Now it can run the BPF filtering test with normal user if the BPF objects are pinned by 'sudo perf record --setup-filter pin'. Let's update the test case to verify the behavior. It'll skip the test if the filter check is failed from a normal user, but it shows a message how to set up the filters. First, run the test as a normal user and it fails. $ perf test -vv filtering 95: perf record sample filtering (by BPF) tests: --- start --- test child forked, pid 425677 Checking BPF-filter privilege try 'sudo perf record --setup-filter pin' first. <<<--- here bpf-filter test [Skipped permission] ---- end(-2) ---- 95: perf record sample filtering (by BPF) tests : Skip According to the message, run the perf record command to pin the BPF objects. $ sudo perf record --setup-filter pin And re-run the test as a normal user. $ perf test -vv filtering 95: perf record sample filtering (by BPF) tests: --- start --- test child forked, pid 424486 Checking BPF-filter privilege Basic bpf-filter test Basic bpf-filter test [Success] Failing bpf-filter test Error: task-clock event does not have PERF_SAMPLE_CPU Failing bpf-filter test [Success] Group bpf-filter test Error: task-clock event does not have PERF_SAMPLE_CPU Error: task-clock event does not have PERF_SAMPLE_CODE_PAGE_SIZE Group bpf-filter test [Success] ---- end(0) ---- 95: perf record sample filtering (by BPF) tests : Ok Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> --- tools/perf/tests/shell/record_bpf_filter.sh | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_bpf_filter.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_bpf_filter.sh index 31c593966e8c..c5882d620db7 100755 --- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_bpf_filter.sh +++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_bpf_filter.sh @@ -22,15 +22,16 @@ trap trap_cleanup EXIT TERM INT test_bpf_filter_priv() { echo "Checking BPF-filter privilege" - if [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ] - then - echo "bpf-filter test [Skipped permission]" - err=2 - return - fi if ! perf record -e task-clock --filter 'period > 1' \ -o /dev/null --quiet true 2>&1 then + if [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ] + then + echo "try 'sudo perf record --setup-filter pin' first." + echo "bpf-filter test [Skipped permission]" + err=2 + return + fi echo "bpf-filter test [Skipped missing BPF support]" err=2 return -- 2.45.2.803.g4e1b14247a-goog