linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] selftests/mm: run_vmtests.sh: fail if invoked from the wrong directory

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Message-ID: <20260109172833.2989-1-sun.jian.kdev@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 01:28:33 +0800
From: Sun Jian <sun.jian.kdev@...il.com>
To: David Hildenbrand <david@...nel.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
	linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Sun Jian <sun.jian.kdev@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] selftests/mm: run_vmtests.sh: fail if invoked from the wrong directory

run_vmtests.sh assumes it is invoked from tools/testing/selftests/mm.
When run from another working directory, relative paths can lead to
confusing failures. Detect this case and abort with a clear message.

Signed-off-by: Sun Jian <sun.jian.kdev@...il.com>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
index d9173f2312b7..b7025afb56fd 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 # Kselftest framework requirement - SKIP code is 4.
 ksft_skip=4
 
+# Verify invocation from the script directory.
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
+if [ "$(pwd -P)" != "$SCRIPT_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Please run this test from $SCRIPT_DIR" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 count_total=0
 count_pass=0
 count_fail=0
-- 
2.43.0