The sockopt test invokes test__start_subtest and then unconditionally asserts the success. That means that even if deny-listed, any test will still run and potentially fail. Evaluate the return value of test__start_subtest() to achieve the desired behavior, as other tests do. Signed-off-by: Daniel Müller <deso@xxxxxxxxxx> --- tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockopt.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockopt.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockopt.c index 33dd45..9e6a5e 100644 --- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockopt.c +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockopt.c @@ -1060,7 +1060,9 @@ void test_sockopt(void) return; for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tests); i++) { - test__start_subtest(tests[i].descr); + if (!test__start_subtest(tests[i].descr)) + continue; + ASSERT_OK(run_test(cgroup_fd, &tests[i]), tests[i].descr); } -- 2.34.1