linux-kernel - [PATCH] selftest/lkdtm: Skip stack-entropy test if lkdtm is not available

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Date:   Thu,  5 Aug 2021 19:12:36 +0900
From:   Misono Tomohiro <misono.tomohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:     keescook@...omium.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     skhan@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        misono.tomohiro@...fujitsu.com
Subject: [PATCH] selftest/lkdtm: Skip stack-entropy test if lkdtm is not available

Exit with return code 4 if lkdtm is not available like other tests
in order to properly skip the test.

Signed-off-by: Misono Tomohiro <misono.tomohiro@...fujitsu.com>
---
I saw the same problem reported here (on 5.14-rc4):
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/2836f48a-d4e2-7f00-f06c-9f556fbd6332@linuxfoundation.org/

 tools/testing/selftests/lkdtm/stack-entropy.sh | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lkdtm/stack-entropy.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/lkdtm/stack-entropy.sh
index 1b4d95d575f8..14fedeef762e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lkdtm/stack-entropy.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lkdtm/stack-entropy.sh
@@ -4,13 +4,27 @@
 # Measure kernel stack entropy by sampling via LKDTM's REPORT_STACK test.
 set -e
 samples="${1:-1000}"
+TRIGGER=/sys/kernel/debug/provoke-crash/DIRECT
+KSELFTEST_SKIP_TEST=4
+
+# Verify we have LKDTM available in the kernel.
+if [ ! -r $TRIGGER ] ; then
+	/sbin/modprobe -q lkdtm || true
+	if [ ! -r $TRIGGER ] ; then
+		echo "Cannot find $TRIGGER (missing CONFIG_LKDTM?)"
+	else
+		echo "Cannot write $TRIGGER (need to run as root?)"
+	fi
+	# Skip this test
+	exit $KSELFTEST_SKIP_TEST
+fi
 
 # Capture dmesg continuously since it may fill up depending on sample size.
 log=$(mktemp -t stack-entropy-XXXXXX)
 dmesg --follow >"$log" & pid=$!
 report=-1
 for i in $(seq 1 $samples); do
-        echo "REPORT_STACK" >/sys/kernel/debug/provoke-crash/DIRECT
+        echo "REPORT_STACK" > $TRIGGER
 	if [ -t 1 ]; then
 		percent=$(( 100 * $i / $samples ))
 		if [ "$percent" -ne "$report" ]; then
-- 
2.31.1