linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 2/2] selftests/nolibc: prevent coredumps during test execution

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Date:   Fri, 26 May 2023 09:51:20 +0200
From:   Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
To:     Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] selftests/nolibc: prevent coredumps during test
 execution

The child process forked during stackprotector tests intentionally gets
killed with SIGABRT. By default this will trigger writing a coredump.
The writing of the coredump can spam the systems coredump machinery and
take some time.

Timings for the full run of nolibc-test:
Before: 200ms
After:   20ms

This is on a desktop x86 system with systemd-coredumpd enabled.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
index 95ff2867a91d..3296e8567fa5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
@@ -831,6 +831,7 @@ static int run_protection(int min, int max)
 		close(STDOUT_FILENO);
 		close(STDERR_FILENO);
 
+		prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 		smash_stack();
 		return 1;
 

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2.40.1