linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH next 3/3] selftests:connector: Add root check and fix arg error paths to skip

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Message-ID: <957be0e8-2bdf-80f4-92b7-3b9070c546b3@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:41:45 -0600
From:   Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Anjali Kulkarni <anjali.k.kulkarni@...cle.com>
Cc:     Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Liam Howlett <liam.howlett@...cle.com>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH next 3/3] selftests:connector: Add root check and fix arg
 error paths to skip

On 7/28/23 15:21, Anjali Kulkarni wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Jul 28, 2023, at 12:44 PM, Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>>
>> On 7/28/23 13:06, Shuah Khan wrote:
>>> On 7/28/23 12:10, Anjali Kulkarni wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Jul 28, 2023, at 10:29 AM, Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> proc_filter test requires root privileges. Add root privilege check
>>>>> and skip the test. Also fix argument parsing paths to skip in their
>>>>> error legs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> tools/testing/selftests/connector/proc_filter.c | 9 +++++++--
>>>>> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/connector/proc_filter.c b/tools/testing/selftests/connector/proc_filter.c
>>>>> index 4fe8c6763fd8..7b2081b98e5c 100644
>>>>> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/connector/proc_filter.c
>>>>> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/connector/proc_filter.c
>>>>> @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
>>>>>
>>>>> if (argc > 2) {
>>>>> printf("Expected 0(assume no-filter) or 1 argument(-f)\n");
>>>>> -  exit(1);
>>>>> +  exit(KSFT_SKIP);
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> if (argc == 2) {
>>>>> @@ -256,10 +256,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
>>>>> filter = 1;
>>>>> } else {
>>>>> printf("Valid option : -f (for filter feature)\n");
>>>>> -  exit(1);
>>>>> +  exit(KSFT_SKIP);
>>>>> }
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> +  if (geteuid()) {
>>>>> +  printf("Connector test requires root privileges.\n");
>>>>> +  exit(KSFT_SKIP);
>>>>> +  }
>>>>> +
>>>>
>>>> I am not sure why you have added this check? proc_filter does not need root privilege to run.
>>>>
>>> It failed for me when I ran it saying it requires root privileges.
>>> I had to run it as root.
>>
>> The following is what I see when I run the test as non-root
>> user:
>>
>> bind failed: Operation not permitted
>>
> 
> Yes, that’s expected on a kernel which does not have the kernel patches submitted with this selftest installed on it.
> So this check for root needs to be removed.
> 

I will send v2 for this patch without root check. I should have
split the argument error paths and root check anyway.

However, what is strange is if the test run by root, bind() doesn't fail.
This doesn't make sense to me based on what you said about bind() fails
if kernel doesn't support the new feature.

That sounds like a problem if the test can be run by non-root user and
it should fail if kernel doesn't have the feature included. I would
think the bind() should fail for root and non-root users.

The bind() failure should be skip if it is an indication of feature
not being supported on the kernel.

thanks,
-- Shuah