[PATCH v2 04/53] selftests/mm: run_vmtests.sh: don't gate THP and KSM tests on HAVE_HUGEPAGES

From: Mike Rapoport

Date: Sat Apr 18 2026 - 06:56:54 EST


From: "Mike Rapoport (Microsoft)" <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>

HAVE_HUGEPAGES indicates availability of free HugeTLB pages. It should not
be used to gate KSM test that merges transparent huge pages or
split_huge_page_test.

Remove check for HAVE_HUGEPAGES when running these tests.

Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh | 22 +++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
index d8468451b3a3..e2dc9ac87bfc 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
@@ -436,9 +436,7 @@ CATEGORY="memfd_secret" run_test ./memfd_secret
fi

# KSM KSM_MERGE_TIME_HUGE_PAGES test with size of 100
-if [ "${HAVE_HUGEPAGES}" = "1" ]; then
- CATEGORY="ksm" run_test ./ksm_tests -H -s 100
-fi
+CATEGORY="ksm" run_test ./ksm_tests -H -s 100
# KSM KSM_MERGE_TIME test with size of 100
CATEGORY="ksm" run_test ./ksm_tests -P -s 100
# KSM MADV_MERGEABLE test with 10 identical pages
@@ -493,16 +491,14 @@ CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./transhuge-stress -d 20

# Try to create XFS if not provided
if [ -z "${SPLIT_HUGE_PAGE_TEST_XFS_PATH}" ]; then
- if [ "${HAVE_HUGEPAGES}" = "1" ]; then
- if test_selected "thp"; then
- if grep xfs /proc/filesystems &>/dev/null; then
- XFS_IMG=$(mktemp /tmp/xfs_img_XXXXXX)
- SPLIT_HUGE_PAGE_TEST_XFS_PATH=$(mktemp -d /tmp/xfs_dir_XXXXXX)
- truncate -s 314572800 ${XFS_IMG}
- mkfs.xfs -q ${XFS_IMG}
- mount -o loop ${XFS_IMG} ${SPLIT_HUGE_PAGE_TEST_XFS_PATH}
- MOUNTED_XFS=1
- fi
+ if test_selected "thp"; then
+ if grep xfs /proc/filesystems &>/dev/null; then
+ XFS_IMG=$(mktemp /tmp/xfs_img_XXXXXX)
+ SPLIT_HUGE_PAGE_TEST_XFS_PATH=$(mktemp -d /tmp/xfs_dir_XXXXXX)
+ truncate -s 314572800 ${XFS_IMG}
+ mkfs.xfs -q ${XFS_IMG}
+ mount -o loop ${XFS_IMG} ${SPLIT_HUGE_PAGE_TEST_XFS_PATH}
+ MOUNTED_XFS=1
fi
fi
fi
--
2.53.0