When timer_create() fails on a bootime or realtime clock, setup_timer() returns 0 as if timer has been set. Callers wait forever for the timer to expire.
This hang is seen on a system that doesn't have support for: CLOCK_REALTIME_ALARM ABSTIME missing CAP_WAKE_ALARM? : [UNSUPPORTED] Test hangs waiting for a timer that hasn't been set to expire. Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <[email protected]> --- tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c index 9c92b7bd5641..ab2fe225e051 100644 --- a/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/timers/set-timer-lat.c @@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ int setup_timer(int clock_id, int flags, int interval, timer_t *tm1) printf("%-22s %s missing CAP_WAKE_ALARM? : [UNSUPPORTED]\n", clockstring(clock_id), flags ? "ABSTIME":"RELTIME"); - return 0; + /* Indicate timer isn't set, so caller doesn't wait */ + return 1; } printf("%s - timer_create() failed\n", clockstring(clock_id)); return -1; -- 2.11.0
