linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] selftests/futex: fix incorrect result reporting of futex

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Message-ID: <tencent_51851B741CC4B5EC9C22AFF70BA82BB60805@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:03:10 +0800
From: Yuwen Chen <ywen.chen@...mail.com>
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Subject: [PATCH v2] selftests/futex: fix incorrect result reporting of futex_requeue test item

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:

TAP version 13
1..2
 Starting 2 tests from 1 test cases.
  RUN           global.requeue_single ...
not ok 1 futex_requeue simple returned: 0
not ok 2 futex_requeue simple returned: 0
            OK  global.requeue_single
ok 1 global.requeue_single
  RUN           global.requeue_multiple ...
not ok 2 futex_requeue many returned: 0 Success
not ok 3 futex_requeue many returned: 0 Success
            OK  global.requeue_multiple
ok 2 global.requeue_multiple
 PASSED: 2 / 2 tests passed.
 Totals: pass:2 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0

Fixes: f341a20f6d7e ("selftests/futex: Refactor futex_requeue with kselftest_harness.h")
Signed-off-by: Yuwen Chen <ywen.chen@...mail.com>
---
v1 -> v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/tencent_56D79AF3D23CEFAF882E83A2196EC1F12107@qq.com/
  - rebase the patch

 .../futex/functional/futex_requeue.c          | 49 +++----------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_requeue.c b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_requeue.c
index 35d4be23db5da..dcf0d5f2f3122 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_requeue.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_requeue.c
@@ -34,34 +34,18 @@ TEST(requeue_single)
 	volatile futex_t _f1 = 0;
 	volatile futex_t f2 = 0;
 	pthread_t waiter[10];
-	int res;
 
 	f1 = &_f1;
 
 	/*
 	 * Requeue a waiter from f1 to f2, and wake f2.
 	 */
-	if (pthread_create(&waiter[0], NULL, waiterfn, NULL))
-		ksft_exit_fail_msg("pthread_create failed\n");
+	ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_create(&waiter[0], NULL, waiterfn, NULL));
 
 	usleep(WAKE_WAIT_US);
 
-	ksft_print_dbg_msg("Requeuing 1 futex from f1 to f2\n");
-	res = futex_cmp_requeue(f1, 0, &f2, 0, 1, 0);
-	if (res != 1)
-		ksft_test_result_fail("futex_requeue simple returned: %d %s\n",
-				      res ? errno : res,
-				      res ? strerror(errno) : "");
-
-	ksft_print_dbg_msg("Waking 1 futex at f2\n");
-	res = futex_wake(&f2, 1, 0);
-	if (res != 1) {
-		ksft_test_result_fail("futex_requeue simple returned: %d %s\n",
-				      res ? errno : res,
-				      res ? strerror(errno) : "");
-	} else {
-		ksft_test_result_pass("futex_requeue simple succeeds\n");
-	}
+	EXPECT_EQ(1, futex_cmp_requeue(f1, 0, &f2, 0, 1, 0));
+	EXPECT_EQ(1, futex_wake(&f2, 1, 0));
 }
 
 TEST(requeue_multiple)
@@ -69,7 +53,7 @@ TEST(requeue_multiple)
 	volatile futex_t _f1 = 0;
 	volatile futex_t f2 = 0;
 	pthread_t waiter[10];
-	int res, i;
+	int i;
 
 	f1 = &_f1;
 
@@ -77,30 +61,13 @@ TEST(requeue_multiple)
 	 * Create 10 waiters at f1. At futex_requeue, wake 3 and requeue 7.
 	 * At futex_wake, wake INT_MAX (should be exactly 7).
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-		if (pthread_create(&waiter[i], NULL, waiterfn, NULL))
-			ksft_exit_fail_msg("pthread_create failed\n");
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+		ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_create(&waiter[i], NULL, waiterfn, NULL));
 
 	usleep(WAKE_WAIT_US);
 
-	ksft_print_dbg_msg("Waking 3 futexes at f1 and requeuing 7 futexes from f1 to f2\n");
-	res = futex_cmp_requeue(f1, 0, &f2, 3, 7, 0);
-	if (res != 10) {
-		ksft_test_result_fail("futex_requeue many returned: %d %s\n",
-				      res ? errno : res,
-				      res ? strerror(errno) : "");
-	}
-
-	ksft_print_dbg_msg("Waking INT_MAX futexes at f2\n");
-	res = futex_wake(&f2, INT_MAX, 0);
-	if (res != 7) {
-		ksft_test_result_fail("futex_requeue many returned: %d %s\n",
-				      res ? errno : res,
-				      res ? strerror(errno) : "");
-	} else {
-		ksft_test_result_pass("futex_requeue many succeeds\n");
-	}
+	EXPECT_EQ(10, futex_cmp_requeue(f1, 0, &f2, 3, 7, 0));
+	EXPECT_EQ(7, futex_wake(&f2, INT_MAX, 0));
 }
 
 TEST_HARNESS_MAIN
-- 
2.34.1