Re: [PATCH v8 04/13] fstests: add _require_fanotify_function

[Zorro Lang <zlang@kernel.org>]

On Sat, Jul 25, 2026 at 03:39:01PM +0800, Anand Jain wrote:
> fanotify support may not be compiled into the kernel. Add
> _require_fanotify_function to skip tests when fanotify is disabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anand Jain <asj@kernel.org>
> ---
>  common/rc | 7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/common/rc b/common/rc
> index 53e5d9d43af6..21b516accdf7 100644
> --- a/common/rc
> +++ b/common/rc
> @@ -6329,6 +6329,13 @@ _require_max_file_range_blocks()
>  	esac
>  }
>  
> +_require_fanotify_function()
> +{
> +        if $FSNOTIFYWAIT_PROG 2>&1 | grep -q "Function not implemented"; then
> +                _notrun "Need CONFIG_FANOTIFY and CONFIG_FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS to be enabled"
> +        fi

What happens if $FSNOTIFYWAIT_PROG fails with an error other than
'Function not implemented'?

Thanks,
Zorro

> +}
> +
>  _require_fanotify_ioerrors()
>  {
>  	local x
> -- 
> 2.43.0
>