perf evlist: Fix evlist__new_default() for > 1 core PMU

The 'Session topology' test currently fails with this message when
evlist__new_default() opens more than one event:

  32: Session topology                                                :
  --- start ---
  templ file: /tmp/perf-test-vv5YzZ
  Using CPUID 0x00000000410fd070
  Opening: unknown-hardware:HG
  ------------------------------------------------------------
  perf_event_attr:
    type                             0 (PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE)
    config                           0xb00000000
    disabled                         1
  ------------------------------------------------------------
  sys_perf_event_open: pid 0  cpu -1  group_fd -1  flags 0x8 = 4
  Opening: unknown-hardware:HG
  ------------------------------------------------------------
  perf_event_attr:
    type                             0 (PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE)
    config                           0xa00000000
    disabled                         1
  ------------------------------------------------------------
  sys_perf_event_open: pid 0  cpu -1  group_fd -1  flags 0x8 = 5
  non matching sample_type
  FAILED tests/topology.c:73 can't get session
  ---- end ----
  Session topology: FAILED!

This is because when re-opening the file and parsing the header, Perf
expects that any file that has more than one event has the sample ID
flag set. Perf record already sets the flag in a similar way when there
is more than one event, so add the same logic to evlist__new_default().

evlist__new_default() is only currently used in tests, so I don't
expect this change to have any other side effects. The other tests that
use it don't save and re-open the file so don't hit this issue.

The session topology test has been failing on Arm big.LITTLE platforms
since commit 251aa040244a ("perf parse-events: Wildcard most
"numeric" events") when evlist__new_default() started opening multiple
events for 'cycles'.

Fixes: 251aa040244a ("perf parse-events: Wildcard most "numeric" events")
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAP-5=fWVQ-7ijjK3-w1q+k2WYVNHbAcejb-xY0ptbjRw476VKA@mail.gmail.com/
Tested-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Tested-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: James Clark <james.clark@arm.com>
Cc: Changbin Du <changbin.du@huawei.com>
Cc: Yang Jihong <yangjihong1@huawei.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240124094358.489372-1-james.clark@arm.com
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 95f25e9fb994ab2a5190c40f91e9bbe3d5f884be..55a300a0977b416e60e90819ad1a9feefcdcbc84 100644 (file)
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -103,7 +103,14 @@ struct evlist *evlist__new_default(void)
        err = parse_event(evlist, can_profile_kernel ? "cycles:P" : "cycles:Pu");
        if (err) {
                evlist__delete(evlist);
-               evlist = NULL;
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       if (evlist->core.nr_entries > 1) {
+               struct evsel *evsel;
+
+               evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel)
+                       evsel__set_sample_id(evsel, /*can_sample_identifier=*/false);
        }
 
        return evlist;