4 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile b/tools/perf/Makefile
index c9f72b18e787..d0d79574403a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/evsel-roundtrip-name.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/evsel-tp-sched.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/pmu.o
 LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/hists_link.o
+LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)tests/python-use.o
 
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-annotate.o
 BUILTIN_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)builtin-bench.o
@@ -955,6 +956,9 @@ $(OUTPUT)tests/attr.o: tests/attr.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
                 '-DBINDIR="$(bindir_SQ)"' \
                 $<
 
+$(OUTPUT)tests/python-use.o: tests/python-use.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
+        $(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DPYTHONPATH='"$(OUTPUT)/python"' $<
+
 $(OUTPUT)util/config.o: util/config.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
         $(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(ALL_CFLAGS) -DETC_PERFCONFIG='"$(ETC_PERFCONFIG_SQ)"' $<
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 479d10484a74..a164e4cd5f42 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ static struct test {
                 .func = test__hists_link,
         },
         {
+                .desc = "Try 'use perf' in python, checking link problems",
+                .func = test__python_use,
+        },
+        {
                 .func = NULL,
         },
 };
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/python-use.c b/tools/perf/tests/python-use.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..15301f4ac3f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/python-use.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Just test if we can load the python binding.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "tests.h"
+
+extern int verbose;
+
+int test__python_use(void)
+{
+        char *cmd;
+        int ret;
+
+        if (asprintf(&cmd, "echo \"import sys ; sys.path.append('%s'); import perf\" | python %s",
+                     PYTHONPATH, verbose ? "" : "2> /dev/null") < 0)
+                return -1;
+
+        ret = system(cmd) ? -1 : 0;
+        free(cmd);
+        return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
index 0bf106978094..0ded425b17d6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/tests.h
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ int test__attr(void);
 int test__dso_data(void);
 int test__parse_events(void);
 int test__hists_link(void);
+int test__python_use(void);
 
 #endif /* TESTS_H */