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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022, Athira Rajeev, IBM Corp.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "../event.h"
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include "../sampling_tests/misc.h"
+
+/*
+ * Testcase for group constraint check for
+ * Performance Monitor Counter 5 (PMC5) and also
+ * Performance Monitor Counter 6 (PMC6).
+ * Test that pmc5/6 is excluded from constraint
+ * check when scheduled along with group of events.
+ */
+
+static int group_pmc56_exclude_constraints(void)
+{
+       struct event *e, events[3];
+       int i;
+
+       /* Check for platform support for the test */
+       SKIP_IF(platform_check_for_tests());
+
+       /*
+        * PMC5/6 is excluded from constraint bit
+        * check along with group of events. Use
+        * group of events with PMC5, PMC6 and also
+        * event with cache bit (dc_ic) set. Test expects
+        * this set of events to go in as a group.
+        */
+       e = &events[0];
+       event_init(e, 0x500fa);
+
+       e = &events[1];
+       event_init(e, 0x600f4);
+
+       e = &events[2];
+       event_init(e, 0x22C040);
+
+       FAIL_IF(event_open(&events[0]));
+
+       /*
+        * The event_open will fail if constraint check fails.
+        * Since we are asking for events in a group and since
+        * PMC5/PMC6 is excluded from group constraints, even_open
+        * should pass.
+        */
+       for (i = 1; i < 3; i++)
+               FAIL_IF(event_open_with_group(&events[i], events[0].fd));
+
+       for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+               event_close(&events[i]);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+       return test_harness(group_pmc56_exclude_constraints, "group_pmc56_exclude_constraints");
+}