linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] KVM: selftests: Improve error handling when opening files

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Message-ID: <175079223259.515104.13388521699200936285.b4-ty@google.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:38:43 -0700
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	James Houghton <jthoughton@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] KVM: selftests: Improve error handling when opening files

On Fri, 16 May 2025 14:59:05 -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Improve selftests' error reporting when opening a file fails, e.g. so that
> failure to access a module param spits out a message about KVM not being
> loaded, instead of a cryptic message about a param not being supported.
> 
> Sean Christopherson (4):
>   KVM: selftests: Verify KVM is loaded when getting a KVM module param
>   KVM: selftests: Add __open_path_or_exit() variant to provide extra
>     help info
>   KVM: selftests: Play nice with EACCES errors in open_path_or_exit()
>   KVM: selftests: Print a more helpful message for EACCESS in access
>     tracking test
> 
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 selftests, thanks!

[1/4] KVM: selftests: Verify KVM is loaded when getting a KVM module param
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/fcab107abe1a
[2/4] KVM: selftests: Add __open_path_or_exit() variant to provide extra help info
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/6e1cce7cda1b
[3/4] KVM: selftests: Play nice with EACCES errors in open_path_or_exit()
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/ba300a728f6f
[4/4] KVM: selftests: Print a more helpful message for EACCESS in access tracking test
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/71443210e26d

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