fi
 
        # the perf lock contention output goes to the stderr
-       perf lock con -a -b -t -E 1 -q -- perf bench sched messaging > /dev/null 2> ${result}
+       perf lock con -a -b -l -E 1 -q -- perf bench sched messaging > /dev/null 2> ${result}
        if [ $(cat "${result}" | wc -l) != "1" ]; then
                echo "[Fail] BPF result count is not 1:" $(cat "${result}" | wc -l)
                err=1
        fi
 }
 
+test_type_filter()
+{
+       echo "Testing perf lock contention --type-filter (w/ spinlock)"
+       perf lock contention -i ${perfdata} -Y spinlock -q 2> ${result}
+       if [ $(grep -c -v spinlock "${result}") != "0" ]; then
+               echo "[Fail] Recorded should not have non-spinlocks:" $(cat "${result}")
+               err=1
+               exit
+       fi
+
+       if ! perf lock con -b true > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+               return
+       fi
+
+       perf lock con -a -b -Y spinlock -q -- perf bench sched messaging > /dev/null 2> ${result}
+       if [ $(grep -c -v spinlock "${result}") != "0" ]; then
+               echo "[Fail] Recorded should not have non-spinlocks:" $(cat "${result}")
+               err=1
+               exit
+       fi
+}
+
+test_lock_filter()
+{
+       echo "Testing perf lock contention --lock-filter (w/ tasklist_lock)"
+       perf lock contention -i ${perfdata} -l -q 2> ${result}
+       if [ $(grep -c tasklist_lock "${result}") != "1" ]; then
+               echo "[Skip] Could not find 'tasklist_lock'"
+               return
+       fi
+
+       perf lock contention -i ${perfdata} -L tasklist_lock -q 2> ${result}
+
+       # find out the type of tasklist_lock
+       local type=$(head -1 "${result}" | awk '{ print $8 }' | sed -e 's/:.*//')
+
+       if [ $(grep -c -v "${type}" "${result}") != "0" ]; then
+               echo "[Fail] Recorded should not have non-${type} locks:" $(cat "${result}")
+               err=1
+               exit
+       fi
+
+       if ! perf lock con -b true > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+               return
+       fi
+
+       perf lock con -a -b -L tasklist_lock -q -- perf bench sched messaging > /dev/null 2> ${result}
+       if [ $(grep -c -v "${type}" "${result}") != "0" ]; then
+               echo "[Fail] Recorded should not have non-${type} locks:" $(cat "${result}")
+               err=1
+               exit
+       fi
+}
+
 check
 
 test_record
 test_record_concurrent
 test_aggr_task
 test_aggr_addr
+test_type_filter
+test_lock_filter
 
 exit ${err}