linux-kernel - [PATCH 02/13] x86/pkeys/selftests: Stop using assert()

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Date:   Wed, 09 May 2018 10:13:40 -0700
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        linuxram@...ibm.com, tglx@...utronix.de, dave.hansen@...el.com,
        mpe@...erman.id.au, mingo@...nel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        shuah@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH 02/13] x86/pkeys/selftests: Stop using assert()


From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>

If we use assert(), the program "crashes".  That can be scary to users,
so stop doing it.  Just exit with a >0 exit code instead.

Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Ram Pai <linuxram@...ibm.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc: Michael Ellermen <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
---

 b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c |   12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff -puN tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c~pkeys-selftests-do-not-assert tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c~pkeys-selftests-do-not-assert	2018-05-09 09:20:18.717698407 -0700
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c	2018-05-09 09:20:18.720698407 -0700
@@ -72,10 +72,9 @@ extern void abort_hooks(void);
 				test_nr, iteration_nr);	\
 		dprintf0("errno at assert: %d", errno);	\
 		abort_hooks();			\
-		assert(condition);		\
+		exit(__LINE__);			\
 	}					\
 } while (0)
-#define raw_assert(cond) assert(cond)
 
 void cat_into_file(char *str, char *file)
 {
@@ -87,12 +86,17 @@ void cat_into_file(char *str, char *file
 	 * these need to be raw because they are called under
 	 * pkey_assert()
 	 */
-	raw_assert(fd >= 0);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "error opening '%s'\n", str);
+		perror("error: ");
+		exit(__LINE__);
+	}
+
 	ret = write(fd, str, strlen(str));
 	if (ret != strlen(str)) {
 		perror("write to file failed");
 		fprintf(stderr, "filename: '%s' str: '%s'\n", file, str);
-		raw_assert(0);
+		exit(__LINE__);
 	}
 	close(fd);
 }
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