[PATCH v2] selftests/futex: Skip futex_waitv tests if ENOSYS

From: Wake Liu
Date: Sat Aug 09 2025 - 04:32:49 EST


The futex_waitv() syscall was introduced in Linux 5.16. The existing
test in futex_wait_timeout.c will fail on kernels older than 5.16
due to the syscall not being implemented.

Modify the test_timeout() function to check if the error returned
is ENOSYS. If it is, skip the test and report it as such, rather than
failing. This ensures the selftests can be run on a wider range of
kernel versions without false negatives.

Signed-off-by: Wake Liu <wakel@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
+V1 -> V2:
+- Addressed review comments from André Almeida.
+- Applied ENOSYS check to futex_wait_wouldblock.c as well.
---
.../selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c | 10 +++++++---
.../futex/functional/futex_wait_wouldblock.c | 12 ++++++++----
.../testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_waitv.c | 8 ++++++++
3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c
index d183f878360b..8a48cf5d235f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c
@@ -64,9 +64,13 @@ void *get_pi_lock(void *arg)
static void test_timeout(int res, int *ret, char *test_name, int err)
{
if (!res || errno != err) {
- ksft_test_result_fail("%s returned %d\n", test_name,
- res < 0 ? errno : res);
- *ret = RET_FAIL;
+ if (errno == ENOSYS) {
+ ksft_test_result_skip("%s: %m\n", test_name);
+ } else {
+ ksft_test_result_fail("%s returned %d\n", test_name,
+ res < 0 ? errno : res);
+ *ret = RET_FAIL;
+ }
} else {
ksft_test_result_pass("%s succeeds\n", test_name);
}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_wouldblock.c b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_wouldblock.c
index 2d8230da9064..5e85ebb33e62 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_wouldblock.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_wouldblock.c
@@ -98,10 +98,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
info("Calling futex_waitv on f1: %u @ %p with val=%u\n", f1, &f1, f1+1);
res = futex_waitv(&waitv, 1, 0, &to, CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
if (!res || errno != EWOULDBLOCK) {
- ksft_test_result_fail("futex_waitv returned: %d %s\n",
- res ? errno : res,
- res ? strerror(errno) : "");
- ret = RET_FAIL;
+ if (errno == ENOSYS) {
+ ksft_test_result_skip("futex_waitv: %m\n");
+ } else {
+ ksft_test_result_fail("futex_waitv returned: %d %s\n",
+ res ? errno : res,
+ res ? strerror(errno) : "");
+ ret = RET_FAIL;
+ }
} else {
ksft_test_result_pass("futex_waitv\n");
}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_waitv.c b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_waitv.c
index a94337f677e1..84eec26910bb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_waitv.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_waitv.c
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ void *waiterfn(void *arg)

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
+ if (!ksft_min_kernel_version(5, 16)) {
+ ksft_print_header();
+ ksft_set_plan(0);
+ ksft_print_msg("%s: FUTEX_WAITV not implemented until 5.16\n",
+ basename(argv[0]));
+ ksft_print_cnts();
+ return KSFT_SKIP;
+ }
pthread_t waiter;
int res, ret = RET_PASS;
struct timespec to;
--
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