[PATCH] selftests/bpf: restrict ns_current_pid_tgid updates to target task

From: Sun Jian

Date: Mon Mar 16 2026 - 03:34:29 EST


ns_current_pid_tgid uses a shared syscall tracepoint for
current_pid_tgid tracepoint subtests. When selftests run in parallel,
unrelated tasks can trigger the same hook and overwrite BSS results,
causing false failures.

Store the expected pid/tgid in BSS and update user_pid/user_tgid only
when bpf_get_ns_current_pid_tgid() returns values matching the target
task.

This prevents unrelated tasks from interfering with the test, allows
dropping the serial-only restriction, and removes the obsolete TODO
comment.

Tested:
./test_progs -t current_pid_tgid
./test_progs -j$(nproc) -t current_pid_tgid

Signed-off-by: Sun Jian <sun.jian.kdev@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ns_current_pid_tgid.c | 5 +++--
.../testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_ns_current_pid_tgid.c | 7 +++++++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ns_current_pid_tgid.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ns_current_pid_tgid.c
index 99c953f2be21..e3938bb48151 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ns_current_pid_tgid.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ns_current_pid_tgid.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ static int get_pid_tgid(pid_t *pid, pid_t *tgid,
bss->ino = st.st_ino;
bss->user_pid = 0;
bss->user_tgid = 0;
+ bss->expected_pid = *pid;
+ bss->expected_tgid = *tgid;
return 0;
}

@@ -200,8 +202,7 @@ static void test_ns_current_pid_tgid_new_ns(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg)
return;
}

-/* TODO: use a different tracepoint */
-void serial_test_current_pid_tgid(void)
+void test_current_pid_tgid(void)
{
if (test__start_subtest("root_ns_tp"))
test_current_pid_tgid_tp(NULL);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_ns_current_pid_tgid.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_ns_current_pid_tgid.c
index 386315afad65..d02c182a7100 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_ns_current_pid_tgid.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_ns_current_pid_tgid.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ struct {

__u64 user_pid = 0;
__u64 user_tgid = 0;
+__u64 expected_pid = 0;
+__u64 expected_tgid = 0;
__u64 dev = 0;
__u64 ino = 0;

@@ -24,6 +26,11 @@ static void get_pid_tgid(void)
if (bpf_get_ns_current_pid_tgid(dev, ino, &nsdata, sizeof(struct bpf_pidns_info)))
return;

+ if (expected_pid && nsdata.pid != expected_pid)
+ return;
+ if (expected_tgid && nsdata.tgid != expected_tgid)
+ return;
+
user_pid = nsdata.pid;
user_tgid = nsdata.tgid;
}

base-commit: f338e77383789c0cae23ca3d48adcc5e9e137e3c
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2.43.0