# Re: \[PATCH net-next\] selftests/bpf: make correct use of exit codes in bpf selftests

- From: Daniel Borkmann \<hidden\>
- Date: 2017-06-13 13:27:03 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2017/06/11057131
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2017/06/11057130/t.md

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On 06/13/2017 03:17 PM, Jesper Dangaard Brouer wrote:
> The selftests depend on using the shell exit code as a mean of
> detecting the success or failure of test-binary executed.  The
> appropiate output "[PASS]" or "[FAIL]" in generated by
> tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk.
>
> Notice that the exit code is masked with 255. Thus, be careful if
> using the number of errors as the exits code, as 256 errors would be
> seen as a success.
>
> There are two standard defined exit(3) codes:
>   /usr/include/stdlib.h
>   #define EXIT_FAILURE    1       /* Failing exit status.  */
>   #define EXIT_SUCCESS    0       /* Successful exit status.  */
>
> Fix test_verifier.c to not use the negative value of variable
> "results", but instead return EXIT_FAILURE.
>
> Fix test_align.c and test_progs.c to actually use exit codes, before
> they were always indicating success regardless of results.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <redacted>

Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
```