The test fails in the middle when it is not run as root while accessing /proc/sys/kernel/msg_next_id. Changed it to check for root at the beginning of the test and exit if not root.
Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <[email protected]> --- tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c b/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c index aa290c0..552f081 100644 --- a/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ipc/msgque.c @@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) int msg, pid, err; struct msgque_data msgque; + if (getuid() != 0) { + printf("Please run the test as root - Exiting.\n"); + exit(1); + } + msgque.key = ftok(argv[0], 822155650); if (msgque.key == -1) { printf("Can't make key\n"); -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
