perf tests: Add a test case for cumulating callchains

Now it adds a new testcase to verify --children option working
correctly.

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Arun Sharma <asharma@fb.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1401335910-16832-28-git-send-email-namhyung@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>

5 files changed, 735 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 02f0a4dd1a8..67f7c0575b2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/hists_common.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/hists_link.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/hists_filter.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/hists_output.o
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/hists_cumulate.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/python-use.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/bp_signal.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/bp_signal_overflow.o
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 831f52cae19..802e3cd50f6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ static struct test {
 		.func = test__hists_output,
 	},
 	{
+		.desc = "Test cumulation of child hist entries",
+		.func = test__hists_cumulate,
+	},
+	{
 		.func = NULL,
 	},
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_common.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_common.c
index e4e120d3c16..a62c0913451 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_common.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_common.c
@@ -196,10 +196,11 @@ void print_hists_out(struct hists *hists)
 		he = rb_entry(node, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
 
 		if (!he->filtered) {
-			pr_info("%2d: entry: %8s:%5d [%-8s] %20s: period = %"PRIu64"\n",
+			pr_info("%2d: entry: %8s:%5d [%-8s] %20s: period = %"PRIu64"/%"PRIu64"\n",
 				i, thread__comm_str(he->thread), he->thread->tid,
 				he->ms.map->dso->short_name,
-				he->ms.sym->name, he->stat.period);
+				he->ms.sym->name, he->stat.period,
+				he->stat_acc ? he->stat_acc->period : 0);
 		}
 
 		i++;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ac240db2e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
@@ -0,0 +1,726 @@
+#include "perf.h"
+#include "util/debug.h"
+#include "util/symbol.h"
+#include "util/sort.h"
+#include "util/evsel.h"
+#include "util/evlist.h"
+#include "util/machine.h"
+#include "util/thread.h"
+#include "util/parse-events.h"
+#include "tests/tests.h"
+#include "tests/hists_common.h"
+
+struct sample {
+	u32 pid;
+	u64 ip;
+	struct thread *thread;
+	struct map *map;
+	struct symbol *sym;
+};
+
+/* For the numbers, see hists_common.c */
+static struct sample fake_samples[] = {
+	/* perf [kernel] schedule() */
+	{ .pid = FAKE_PID_PERF1, .ip = FAKE_IP_KERNEL_SCHEDULE, },
+	/* perf [perf]   main() */
+	{ .pid = FAKE_PID_PERF1, .ip = FAKE_IP_PERF_MAIN, },
+	/* perf [perf]   cmd_record() */
+	{ .pid = FAKE_PID_PERF1, .ip = FAKE_IP_PERF_CMD_RECORD, },
+	/* perf [libc]   malloc() */
+	{ .pid = FAKE_PID_PERF1, .ip = FAKE_IP_LIBC_MALLOC, },
+	/* perf [libc]   free() */
+	{ .pid = FAKE_PID_PERF1, .ip = FAKE_IP_LIBC_FREE, },
+	/* perf [perf]   main() */
+	{ .pid = FAKE_PID_PERF2, .ip = FAKE_IP_PERF_MAIN, },
+	/* perf [kernel] page_fault() */
+	{ .pid = FAKE_PID_PERF2, .ip = FAKE_IP_KERNEL_PAGE_FAULT, },
+	/* bash [bash]   main() */
+	{ .pid = FAKE_PID_BASH,  .ip = FAKE_IP_BASH_MAIN, },
+	/* bash [bash]   xmalloc() */
+	{ .pid = FAKE_PID_BASH,  .ip = FAKE_IP_BASH_XMALLOC, },
+	/* bash [kernel] page_fault() */
+	{ .pid = FAKE_PID_BASH,  .ip = FAKE_IP_KERNEL_PAGE_FAULT, },
+};
+
+/*
+ * Will be casted to struct ip_callchain which has all 64 bit entries
+ * of nr and ips[].
+ */
+static u64 fake_callchains[][10] = {
+	/*   schedule => run_command => main */
+	{ 3, FAKE_IP_KERNEL_SCHEDULE, FAKE_IP_PERF_RUN_COMMAND, FAKE_IP_PERF_MAIN, },
+	/*   main  */
+	{ 1, FAKE_IP_PERF_MAIN, },
+	/*   cmd_record => run_command => main */
+	{ 3, FAKE_IP_PERF_CMD_RECORD, FAKE_IP_PERF_RUN_COMMAND, FAKE_IP_PERF_MAIN, },
+	/*   malloc => cmd_record => run_command => main */
+	{ 4, FAKE_IP_LIBC_MALLOC, FAKE_IP_PERF_CMD_RECORD, FAKE_IP_PERF_RUN_COMMAND,
+	     FAKE_IP_PERF_MAIN, },
+	/*   free => cmd_record => run_command => main */
+	{ 4, FAKE_IP_LIBC_FREE, FAKE_IP_PERF_CMD_RECORD, FAKE_IP_PERF_RUN_COMMAND,
+	     FAKE_IP_PERF_MAIN, },
+	/*   main */
+	{ 1, FAKE_IP_PERF_MAIN, },
+	/*   page_fault => sys_perf_event_open => run_command => main */
+	{ 4, FAKE_IP_KERNEL_PAGE_FAULT, FAKE_IP_KERNEL_SYS_PERF_EVENT_OPEN,
+	     FAKE_IP_PERF_RUN_COMMAND, FAKE_IP_PERF_MAIN, },
+	/*   main */
+	{ 1, FAKE_IP_BASH_MAIN, },
+	/*   xmalloc => malloc => xmalloc => malloc => xmalloc => main */
+	{ 6, FAKE_IP_BASH_XMALLOC, FAKE_IP_LIBC_MALLOC, FAKE_IP_BASH_XMALLOC,
+	     FAKE_IP_LIBC_MALLOC, FAKE_IP_BASH_XMALLOC, FAKE_IP_BASH_MAIN, },
+	/*   page_fault => malloc => main */
+	{ 3, FAKE_IP_KERNEL_PAGE_FAULT, FAKE_IP_LIBC_MALLOC, FAKE_IP_BASH_MAIN, },
+};
+
+static int add_hist_entries(struct hists *hists, struct machine *machine)
+{
+	struct addr_location al;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = hists_to_evsel(hists);
+	struct perf_sample sample = { .period = 1000, };
+	size_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fake_samples); i++) {
+		const union perf_event event = {
+			.header = {
+				.misc = PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
+			},
+		};
+		struct hist_entry_iter iter = {
+			.hide_unresolved = false,
+		};
+
+		if (symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain)
+			iter.ops = &hist_iter_cumulative;
+		else
+			iter.ops = &hist_iter_normal;
+
+		sample.pid = fake_samples[i].pid;
+		sample.tid = fake_samples[i].pid;
+		sample.ip = fake_samples[i].ip;
+		sample.callchain = (struct ip_callchain *)fake_callchains[i];
+
+		if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(&event, machine, &al,
+						  &sample) < 0)
+			goto out;
+
+		if (hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, evsel, &sample,
+					 PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH, NULL) < 0)
+			goto out;
+
+		fake_samples[i].thread = al.thread;
+		fake_samples[i].map = al.map;
+		fake_samples[i].sym = al.sym;
+	}
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+
+out:
+	pr_debug("Not enough memory for adding a hist entry\n");
+	return TEST_FAIL;
+}
+
+static void del_hist_entries(struct hists *hists)
+{
+	struct hist_entry *he;
+	struct rb_root *root_in;
+	struct rb_root *root_out;
+	struct rb_node *node;
+
+	if (sort__need_collapse)
+		root_in = &hists->entries_collapsed;
+	else
+		root_in = hists->entries_in;
+
+	root_out = &hists->entries;
+
+	while (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(root_out)) {
+		node = rb_first(root_out);
+
+		he = rb_entry(node, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
+		rb_erase(node, root_out);
+		rb_erase(&he->rb_node_in, root_in);
+		hist_entry__free(he);
+	}
+}
+
+typedef int (*test_fn_t)(struct perf_evsel *, struct machine *);
+
+#define COMM(he)  (thread__comm_str(he->thread))
+#define DSO(he)   (he->ms.map->dso->short_name)
+#define SYM(he)   (he->ms.sym->name)
+#define CPU(he)   (he->cpu)
+#define PID(he)   (he->thread->tid)
+#define DEPTH(he) (he->callchain->max_depth)
+#define CDSO(cl)  (cl->ms.map->dso->short_name)
+#define CSYM(cl)  (cl->ms.sym->name)
+
+struct result {
+	u64 children;
+	u64 self;
+	const char *comm;
+	const char *dso;
+	const char *sym;
+};
+
+struct callchain_result {
+	u64 nr;
+	struct {
+		const char *dso;
+		const char *sym;
+	} node[10];
+};
+
+static int do_test(struct hists *hists, struct result *expected, size_t nr_expected,
+		   struct callchain_result *expected_callchain, size_t nr_callchain)
+{
+	char buf[32];
+	size_t i, c;
+	struct hist_entry *he;
+	struct rb_root *root;
+	struct rb_node *node;
+	struct callchain_node *cnode;
+	struct callchain_list *clist;
+
+	/*
+	 * adding and deleting hist entries must be done outside of this
+	 * function since TEST_ASSERT_VAL() returns in case of failure.
+	 */
+	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
+	hists__output_resort(hists);
+
+	if (verbose > 2) {
+		pr_info("use callchain: %d, cumulate callchain: %d\n",
+			symbol_conf.use_callchain,
+			symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain);
+		print_hists_out(hists);
+	}
+
+	root = &hists->entries;
+	for (node = rb_first(root), i = 0;
+	     node && (he = rb_entry(node, struct hist_entry, rb_node));
+	     node = rb_next(node), i++) {
+		scnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Invalid hist entry #%zd", i);
+
+		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Incorrect number of hist entry",
+				i < nr_expected);
+		TEST_ASSERT_VAL(buf, he->stat.period == expected[i].self &&
+				!strcmp(COMM(he), expected[i].comm) &&
+				!strcmp(DSO(he), expected[i].dso) &&
+				!strcmp(SYM(he), expected[i].sym));
+
+		if (symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain)
+			TEST_ASSERT_VAL(buf, he->stat_acc->period == expected[i].children);
+
+		if (!symbol_conf.use_callchain)
+			continue;
+
+		/* check callchain entries */
+		root = &he->callchain->node.rb_root;
+		cnode = rb_entry(rb_first(root), struct callchain_node, rb_node);
+
+		c = 0;
+		list_for_each_entry(clist, &cnode->val, list) {
+			scnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "Invalid callchain entry #%zd/%zd", i, c);
+
+			TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Incorrect number of callchain entry",
+					c < expected_callchain[i].nr);
+			TEST_ASSERT_VAL(buf,
+				!strcmp(CDSO(clist), expected_callchain[i].node[c].dso) &&
+				!strcmp(CSYM(clist), expected_callchain[i].node[c].sym));
+			c++;
+		}
+		/* TODO: handle multiple child nodes properly */
+		TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Incorrect number of callchain entry",
+				c <= expected_callchain[i].nr);
+	}
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Incorrect number of hist entry",
+			i == nr_expected);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("Incorrect number of callchain entry",
+			!symbol_conf.use_callchain || nr_expected == nr_callchain);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* NO callchain + NO children */
+static int test1(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct hists *hists = &evsel->hists;
+	/*
+	 * expected output:
+	 *
+	 * Overhead  Command  Shared Object          Symbol
+	 * ========  =======  =============  ==============
+	 *   20.00%     perf  perf           [.] main
+	 *   10.00%     bash  [kernel]       [k] page_fault
+	 *   10.00%     bash  bash           [.] main
+	 *   10.00%     bash  bash           [.] xmalloc
+	 *   10.00%     perf  [kernel]       [k] page_fault
+	 *   10.00%     perf  [kernel]       [k] schedule
+	 *   10.00%     perf  libc           [.] free
+	 *   10.00%     perf  libc           [.] malloc
+	 *   10.00%     perf  perf           [.] cmd_record
+	 */
+	struct result expected[] = {
+		{ 0, 2000, "perf", "perf",     "main" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "bash", "[kernel]", "page_fault" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "bash", "bash",     "main" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "bash", "bash",     "xmalloc" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "perf", "[kernel]", "page_fault" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "perf", "[kernel]", "schedule" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "perf", "libc",     "free" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "perf", "libc",     "malloc" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "perf", "perf",     "cmd_record" },
+	};
+
+	symbol_conf.use_callchain = false;
+	symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain = false;
+
+	setup_sorting();
+	callchain_register_param(&callchain_param);
+
+	err = add_hist_entries(hists, machine);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = do_test(hists, expected, ARRAY_SIZE(expected), NULL, 0);
+
+out:
+	del_hist_entries(hists);
+	reset_output_field();
+	return err;
+}
+
+/* callcain + NO children */
+static int test2(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct hists *hists = &evsel->hists;
+	/*
+	 * expected output:
+	 *
+	 * Overhead  Command  Shared Object          Symbol
+	 * ========  =======  =============  ==============
+	 *   20.00%     perf  perf           [.] main
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%     bash  [kernel]       [k] page_fault
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- page_fault
+	 *                  malloc
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%     bash  bash           [.] main
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%     bash  bash           [.] xmalloc
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- xmalloc
+	 *                  malloc
+	 *                  xmalloc     <--- NOTE: there's a cycle
+	 *                  malloc
+	 *                  xmalloc
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%     perf  [kernel]       [k] page_fault
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- page_fault
+	 *                  sys_perf_event_open
+	 *                  run_command
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%     perf  [kernel]       [k] schedule
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- schedule
+	 *                  run_command
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%     perf  libc           [.] free
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- free
+	 *                  cmd_record
+	 *                  run_command
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%     perf  libc           [.] malloc
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- malloc
+	 *                  cmd_record
+	 *                  run_command
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%     perf  perf           [.] cmd_record
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- cmd_record
+	 *                  run_command
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 */
+	struct result expected[] = {
+		{ 0, 2000, "perf", "perf",     "main" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "bash", "[kernel]", "page_fault" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "bash", "bash",     "main" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "bash", "bash",     "xmalloc" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "perf", "[kernel]", "page_fault" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "perf", "[kernel]", "schedule" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "perf", "libc",     "free" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "perf", "libc",     "malloc" },
+		{ 0, 1000, "perf", "perf",     "cmd_record" },
+	};
+	struct callchain_result expected_callchain[] = {
+		{
+			1, {	{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			3, {	{ "[kernel]", "page_fault" },
+				{ "libc",     "malloc" },
+				{ "bash",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			1, {	{ "bash",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			6, {	{ "bash",     "xmalloc" },
+				{ "libc",     "malloc" },
+				{ "bash",     "xmalloc" },
+				{ "libc",     "malloc" },
+				{ "bash",     "xmalloc" },
+				{ "bash",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			4, {	{ "[kernel]", "page_fault" },
+				{ "[kernel]", "sys_perf_event_open" },
+				{ "perf",     "run_command" },
+				{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			3, {	{ "[kernel]", "schedule" },
+				{ "perf",     "run_command" },
+				{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			4, {	{ "libc",     "free" },
+				{ "perf",     "cmd_record" },
+				{ "perf",     "run_command" },
+				{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			4, {	{ "libc",     "malloc" },
+				{ "perf",     "cmd_record" },
+				{ "perf",     "run_command" },
+				{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			3, {	{ "perf",     "cmd_record" },
+				{ "perf",     "run_command" },
+				{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+	};
+
+	symbol_conf.use_callchain = true;
+	symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain = false;
+
+	setup_sorting();
+	callchain_register_param(&callchain_param);
+
+	err = add_hist_entries(hists, machine);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = do_test(hists, expected, ARRAY_SIZE(expected),
+		      expected_callchain, ARRAY_SIZE(expected_callchain));
+
+out:
+	del_hist_entries(hists);
+	reset_output_field();
+	return err;
+}
+
+/* NO callchain + children */
+static int test3(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct hists *hists = &evsel->hists;
+	/*
+	 * expected output:
+	 *
+	 * Children      Self  Command  Shared Object                   Symbol
+	 * ========  ========  =======  =============  =======================
+	 *   70.00%    20.00%     perf  perf           [.] main
+	 *   50.00%     0.00%     perf  perf           [.] run_command
+	 *   30.00%    10.00%     bash  bash           [.] main
+	 *   30.00%    10.00%     perf  perf           [.] cmd_record
+	 *   20.00%     0.00%     bash  libc           [.] malloc
+	 *   10.00%    10.00%     bash  [kernel]       [k] page_fault
+	 *   10.00%    10.00%     perf  [kernel]       [k] schedule
+	 *   10.00%     0.00%     perf  [kernel]       [k] sys_perf_event_open
+	 *   10.00%    10.00%     perf  [kernel]       [k] page_fault
+	 *   10.00%    10.00%     perf  libc           [.] free
+	 *   10.00%    10.00%     perf  libc           [.] malloc
+	 *   10.00%    10.00%     bash  bash           [.] xmalloc
+	 */
+	struct result expected[] = {
+		{ 7000, 2000, "perf", "perf",     "main" },
+		{ 5000,    0, "perf", "perf",     "run_command" },
+		{ 3000, 1000, "bash", "bash",     "main" },
+		{ 3000, 1000, "perf", "perf",     "cmd_record" },
+		{ 2000,    0, "bash", "libc",     "malloc" },
+		{ 1000, 1000, "bash", "[kernel]", "page_fault" },
+		{ 1000, 1000, "perf", "[kernel]", "schedule" },
+		{ 1000,    0, "perf", "[kernel]", "sys_perf_event_open" },
+		{ 1000, 1000, "perf", "[kernel]", "page_fault" },
+		{ 1000, 1000, "perf", "libc",     "free" },
+		{ 1000, 1000, "perf", "libc",     "malloc" },
+		{ 1000, 1000, "bash", "bash",     "xmalloc" },
+	};
+
+	symbol_conf.use_callchain = false;
+	symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain = true;
+
+	setup_sorting();
+	callchain_register_param(&callchain_param);
+
+	err = add_hist_entries(hists, machine);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = do_test(hists, expected, ARRAY_SIZE(expected), NULL, 0);
+
+out:
+	del_hist_entries(hists);
+	reset_output_field();
+	return err;
+}
+
+/* callchain + children */
+static int test4(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct hists *hists = &evsel->hists;
+	/*
+	 * expected output:
+	 *
+	 * Children      Self  Command  Shared Object                   Symbol
+	 * ========  ========  =======  =============  =======================
+	 *   70.00%    20.00%     perf  perf           [.] main
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- main
+	 *
+	 *   50.00%     0.00%     perf  perf           [.] run_command
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- run_command
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   30.00%    10.00%     bash  bash           [.] main
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- main
+	 *
+	 *   30.00%    10.00%     perf  perf           [.] cmd_record
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- cmd_record
+	 *                  run_command
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   20.00%     0.00%     bash  libc           [.] malloc
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- malloc
+	 *                 |
+	 *                 |--50.00%-- xmalloc
+	 *                 |           main
+	 *                  --50.00%-- main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%    10.00%     bash  [kernel]       [k] page_fault
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- page_fault
+	 *                  malloc
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%    10.00%     perf  [kernel]       [k] schedule
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- schedule
+	 *                  run_command
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%     0.00%     perf  [kernel]       [k] sys_perf_event_open
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- sys_perf_event_open
+	 *                  run_command
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%    10.00%     perf  [kernel]       [k] page_fault
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- page_fault
+	 *                  sys_perf_event_open
+	 *                  run_command
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%    10.00%     perf  libc           [.] free
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- free
+	 *                  cmd_record
+	 *                  run_command
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%    10.00%     perf  libc           [.] malloc
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- malloc
+	 *                  cmd_record
+	 *                  run_command
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 *   10.00%    10.00%     bash  bash           [.] xmalloc
+	 *              |
+	 *              --- xmalloc
+	 *                  malloc
+	 *                  xmalloc     <--- NOTE: there's a cycle
+	 *                  malloc
+	 *                  xmalloc
+	 *                  main
+	 *
+	 */
+	struct result expected[] = {
+		{ 7000, 2000, "perf", "perf",     "main" },
+		{ 5000,    0, "perf", "perf",     "run_command" },
+		{ 3000, 1000, "bash", "bash",     "main" },
+		{ 3000, 1000, "perf", "perf",     "cmd_record" },
+		{ 2000,    0, "bash", "libc",     "malloc" },
+		{ 1000, 1000, "bash", "[kernel]", "page_fault" },
+		{ 1000, 1000, "perf", "[kernel]", "schedule" },
+		{ 1000,    0, "perf", "[kernel]", "sys_perf_event_open" },
+		{ 1000, 1000, "perf", "[kernel]", "page_fault" },
+		{ 1000, 1000, "perf", "libc",     "free" },
+		{ 1000, 1000, "perf", "libc",     "malloc" },
+		{ 1000, 1000, "bash", "bash",     "xmalloc" },
+	};
+	struct callchain_result expected_callchain[] = {
+		{
+			1, {	{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			2, {	{ "perf",     "run_command" },
+				{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			1, {	{ "bash",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			3, {	{ "perf",     "cmd_record" },
+				{ "perf",     "run_command" },
+				{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			4, {	{ "libc",     "malloc" },
+				{ "bash",     "xmalloc" },
+				{ "bash",     "main" },
+				{ "bash",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			3, {	{ "[kernel]", "page_fault" },
+				{ "libc",     "malloc" },
+				{ "bash",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			3, {	{ "[kernel]", "schedule" },
+				{ "perf",     "run_command" },
+				{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			3, {	{ "[kernel]", "sys_perf_event_open" },
+				{ "perf",     "run_command" },
+				{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			4, {	{ "[kernel]", "page_fault" },
+				{ "[kernel]", "sys_perf_event_open" },
+				{ "perf",     "run_command" },
+				{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			4, {	{ "libc",     "free" },
+				{ "perf",     "cmd_record" },
+				{ "perf",     "run_command" },
+				{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			4, {	{ "libc",     "malloc" },
+				{ "perf",     "cmd_record" },
+				{ "perf",     "run_command" },
+				{ "perf",     "main" }, },
+		},
+		{
+			6, {	{ "bash",     "xmalloc" },
+				{ "libc",     "malloc" },
+				{ "bash",     "xmalloc" },
+				{ "libc",     "malloc" },
+				{ "bash",     "xmalloc" },
+				{ "bash",     "main" }, },
+		},
+	};
+
+	symbol_conf.use_callchain = true;
+	symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain = true;
+
+	setup_sorting();
+	callchain_register_param(&callchain_param);
+
+	err = add_hist_entries(hists, machine);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = do_test(hists, expected, ARRAY_SIZE(expected),
+		      expected_callchain, ARRAY_SIZE(expected_callchain));
+
+out:
+	del_hist_entries(hists);
+	reset_output_field();
+	return err;
+}
+
+int test__hists_cumulate(void)
+{
+	int err = TEST_FAIL;
+	struct machines machines;
+	struct machine *machine;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	struct perf_evlist *evlist = perf_evlist__new();
+	size_t i;
+	test_fn_t testcases[] = {
+		test1,
+		test2,
+		test3,
+		test4,
+	};
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("No memory", evlist);
+
+	err = parse_events(evlist, "cpu-clock");
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	machines__init(&machines);
+
+	/* setup threads/dso/map/symbols also */
+	machine = setup_fake_machine(&machines);
+	if (!machine)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (verbose > 1)
+		machine__fprintf(machine, stderr);
+
+	evsel = perf_evlist__first(evlist);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(testcases); i++) {
+		err = testcases[i](evsel, machine);
+		if (err < 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+out:
+	/* tear down everything */
+	perf_evlist__delete(evlist);
+	machines__exit(&machines);
+
+	return err;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
index d76c0e2e663..022bb68fd9c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ int test__hists_filter(void);
 int test__mmap_thread_lookup(void);
 int test__thread_mg_share(void);
 int test__hists_output(void);
+int test__hists_cumulate(void);
 
 #if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__arm__)
 #ifdef HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT