ret_set_ksft_status() calls ksft_status_merge() with the current return
status and the last one. It treats a non-zero return code from
ksft_status_merge() as an indication that the return status was
overwritten by the last one and therefore overwrites the return message
with the last one.
Currently, ksft_status_merge() returns a non-zero return code even if
the current return status and the last one are equal. This results in
return messages being overwritten which is counter-productive since we
are more interested in the first failure message and not the last one.
Fix by changing ksft_status_merge() to only return a non-zero return
code if the current return status was actually changed.
Add a test case which checks that the first error message is not
overwritten.
Before:
# ./lib_sh_test.sh
[...]
TEST: RET tfail2 tfail -> fail [FAIL]
retmsg=tfail expected tfail2
[...]
# echo $?
1
After:
# ./lib_sh_test.sh
[...]
TEST: RET tfail2 tfail -> fail [ OK ]
[...]
# echo $?
0
Fixes: 596c8819cb ("selftests: forwarding: Have RET track kselftest framework constants")
Reviewed-by: Petr Machata <petrm@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251116081029.69112-1-idosch@nvidia.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Rerunning various scenarios to make sure lib.sh changes do not impact the
observable behavior is no fun. Add a selftest at least for the bare basics
-- the mechanics of setting RET, retmsg, and EXIT_STATUS.
Since the selftest itself uses lib.sh, it would be possible to break lib.sh
in such a way that invalidates result of the selftest. Since the metatest
only uses the bare basics (just pass/fail), hopefully such fundamental
breakages would be noticed.
Signed-off-by: Petr Machata <petrm@nvidia.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/6d25cedbf2d4b83614944809a34fe023fbe8db38.1711464583.git.petrm@nvidia.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
