[PATCH 2/2] selftests/memory-hotplug: Use $(id -u) instead of $UID for root check
From: Darren Chang
Date: Thu Oct 22 2026 - 01:23:18 EST
$UID is a bash-specific variable and is not defined in other shells such
as Android's /system/bin/sh (mksh) or POSIX sh. When running this test
on environments without bash (e.g. Android), $UID is unset and
'[ $UID != 0 ]' expands to '[ != 0 ]', causing a syntax error.
Replace $UID with "$(id -u)" so the root privilege check works across
different shells.
Signed-off-by: Darren Chang <chihsheng@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug/mem-on-off-test.sh | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug/mem-on-off-test.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug/mem-on-off-test.sh
index 611be86eaf3d..11fb70bf1833 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug/mem-on-off-test.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug/mem-on-off-test.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ prerequisite()
{
msg="skip all tests:"
- if [ $UID != 0 ]; then
+ if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
echo $msg must be run as root >&2
exit $ksft_skip
fi
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