diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_offcpu.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_offcpu.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# perf record offcpu profiling tests
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+set -e
+
+err=0
+perfdata=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.perf.data.XXXXX)
+
+cleanup() {
+  rm -f ${perfdata}
+  rm -f ${perfdata}.old
+  trap - exit term int
+}
+
+trap_cleanup() {
+  cleanup
+  exit 1
+}
+trap trap_cleanup exit term int
+
+test_offcpu() {
+  echo "Basic off-cpu test"
+  if [ `id -u` != 0 ]
+  then
+    echo "Basic off-cpu test [Skipped permission]"
+    err=2
+    return
+  fi
+  if perf record --off-cpu -o ${perfdata} --quiet true 2>&1 | grep BUILD_BPF_SKEL
+  then
+    echo "Basic off-cpu test [Skipped missing BPF support]"
+    err=2
+    return
+  fi
+  if ! perf record --off-cpu -e dummy -o ${perfdata} sleep 1 2> /dev/null
+  then
+    echo "Basic off-cpu test [Failed record]"
+    err=1
+    return
+  fi
+  if ! perf evlist -i ${perfdata} | grep -q "offcpu-time"
+  then
+    echo "Basic off-cpu test [Failed record]"
+    err=1
+    return
+  fi
+  if ! perf report -i ${perfdata} -q --percent-limit=90 | egrep -q sleep
+  then
+    echo "Basic off-cpu test [Failed missing output]"
+    err=1
+    return
+  fi
+  echo "Basic off-cpu test [Success]"
+}
+
+test_offcpu
+
+cleanup
+exit $err