[PATCH] selftests/powerpc: Fix exec_prot test failure on Hash MMU

From: Chris Chiu

Date: Wed Sep 09 2026 - 01:09:58 EST


Hash MMU maps execute-only pages as readable at the PTE level, so reading
from a PROT_EXEC-only mapping does not fault there. The exec_prot test
currently treats that as a failure, while the rest of the permission
checks are still valid.

Use the existing using_hash_mmu() helper and skip only the read-on-
execute-only subtest on Hash MMU. Keep the rest of the test unchanged so
the fix stays local to the unsupported execute-only-read expectation.

Signed-off-by: Chris Chiu <chris.chiu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../testing/selftests/powerpc/mm/exec_prot.c | 21 ++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/mm/exec_prot.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/mm/exec_prot.c
index db75b2225de1..bd44f49d8449 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/mm/exec_prot.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/mm/exec_prot.c
@@ -108,11 +108,14 @@ static int check_exec_fault(int rights)
static int test(void)
{
struct sigaction segv_act, trap_act;
+ bool hash_mmu;
int i;

/* Skip the test if the CPU doesn't support Radix */
SKIP_IF(!have_hwcap2(PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_3_00));

+ FAIL_IF(using_hash_mmu(&hash_mmu));
+
/* Check if pkeys are supported */
pkeys_supported = pkeys_unsupported() == 0;

@@ -167,13 +170,17 @@ static int test(void)
* Read an instruction word from the address when the page
* is execute only. This should generate an access fault.
*/
- fault_code = -1;
- remaining_faults = 1;
- printf("Testing read on --x, should fault...");
- FAIL_IF(mprotect(insns, pgsize, PROT_EXEC) != 0);
- i = *fault_addr;
- FAIL_IF(remaining_faults != 0 || !is_fault_expected(fault_code));
- printf("ok!\n");
+ if (!hash_mmu) {
+ fault_code = -1;
+ remaining_faults = 1;
+ printf("Testing read on --x, should fault...");
+ FAIL_IF(mprotect(insns, pgsize, PROT_EXEC) != 0);
+ i = *fault_addr;
+ FAIL_IF(remaining_faults != 0 || !is_fault_expected(fault_code));
+ printf("ok!\n");
+ } else {
+ printf("Testing read on --x, skipped on Hash MMU\n");
+ }

/*
* Write an instruction word to the address when the page
--
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