Your version works fine for me, unless I'm missing something?

# This array of hashes keeps track of all test results
my @tests = (
    { name    => 'Ping Test',
      subname => \&pingtest,
      result  => 'Not performed'
    },
    { name    => 'Remdial',
      subname => \&remdial,
      result  => 'Not performed'
    }
);

# Loop through array of hashes and perform each test subroutine.
foreach $x (@tests){

    # Call subroutine.
# What is the correct way to state this?
# Without the references I would normally state
# $result = testsub();
    $x->{'result'} = $x->{'subname'}->();
    print $x->{'result'}."\n";

    # Stop testing if there is a failure.
    if ($x->{'result'} =~ m/Fail/) { last; }
}

sub pingtest {print "ping\n"; return 123}
sub remdial {print "dial\n"; return 456}

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Output:

ping
123
dial
456

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In reply to Re: Syntax to call a subroutine from a reference by chester
in thread Syntax to call a subroutine from a reference by neilwatson

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