[PATCH 1/1] perf tests task_analyzer: Check perf build options for libtraceevent support

[Aditya Gupta]

Currently we depend on output of 'perf record -e "sched:sched_switch"', to
check whether perf was built with libtraceevent support.

Instead, a more straightforward approach can be to check the build options,
using 'perf version --build-options', to check for libtraceevent support.

When perf is compiled WITHOUT libtraceevent ('make NO_LIBTRACEEVENT=1'),
'perf version --build-options' outputs (output trimmed):

	 ...
         libtraceevent: [ OFF ]  # HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
	 ...

While, when perf is compiled WITH libtraceevent,

'perf version --build-options' outputs:

...
         libtraceevent: [ on ]  # HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT
	 ...

Suggested-by: Ian Rogers <irogers at google.com>
Signed-off-by: Aditya Gupta <adityag at linux.ibm.com>
---

 tools/perf/tests/shell/test_task_analyzer.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_task_analyzer.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_task_analyzer.sh
index 0095abbe20ca..a28d784987b4 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_task_analyzer.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_task_analyzer.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ find_str_or_fail() {
 
 # check if perf is compiled with libtraceevent support
 skip_no_probe_record_support() {
-	perf record -e "sched:sched_switch" -a -- sleep 1 2>&1 | grep "libtraceevent is necessary for tracepoint support" && return 2
+	perf version --build-options | grep HAVE_LIBTRACEEVENT | grep -q OFF && return 2
 	return 0
 }
 
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