From: Li Wang <li.wang@linux.dev>
To: Andrea Cervesato <andrea.cervesato@suse.com>
Cc: ltp@lists.linux.it
Subject: Re: [LTP] [PATCH v3 3/4] tst_kconfig: add module mappings for vsock/vsock_loopback
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:43:21 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <as76WWbV729wXj6k@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <iDTNt1jXwFqCtxRdYVwoga28j8OKFAmDRyJ6@localhost.localdomain>
On Mon, Oct 12, 2026 at 03:51:32PM +0000, Andrea Cervesato wrote:
> Hi Li,
>
> > The test needs root only to load the modules; the reproducer runs as
> > an ordinary nonroot process in the initial namespace, which can use
> > loopback VSOCK on nonprivileged ports. Drop privileges to nobody after
> > module loading and regain root in cleanup() so the modules can be
> > unloaded.
>
> Please drop the root _only_ if we are root, we shouldn'f force the test
> to be root always, even when we are user.
Yes, that's right.
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Li Wang
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-14 3:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-10 3:36 [LTP] [PATCH v3 0/4] tst_kconfig: automatic module load/unload for CONFIG_*=m Li Wang
2026-10-10 3:36 ` [LTP] [PATCH v3 1/4] lib: add module is loaded check Li Wang
2026-10-10 9:38 ` [LTP] " linuxtestproject.agent
2026-10-12 15:48 ` [LTP] [PATCH v3 1/4] " Andrea Cervesato via ltp
2026-10-14 3:18 ` Li Wang
2026-10-10 3:36 ` [LTP] [PATCH v3 2/4] tst_kconfig: load and unload kernel modules for CONFIG_*=m Li Wang
2026-10-12 16:09 ` Andrea Cervesato via ltp
2026-10-14 3:36 ` Li Wang
2026-10-10 3:36 ` [LTP] [PATCH v3 3/4] tst_kconfig: add module mappings for vsock/vsock_loopback Li Wang
2026-10-12 15:51 ` Andrea Cervesato via ltp
2026-10-14 3:43 ` Li Wang [this message]
2026-10-14 5:01 ` Li Wang
2026-10-14 7:13 ` Andrea Cervesato via ltp
2026-10-10 3:36 ` [LTP] [PATCH v3 4/4] testcases: drop manual tst_modprobe() now handled by tst_kconfig Li Wang
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