On 2024-04-18 18:08 +0200, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This check can be done at the very beginning of the script.
> As the follow up patch needs to add early code that needs to be executed
> after the check, move it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v3->v4:
> - removed NUM_NETIFS mode, rephrased the patch subject and description
> accordingly
> ---
> tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh | 10 +++++-----
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh
> index 7913c6ee418d..b63a5866ce97 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh
> @@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ declare -A NETIFS=(
> # e.g. a low-power board.
> : "${KSFT_MACHINE_SLOW:=no}"
>
> +if [[ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]]; then
> + echo "SKIP: need root privileges"
> + exit $ksft_skip
> +fi
> +
There's a small problem here. ksft_skip is defined in net/lib.sh which
hasn't yet been imported at this point.
Also, on my system at least, the code in the next patch can run
successfully as an unprivileged user. So what is this patch needed for
exactly?
