--- ltp.orig/testcases/kernel/mem/lib/mem.c 2011-09-05 08:42:12.000000000 +0200 +++ ltp/testcases/kernel/mem/lib/mem.c 2011-09-06 14:50:51.000000000 +0200 @@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ void testoom(int mempolicy, int lite, in tst_resm(TINFO, "start OOM testing for mlocked pages."); oom(MLOCK, mempolicy, lite); + if(access( PATH_KSM, F_OK ) == -1) + tst_brkm(TCONF, NULL, "KSM configuration is not enabled"); + tst_resm(TINFO, "start OOM testing for KSM pages."); oom(KSM, mempolicy, lite); }