linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] selftests: tmpfs: Add Test-skip if not run as root

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Message-ID: <e6d8cb36-089b-41cc-8ab7-90338bcda8de@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2025 14:54:14 -0700
From: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Shivam Chaudhary <cvam0000@...il.com>, shuah@...nel.org
Cc: linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] selftests: tmpfs: Add Test-skip if not run as root

On 1/2/25 03:04, Shivam Chaudhary wrote:
> Add 'ksft_exit_skip()', if  not run as root, with an appropriate
> Warning.
> 
> Add 'ksft_print_header()' and 'ksft_set_plan()' to structure test
> outputs more effectively.
> 
> Test logs:
> 
> Before Change:
> - Without root
>   error: unshare, errno 1
> 
> - With root
>   No, output
> 
> After change:
> 
> - Without root
> TAP version 13
> 1..1
> ok 2 # SKIP This test needs root to run!
> Totals: pass:0 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:1 error:0
> 
> - With root
> TAP version 13
> 1..1

How are you running this test to see the before ad after
results?

thanks,
-- Shuah