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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022, Athira Rajeev, IBM Corp.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include "../event.h"
+#include "../sampling_tests/misc.h"
+
+/*
+ * Testcase to ensure that using invalid event in generic
+ * event for PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE should fail
+ */
+
+static int generic_events_valid_test(void)
+{
+       struct event event;
+
+       /* Check for platform support for the test */
+       SKIP_IF(platform_check_for_tests());
+
+       /* generic events is different in compat_mode */
+       SKIP_IF(check_for_generic_compat_pmu());
+
+       /*
+        * Invalid generic events in power10:
+        * - PERF_COUNT_HW_BUS_CYCLES
+        * - PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND
+        * - PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND
+        * - PERF_COUNT_HW_REF_CPU_CYCLES
+        */
+       if (PVR_VER(mfspr(SPRN_PVR)) == POWER10) {
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS,
+                               PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES,
+                               PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS,
+                               PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_BUS_CYCLES, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(!event_open(&event));
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND,
+                               PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(!event_open(&event));
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND,
+                               PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(!event_open(&event));
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_REF_CPU_CYCLES, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(!event_open(&event));
+       } else if (PVR_VER(mfspr(SPRN_PVR)) == POWER9) {
+               /*
+                * Invalid generic events in power9:
+                * - PERF_COUNT_HW_BUS_CYCLES
+                * - PERF_COUNT_HW_REF_CPU_CYCLES
+                */
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_CPU_CYCLES, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_REFERENCES,
+                               PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_MISSES, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS,
+                               PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_BUS_CYCLES, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(!event_open(&event));
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND,
+                               PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_BACKEND,
+                               PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(event_open(&event));
+               event_close(&event);
+
+               event_init_opts(&event, PERF_COUNT_HW_REF_CPU_CYCLES, PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE, "event");
+               FAIL_IF(!event_open(&event));
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+       return test_harness(generic_events_valid_test, "generic_events_valid_test");
+}