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