diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
index 9d6db892c41c..4e1d24db6b13 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
@@ -24,19 +24,16 @@ The wrapper can be run with:
 For more information on this wrapper (also called kunit_tool) checkout the
 :doc:`kunit-tool` page.
 
-Creating a kunitconfig
-======================
+Creating a .kunitconfig
+=======================
 The Python script is a thin wrapper around Kbuild. As such, it needs to be
-configured with a ``kunitconfig`` file. This file essentially contains the
+configured with a ``.kunitconfig`` file. This file essentially contains the
 regular Kernel config, with the specific test targets as well.
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-	git clone -b master https://kunit.googlesource.com/kunitconfig $PATH_TO_KUNITCONFIG_REPO
 	cd $PATH_TO_LINUX_REPO
-	ln -s $PATH_TO_KUNIT_CONFIG_REPO/kunitconfig kunitconfig
-
-You may want to add kunitconfig to your local gitignore.
+	cp arch/um/configs/kunit_defconfig .kunitconfig
 
 Verifying KUnit Works
 ---------------------
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ and the following to ``drivers/misc/Makefile``:
 
 	obj-$(CONFIG_MISC_EXAMPLE_TEST) += example-test.o
 
-Now add it to your ``kunitconfig``:
+Now add it to your ``.kunitconfig``:
 
 .. code-block:: none
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py
index efe06d621983..e59eb9e7f923 100755
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py
@@ -31,15 +31,12 @@ class KunitStatus(Enum):
 	TEST_FAILURE = auto()
 
 def create_default_kunitconfig():
-	if not os.path.exists(kunit_kernel.KUNITCONFIG_PATH):
+	if not os.path.exists(kunit_kernel.kunitconfig_path):
 		shutil.copyfile('arch/um/configs/kunit_defconfig',
-				kunit_kernel.KUNITCONFIG_PATH)
+				kunit_kernel.kunitconfig_path)
 
 def run_tests(linux: kunit_kernel.LinuxSourceTree,
 	      request: KunitRequest) -> KunitResult:
-	if request.defconfig:
-		create_default_kunitconfig()
-
 	config_start = time.time()
 	success = linux.build_reconfig(request.build_dir)
 	config_end = time.time()
@@ -108,15 +105,22 @@ def main(argv, linux=None):
 	run_parser.add_argument('--build_dir',
 				help='As in the make command, it specifies the build '
 				'directory.',
-				type=str, default=None, metavar='build_dir')
+				type=str, default='', metavar='build_dir')
 
 	run_parser.add_argument('--defconfig',
-				help='Uses a default kunitconfig.',
+				help='Uses a default .kunitconfig.',
 				action='store_true')
 
 	cli_args = parser.parse_args(argv)
 
 	if cli_args.subcommand == 'run':
+		if cli_args.build_dir:
+			if not os.path.exists(cli_args.build_dir):
+				os.mkdir(cli_args.build_dir)
+			kunit_kernel.kunitconfig_path = os.path.join(
+				cli_args.build_dir,
+				kunit_kernel.kunitconfig_path)
+
 		if cli_args.defconfig:
 			create_default_kunitconfig()
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
index bf3876835331..cc5d844ecca1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import os
 import kunit_config
 
 KCONFIG_PATH = '.config'
-KUNITCONFIG_PATH = 'kunitconfig'
+kunitconfig_path = '.kunitconfig'
 
 class ConfigError(Exception):
 	"""Represents an error trying to configure the Linux kernel."""
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class LinuxSourceTree(object):
 
 	def __init__(self):
 		self._kconfig = kunit_config.Kconfig()
-		self._kconfig.read_from_file(KUNITCONFIG_PATH)
+		self._kconfig.read_from_file(kunitconfig_path)
 		self._ops = LinuxSourceTreeOperations()
 
 	def clean(self):
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class LinuxSourceTree(object):
 		return True
 
 	def build_reconfig(self, build_dir):
-		"""Creates a new .config if it is not a subset of the kunitconfig."""
+		"""Creates a new .config if it is not a subset of the .kunitconfig."""
 		kconfig_path = get_kconfig_path(build_dir)
 		if os.path.exists(kconfig_path):
 			existing_kconfig = kunit_config.Kconfig()
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ class LinuxSourceTree(object):
 			return False
 		return True
 
-	def run_kernel(self, args=[], timeout=None, build_dir=None):
+	def run_kernel(self, args=[], timeout=None, build_dir=''):
 		args.extend(['mem=256M'])
 		process = self._ops.linux_bin(args, timeout, build_dir)
-		with open('test.log', 'w') as f:
+		with open(os.path.join(build_dir, 'test.log'), 'w') as f:
 			for line in process.stdout:
 				f.write(line.rstrip().decode('ascii') + '\n')
 				yield line.rstrip().decode('ascii')
diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py
index a2a8ea6beae3..cba97756ac4a 100755
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ class KUnitMainTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		kunit.main(['run'], self.linux_source_mock)
 		assert self.linux_source_mock.build_reconfig.call_count == 1
 		assert self.linux_source_mock.run_kernel.call_count == 1
+		self.linux_source_mock.run_kernel.assert_called_once_with(build_dir='', timeout=300)
 		self.print_mock.assert_any_call(StrContains('Testing complete.'))
 
 	def test_run_passes_args_fail(self):
@@ -199,7 +200,14 @@ class KUnitMainTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		timeout = 3453
 		kunit.main(['run', '--timeout', str(timeout)], self.linux_source_mock)
 		assert self.linux_source_mock.build_reconfig.call_count == 1
-		self.linux_source_mock.run_kernel.assert_called_once_with(build_dir=None, timeout=timeout)
+		self.linux_source_mock.run_kernel.assert_called_once_with(build_dir='', timeout=timeout)
+		self.print_mock.assert_any_call(StrContains('Testing complete.'))
+
+	def test_run_builddir(self):
+		build_dir = '.kunit'
+		kunit.main(['run', '--build_dir', build_dir], self.linux_source_mock)
+		assert self.linux_source_mock.build_reconfig.call_count == 1
+		self.linux_source_mock.run_kernel.assert_called_once_with(build_dir=build_dir, timeout=300)
 		self.print_mock.assert_any_call(StrContains('Testing complete.'))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/epoll/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/epoll/Makefile
index e62f3d4f68da..78ae4aaf7141 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/epoll/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/epoll/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 CFLAGS += -I../../../../../usr/include/
-LDFLAGS += -lpthread
+LDLIBS += -lpthread
 TEST_GEN_PROGS := epoll_wakeup_test
 
 include ../../lib.mk
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/firmware/fw_lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/firmware/fw_lib.sh
index b879305a766d..5b8c0fedee76 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/firmware/fw_lib.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/firmware/fw_lib.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ test_modprobe()
 
 check_mods()
 {
+	local uid=$(id -u)
+	if [ $uid -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "skip all tests: must be run as root" >&2
+		exit $ksft_skip
+	fi
+
 	trap "test_modprobe" EXIT
 	if [ ! -d $DIR ]; then
 		modprobe test_firmware
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
index 31eb09e38729..a6e3d5517a6f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 MAX_RETRIES=600
 RETRY_INTERVAL=".1"	# seconds
 
+# Kselftest framework requirement - SKIP code is 4
+ksft_skip=4
+
 # log(msg) - write message to kernel log
 #	msg - insightful words
 function log() {
@@ -18,7 +21,16 @@ function log() {
 function skip() {
 	log "SKIP: $1"
 	echo "SKIP: $1" >&2
-	exit 4
+	exit $ksft_skip
+}
+
+# root test
+function is_root() {
+	uid=$(id -u)
+	if [ $uid -ne 0 ]; then
+		echo "skip all tests: must be run as root" >&2
+		exit $ksft_skip
+	fi
 }
 
 # die(msg) - game over, man
@@ -62,6 +74,7 @@ function set_ftrace_enabled() {
 #		 for verbose livepatching output and turn on
 #		 the ftrace_enabled sysctl.
 function setup_config() {
+	is_root
 	push_config
 	set_dynamic_debug
 	set_ftrace_enabled 1
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-state.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-state.sh
index dc2908c22c26..a08212708115 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-state.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-state.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ MOD_LIVEPATCH=test_klp_state
 MOD_LIVEPATCH2=test_klp_state2
 MOD_LIVEPATCH3=test_klp_state3
 
-set_dynamic_debug
-
+setup_config
 
 # TEST: Loading and removing a module that modifies the system state
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/param_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/param_test.c
index eec2663261f2..e8a657a5f48a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/param_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/param_test.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
-static inline pid_t gettid(void)
+static inline pid_t rseq_gettid(void)
 {
 	return syscall(__NR_gettid);
 }
@@ -373,11 +373,12 @@ void *test_percpu_spinlock_thread(void *arg)
 		rseq_percpu_unlock(&data->lock, cpu);
 #ifndef BENCHMARK
 		if (i != 0 && !(i % (reps / 10)))
-			printf_verbose("tid %d: count %lld\n", (int) gettid(), i);
+			printf_verbose("tid %d: count %lld\n",
+				       (int) rseq_gettid(), i);
 #endif
 	}
 	printf_verbose("tid %d: number of rseq abort: %d, signals delivered: %u\n",
-		       (int) gettid(), nr_abort, signals_delivered);
+		       (int) rseq_gettid(), nr_abort, signals_delivered);
 	if (!opt_disable_rseq && thread_data->reg &&
 	    rseq_unregister_current_thread())
 		abort();
@@ -454,11 +455,12 @@ void *test_percpu_inc_thread(void *arg)
 		} while (rseq_unlikely(ret));
 #ifndef BENCHMARK
 		if (i != 0 && !(i % (reps / 10)))
-			printf_verbose("tid %d: count %lld\n", (int) gettid(), i);
+			printf_verbose("tid %d: count %lld\n",
+				       (int) rseq_gettid(), i);
 #endif
 	}
 	printf_verbose("tid %d: number of rseq abort: %d, signals delivered: %u\n",
-		       (int) gettid(), nr_abort, signals_delivered);
+		       (int) rseq_gettid(), nr_abort, signals_delivered);
 	if (!opt_disable_rseq && thread_data->reg &&
 	    rseq_unregister_current_thread())
 		abort();
@@ -605,7 +607,7 @@ void *test_percpu_list_thread(void *arg)
 	}
 
 	printf_verbose("tid %d: number of rseq abort: %d, signals delivered: %u\n",
-		       (int) gettid(), nr_abort, signals_delivered);
+		       (int) rseq_gettid(), nr_abort, signals_delivered);
 	if (!opt_disable_rseq && rseq_unregister_current_thread())
 		abort();
 
@@ -796,7 +798,7 @@ void *test_percpu_buffer_thread(void *arg)
 	}
 
 	printf_verbose("tid %d: number of rseq abort: %d, signals delivered: %u\n",
-		       (int) gettid(), nr_abort, signals_delivered);
+		       (int) rseq_gettid(), nr_abort, signals_delivered);
 	if (!opt_disable_rseq && rseq_unregister_current_thread())
 		abort();
 
@@ -1011,7 +1013,7 @@ void *test_percpu_memcpy_buffer_thread(void *arg)
 	}
 
 	printf_verbose("tid %d: number of rseq abort: %d, signals delivered: %u\n",
-		       (int) gettid(), nr_abort, signals_delivered);
+		       (int) rseq_gettid(), nr_abort, signals_delivered);
 	if (!opt_disable_rseq && rseq_unregister_current_thread())
 		abort();
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq.h b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq.h
index d40d60e7499e..3f63eb362b92 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq.h
@@ -149,11 +149,13 @@ static inline void rseq_clear_rseq_cs(void)
 /*
  * rseq_prepare_unload() should be invoked by each thread executing a rseq
  * critical section at least once between their last critical section and
- * library unload of the library defining the rseq critical section
- * (struct rseq_cs). This also applies to use of rseq in code generated by
- * JIT: rseq_prepare_unload() should be invoked at least once by each
- * thread executing a rseq critical section before reclaim of the memory
- * holding the struct rseq_cs.
+ * library unload of the library defining the rseq critical section (struct
+ * rseq_cs) or the code referred to by the struct rseq_cs start_ip and
+ * post_commit_offset fields. This also applies to use of rseq in code
+ * generated by JIT: rseq_prepare_unload() should be invoked at least once by
+ * each thread executing a rseq critical section before reclaim of the memory
+ * holding the struct rseq_cs or reclaim of the code pointed to by struct
+ * rseq_cs start_ip and post_commit_offset fields.
  */
 static inline void rseq_prepare_unload(void)
 {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/settings b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/settings
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e7b9417537fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/settings
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+timeout=0