linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] selftest/vm: clarify error statement in gup

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Message-ID: <9a752af3-8e3f-bfc5-eb24-eadcaf800bd5@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:28:34 -0600
From:   Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Sidhartha Kumar <sidhartha.kumar@...cle.com>, shuah@...nel.org,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] selftest/vm: clarify error statement in gup_test

On 3/30/22 3:52 PM, Sidhartha Kumar wrote:
> Print two possible reasons /sys/kernel/debug/gup_test
> cannot be opened to help users of this test diagnose
> failures.
> 

Thank you for the patch to improve rather cryptic error messages.

> Signed-off-by: Sidhartha Kumar <sidhartha.kumar@...cle.com>
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org # 5.15+
> ---
>   tools/testing/selftests/vm/gup_test.c | 4 +++-
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/gup_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/gup_test.c
> index fe043f67798b0..c496bcefa7a0e 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/gup_test.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/gup_test.c
> @@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
>   
>   	gup_fd = open("/sys/kernel/debug/gup_test", O_RDWR);
>   	if (gup_fd == -1) {
> -		perror("open");
> +		perror("failed to open /sys/kernel/debug/gup_test");
> +		printf("check if CONFIG_GUP_TEST is enabled in kernel config\n");
> +		printf("check if debugfs is mounted at /sys/kernel/debug\n");

Instead of adding 3 messages in a row, please check the errno to figure
out why it failed and print an appropriate message.

If open fails because CONFIG_GUP_TEST is not enabled, the test should skip
the test instead of fail. Failing will indicate a test failure which is not
the case. The test couldn't be run due to unmet dependencies.

This test requires root access. A check for root privilege and skip the
test for the same reason stated above.

>   		exit(1);
>   	}
>   
> 

Please send v2 with these changes.

thanks,
-- Shuah