linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/6] selftests/x86/syscall_nt: Clear weird flags after each test

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Date:   Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:21:15 -0700
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] selftests/x86/syscall_nt: Clear weird flags after each test

Clear the weird flags before logging to improve strace output --
logging results while, say, TF is set does no one any favors.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_nt.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_nt.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_nt.c
index f060534b66a0..5fc82b9cebed 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_nt.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_nt.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ static void do_it(unsigned long extraflags)
 	set_eflags(get_eflags() | extraflags);
 	syscall(SYS_getpid);
 	flags = get_eflags();
+	set_eflags(X86_EFLAGS_IF | X86_EFLAGS_FIXED);
 	if ((flags & extraflags) == extraflags) {
 		printf("[OK]\tThe syscall worked and flags are still set\n");
 	} else {
-- 
2.25.4