1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.c
index ecfea13f938b..0b5e0829e5be 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.c
@@ -229,3 +229,23 @@ int bpf_test_load_program(enum bpf_prog_type type, const struct bpf_insn *insns,
 
 	return bpf_prog_load(type, NULL, license, insns, insns_cnt, &opts);
 }
+
+__u64 read_perf_max_sample_freq(void)
+{
+	__u64 sample_freq = 5000; /* fallback to 5000 on error */
+	FILE *f;
+
+	f = fopen("/proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_sample_rate", "r");
+	if (f == NULL) {
+		printf("Failed to open /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_sample_rate: err %d\n"
+		       "return default value: 5000\n", -errno);
+		return sample_freq;
+	}
+	if (fscanf(f, "%llu", &sample_freq) != 1) {
+		printf("Failed to parse /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_sample_rate: err %d\n"
+		       "return default value: 5000\n", -errno);
+	}
+
+	fclose(f);
+	return sample_freq;
+}