perf tests: Use lower sample_freq in sw clock event period test

We were using it at 10 kHz, which doesn't work in machines where somehow
the max freq was auto reduced by the kernel:

[root@ssdandy ~]# perf test 19
19: Test software clock events have valid period values    : FAILED!
[root@ssdandy ~]# perf test -v 19
19: Test software clock events have valid period values    :
--- start ---
Couldn't open evlist: Invalid argument
---- end ----
Test software clock events have valid period values: FAILED!
[root@ssdandy ~]#

[root@ssdandy ~]# cat /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_sample_rate
7000

Reducing it to 500 Hz should be good enough for this test and also
shouldn't affect what it is testing.

But warn the user if it fails, informing the knob and the freq tried.

Cc: Adrian Hunter <[email protected]>
Cc: David Ahern <[email protected]>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <[email protected]>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <[email protected]>
Cc: Mike Galbraith <[email protected]>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <[email protected]>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <[email protected]>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]>
Cc: Stephane Eranian <[email protected]>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/[email protected]
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <[email protected]>

tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static int __test__sw_clock_freq(enum perf_sw_ids clock_id)
 		.freq = 1,
 	};
 
-	attr.sample_freq = 10000;
+	attr.sample_freq = 500;
 
 	evlist = perf_evlist__new();
 	if (evlist == NULL) {
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ static int __test__sw_clock_freq(enum perf_sw_ids clock_id)
 	}
 
 	if (perf_evlist__open(evlist)) {
+		const char *knob = "/proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_sample_rate";
+
 		err = -errno;
-		pr_debug("Couldn't open evlist: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		pr_debug("Couldn't open evlist: %s\nHint: check %s, using %" PRIu64 " in this test.\n",
+			 strerror(errno), knob, (u64)attr.sample_freq);
 		goto out_delete_maps;
 	}