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perf test parse-events: Remove cpu PMU requirement
authorIan Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Sun, 5 Oct 2025 18:24:26 +0000 (11:24 -0700)
committerNamhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:59:11 +0000 (23:59 +0900)
In the event parse string, switch "cpu" to "default_core" and then
rewrite this to the first core PMU name prior to parsing. This enables
testing with a PMU on hybrid x86 and other systems that don't use
"cpu" for the core PMU name. The name "default_core" is already used
by jevents. Update test expectations to match.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Tested-by: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
tools/perf/tests/parse-events.c

index 23f3e265e2a14468f8a8c29060116fca17075234..5dd2f03e952d7aa699633eed231fd888c99b1d1f 100644 (file)
 #define PERF_TP_SAMPLE_TYPE (PERF_SAMPLE_RAW | PERF_SAMPLE_TIME | \
                             PERF_SAMPLE_CPU | PERF_SAMPLE_PERIOD)
 
-static int num_core_entries(void)
+static int num_core_entries(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
        /*
-        * If the kernel supports extended type, expect events to be
-        * opened once for each core PMU type. Otherwise fall back to the legacy
-        * behavior of opening only one event even though there are multiple
-        * PMUs
+        * Returns number of core PMUs if the evlist has >1 core PMU, otherwise
+        * returns 1.  The number of core PMUs is needed as wild carding can
+        * open an event for each core PMU. If the events were opened with a
+        * specified PMU then wild carding won't happen.
         */
-       if (perf_pmus__supports_extended_type())
-               return perf_pmus__num_core_pmus();
+       struct perf_pmu *core_pmu = NULL;
+       struct evsel *evsel;
 
+       evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
+               if (!evsel->pmu->is_core)
+                       continue;
+               if (core_pmu != evsel->pmu && core_pmu != NULL)
+                       return perf_pmus__num_core_pmus();
+               core_pmu = evsel->pmu;
+       }
        return 1;
 }
 
@@ -345,7 +352,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_symbolic_name_modifier(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == num_core_entries());
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == num_core_entries(evlist));
 
        perf_evlist__for_each_entry(&evlist->core, evsel) {
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", evsel->attr.exclude_user);
@@ -648,19 +655,21 @@ static int test__checkevent_pmu_name(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
        struct evsel *evsel = evlist__first(evlist);
        struct perf_pmu *core_pmu = perf_pmus__find_core_pmu();
+       char buf[256];
 
-       /* cpu/config=1,name=krava/u */
+       /* default_core/config=1,name=krava/u */
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 2 == evlist->core.nr_entries);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", core_pmu->type == evsel->core.attr.type);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", 1 == evsel->core.attr.config);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong name", evsel__name_is(evsel, "krava"));
 
-       /* cpu/config=2/u" */
+       /* default_core/config=2/u" */
        evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 2 == evlist->core.nr_entries);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", core_pmu->type == evsel->core.attr.type);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", 2 == evsel->core.attr.config);
-       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong name", evsel__name_is(evsel, "cpu/config=2/u"));
+       snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s/config=2/u", core_pmu->name);
+       TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong name", evsel__name_is(evsel, buf));
 
        return TEST_OK;
 }
@@ -670,7 +679,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_pmu_partial_time_callgraph(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct evsel *evsel = evlist__first(evlist);
        struct perf_pmu *core_pmu = perf_pmus__find_core_pmu();
 
-       /* cpu/config=1,call-graph=fp,time,period=100000/ */
+       /* default_core/config=1,call-graph=fp,time,period=100000/ */
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries", 2 == evlist->core.nr_entries);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", core_pmu->type == evsel->core.attr.type);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", 1 == evsel->core.attr.config);
@@ -682,7 +691,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_pmu_partial_time_callgraph(struct evlist *evlist)
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong callgraph",  !evsel__has_callchain(evsel));
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong time",  !(PERF_SAMPLE_TIME & evsel->core.attr.sample_type));
 
-       /* cpu/config=2,call-graph=no,time=0,period=2000/ */
+       /* default_core/config=2,call-graph=no,time=0,period=2000/ */
        evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", core_pmu->type == evsel->core.attr.type);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong config", 2 == evsel->core.attr.config);
@@ -740,7 +749,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_pmu_events_mix(struct evlist *evlist)
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong pinned", !evsel->core.attr.pinned);
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclusive", !evsel->core.attr.exclusive);
        }
-       /* cpu/pmu-event/u*/
+       /* default_core/pmu-event/u*/
        evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type", evsel__find_pmu(evsel)->is_core);
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user",
@@ -840,11 +849,11 @@ static int test__group1(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct evsel *evsel = NULL, *leader;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (num_core_entries() * 2));
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (num_core_entries(evlist) * 2));
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of groups",
-                       evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries());
+                       evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries(evlist));
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* instructions:k */
                evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_INSTRUCTIONS));
@@ -880,7 +889,7 @@ static int test__group2(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct evsel *evsel, *leader = NULL;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries() + 1));
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries(evlist) + 1));
        /*
         * TODO: Currently the software event won't be grouped with the hardware
         * event except for 1 PMU.
@@ -1037,11 +1046,11 @@ static int test__group4(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
        struct evsel *evsel = NULL, *leader;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (num_core_entries() * 2));
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (num_core_entries(evlist) * 2));
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of groups",
-                       num_core_entries() == evlist__nr_groups(evlist));
+                       num_core_entries(evlist) == evlist__nr_groups(evlist));
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* cycles:u + p */
                evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES));
@@ -1078,11 +1087,11 @@ static int test__group5(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
        struct evsel *evsel = NULL, *leader;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (5 * num_core_entries()));
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (5 * num_core_entries(evlist)));
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of groups",
-                       evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == (2 * num_core_entries()));
+                       evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == (2 * num_core_entries(evlist)));
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* cycles + G */
                evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES));
@@ -1111,7 +1120,7 @@ static int test__group5(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group_idx", evsel__group_idx(evsel) == 1);
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong sample_read", !evsel->sample_read);
        }
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* cycles:G */
                evsel = leader = evsel__next(evsel);
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES));
@@ -1139,7 +1148,7 @@ static int test__group5(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong leader", evsel__has_leader(evsel, leader));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong group_idx", evsel__group_idx(evsel) == 1);
        }
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* cycles */
                evsel = evsel__next(evsel);
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES));
@@ -1159,11 +1168,11 @@ static int test__group_gh1(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct evsel *evsel = NULL, *leader;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries()));
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries(evlist)));
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of groups",
-                       evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries());
+                       evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries(evlist));
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* cycles + :H group modifier */
                evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES));
@@ -1198,11 +1207,11 @@ static int test__group_gh2(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct evsel *evsel = NULL, *leader;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries()));
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries(evlist)));
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of groups",
-                       evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries());
+                       evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries(evlist));
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* cycles + :G group modifier */
                evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES));
@@ -1237,11 +1246,11 @@ static int test__group_gh3(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct evsel *evsel = NULL, *leader;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries()));
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries(evlist)));
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of groups",
-                       evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries());
+                       evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries(evlist));
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* cycles:G + :u group modifier */
                evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES));
@@ -1276,11 +1285,11 @@ static int test__group_gh4(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct evsel *evsel = NULL, *leader;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries()));
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries(evlist)));
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of groups",
-                       evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries());
+                       evlist__nr_groups(evlist) == num_core_entries(evlist));
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* cycles:G + :uG group modifier */
                evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES));
@@ -1315,9 +1324,9 @@ static int test__leader_sample1(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct evsel *evsel = NULL, *leader;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (3 * num_core_entries()));
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (3 * num_core_entries(evlist)));
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* cycles - sampling group leader */
                evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES));
@@ -1365,9 +1374,9 @@ static int test__leader_sample2(struct evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
        struct evsel *evsel = NULL, *leader;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries()));
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (2 * num_core_entries(evlist)));
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* instructions - sampling group leader */
                evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_INSTRUCTIONS));
@@ -1403,9 +1412,9 @@ static int test__checkevent_pinned_modifier(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct evsel *evsel = NULL;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == num_core_entries());
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == num_core_entries(evlist));
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                evsel = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_user", !evsel->core.attr.exclude_user);
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong exclude_kernel", evsel->core.attr.exclude_kernel);
@@ -1421,9 +1430,9 @@ static int test__pinned_group(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct evsel *evsel = NULL, *leader;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (3 * num_core_entries()));
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == (3 * num_core_entries(evlist)));
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* cycles - group leader */
                evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES));
@@ -1465,9 +1474,9 @@ static int test__exclusive_group(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct evsel *evsel = NULL, *leader;
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == 3 * num_core_entries());
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == 3 * num_core_entries(evlist));
 
-       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(); i++) {
+       for (int i = 0; i < num_core_entries(evlist); i++) {
                /* cycles - group leader */
                evsel = leader = (i == 0 ? evlist__first(evlist) : evsel__next(evsel));
                TEST_ASSERT_VAL("unexpected event", evsel__match(evsel, HARDWARE, HW_CPU_CYCLES));
@@ -1538,7 +1547,7 @@ static int test__checkevent_precise_max_modifier(struct evlist *evlist)
        struct evsel *evsel = evlist__first(evlist);
 
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong number of entries",
-                       evlist->core.nr_entries == 1 + num_core_entries());
+                       evlist->core.nr_entries == 1 + num_core_entries(evlist));
        TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong type/config", evsel__match(evsel, SOFTWARE, SW_TASK_CLOCK));
        return TEST_OK;
 }
@@ -1575,14 +1584,9 @@ static int test__checkevent_config_cache(struct evlist *evlist)
        return test__checkevent_genhw(evlist);
 }
 
-static bool test__pmu_cpu_valid(void)
+static bool test__pmu_default_core_event_valid(void)
 {
-       return !!perf_pmus__find("cpu");
-}
-
-static bool test__pmu_cpu_event_valid(void)
-{
-       struct perf_pmu *pmu = perf_pmus__find("cpu");
+       struct perf_pmu *pmu = perf_pmus__find_core_pmu();
 
        if (!pmu)
                return false;
@@ -2161,26 +2165,23 @@ static const struct evlist_test test__events[] = {
 
 static const struct evlist_test test__events_pmu[] = {
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/config=10,config1=1,config2=3,period=1000/u",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/config=10,config1=1,config2=3,period=1000/u",
                .check = test__checkevent_pmu,
                /* 0 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/config=1,name=krava/u,cpu/config=2/u",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/config=1,name=krava/u,default_core/config=2/u",
                .check = test__checkevent_pmu_name,
                /* 1 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/config=1,call-graph=fp,time,period=100000/,cpu/config=2,call-graph=no,time=0,period=2000/",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/config=1,call-graph=fp,time,period=100000/,default_core/config=2,call-graph=no,time=0,period=2000/",
                .check = test__checkevent_pmu_partial_time_callgraph,
                /* 2 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/name='COMPLEX_CYCLES_NAME:orig=cpu-cycles,desc=chip-clock-ticks',period=0x1,event=0x2/ukp",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_event_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/name='COMPLEX_CYCLES_NAME:orig=cpu-cycles,desc=chip-clock-ticks',period=0x1,event=0x2/ukp",
+               .valid = test__pmu_default_core_event_valid,
                .check = test__checkevent_complex_name,
                /* 3 */
        },
@@ -2195,158 +2196,132 @@ static const struct evlist_test test__events_pmu[] = {
                /* 5 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/L1-dcache-load-miss/",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/L1-dcache-load-miss/",
                .check = test__checkevent_genhw,
                /* 6 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/L1-dcache-load-miss/kp",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/L1-dcache-load-miss/kp",
                .check = test__checkevent_genhw_modifier,
                /* 7 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/L1-dcache-misses,name=cachepmu/",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/L1-dcache-misses,name=cachepmu/",
                .check = test__checkevent_config_cache,
                /* 8 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/instructions/",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/instructions/",
                .check = test__checkevent_symbolic_name,
                /* 9 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/cycles,period=100000,config2/",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/cycles,period=100000,config2/",
                .check = test__checkevent_symbolic_name_config,
                /* 0 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/instructions/h",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/instructions/h",
                .check = test__checkevent_symbolic_name_modifier,
                /* 1 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/instructions/G",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/instructions/G",
                .check = test__checkevent_exclude_host_modifier,
                /* 2 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/instructions/H",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/instructions/H",
                .check = test__checkevent_exclude_guest_modifier,
                /* 3 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "{cpu/instructions/k,cpu/cycles/upp}",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "{default_core/instructions/k,default_core/cycles/upp}",
                .check = test__group1,
                /* 4 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "{cpu/cycles/u,cpu/instructions/kp}:p",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "{default_core/cycles/u,default_core/instructions/kp}:p",
                .check = test__group4,
                /* 5 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "{cpu/cycles/,cpu/cache-misses/G}:H",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "{default_core/cycles/,default_core/cache-misses/G}:H",
                .check = test__group_gh1,
                /* 6 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "{cpu/cycles/,cpu/cache-misses/H}:G",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "{default_core/cycles/,default_core/cache-misses/H}:G",
                .check = test__group_gh2,
                /* 7 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "{cpu/cycles/G,cpu/cache-misses/H}:u",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "{default_core/cycles/G,default_core/cache-misses/H}:u",
                .check = test__group_gh3,
                /* 8 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "{cpu/cycles/G,cpu/cache-misses/H}:uG",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "{default_core/cycles/G,default_core/cache-misses/H}:uG",
                .check = test__group_gh4,
                /* 9 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "{cpu/cycles/,cpu/cache-misses/,cpu/branch-misses/}:S",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "{default_core/cycles/,default_core/cache-misses/,default_core/branch-misses/}:S",
                .check = test__leader_sample1,
                /* 0 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "{cpu/instructions/,cpu/branch-misses/}:Su",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "{default_core/instructions/,default_core/branch-misses/}:Su",
                .check = test__leader_sample2,
                /* 1 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/instructions/uDp",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/instructions/uDp",
                .check = test__checkevent_pinned_modifier,
                /* 2 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "{cpu/cycles/,cpu/cache-misses/,cpu/branch-misses/}:D",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "{default_core/cycles/,default_core/cache-misses/,default_core/branch-misses/}:D",
                .check = test__pinned_group,
                /* 3 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/instructions/I",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/instructions/I",
                .check = test__checkevent_exclude_idle_modifier,
                /* 4 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/instructions/kIG",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/instructions/kIG",
                .check = test__checkevent_exclude_idle_modifier_1,
                /* 5 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/cycles/u",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/cycles/u",
                .check = test__sym_event_slash,
                /* 6 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/cycles/k",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/cycles/k",
                .check = test__sym_event_dc,
                /* 7 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/instructions/uep",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/instructions/uep",
                .check = test__checkevent_exclusive_modifier,
                /* 8 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "{cpu/cycles/,cpu/cache-misses/,cpu/branch-misses/}:e",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "{default_core/cycles/,default_core/cache-misses/,default_core/branch-misses/}:e",
                .check = test__exclusive_group,
                /* 9 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/cycles,name=name/",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/cycles,name=name/",
                .check = test__term_equal_term,
                /* 0 */
        },
        {
-               .name  = "cpu/cycles,name=l1d/",
-               .valid = test__pmu_cpu_valid,
+               .name  = "default_core/cycles,name=l1d/",
                .check = test__term_equal_legacy,
                /* 1 */
        },
@@ -2436,15 +2411,30 @@ static int combine_test_results(int existing, int latest)
 static int test_events(const struct evlist_test *events, int cnt)
 {
        int ret = TEST_OK;
+       struct perf_pmu *core_pmu = perf_pmus__find_core_pmu();
 
        for (int i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
-               const struct evlist_test *e = &events[i];
+               struct evlist_test e = events[i];
                int test_ret;
+               const char *pos = e.name;
+               char buf[1024], *buf_pos = buf, *end;
+
+               while ((end = strstr(pos, "default_core"))) {
+                       size_t len = end - pos;
+
+                       strncpy(buf_pos, pos, len);
+                       pos = end + 12;
+                       buf_pos += len;
+                       strcpy(buf_pos, core_pmu->name);
+                       buf_pos += strlen(core_pmu->name);
+               }
+               strcpy(buf_pos, pos);
 
-               pr_debug("running test %d '%s'\n", i, e->name);
-               test_ret = test_event(e);
+               e.name = buf;
+               pr_debug("running test %d '%s'\n", i, e.name);
+               test_ret = test_event(&e);
                if (test_ret != TEST_OK) {
-                       pr_debug("Event test failure: test %d '%s'", i, e->name);
+                       pr_debug("Event test failure: test %d '%s'", i, e.name);
                        ret = combine_test_results(ret, test_ret);
                }
        }