linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] kselftests/damon: add support for cases where debugfs cannot be read

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Date:   Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:55:01 +0000
From:   SeongJae Park <sj@...nel.org>
To:     Gautam <gautammenghani201@...il.com>
Cc:     sj@...nel.org, shuah@...nel.org, damon@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] kselftests/damon: add support for cases where debugfs cannot be read

Hi Gautam,

On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 14:05:13 +0530 Gautam <gautammenghani201@...il.com> wrote:

> The kernel is in lockdown mode when secureboot is enabled and hence
> debugfs cannot be used. Add support for this and other general cases 
> where debugfs cannot be read and communicate the same to the user before
> running tests.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gautam <gautammenghani201@...il.com>

All looks good, thank you!  I left one comment below, though.  After fixing it,
you may have

Reviewed-by: SeongJae Park <sj@...nel.org>


> ---
> Changes in v2:
> 1. Modify the error message to account for general cases.
> 2. Change the return code so that the test is skipped.
> 
> Changes in v3:
> 1. Change the name of variable holding the error message.
> 
>  tools/testing/selftests/damon/_chk_dependency.sh | 10 ++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>  mode change 100644 => 100755 tools/testing/selftests/damon/_chk_dependency.sh

I think this permission change is unnecessary?


Thanks,
SJ

> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/damon/_chk_dependency.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/damon/_chk_dependency.sh
> old mode 100644
> new mode 100755
> index 0189db81550b..0328ac0b5a5e
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/damon/_chk_dependency.sh
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/damon/_chk_dependency.sh
> @@ -26,3 +26,13 @@ do
>  		exit 1
>  	fi
>  done
> +
> +permission_error="Operation not permitted"
> +for f in attrs target_ids monitor_on
> +do
> +	status=$( cat "$DBGFS/$f" 2>&1 )
> +	if [ "${status#*$permission_error}" != "$status" ]; then
> +		echo "Permission for reading $DBGFS/$f denied; maybe secureboot enabled?"
> +		exit $ksft_skip
> +	fi
> +done
> -- 
> 2.36.1