perf test: Check for linking problems in the python binding

It just will add the O= builddir to PYTHONPATH and try to 'use perf',
which will, in verbose mode show the python backtrace with the missing
symbols, such as in the problem fixed in the patch after this one:

  # perf test -v 15
  15: Try 'use perf' in python, checking link problems       :
  --- start ---
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  ImportError: /home/acme/git/build/perf//python/perf.so: undefined symbol: test_attr__enabled
  ---- end ----
  Try 'use perf' in python, checking link problems: FAILED!
  #

Loooong overdue, done.

Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@gmail.com>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@google.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-zmd2oq9gz6t1u145ub7qm2nv@git.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

3 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 479d10484a74..a164e4cd5f42 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ static struct test {
 		.func = test__hists_link,
 	},
 	{
+		.desc = "Try 'use perf' in python, checking link problems",
+		.func = test__python_use,
+	},
+	{
 		.func = NULL,
 	},
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/python-use.c b/tools/perf/tests/python-use.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..15301f4ac3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/python-use.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Just test if we can load the python binding.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "tests.h"
+
+extern int verbose;
+
+int test__python_use(void)
+{
+	char *cmd;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (asprintf(&cmd, "echo \"import sys ; sys.path.append('%s'); import perf\" | python %s",
+		     PYTHONPATH, verbose ? "" : "2> /dev/null") < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	ret = system(cmd) ? -1 : 0;
+	free(cmd);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
index 0bf106978094..0ded425b17d6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ int test__attr(void);
 int test__dso_data(void);
 int test__parse_events(void);
 int test__hists_link(void);
+int test__python_use(void);
 
 #endif /* TESTS_H */