linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v12 07/22] selftests/vm: fixed bugs in pkey_disable

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Date:   Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:08:20 -0700
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To:     Ram Pai <linuxram@...ibm.com>, shuahkh@....samsung.com,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     mpe@...erman.id.au, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, x86@...nel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
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        benh@...nel.crashing.org, paulus@...ba.org,
        khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        bsingharora@...il.com, hbabu@...ibm.com, mhocko@...nel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 07/22] selftests/vm: fixed bugs in
 pkey_disable_clear()

On 02/21/2018 05:55 PM, Ram Pai wrote:
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/protection_keys.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/protection_keys.c
> @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ void pkey_disable_clear(int pkey, int flags)
>  			pkey, pkey, pkey_rights);
>  	pkey_assert(pkey_rights >= 0);
>  
> -	pkey_rights |= flags;
> +	pkey_rights &= ~flags;
>  
>  	ret = pkey_set(pkey, pkey_rights, 0);
>  	/* pkey_reg and flags have the same format */
> @@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ void pkey_disable_clear(int pkey, int flags)
>  	dprintf1("%s(%d) pkey_reg: 0x%016lx\n", __func__,
>  			pkey, rdpkey_reg());
>  	if (flags)
> -		assert(rdpkey_reg() > orig_pkey_reg);
> +		assert(rdpkey_reg() < orig_pkey_reg);
>  }
>  
>  void pkey_write_allow(int pkey)

This seems so horribly wrong that I wonder how it worked in the first
place.  Any idea?