Re: [PATCH v8 0/2] perf tests: Add uncore and x86 topdown event sorting tests

From: Namhyung Kim

Date: Wed May 20 2026 - 18:31:05 EST


On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 08:31:31AM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 11:29 PM Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > A patch thread changing event sorting highlighted a lack of testing
> > for the more complicated uncore and x86 perf metric event sorting:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-perf-users/CAP-5=fWRgDo7UnJAD4C--d=mVPRhOEWZVyU7nVM1YEp3jncAgg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Purely test changes with green analysis from Sashiko:
> https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260518062904.2591616-1-irogers%40google.com
> It would be nice to get help landing this.

On my AMD machine, it looks good now.

$ sudo tools/perf/perf test -v sorting
6: Uncore event sorting : Ok
76.2: topdown sorting : Ok

Tested-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Namhyung