Re: [PATCH 2/5] kselftest: Fix vdso_test_time to pass on skips

[Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>]

On 1/26/22 3:27 AM, Cristian Marussi wrote:
> When a vDSO symbol is not found, all the testcases in vdso_test_abi usually
> report a SKIP, which, in turn, is reported back to Kselftest as a PASS.
> 
> Testcase vdso_test_time, instead, reporting a SKIP, causes the whole set of
> tests within vdso_test_abi to be considered FAIL when symbol is not found.
> 
> Fix it reporting a PASS when vdso_test_time cannot find the vdso symbol.
> 
> Cc: Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@arm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Cristian Marussi <cristian.marussi@arm.com>
> ---
> Seen as a failure on both a JUNO and a Dragonboard on both recent and old
> kernels/testruns:
> 
> root@deb-buster-arm64:~# /opt/ksft/vDSO/vdso_test_abi
> [vDSO kselftest] VDSO_VERSION: LINUX_2.6.39
> The time is 1637922136.675304
> The time is 1637922136.675361000
> The resolution is 0 1
> clock_id: CLOCK_REALTIME [PASS]
> The time is 1927.760604900
> The resolution is 0 1
> clock_id: CLOCK_BOOTTIME [PASS]
> The time is 1637922136.675649700
> The resolution is 0 1
> clock_id: CLOCK_TAI [PASS]
> The time is 1637922136.672000000
> The resolution is 0 4000000
> clock_id: CLOCK_REALTIME_COARSE [PASS]
> The time is 1927.761005600
> The resolution is 0 1
> clock_id: CLOCK_MONOTONIC [PASS]
> The time is 1927.761132780
> The resolution is 0 1
> clock_id: CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW [PASS]
> The time is 1927.757093740
> The resolution is 0 4000000
> clock_id: CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE [PASS]
> Could not find __kernel_time              <<< This caused a FAIL as a whole
> root@deb-buster-arm64:~# echo $?
> 1
> 
> e.g.: https://lkft.validation.linaro.org/scheduler/job/2192570#L27778
> ---
>   tools/testing/selftests/vDSO/vdso_test_abi.c | 3 ++-
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vDSO/vdso_test_abi.c b/tools/testing/selftests/vDSO/vdso_test_abi.c
> index 3d603f1394af..7dcc66d1cecf 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/vDSO/vdso_test_abi.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vDSO/vdso_test_abi.c
> @@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ static int vdso_test_time(void)
>   		(vdso_time_t)vdso_sym(version, name[2]);
>   
>   	if (!vdso_time) {
> +		/* Skip if symbol not found: consider skipped tests as passed */
>   		printf("Could not find %s\n", name[2]);
> -		return KSFT_SKIP;
> +		return KSFT_PASS;

Skip is a the right option here. Pass indicates that the functionality
has been tested and it passed. There is a clear message that says that
the symbol isn't found

thanks,
-- Shuah