linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] selftests/futex: fix incorrect result reporting of futex

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Message-ID: <871pjac3a0.ffs@tglx>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:35:19 +0100
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...nel.org>
To: Yuwen Chen <ywen.chen@...mail.com>, bigeasy@...utronix.de, wakel@...gle.com
Cc: andrealmeid@...lia.com, colin.i.king@...il.com, dave@...olabs.net,
 dvhart@...radead.org, edliaw@...gle.com, justinstitt@...gle.com,
 kernel-team@...roid.com, licayy@...mail.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, luto@....edu, mingo@...hat.com,
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 peterz@...radead.org, shuah@...nel.org, usama.anjum@...labora.com, Yuwen
 Chen <ywen.chen@...mail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] selftests/futex: fix incorrect result reporting of
 futex_requeue test item

On Tue, Jan 27 2026 at 15:37, Yuwen Chen wrote:
> When using the TEST_HARNESS_MAIN macro definition to declare the main
> function, you need to use the EXPECT_ and ASSERT_ series of functions in
> conjunction. Otherwise, even if a test item fails, the test will still
> return a success result.
>
> When adding a delay in waiterfn to artificially create an incorrect test
> result, the test item has actually failed. However, the output still
> indicates that the test has passed:

This is an actual fix and wants to go _before_ adding hacks to solve the
my system is too busy to start a thread in 10 seconds "problem".

Thanks,

        tglx