Running 'perf test' with zstd compression linked will hang at the test
'Zstd perf.data compression/decompression' because /dev/random blocks
reads until there is enough entropy. This means that the test will
appear to never complete unless the mouse is continually moved while
running it.
Signed-off-by: James Clark <james.cl...@arm.com>
---
tools/perf/tests/shell/record+zstd_comp_decomp.sh | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+zstd_comp_decomp.sh
b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+zstd_comp_decomp.sh
index 899604d1..63a91ec 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+zstd_comp_decomp.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+zstd_comp_decomp.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ skip_if_no_z_record() {
collect_z_record() {
echo "Collecting compressed record file:"
$perf_tool record -o $trace_file -g -z -F 5000 -- \
- dd count=500 if=/dev/random of=/dev/null
+ dd count=500 if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/null
}
check_compressed_stats() {
--
2.7.4
