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authorIan Rogers <irogers@google.com>2026-06-22 18:27:54 -0700
committerNamhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>2026-06-30 17:09:14 -0700
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tree14395cfee26fe37e71844af157fc8bb2371c95f1 /tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-sqlite.py
parentb02027776ac5bf737f1b76f3759f405e376097e5 (diff)
perf tests: Fix flakiness in branch stack sampling tests
The branch stack sampling test (test 130) runs short iteration-based workloads to verify syscall, kernel, and trap branch stack sampling. Specifically, `test_syscall()` and `test_kernel_branches()` run `perf bench syscall basic` with loop counts of 8000 and 1000, and `test_trap_eret_branches()` runs `traploop` with 1000 iterations. Because these loop limits are extremely small, the total benchmark runtimes last only a few milliseconds (or less). Under high load, virtualization, or coarse sampling conditions, PMU cycle sampling fails to capture enough samples inside the brief benchmark loops. This leads to false negatives where the script output lacks the expected syscall, kernel, or trap branch entries (e.g. "ERROR: Branches missing getppid[^ ]*/SYSCALL/"). Fix this by increasing the workload loop counts to 100,000 across all three test sections. Running 100,000 loops still finishes virtually instantaneously (less than 0.1 seconds), but generates enough iterations to guarantee robust branch stack capture. Fixes: b55878c90ab9 ("perf test: Add test for branch stack sampling") Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.1-pro Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
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