3 files changed, 95 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index bb60792..0d5afaf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ static struct test {
 		.func = test__mmap_thread_lookup,
 	},
 	{
+		.desc = "Test thread mg sharing",
+		.func = test__thread_mg_share,
+	},
+	{
 		.func = NULL,
 	},
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
index 82e8061..a9d7cb0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ int test__parse_no_sample_id_all(void);
 int test__dwarf_unwind(void);
 int test__hists_filter(void);
 int test__mmap_thread_lookup(void);
+int test__thread_mg_share(void);
 
 #if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
 #ifdef HAVE_DWARF_UNWIND_SUPPORT
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/thread-mg-share.c b/tools/perf/tests/thread-mg-share.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b2e0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/thread-mg-share.c
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#include "tests.h"
+#include "machine.h"
+#include "thread.h"
+#include "map.h"
+
+int test__thread_mg_share(void)
+{
+	struct machines machines;
+	struct machine *machine;
+
+	/* thread group */
+	struct thread *leader;
+	struct thread *t1, *t2, *t3;
+	struct map_groups *mg;
+
+	/* other process */
+	struct thread *other, *other_leader;
+	struct map_groups *other_mg;
+
+	/*
+	 * This test create 2 processes abstractions (struct thread)
+	 * with several threads and checks they properly share and
+	 * maintain map groups info (struct map_groups).
+	 *
+	 * thread group (pid: 0, tids: 0, 1, 2, 3)
+	 * other  group (pid: 4, tids: 4, 5)
+	*/
+
+	machines__init(&machines);
+	machine = &machines.host;
+
+	/* create process with 4 threads */
+	leader = machine__findnew_thread(machine, 0, 0);
+	t1     = machine__findnew_thread(machine, 0, 1);
+	t2     = machine__findnew_thread(machine, 0, 2);
+	t3     = machine__findnew_thread(machine, 0, 3);
+
+	/* and create 1 separated process, without thread leader */
+	other  = machine__findnew_thread(machine, 4, 5);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to create threads",
+			leader && t1 && t2 && t3 && other);
+
+	mg = leader->mg;
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong refcnt", mg->refcnt == 4);
+
+	/* test the map groups pointer is shared */
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("map groups don't match", mg == t1->mg);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("map groups don't match", mg == t2->mg);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("map groups don't match", mg == t3->mg);
+
+	/*
+	 * Verify the other leader was created by previous call.
+	 * It should have shared map groups with no change in
+	 * refcnt.
+	 */
+	other_leader = machine__find_thread(machine, 4, 4);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("failed to find other leader", other_leader);
+
+	other_mg = other->mg;
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong refcnt", other_mg->refcnt == 2);
+
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("map groups don't match", other_mg == other_leader->mg);
+
+	/* release thread group */
+	thread__delete(leader);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong refcnt", mg->refcnt == 3);
+
+	thread__delete(t1);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong refcnt", mg->refcnt == 2);
+
+	thread__delete(t2);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong refcnt", mg->refcnt == 1);
+
+	thread__delete(t3);
+
+	/* release other group  */
+	thread__delete(other_leader);
+	TEST_ASSERT_VAL("wrong refcnt", other_mg->refcnt == 1);
+
+	thread__delete(other);
+
+	/*
+	 * Cannot call machine__delete_threads(machine) now,
+	 * because we've already released all the threads.
+	 */
+
+	machines__exit(&machines);
+	return 0;
+}