5 files changed, 65 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-cpumap.c b/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-cpumap.c
index c8d45091e7c2..c70e9e03af3e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-cpumap.c
+++ b/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-cpumap.c
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	perf_cpu_map__put(cpus);
 
 	__T_END;
-	return 0;
+	return tests_failed == 0 ? 0 : -1;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evlist.c b/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evlist.c
index 6d8ebe0c2504..e2ac0b7f432e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evlist.c
+++ b/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evlist.c
@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@ static int test_mmap_thread(void)
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
 	int id, err, pid, go_pipe[2];
 	union perf_event *event;
-	char bf;
 	int count = 0;
 
 	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s/kernel/debug/tracing/events/syscalls/sys_enter_prctl/id",
 		 sysfs__mountpoint());
 
 	if (filename__read_int(path, &id)) {
+		tests_failed++;
 		fprintf(stderr, "error: failed to get tracepoint id: %s\n", path);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ static int test_mmap_thread(void)
 	pid = fork();
 	if (!pid) {
 		int i;
+		char bf;
 
 		read(go_pipe[0], &bf, 1);
 
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ static int test_mmap_thread(void)
 	perf_evlist__enable(evlist);
 
 	/* kick the child and wait for it to finish */
-	write(go_pipe[1], &bf, 1);
+	write(go_pipe[1], "A", 1);
 	waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
 
 	/*
@@ -409,5 +410,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	test_mmap_cpus();
 
 	__T_END;
-	return 0;
+	return tests_failed == 0 ? 0 : -1;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evsel.c b/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evsel.c
index 135722ac965b..0ad82d7a2a51 100644
--- a/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evsel.c
+++ b/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-evsel.c
@@ -131,5 +131,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	test_stat_thread_enable();
 
 	__T_END;
-	return 0;
+	return tests_failed == 0 ? 0 : -1;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-threadmap.c b/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-threadmap.c
index 7dc4d6fbedde..384471441b48 100644
--- a/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-threadmap.c
+++ b/tools/lib/perf/tests/test-threadmap.c
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	perf_thread_map__put(threads);
 
 	__T_END;
-	return 0;
+	return tests_failed == 0 ? 0 : -1;
 }
diff --git a/tools/lib/string.c b/tools/lib/string.c
index f645343815de..8b6892f959ab 100644
--- a/tools/lib/string.c
+++ b/tools/lib/string.c
@@ -168,3 +168,61 @@ char *strreplace(char *s, char old, char new)
 			*s = new;
 	return s;
 }
+
+static void *check_bytes8(const u8 *start, u8 value, unsigned int bytes)
+{
+	while (bytes) {
+		if (*start != value)
+			return (void *)start;
+		start++;
+		bytes--;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * memchr_inv - Find an unmatching character in an area of memory.
+ * @start: The memory area
+ * @c: Find a character other than c
+ * @bytes: The size of the area.
+ *
+ * returns the address of the first character other than @c, or %NULL
+ * if the whole buffer contains just @c.
+ */
+void *memchr_inv(const void *start, int c, size_t bytes)
+{
+	u8 value = c;
+	u64 value64;
+	unsigned int words, prefix;
+
+	if (bytes <= 16)
+		return check_bytes8(start, value, bytes);
+
+	value64 = value;
+	value64 |= value64 << 8;
+	value64 |= value64 << 16;
+	value64 |= value64 << 32;
+
+	prefix = (unsigned long)start % 8;
+	if (prefix) {
+		u8 *r;
+
+		prefix = 8 - prefix;
+		r = check_bytes8(start, value, prefix);
+		if (r)
+			return r;
+		start += prefix;
+		bytes -= prefix;
+	}
+
+	words = bytes / 8;
+
+	while (words) {
+		if (*(u64 *)start != value64)
+			return check_bytes8(start, value, 8);
+		start += 8;
+		words--;
+	}
+
+	return check_bytes8(start, value, bytes % 8);
+}