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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+TARGETS += acct
TARGETS += alsa
TARGETS += amd-pstate
TARGETS += arm64
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+acct_syscall
+config
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+TEST_GEN_PROGS := acct_syscall
+CFLAGS += -Wall
+
+include ../lib.mk
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+// kselftest for acct() syscall
+
+// This tests the acct() syscall, which logs closed processes
+// until deactivated or when criteria in /proc/sys/kernel/acct is met
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+// Create file to log closed processes
+char filename[] = "process_log";
+FILE *fp;
+fp = fopen(filename, "w");
+
+int i = acct(filename);
+
+if (i) {
+ printf("Test Result: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+ remove(filename);
+ fclose(fp);
+ return 1;
+}
+
+ // Create child process and wait to close
+pid_t child_pid;
+
+child_pid = fork();
+
+if (child_pid < 0) {
+ printf("Process failed\n");
+ return 1;
+} else if (child_pid == 0) {
+ printf("Child process successfully created!\n");
+} else {
+ wait(NULL);
+ fseek(fp, 0L, SEEK_END);
+ int sz = ftell(fp);
+ printf("Parent process successfully created!\n");
+
+ i = acct(NULL);
+
+ if (sz <= 0) {
+ printf("Child process not logged");
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ printf("Test Result: Successfully logged closed process.\n");
+ remove(filename);
+ fclose(fp);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+return 1;
+}
Noticed that there was no selftest for the acct() syscall which enables the kernel to record terminated processes into a specified file. This patch provides a test for the acct() syscall. Signed-off-by: Abdulrasaq Lawani <abdulrasaqolawani@gmail.com> --- tools/testing/selftests/Makefile | 1 + tools/testing/selftests/acct/.gitignore | 2 + tools/testing/selftests/acct/Makefile | 4 ++ tools/testing/selftests/acct/acct_syscall.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 67 insertions(+) --- base-commit: 50736169ecc8387247fe6a00932852ce7b057083 change-id: 20240622-kselftest-acct-syscall-2d90f7666b1e Best regards,