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diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/workloads/datasym.c b/tools/perf/tests/workloads/datasym.c
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+++ b/tools/perf/tests/workloads/datasym.c
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+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include "../tests.h"
+
+typedef struct _buf {
+	char data1;
+	char reserved[55];
+	char data2;
+} buf __attribute__((aligned(64)));
+
+static buf buf1 = {
+	/* to have this in the data section */
+	.reserved[0] = 1,
+};
+
+static int datasym(int argc __maybe_unused, const char **argv __maybe_unused)
+{
+	for (;;) {
+		buf1.data1++;
+		buf1.data2 += buf1.data1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+DEFINE_WORKLOAD(datasym);