be more than 400 events
   if ! perf report -i ${perfdata} -s comm -q -n -t ';' --percent-limit=90 | \
-    awk -F ";" '{ if (NF > 3 && int($3) < 800) exit 1; }'
+    awk -F ";" '{ if (NF > 3 && int($3) < 400) exit 1; }'
   then
     echo "Child task off-cpu test [Failed invalid output]"
     err=1
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/script.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/script.sh
index 2973adab44..fa4d71e2e7 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/script.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/script.sh
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ test_db()
 	echo "DB test"
 
 	# Check if python script is supported
-	libpython=$(perf version --build-options | grep python | grep -cv OFF)
-	if [ "${libpython}" != "1" ] ; then
+        if perf version --build-options | grep python | grep -q OFF ; then
 		echo "SKIP: python scripting is not supported"
 		err=2
 		return
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat+json_output.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat+json_output.sh
index 196e22672c..3bc900533a 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat+json_output.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat+json_output.sh
@@ -8,20 +8,10 @@ set -e
 
 skip_test=0
 
+shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
+# shellcheck source=lib/setup_python.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/setup_python.sh
 pythonchecker=$(dirname $0)/lib/perf_json_output_lint.py
-if [ "x$PYTHON" == "x" ]
-then
-	if which python3 > /dev/null
-	then
-		PYTHON=python3
-	elif which python > /dev/null
-	then
-		PYTHON=python
-	else
-		echo Skipping test, python not detected please set environment variable PYTHON.
-		exit 2
-	fi
-fi
 
 stat_output=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.stat_output.json.XXXXX)
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_all_pmu.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_all_pmu.sh
index c779554191..d2a3506e0d 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_all_pmu.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_all_pmu.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-# Test all PMU events; however exclude parametrized ones (name contains '?')
+# Test all PMU events; however exclude parameterized ones (name contains '?')
 for p in $(perf list --raw-dump pmu | sed 's/[[:graph:]]\+?[[:graph:]]\+[[:space:]]//g'); do
   echo "Testing $p"
   result=$(perf stat -e "$p" true 2>&1)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_metrics_values.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_metrics_values.sh
index ad94c936de..7ca172599a 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_metrics_values.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_metrics_values.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # perf metrics value validation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-if [ "x$PYTHON" == "x" ]
-then
-	if which python3 > /dev/null
-	then
-		PYTHON=python3
-	else
-		echo Skipping test, python3 not detected please set environment variable PYTHON.
-		exit 2
-	fi
-fi
+
+shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
+# shellcheck source=lib/setup_python.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/setup_python.sh
 
 grep -q GenuineIntel /proc/cpuinfo || { echo Skipping non-Intel; exit 2; }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_callgraph_fp.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_callgraph_fp.sh
index 66dfdfdad5..e342e6c8aa 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_callgraph_fp.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_callgraph_fp.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@
 # Check Arm64 callgraphs are complete in fp mode
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
+shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
+# shellcheck source=lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+
 lscpu | grep -q "aarch64" || exit 2
 
+skip_test_missing_symbol leafloop
+
 PERF_DATA=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.perf.data.XXXXX)
 TEST_PROGRAM="perf test -w leafloop"
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_brstack.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_brstack.sh
index 09908d71c9..5f14d0cb01 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_brstack.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_brstack.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # German Gomez <german.gomez@arm.com>, 2022
 
+shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
+# shellcheck source=lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+
 # skip the test if the hardware doesn't support branch stack sampling
 # and if the architecture doesn't support filter types: any,save_type,u
 if ! perf record -o- --no-buildid --branch-filter any,save_type,u -- true > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
@@ -11,6 +15,8 @@ if ! perf record -o- --no-buildid --branch-filter any,save_type,u -- true > /dev
 	exit 2
 fi
 
+skip_test_missing_symbol brstack_bench
+
 TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d /tmp/__perf_test.program.XXXXX)
 TESTPROG="perf test -w brstack"
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_data_symbol.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_data_symbol.sh
index 69bb6fe86c..3dfa91832a 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_data_symbol.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_data_symbol.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # Leo Yan <leo.yan@linaro.org>, 2022
 
+shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
+# shellcheck source=lib/waiting.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/waiting.sh
+
+# shellcheck source=lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+
 skip_if_no_mem_event() {
 	perf mem record -e list 2>&1 | grep -E -q 'available' && return 0
 	return 2
@@ -11,8 +18,11 @@ skip_if_no_mem_event() {
 
 skip_if_no_mem_event || exit 2
 
+skip_test_missing_symbol buf1
+
 TEST_PROGRAM="perf test -w datasym"
 PERF_DATA=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.perf.data.XXXXX)
+ERR_FILE=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.stderr.XXXXX)
 
 check_result() {
 	# The memory report format is as below:
@@ -50,13 +60,15 @@ echo "Recording workload..."
 # specific CPU and test in per-CPU mode.
 is_amd=$(grep -E -c 'vendor_id.*AuthenticAMD' /proc/cpuinfo)
 if (($is_amd >= 1)); then
-	perf mem record -o ${PERF_DATA} -C 0 -- taskset -c 0 $TEST_PROGRAM &
+	perf mem record -vvv -o ${PERF_DATA} -C 0 -- taskset -c 0 $TEST_PROGRAM 2>"${ERR_FILE}" &
 else
-	perf mem record --all-user -o ${PERF_DATA} -- $TEST_PROGRAM &
+	perf mem record -vvv --all-user -o ${PERF_DATA} -- $TEST_PROGRAM 2>"${ERR_FILE}" &
 fi
 
 PERFPID=$!
 
+wait_for_perf_to_start ${PERFPID} "${ERR_FILE}"
+
 sleep 1
 
 kill $PERFPID
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_perf_data_converter_json.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_perf_data_converter_json.sh
index 6ded58f98f..c4f1b59d11 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_perf_data_converter_json.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_perf_data_converter_json.sh
@@ -6,16 +6,9 @@ set -e
 
 err=0
 
-if [ "$PYTHON" = "" ] ; then
-	if which python3 > /dev/null ; then
-		PYTHON=python3
-	elif which python > /dev/null ; then
-		PYTHON=python
-	else
-		echo Skipping test, python not detected please set environment variable PYTHON.
-		exit 2
-	fi
-fi
+shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
+# shellcheck source=lib/setup_python.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/setup_python.sh
 
 perfdata=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.perf.data.XXXXX)
 result=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.output.json.XXXXX)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/sigtrap.c b/tools/perf/tests/sigtrap.c
index 1de7478ec1..e6fd934b02 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/sigtrap.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/sigtrap.c
@@ -57,36 +57,79 @@ static struct perf_event_attr make_event_attr(void)
 #ifdef HAVE_BPF_SKEL
 #include <bpf/btf.h>
 
-static bool attr_has_sigtrap(void)
+static struct btf *btf;
+
+static bool btf__available(void)
 {
-	bool ret = false;
-	struct btf *btf;
-	const struct btf_type *t;
+	if (btf == NULL)
+		btf = btf__load_vmlinux_btf();
+
+	return btf != NULL;
+}
+
+static void btf__exit(void)
+{
+	btf__free(btf);
+	btf = NULL;
+}
+
+static const struct btf_member *__btf_type__find_member_by_name(int type_id, const char *member_name)
+{
+	const struct btf_type *t = btf__type_by_id(btf, type_id);
 	const struct btf_member *m;
-	const char *name;
-	int i, id;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0, m = btf_members(t); i < btf_vlen(t); i++, m++) {
+		const char *current_member_name = btf__name_by_offset(btf, m->name_off);
+		if (!strcmp(current_member_name, member_name))
+			return m;
+	}
 
-	btf = btf__load_vmlinux_btf();
-	if (btf == NULL) {
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool attr_has_sigtrap(void)
+{
+	int id;
+
+	if (!btf__available()) {
 		/* should be an old kernel */
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	id = btf__find_by_name_kind(btf, "perf_event_attr", BTF_KIND_STRUCT);
 	if (id < 0)
-		goto out;
+		return false;
 
-	t = btf__type_by_id(btf, id);
-	for (i = 0, m = btf_members(t); i < btf_vlen(t); i++, m++) {
-		name = btf__name_by_offset(btf, m->name_off);
-		if (!strcmp(name, "sigtrap")) {
-			ret = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-out:
-	btf__free(btf);
-	return ret;
+	return __btf_type__find_member_by_name(id, "sigtrap") != NULL;
+}
+
+static bool kernel_with_sleepable_spinlocks(void)
+{
+	const struct btf_member *member;
+	const struct btf_type *type;
+	const char *type_name;
+	int id;
+
+	if (!btf__available())
+		return false;
+
+	id = btf__find_by_name_kind(btf, "spinlock", BTF_KIND_STRUCT);
+	if (id < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	// Only RT has a "lock" member for "struct spinlock"
+	member = __btf_type__find_member_by_name(id, "lock");
+	if (member == NULL)
+		return false;
+
+	// But check its type as well
+	type = btf__type_by_id(btf, member->type);
+	if (!type || !btf_is_struct(type))
+		return false;
+
+	type_name = btf__name_by_offset(btf, type->name_off);
+	return type_name && !strcmp(type_name, "rt_mutex_base");
 }
 #else  /* !HAVE_BPF_SKEL */
 static bool attr_has_sigtrap(void)
@@ -109,6 +152,15 @@ static bool attr_has_sigtrap(void)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+static bool kernel_with_sleepable_spinlocks(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+static void btf__exit(void)
+{
+}
 #endif  /* HAVE_BPF_SKEL */
 
 static void
@@ -147,7 +199,7 @@ static int run_test_threads(pthread_t *threads, pthread_barrier_t *barrier)
 
 static int run_stress_test(int fd, pthread_t *threads, pthread_barrier_t *barrier)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret, expected_sigtraps;
 
 	ctx.iterate_on = 3000;
 
@@ -156,7 +208,16 @@ static int run_stress_test(int fd, pthread_t *threads, pthread_barrier_t *barrie
 	ret = run_test_threads(threads, barrier);
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL("disable failed", ioctl(fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0), 0);
 
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL("unexpected sigtraps", ctx.signal_count, NUM_THREADS * ctx.iterate_on);
+	expected_sigtraps = NUM_THREADS * ctx.iterate_on;
+
+	if (ctx.signal_count < expected_sigtraps && kernel_with_sleepable_spinlocks()) {
+		pr_debug("Expected %d sigtraps, got %d, running on a kernel with sleepable spinlocks.\n",
+			 expected_sigtraps, ctx.signal_count);
+		pr_debug("See https://lore.kernel.org/all/e368f2c848d77fbc8d259f44e2055fe469c219cf.camel@gmx.de/\n");
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+	} else
+		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL("unexpected sigtraps", ctx.signal_count, expected_sigtraps);
+
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL("missing signals or incorrectly delivered", ctx.tids_want_signal, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected si_addr", ctx.first_siginfo.si_addr == &ctx.iterate_on);
 #if 0 /* FIXME: enable when libc's signal.h has si_perf_{type,data} */
@@ -221,6 +282,7 @@ out_restore_sigaction:
 	sigaction(SIGTRAP, &oldact, NULL);
 out:
 	pthread_barrier_destroy(&barrier);
+	btf__exit();
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c b/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
index 4d7493fa01..290716783a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int __test__sw_clock_freq(enum perf_sw_ids clock_id)
 	}
 	evlist__add(evlist, evsel);
 
-	cpus = perf_cpu_map__dummy_new();
+	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new_any_cpu();
 	threads = thread_map__new_by_tid(getpid());
 	if (!cpus || !threads) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
index e52b031bed..5cab17a194 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/switch-tracking.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static int test__switch_tracking(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int sub
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new(NULL);
+	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new_online_cpus();
 	if (!cpus) {
 		pr_debug("perf_cpu_map__new failed!\n");
 		goto out_err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
index 968dddde6d..d33d095202 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int test__task_exit(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int subtest _
 	 * evlist__prepare_workload we'll fill in the only thread
 	 * we're monitoring, the one forked there.
 	 */
-	cpus = perf_cpu_map__dummy_new();
+	cpus = perf_cpu_map__new_any_cpu();
 	threads = thread_map__new_by_tid(-1);
 	if (!cpus || !threads) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
index b394f3ac2d..dad3d74141 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
@@ -207,5 +207,6 @@ DECLARE_WORKLOAD(brstack);
 DECLARE_WORKLOAD(datasym);
 
 extern const char *dso_to_test;
+extern const char *test_objdump_path;
 
 #endif /* TESTS_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/topology.c b/tools/perf/tests/topology.c
index 9dee63734e..2a842f53fb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/topology.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/topology.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int test__session_topology(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused, int su
 	if (session_write_header(path))
 		goto free_path;
 
-	map = perf_cpu_map__new(NULL);
+	map = perf_cpu_map__new_online_cpus();
 	if (map == NULL) {
 		pr_debug("failed to get system cpumap\n");
 		goto free_path;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c b/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
index 1078a93b01..822f893e67 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
@@ -112,18 +112,92 @@ static bool is_ignored_symbol(const char *name, char type)
 	return false;
 }
 
+struct test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms_cb_args {
+	struct machine kallsyms;
+	struct map *vmlinux_map;
+	bool header_printed;
+};
+
+static int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms_cb1(struct map *map, void *data)
+{
+	struct test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms_cb_args *args = data;
+	struct dso *dso = map__dso(map);
+	/*
+	 * If it is the kernel, kallsyms is always "[kernel.kallsyms]", while
+	 * the kernel will have the path for the vmlinux file being used, so use
+	 * the short name, less descriptive but the same ("[kernel]" in both
+	 * cases.
+	 */
+	struct map *pair = maps__find_by_name(args->kallsyms.kmaps,
+					(dso->kernel ? dso->short_name : dso->name));
+
+	if (pair)
+		map__set_priv(pair, 1);
+	else {
+		if (!args->header_printed) {
+			pr_info("WARN: Maps only in vmlinux:\n");
+			args->header_printed = true;
+		}
+		map__fprintf(map, stderr);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms_cb2(struct map *map, void *data)
+{
+	struct test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms_cb_args *args = data;
+	struct map *pair;
+	u64 mem_start = map__unmap_ip(args->vmlinux_map, map__start(map));
+	u64 mem_end = map__unmap_ip(args->vmlinux_map, map__end(map));
+
+	pair = maps__find(args->kallsyms.kmaps, mem_start);
+	if (pair == NULL || map__priv(pair))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (map__start(pair) == mem_start) {
+		struct dso *dso = map__dso(map);
+
+		if (!args->header_printed) {
+			pr_info("WARN: Maps in vmlinux with a different name in kallsyms:\n");
+			args->header_printed = true;
+		}
+
+		pr_info("WARN: %" PRIx64 "-%" PRIx64 " %" PRIx64 " %s in kallsyms as",
+			map__start(map), map__end(map), map__pgoff(map), dso->name);
+		if (mem_end != map__end(pair))
+			pr_info(":\nWARN: *%" PRIx64 "-%" PRIx64 " %" PRIx64,
+				map__start(pair), map__end(pair), map__pgoff(pair));
+		pr_info(" %s\n", dso->name);
+		map__set_priv(pair, 1);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms_cb3(struct map *map, void *data)
+{
+	struct test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms_cb_args *args = data;
+
+	if (!map__priv(map)) {
+		if (!args->header_printed) {
+			pr_info("WARN: Maps only in kallsyms:\n");
+			args->header_printed = true;
+		}
+		map__fprintf(map, stderr);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused,
 					int subtest __maybe_unused)
 {
 	int err = TEST_FAIL;
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 	struct symbol *sym;
-	struct map *kallsyms_map, *vmlinux_map;
-	struct map_rb_node *rb_node;
-	struct machine kallsyms, vmlinux;
+	struct map *kallsyms_map;
+	struct machine vmlinux;
 	struct maps *maps;
 	u64 mem_start, mem_end;
-	bool header_printed;
+	struct test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms_cb_args args;
 
 	/*
 	 * Step 1:
@@ -131,7 +205,7 @@ static int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 	 * Init the machines that will hold kernel, modules obtained from
 	 * both vmlinux + .ko files and from /proc/kallsyms split by modules.
 	 */
-	machine__init(&kallsyms, "", HOST_KERNEL_ID);
+	machine__init(&args.kallsyms, "", HOST_KERNEL_ID);
 	machine__init(&vmlinux, "", HOST_KERNEL_ID);
 
 	maps = machine__kernel_maps(&vmlinux);
@@ -143,7 +217,7 @@ static int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 	 * load /proc/kallsyms. Also create the modules maps from /proc/modules
 	 * and find the .ko files that match them in /lib/modules/`uname -r`/.
 	 */
-	if (machine__create_kernel_maps(&kallsyms) < 0) {
+	if (machine__create_kernel_maps(&args.kallsyms) < 0) {
 		pr_debug("machine__create_kernel_maps failed");
 		err = TEST_SKIP;
 		goto out;
@@ -160,7 +234,7 @@ static int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 	 * be compacted against the list of modules found in the "vmlinux"
 	 * code and with the one got from /proc/modules from the "kallsyms" code.
 	 */
-	if (machine__load_kallsyms(&kallsyms, "/proc/kallsyms") <= 0) {
+	if (machine__load_kallsyms(&args.kallsyms, "/proc/kallsyms") <= 0) {
 		pr_debug("machine__load_kallsyms failed");
 		err = TEST_SKIP;
 		goto out;
@@ -174,7 +248,7 @@ static int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 	 * to see if the running kernel was relocated by checking if it has the
 	 * same value in the vmlinux file we load.
 	 */
-	kallsyms_map = machine__kernel_map(&kallsyms);
+	kallsyms_map = machine__kernel_map(&args.kallsyms);
 
 	/*
 	 * Step 5:
@@ -186,7 +260,7 @@ static int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	vmlinux_map = machine__kernel_map(&vmlinux);
+	args.vmlinux_map = machine__kernel_map(&vmlinux);
 
 	/*
 	 * Step 6:
@@ -213,7 +287,7 @@ static int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 	 * in the kallsyms dso. For the ones that are in both, check its names and
 	 * end addresses too.
 	 */
-	map__for_each_symbol(vmlinux_map, sym, nd) {
+	map__for_each_symbol(args.vmlinux_map, sym, nd) {
 		struct symbol *pair, *first_pair;
 
 		sym  = rb_entry(nd, struct symbol, rb_node);
@@ -221,10 +295,10 @@ static int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(struct test_suite *test __maybe_unused
 		if (sym->start == sym->end)
 			continue;
 
-		mem_start = map__unmap_ip(vmlinux_map, sym->start);
-		mem_end = map__unmap_ip(vmlinux_map, sym->end);
+		mem_start = map__unmap_ip(args.vmlinux_map, sym->start);
+		mem_end = map__unmap_ip(args.vmlinux_map, sym->end);
 
-		first_pair = machine__find_kernel_symbol(&kallsyms, mem_start, NULL);
+		first_pair = machine__find_kernel_symbol(&args.kallsyms, mem_start, NULL);
 		pair = first_pair;
 
 		if (pair && UM(pair->start) == mem_start) {
@@ -253,7 +327,8 @@ next_pair:
 				 */
 				continue;
 			} else {
-				pair = machine__find_kernel_symbol_by_name(&kallsyms, sym->name, NULL);
+				pair = machine__find_kernel_symbol_by_name(&args.kallsyms,
+									   sym->name, NULL);
 				if (pair) {
 					if (UM(pair->start) == mem_start)
 						goto next_pair;
@@ -267,7 +342,7 @@ next_pair:
 
 				continue;
 			}
-		} else if (mem_start == map__end(kallsyms.vmlinux_map)) {
+		} else if (mem_start == map__end(args.kallsyms.vmlinux_map)) {
 			/*
 			 * Ignore aliases to _etext, i.e. to the end of the kernel text area,
 			 * such as __indirect_thunk_end.
@@ -289,78 +364,18 @@ next_pair:
 	if (verbose <= 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	header_printed = false;
-
-	maps__for_each_entry(maps, rb_node) {
-		struct map *map = rb_node->map;
-		struct dso *dso = map__dso(map);
-		/*
-		 * If it is the kernel, kallsyms is always "[kernel.kallsyms]", while
-		 * the kernel will have the path for the vmlinux file being used,
-		 * so use the short name, less descriptive but the same ("[kernel]" in
-		 * both cases.
-		 */
-		struct map *pair = maps__find_by_name(kallsyms.kmaps, (dso->kernel ?
-								dso->short_name :
-								dso->name));
-		if (pair) {
-			map__set_priv(pair, 1);
-		} else {
-			if (!header_printed) {
-				pr_info("WARN: Maps only in vmlinux:\n");
-				header_printed = true;
-			}
-			map__fprintf(map, stderr);
-		}
-	}
-
-	header_printed = false;
-
-	maps__for_each_entry(maps, rb_node) {
-		struct map *pair, *map = rb_node->map;
-
-		mem_start = map__unmap_ip(vmlinux_map, map__start(map));
-		mem_end = map__unmap_ip(vmlinux_map, map__end(map));
+	args.header_printed = false;
+	maps__for_each_map(maps, test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms_cb1, &args);
 
-		pair = maps__find(kallsyms.kmaps, mem_start);
-		if (pair == NULL || map__priv(pair))
-			continue;
-
-		if (map__start(pair) == mem_start) {
-			struct dso *dso = map__dso(map);
-
-			if (!header_printed) {
-				pr_info("WARN: Maps in vmlinux with a different name in kallsyms:\n");
-				header_printed = true;
-			}
-
-			pr_info("WARN: %" PRIx64 "-%" PRIx64 " %" PRIx64 " %s in kallsyms as",
-				map__start(map), map__end(map), map__pgoff(map), dso->name);
-			if (mem_end != map__end(pair))
-				pr_info(":\nWARN: *%" PRIx64 "-%" PRIx64 " %" PRIx64,
-					map__start(pair), map__end(pair), map__pgoff(pair));
-			pr_info(" %s\n", dso->name);
-			map__set_priv(pair, 1);
-		}
-	}
-
-	header_printed = false;
-
-	maps = machine__kernel_maps(&kallsyms);
+	args.header_printed = false;
+	maps__for_each_map(maps, test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms_cb2, &args);
 
-	maps__for_each_entry(maps, rb_node) {
-		struct map *map = rb_node->map;
+	args.header_printed = false;
+	maps = machine__kernel_maps(&args.kallsyms);
+	maps__for_each_map(maps, test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms_cb3, &args);
 
-		if (!map__priv(map)) {
-			if (!header_printed) {
-				pr_info("WARN: Maps only in kallsyms:\n");
-				header_printed = true;
-			}
-			map__fprintf(map, stderr);
-		}
-	}
 out:
-	machine__exit(&kallsyms);
+	machine__exit(&args.kallsyms);
 	machine__exit(&vmlinux);
 	return err;
 }