diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-C0 b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-C0
index 67717fe6a65d44e66cc5407dc3c709d32ae82d8e..a2c76d10b2bb2a1553320b8ea6714ae8ee6e5fa2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-C0
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-C0
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ ret     = 1
 # events are disabled by default when attached to cpu
 disabled=1
 enable_on_exec=0
+optional=1
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-basic b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-basic
index 74e17881f2ba55da4cef2cb402942c7a7fc76c89..69867d049fda926ff7b29682c468d42ffca55247 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-basic
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-basic
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ args    = -e cycles kill >/dev/null 2>&1
 ret     = 1
 
 [event:base-stat]
+optional=1
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-default b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-default
index e911dbd4eb47eb9b1be00e9d14bebab763efb5d0..d9e99b3f77e66e707cca6c8e115120b0105c84b3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-default
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-default
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ config=2
 fd=5
 type=0
 config=0
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE / PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND
 [event6:base-stat]
@@ -52,15 +53,18 @@ optional=1
 fd=8
 type=0
 config=1
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE / PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS
 [event9:base-stat]
 fd=9
 type=0
 config=4
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE / PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES
 [event10:base-stat]
 fd=10
 type=0
 config=5
+optional=1
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-1 b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-1
index b39270a08e740a58f5ae2e9fbfdcd5658942502a..8b04a055d1548d03a84c53ad719e249eeb807197 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-1
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-1
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ config=2
 fd=5
 type=0
 config=0
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE / PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND
 [event6:base-stat]
@@ -53,18 +54,21 @@ optional=1
 fd=8
 type=0
 config=1
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE / PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS
 [event9:base-stat]
 fd=9
 type=0
 config=4
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE / PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES
 [event10:base-stat]
 fd=10
 type=0
 config=5
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE /
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1D                <<  0  |
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@ config=5
 fd=11
 type=3
 config=0
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE /
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1D                <<  0  |
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ config=0
 fd=12
 type=3
 config=65536
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE /
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_LL                 <<  0  |
@@ -92,6 +98,7 @@ config=65536
 fd=13
 type=3
 config=2
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_LL                 <<  0  |
@@ -101,3 +108,4 @@ config=2
 fd=14
 type=3
 config=65538
+optional=1
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-2 b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-2
index 45f8e6ea34f817819d5fd71ae9b05e661425e8cb..4fca9f1bfbf8d36932b814d70750c6e826c9cc05 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-2
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-2
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ config=2
 fd=5
 type=0
 config=0
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE / PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND
 [event6:base-stat]
@@ -53,18 +54,21 @@ optional=1
 fd=8
 type=0
 config=1
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE / PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS
 [event9:base-stat]
 fd=9
 type=0
 config=4
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE / PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES
 [event10:base-stat]
 fd=10
 type=0
 config=5
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE /
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1D                <<  0  |
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@ config=5
 fd=11
 type=3
 config=0
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE /
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1D                <<  0  |
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ config=0
 fd=12
 type=3
 config=65536
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE /
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_LL                 <<  0  |
@@ -92,6 +98,7 @@ config=65536
 fd=13
 type=3
 config=2
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_LL                 <<  0  |
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@ config=2
 fd=14
 type=3
 config=65538
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1I                <<  0  |
@@ -120,6 +128,7 @@ optional=1
 fd=16
 type=3
 config=65537
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_DTLB               <<  0  |
@@ -129,6 +138,7 @@ config=65537
 fd=17
 type=3
 config=3
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_DTLB               <<  0  |
@@ -138,6 +148,7 @@ config=3
 fd=18
 type=3
 config=65539
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_ITLB               <<  0  |
@@ -147,6 +158,7 @@ config=65539
 fd=19
 type=3
 config=4
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_ITLB               <<  0  |
@@ -156,3 +168,4 @@ config=4
 fd=20
 type=3
 config=65540
+optional=1
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-3 b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-3
index 30ae0fb7a3fdb12c549050c4985b70c8b885e4ea..4bb58e1c82a676c7b5b7c7ab411f6d93f424864e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-3
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-detailed-3
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ config=2
 fd=5
 type=0
 config=0
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE / PERF_COUNT_HW_STALLED_CYCLES_FRONTEND
 [event6:base-stat]
@@ -53,18 +54,21 @@ optional=1
 fd=8
 type=0
 config=1
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE / PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS
 [event9:base-stat]
 fd=9
 type=0
 config=4
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HARDWARE / PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_MISSES
 [event10:base-stat]
 fd=10
 type=0
 config=5
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE /
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1D                <<  0  |
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@ config=5
 fd=11
 type=3
 config=0
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE /
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1D                <<  0  |
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ config=0
 fd=12
 type=3
 config=65536
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE /
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_LL                 <<  0  |
@@ -92,6 +98,7 @@ config=65536
 fd=13
 type=3
 config=2
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_LL                 <<  0  |
@@ -101,6 +108,7 @@ config=2
 fd=14
 type=3
 config=65538
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1I                <<  0  |
@@ -120,6 +128,7 @@ optional=1
 fd=16
 type=3
 config=65537
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_DTLB               <<  0  |
@@ -129,6 +138,7 @@ config=65537
 fd=17
 type=3
 config=3
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_DTLB               <<  0  |
@@ -138,6 +148,7 @@ config=3
 fd=18
 type=3
 config=65539
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_ITLB               <<  0  |
@@ -147,6 +158,7 @@ config=65539
 fd=19
 type=3
 config=4
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_ITLB               <<  0  |
@@ -156,6 +168,7 @@ config=4
 fd=20
 type=3
 config=65540
+optional=1
 
 # PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE,
 #  PERF_COUNT_HW_CACHE_L1D                <<  0  |
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-no-inherit b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-no-inherit
index d54b2a1e3e2822263b4be5ca99558b17dd369018..924fbb9300d162599cb1e20a6e349afba55d7309 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-no-inherit
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/attr/test-stat-no-inherit
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ ret     = 1
 
 [event:base-stat]
 inherit=0
+optional=1