[PATCH v2] selftests: firmware: Add details in error logging

From: Harshal
Date: Mon Jul 14 2025 - 17:27:50 EST


Specify details in logs of failed cases

Signed-off-by: Harshal <embedkari167@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- revert back to exit() instead of die() to avoid modifying system behaviour

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/c7c071ed-6a4e-4a9c-ba9d-c745fd42c22f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
tools/testing/selftests/firmware/fw_namespace.c | 14 +++++++-------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/firmware/fw_namespace.c b/tools/testing/selftests/firmware/fw_namespace.c
index 04757dc7e546..5b0032498ede 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/firmware/fw_namespace.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/firmware/fw_namespace.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static void trigger_fw(const char *fw_name, const char *sys_path)

fd = open(sys_path, O_WRONLY);
if (fd < 0)
- die("open failed: %s\n",
+ die("open of sys_path failed: %s\n",
strerror(errno));
if (write(fd, fw_name, strlen(fw_name)) != strlen(fw_name))
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ static void setup_fw(const char *fw_path)

fd = open(fw_path, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0600);
if (fd < 0)
- die("open failed: %s\n",
+ die("open of firmware file failed: %s\n",
strerror(errno));
if (write(fd, fw, sizeof(fw) -1) != sizeof(fw) -1)
- die("write failed: %s\n",
+ die("write to firmware file failed: %s\n",
strerror(errno));
close(fd);
}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static bool test_fw_in_ns(const char *fw_name, const char *sys_path, bool block_

if (block_fw_in_parent_ns)
if (mount("test", "/lib/firmware", "tmpfs", MS_RDONLY, NULL) == -1)
- die("blocking firmware in parent ns failed\n");
+ die("blocking firmware in parent namespace failed\n");

child = fork();
if (child == -1) {
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ static bool test_fw_in_ns(const char *fw_name, const char *sys_path, bool block_
strerror(errno));
}
if (mount(NULL, "/", NULL, MS_SLAVE|MS_REC, NULL) == -1)
- die("remount root in child ns failed\n");
+ die("remount root in child namespace failed\n");

if (!block_fw_in_parent_ns) {
if (mount("test", "/lib/firmware", "tmpfs", MS_RDONLY, NULL) == -1)
- die("blocking firmware in child ns failed\n");
+ die("blocking firmware in child namespace failed\n");
} else
umount("/lib/firmware");

@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
die("error: failed to build full fw_path\n");

setup_fw(fw_path);
-
setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IONBF, 0);
+
/* Positive case: firmware in PID1 mount namespace */
printf("Testing with firmware in parent namespace (assumed to be same file system as PID1)\n");
if (!test_fw_in_ns(fw_name, sys_path, false))
--
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