[PATCH v3 5/6] selftests: livepatch: Check if replace sysfs attribute exists

From: Marcos Paulo de Souza

Date: Mon Apr 27 2026 - 14:32:09 EST


The commit adb68ed26a3e ("livepatch: Add "replace" sysfs attribute"),
merged in v6.11, introduced a new sysfs attribute.

In order to run the selftests on older kernels, check if given kernel
has support for the attribute. If the attribute is not supported, skip
the checks.

Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@xxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-sysfs.sh | 39 +++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-sysfs.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-sysfs.sh
index 394cf3ff99cd..744c612a90d3 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-sysfs.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-sysfs.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ MOD_LIVEPATCH2=test_klp_callbacks_demo
MOD_LIVEPATCH3=test_klp_syscall

HAS_PATCH_ATTR=0
+HAS_REPLACE_ATTR=0

setup_config

@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "" "drwxr-xr-x"
check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "enabled" "-rw-r--r--"
check_sysfs_value "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "enabled" "1"
check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "force" "--w-------"
-check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "replace" "-r--r--r--"
check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "stack_order" "-r--r--r--"
check_sysfs_value "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "stack_order" "1"
check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "transition" "-r--r--r--"
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ if does_sysfs_exist "$MOD_LIVEPATCH/vmlinux" "patched"; then
HAS_PATCH_ATTR=1
fi

+if does_sysfs_exist "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "replace"; then
+ check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "replace" "-r--r--r--"
+ HAS_REPLACE_ATTR=1
+fi
+
disable_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH

unload_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
@@ -96,18 +101,19 @@ livepatch: 'test_klp_callbacks_demo': unpatching complete
% rmmod test_klp_callbacks_demo"
fi

-start_test "sysfs test replace enabled"
+if [[ "$HAS_REPLACE_ATTR" == "1" ]]; then
+ start_test "sysfs test replace enabled"

-MOD_LIVEPATCH=test_klp_atomic_replace
-load_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH replace=1
+ MOD_LIVEPATCH=test_klp_atomic_replace
+ load_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH replace=1

-check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "replace" "-r--r--r--"
-check_sysfs_value "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "replace" "1"
+ check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "replace" "-r--r--r--"
+ check_sysfs_value "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "replace" "1"

-disable_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
-unload_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
+ disable_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
+ unload_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH

-check_result "% insmod test_modules/$MOD_LIVEPATCH.ko replace=1
+ check_result "% insmod test_modules/$MOD_LIVEPATCH.ko replace=1
livepatch: enabling patch '$MOD_LIVEPATCH'
livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': initializing patching transition
livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': starting patching transition
@@ -120,17 +126,17 @@ livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': completing unpatching transition
livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': unpatching complete
% rmmod $MOD_LIVEPATCH"

-start_test "sysfs test replace disabled"
+ start_test "sysfs test replace disabled"

-load_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH replace=0
+ load_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH replace=0

-check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "replace" "-r--r--r--"
-check_sysfs_value "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "replace" "0"
+ check_sysfs_rights "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "replace" "-r--r--r--"
+ check_sysfs_value "$MOD_LIVEPATCH" "replace" "0"

-disable_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
-unload_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
+ disable_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
+ unload_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH

-check_result "% insmod test_modules/$MOD_LIVEPATCH.ko replace=0
+ check_result "% insmod test_modules/$MOD_LIVEPATCH.ko replace=0
livepatch: enabling patch '$MOD_LIVEPATCH'
livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': initializing patching transition
livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': starting patching transition
@@ -142,6 +148,7 @@ livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': starting unpatching transition
livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': completing unpatching transition
livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': unpatching complete
% rmmod $MOD_LIVEPATCH"
+fi

start_test "sysfs test stack_order value"


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