diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
index 666b56f22a41..a8573a3a5430 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ TARGETS += core
 TARGETS += cpufreq
 TARGETS += cpu-hotplug
 TARGETS += damon
+TARGETS += dmabuf-heaps
 TARGETS += drivers/dma-buf
 TARGETS += drivers/s390x/uvdevice
 TARGETS += drivers/net/bonding
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ TARGETS += net/mptcp
 TARGETS += net/openvswitch
 TARGETS += netfilter
 TARGETS += nsfs
+TARGETS += perf_events
 TARGETS += pidfd
 TARGETS += pid_namespace
 TARGETS += powerpc
@@ -88,7 +90,9 @@ endif
 TARGETS += tmpfs
 TARGETS += tpm2
 TARGETS += tty
+TARGETS += uevents
 TARGETS += user
+TARGETS += user_events
 TARGETS += vDSO
 TARGETS += mm
 TARGETS += x86
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/Makefile
index fca73aaa7d14..778b54ebb036 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS := test_cachestat
 
 CFLAGS += $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
 CFLAGS += -Wall
-CFLAGS += -lrt
+LDLIBS += -lrt
 
 include ../lib.mk
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/test_cachestat.c b/tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/test_cachestat.c
index 54d09b820ed4..a5a4ac8dcb76 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/test_cachestat.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/test_cachestat.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ static const char * const dev_files[] = {
 	"/dev/zero", "/dev/null", "/dev/urandom",
 	"/proc/version", "/proc"
 };
-static const int cachestat_nr = 451;
 
 void print_cachestat(struct cachestat *cs)
 {
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ bool test_cachestat(const char *filename, bool write_random, bool create,
 		}
 	}
 
-	syscall_ret = syscall(cachestat_nr, fd, &cs_range, &cs, 0);
+	syscall_ret = syscall(__NR_cachestat, fd, &cs_range, &cs, 0);
 
 	ksft_print_msg("Cachestat call returned %ld\n", syscall_ret);
 
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ bool test_cachestat(const char *filename, bool write_random, bool create,
 			ksft_print_msg("fsync fails.\n");
 			ret = false;
 		} else {
-			syscall_ret = syscall(cachestat_nr, fd, &cs_range, &cs, 0);
+			syscall_ret = syscall(__NR_cachestat, fd, &cs_range, &cs, 0);
 
 			ksft_print_msg("Cachestat call (after fsync) returned %ld\n",
 				syscall_ret);
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ bool test_cachestat_shmem(void)
 		goto close_fd;
 	}
 
-	syscall_ret = syscall(cachestat_nr, fd, &cs_range, &cs, 0);
+	syscall_ret = syscall(__NR_cachestat, fd, &cs_range, &cs, 0);
 
 	if (syscall_ret) {
 		ksft_print_msg("Cachestat returned non-zero.\n");
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fat/run_fat_tests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fat/run_fat_tests.sh
index 7f35dc3d15df..d61264d4795d 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fat/run_fat_tests.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/fat/run_fat_tests.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set -u
 set -o pipefail
 
 BASE_DIR="$(dirname $0)"
-TMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d /tmp/fat_tests_tmp.XXXX)"
+TMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d /tmp/fat_tests_tmp.XXXXXX)"
 IMG_PATH="${TMP_DIR}/fat.img"
 MNT_PATH="${TMP_DIR}/mnt"
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c
index 3651ce17beeb..d183f878360b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_wait_timeout.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 static long timeout_ns = 100000;	/* 100us default timeout */
 static futex_t futex_pi;
+static pthread_barrier_t barrier;
 
 void usage(char *prog)
 {
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ void *get_pi_lock(void *arg)
 	if (ret != 0)
 		error("futex_lock_pi failed\n", ret);
 
+	pthread_barrier_wait(&barrier);
+
 	/* Blocks forever */
 	ret = futex_wait(&lock, 0, NULL, 0);
 	error("futex_wait failed\n", ret);
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	       basename(argv[0]));
 	ksft_print_msg("\tArguments: timeout=%ldns\n", timeout_ns);
 
+	pthread_barrier_init(&barrier, NULL, 2);
 	pthread_create(&thread, NULL, get_pi_lock, NULL);
 
 	/* initialize relative timeout */
@@ -163,6 +167,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	res = futex_wait_requeue_pi(&f1, f1, &futex_pi, &to, 0);
 	test_timeout(res, &ret, "futex_wait_requeue_pi monotonic", ETIMEDOUT);
 
+	/* Wait until the other thread calls futex_lock_pi() */
+	pthread_barrier_wait(&barrier);
+	pthread_barrier_destroy(&barrier);
 	/*
 	 * FUTEX_LOCK_PI with CLOCK_REALTIME
 	 * Due to historical reasons, FUTEX_LOCK_PI supports only realtime
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/.gitignore
index 7a657b25f686..05d5e31661df 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ disable-tsc-ctxt-sw-stress-test
 disable-tsc-on-off-stress-test
 disable-tsc-test
 set-anon-vma-name-test
+set-process-name
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/Makefile
index c058b81eeb41..01dc90fbb509 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/Makefile
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ ARCH ?= $(shell echo $(uname_M) | sed -e s/i.86/x86/ -e s/x86_64/x86/)
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH),x86)
 TEST_PROGS := disable-tsc-ctxt-sw-stress-test disable-tsc-on-off-stress-test \
-		disable-tsc-test set-anon-vma-name-test
+		disable-tsc-test set-anon-vma-name-test set-process-name
 all: $(TEST_PROGS)
 
 include ../lib.mk
 
-clean:
-	rm -fr $(TEST_PROGS)
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/set-process-name.c b/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/set-process-name.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3bc5e0e09eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/set-process-name.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * This test covers the PR_SET_NAME functionality of prctl calls
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "../kselftest_harness.h"
+
+#define CHANGE_NAME "changename"
+#define EMPTY_NAME ""
+#define TASK_COMM_LEN 16
+
+int set_name(char *name)
+{
+	int res;
+
+	res = prctl(PR_SET_NAME, name, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+	if (res < 0)
+		return -errno;
+	return res;
+}
+
+int check_is_name_correct(char *check_name)
+{
+	char name[TASK_COMM_LEN];
+	int res;
+
+	res = prctl(PR_GET_NAME, name, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+	if (res < 0)
+		return -errno;
+
+	return !strcmp(name, check_name);
+}
+
+int check_null_pointer(char *check_name)
+{
+	char *name = NULL;
+	int res;
+
+	res = prctl(PR_GET_NAME, name, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+	return res;
+}
+
+TEST(rename_process) {
+
+	EXPECT_GE(set_name(CHANGE_NAME), 0);
+	EXPECT_TRUE(check_is_name_correct(CHANGE_NAME));
+
+	EXPECT_GE(set_name(EMPTY_NAME), 0);
+	EXPECT_TRUE(check_is_name_correct(EMPTY_NAME));
+
+	EXPECT_GE(set_name(CHANGE_NAME), 0);
+	EXPECT_LT(check_null_pointer(CHANGE_NAME), 0);
+}
+
+TEST_HARNESS_MAIN
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/Makefile
index 73d53257df42..5073dbc96125 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/Makefile
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS := resctrl_tests
 
 include ../lib.mk
 
-$(OUTPUT)/resctrl_tests: $(wildcard *.c)
+$(OUTPUT)/resctrl_tests: $(wildcard *.[ch])
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cache.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cache.c
index 8a4fe8693be6..d3cbb829ff6a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cache.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cache.c
@@ -87,21 +87,19 @@ static int reset_enable_llc_perf(pid_t pid, int cpu_no)
 static int get_llc_perf(unsigned long *llc_perf_miss)
 {
 	__u64 total_misses;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* Stop counters after one span to get miss rate */
 
 	ioctl(fd_lm, PERF_EVENT_IOC_DISABLE, 0);
 
-	if (read(fd_lm, &rf_cqm, sizeof(struct read_format)) == -1) {
+	ret = read(fd_lm, &rf_cqm, sizeof(struct read_format));
+	if (ret == -1) {
 		perror("Could not get llc misses through perf");
-
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	total_misses = rf_cqm.values[0].value;
-
-	close(fd_lm);
-
 	*llc_perf_miss = total_misses;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@ int measure_cache_vals(struct resctrl_val_param *param, int bm_pid)
  */
 int cat_val(struct resctrl_val_param *param)
 {
-	int malloc_and_init_memory = 1, memflush = 1, operation = 0, ret = 0;
+	int memflush = 1, operation = 0, ret = 0;
 	char *resctrl_val = param->resctrl_val;
 	pid_t bm_pid;
 
@@ -232,40 +230,38 @@ int cat_val(struct resctrl_val_param *param)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CAT_STR, sizeof(CAT_STR)))
-		initialize_llc_perf();
+	initialize_llc_perf();
 
 	/* Test runs until the callback setup() tells the test to stop. */
 	while (1) {
-		if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CAT_STR, sizeof(CAT_STR))) {
-			ret = param->setup(1, param);
-			if (ret == END_OF_TESTS) {
-				ret = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-			if (ret < 0)
-				break;
-			ret = reset_enable_llc_perf(bm_pid, param->cpu_no);
-			if (ret)
-				break;
-
-			if (run_fill_buf(param->span, malloc_and_init_memory,
-					 memflush, operation, resctrl_val)) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "Error-running fill buffer\n");
-				ret = -1;
-				break;
-			}
-
-			sleep(1);
-			ret = measure_cache_vals(param, bm_pid);
-			if (ret)
-				break;
-		} else {
+		ret = param->setup(param);
+		if (ret == END_OF_TESTS) {
+			ret = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
+		ret = reset_enable_llc_perf(bm_pid, param->cpu_no);
+		if (ret)
 			break;
+
+		if (run_fill_buf(param->span, memflush, operation, true)) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Error-running fill buffer\n");
+			ret = -1;
+			goto pe_close;
 		}
+
+		sleep(1);
+		ret = measure_cache_vals(param, bm_pid);
+		if (ret)
+			goto pe_close;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
+
+pe_close:
+	close(fd_lm);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -282,7 +278,7 @@ int cat_val(struct resctrl_val_param *param)
  * Return:		0 on success. non-zero on failure.
  */
 int show_cache_info(unsigned long sum_llc_val, int no_of_bits,
-		    unsigned long cache_span, unsigned long max_diff,
+		    size_t cache_span, unsigned long max_diff,
 		    unsigned long max_diff_percent, unsigned long num_of_runs,
 		    bool platform, bool cmt)
 {
@@ -291,7 +287,7 @@ int show_cache_info(unsigned long sum_llc_val, int no_of_bits,
 	long avg_diff = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	avg_llc_val = sum_llc_val / (num_of_runs - 1);
+	avg_llc_val = sum_llc_val / num_of_runs;
 	avg_diff = (long)abs(cache_span - avg_llc_val);
 	diff_percent = ((float)cache_span - avg_llc_val) / cache_span * 100;
 
@@ -304,7 +300,7 @@ int show_cache_info(unsigned long sum_llc_val, int no_of_bits,
 	ksft_print_msg("Percent diff=%d\n", abs((int)diff_percent));
 	ksft_print_msg("Number of bits: %d\n", no_of_bits);
 	ksft_print_msg("Average LLC val: %lu\n", avg_llc_val);
-	ksft_print_msg("Cache span (%s): %lu\n", cmt ? "bytes" : "lines",
+	ksft_print_msg("Cache span (%s): %zu\n", cmt ? "bytes" : "lines",
 		       cache_span);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cat_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cat_test.c
index fb1443f888c4..3848dfb46aba 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cat_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cat_test.c
@@ -17,27 +17,16 @@
 #define MAX_DIFF_PERCENT	4
 #define MAX_DIFF		1000000
 
-static int count_of_bits;
-static char cbm_mask[256];
-static unsigned long long_mask;
-static unsigned long cache_size;
-
 /*
  * Change schemata. Write schemata to specified
  * con_mon grp, mon_grp in resctrl FS.
  * Run 5 times in order to get average values.
  */
-static int cat_setup(int num, ...)
+static int cat_setup(struct resctrl_val_param *p)
 {
-	struct resctrl_val_param *p;
 	char schemata[64];
-	va_list param;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	va_start(param, num);
-	p = va_arg(param, struct resctrl_val_param *);
-	va_end(param);
-
 	/* Run NUM_OF_RUNS times */
 	if (p->num_of_runs >= NUM_OF_RUNS)
 		return END_OF_TESTS;
@@ -88,7 +77,7 @@ static int check_results(struct resctrl_val_param *param)
 	no_of_bits = count_bits(param->mask);
 
 	return show_cache_info(sum_llc_perf_miss, no_of_bits, param->span / 64,
-			       MAX_DIFF, MAX_DIFF_PERCENT, NUM_OF_RUNS,
+			       MAX_DIFF, MAX_DIFF_PERCENT, runs - 1,
 			       get_vendor() == ARCH_INTEL, false);
 }
 
@@ -102,14 +91,12 @@ int cat_perf_miss_val(int cpu_no, int n, char *cache_type)
 {
 	unsigned long l_mask, l_mask_1;
 	int ret, pipefd[2], sibling_cpu_no;
+	unsigned long cache_size = 0;
+	unsigned long long_mask;
+	char cbm_mask[256];
+	int count_of_bits;
 	char pipe_message;
 
-	cache_size = 0;
-
-	ret = remount_resctrlfs(true);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* Get default cbm mask for L3/L2 cache */
 	ret = get_cbm_mask(cache_type, cbm_mask);
 	if (ret)
@@ -144,7 +131,6 @@ int cat_perf_miss_val(int cpu_no, int n, char *cache_type)
 	struct resctrl_val_param param = {
 		.resctrl_val	= CAT_STR,
 		.cpu_no		= cpu_no,
-		.mum_resctrlfs	= false,
 		.setup		= cat_setup,
 	};
 
@@ -227,8 +213,6 @@ int cat_perf_miss_val(int cpu_no, int n, char *cache_type)
 
 out:
 	cat_test_cleanup();
-	if (bm_pid)
-		umount_resctrlfs();
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cmt_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cmt_test.c
index af71b2141271..cb2197647c6c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cmt_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/cmt_test.c
@@ -16,20 +16,8 @@
 #define MAX_DIFF		2000000
 #define MAX_DIFF_PERCENT	15
 
-static int count_of_bits;
-static char cbm_mask[256];
-static unsigned long long_mask;
-static unsigned long cache_size;
-
-static int cmt_setup(int num, ...)
+static int cmt_setup(struct resctrl_val_param *p)
 {
-	struct resctrl_val_param *p;
-	va_list param;
-
-	va_start(param, num);
-	p = va_arg(param, struct resctrl_val_param *);
-	va_end(param);
-
 	/* Run NUM_OF_RUNS times */
 	if (p->num_of_runs >= NUM_OF_RUNS)
 		return END_OF_TESTS;
@@ -71,7 +59,7 @@ static int check_results(struct resctrl_val_param *param, int no_of_bits)
 	fclose(fp);
 
 	return show_cache_info(sum_llc_occu_resc, no_of_bits, param->span,
-			       MAX_DIFF, MAX_DIFF_PERCENT, NUM_OF_RUNS,
+			       MAX_DIFF, MAX_DIFF_PERCENT, runs - 1,
 			       true, true);
 }
 
@@ -82,14 +70,12 @@ void cmt_test_cleanup(void)
 
 int cmt_resctrl_val(int cpu_no, int n, char **benchmark_cmd)
 {
+	unsigned long cache_size = 0;
+	unsigned long long_mask;
+	char cbm_mask[256];
+	int count_of_bits;
 	int ret;
 
-	cache_size = 0;
-
-	ret = remount_resctrlfs(true);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	if (!validate_resctrl_feature_request(CMT_STR))
 		return -1;
 
@@ -117,7 +103,6 @@ int cmt_resctrl_val(int cpu_no, int n, char **benchmark_cmd)
 		.ctrlgrp	= "c1",
 		.mongrp		= "m1",
 		.cpu_no		= cpu_no,
-		.mum_resctrlfs	= false,
 		.filename	= RESULT_FILE_NAME,
 		.mask		= ~(long_mask << n) & long_mask,
 		.span		= cache_size * n / count_of_bits,
@@ -126,7 +111,7 @@ int cmt_resctrl_val(int cpu_no, int n, char **benchmark_cmd)
 	};
 
 	if (strcmp(benchmark_cmd[0], "fill_buf") == 0)
-		sprintf(benchmark_cmd[1], "%lu", param.span);
+		sprintf(benchmark_cmd[1], "%zu", param.span);
 
 	remove(RESULT_FILE_NAME);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/fill_buf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/fill_buf.c
index 341cc93ca84c..0d425f26583a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/fill_buf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/fill_buf.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #define PAGE_SIZE		(4 * 1024)
 #define MB			(1024 * 1024)
 
-static unsigned char *startptr;
-
 static void sb(void)
 {
 #if defined(__i386) || defined(__x86_64)
@@ -40,32 +38,32 @@ static void cl_flush(void *p)
 #endif
 }
 
-static void mem_flush(void *p, size_t s)
+static void mem_flush(unsigned char *buf, size_t buf_size)
 {
-	char *cp = (char *)p;
+	unsigned char *cp = buf;
 	size_t i = 0;
 
-	s = s / CL_SIZE; /* mem size in cache llines */
+	buf_size = buf_size / CL_SIZE; /* mem size in cache lines */
 
-	for (i = 0; i < s; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < buf_size; i++)
 		cl_flush(&cp[i * CL_SIZE]);
 
 	sb();
 }
 
-static void *malloc_and_init_memory(size_t s)
+static void *malloc_and_init_memory(size_t buf_size)
 {
 	void *p = NULL;
 	uint64_t *p64;
 	size_t s64;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = posix_memalign(&p, PAGE_SIZE, s);
+	ret = posix_memalign(&p, PAGE_SIZE, buf_size);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
 	p64 = (uint64_t *)p;
-	s64 = s / sizeof(uint64_t);
+	s64 = buf_size / sizeof(uint64_t);
 
 	while (s64 > 0) {
 		*p64 = (uint64_t)rand();
@@ -76,12 +74,13 @@ static void *malloc_and_init_memory(size_t s)
 	return p;
 }
 
-static int fill_one_span_read(unsigned char *start_ptr, unsigned char *end_ptr)
+static int fill_one_span_read(unsigned char *buf, size_t buf_size)
 {
+	unsigned char *end_ptr = buf + buf_size;
 	unsigned char sum, *p;
 
 	sum = 0;
-	p = start_ptr;
+	p = buf;
 	while (p < end_ptr) {
 		sum += *p;
 		p += (CL_SIZE / 2);
@@ -90,27 +89,26 @@ static int fill_one_span_read(unsigned char *start_ptr, unsigned char *end_ptr)
 	return sum;
 }
 
-static
-void fill_one_span_write(unsigned char *start_ptr, unsigned char *end_ptr)
+static void fill_one_span_write(unsigned char *buf, size_t buf_size)
 {
+	unsigned char *end_ptr = buf + buf_size;
 	unsigned char *p;
 
-	p = start_ptr;
+	p = buf;
 	while (p < end_ptr) {
 		*p = '1';
 		p += (CL_SIZE / 2);
 	}
 }
 
-static int fill_cache_read(unsigned char *start_ptr, unsigned char *end_ptr,
-			   char *resctrl_val)
+static int fill_cache_read(unsigned char *buf, size_t buf_size, bool once)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	FILE *fp;
 
 	while (1) {
-		ret = fill_one_span_read(start_ptr, end_ptr);
-		if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CAT_STR, sizeof(CAT_STR)))
+		ret = fill_one_span_read(buf, buf_size);
+		if (once)
 			break;
 	}
 
@@ -126,75 +124,52 @@ static int fill_cache_read(unsigned char *start_ptr, unsigned char *end_ptr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int fill_cache_write(unsigned char *start_ptr, unsigned char *end_ptr,
-			    char *resctrl_val)
+static int fill_cache_write(unsigned char *buf, size_t buf_size, bool once)
 {
 	while (1) {
-		fill_one_span_write(start_ptr, end_ptr);
-		if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CAT_STR, sizeof(CAT_STR)))
+		fill_one_span_write(buf, buf_size);
+		if (once)
 			break;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-fill_cache(unsigned long long buf_size, int malloc_and_init, int memflush,
-	   int op, char *resctrl_val)
+static int fill_cache(size_t buf_size, int memflush, int op, bool once)
 {
-	unsigned char *start_ptr, *end_ptr;
-	unsigned long long i;
+	unsigned char *buf;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (malloc_and_init)
-		start_ptr = malloc_and_init_memory(buf_size);
-	else
-		start_ptr = malloc(buf_size);
-
-	if (!start_ptr)
+	buf = malloc_and_init_memory(buf_size);
+	if (!buf)
 		return -1;
 
-	startptr = start_ptr;
-	end_ptr = start_ptr + buf_size;
-
-	/*
-	 * It's better to touch the memory once to avoid any compiler
-	 * optimizations
-	 */
-	if (!malloc_and_init) {
-		for (i = 0; i < buf_size; i++)
-			*start_ptr++ = (unsigned char)rand();
-	}
-
-	start_ptr = startptr;
-
 	/* Flush the memory before using to avoid "cache hot pages" effect */
 	if (memflush)
-		mem_flush(start_ptr, buf_size);
+		mem_flush(buf, buf_size);
 
 	if (op == 0)
-		ret = fill_cache_read(start_ptr, end_ptr, resctrl_val);
+		ret = fill_cache_read(buf, buf_size, once);
 	else
-		ret = fill_cache_write(start_ptr, end_ptr, resctrl_val);
+		ret = fill_cache_write(buf, buf_size, once);
+
+	free(buf);
 
 	if (ret) {
 		printf("\n Error in fill cache read/write...\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	free(startptr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int run_fill_buf(unsigned long span, int malloc_and_init_memory,
-		 int memflush, int op, char *resctrl_val)
+int run_fill_buf(size_t span, int memflush, int op, bool once)
 {
-	unsigned long long cache_size = span;
+	size_t cache_size = span;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = fill_cache(cache_size, malloc_and_init_memory, memflush, op,
-			 resctrl_val);
+	ret = fill_cache(cache_size, memflush, op, once);
 	if (ret) {
 		printf("\n Error in fill cache\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c
index cde3781a9ab0..4d2f145804b8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_test.c
@@ -22,18 +22,12 @@
  * con_mon grp, mon_grp in resctrl FS.
  * For each allocation, run 5 times in order to get average values.
  */
-static int mba_setup(int num, ...)
+static int mba_setup(struct resctrl_val_param *p)
 {
 	static int runs_per_allocation, allocation = 100;
-	struct resctrl_val_param *p;
 	char allocation_str[64];
-	va_list param;
 	int ret;
 
-	va_start(param, num);
-	p = va_arg(param, struct resctrl_val_param *);
-	va_end(param);
-
 	if (runs_per_allocation >= NUM_OF_RUNS)
 		runs_per_allocation = 0;
 
@@ -154,7 +148,6 @@ int mba_schemata_change(int cpu_no, char *bw_report, char **benchmark_cmd)
 		.ctrlgrp	= "c1",
 		.mongrp		= "m1",
 		.cpu_no		= cpu_no,
-		.mum_resctrlfs	= true,
 		.filename	= RESULT_FILE_NAME,
 		.bw_report	= bw_report,
 		.setup		= mba_setup
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c
index 538d35a6485a..c7de6f5977f6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mbm_test.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #define NUM_OF_RUNS		5
 
 static int
-show_bw_info(unsigned long *bw_imc, unsigned long *bw_resc, int span)
+show_bw_info(unsigned long *bw_imc, unsigned long *bw_resc, size_t span)
 {
 	unsigned long avg_bw_imc = 0, avg_bw_resc = 0;
 	unsigned long sum_bw_imc = 0, sum_bw_resc = 0;
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ show_bw_info(unsigned long *bw_imc, unsigned long *bw_resc, int span)
 	ksft_print_msg("%s Check MBM diff within %d%%\n",
 		       ret ? "Fail:" : "Pass:", MAX_DIFF_PERCENT);
 	ksft_print_msg("avg_diff_per: %d%%\n", avg_diff_per);
-	ksft_print_msg("Span (MB): %d\n", span);
+	ksft_print_msg("Span (MB): %zu\n", span / MB);
 	ksft_print_msg("avg_bw_imc: %lu\n", avg_bw_imc);
 	ksft_print_msg("avg_bw_resc: %lu\n", avg_bw_resc);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int check_results(int span)
+static int check_results(size_t span)
 {
 	unsigned long bw_imc[NUM_OF_RUNS], bw_resc[NUM_OF_RUNS];
 	char temp[1024], *token_array[8];
@@ -86,16 +86,10 @@ static int check_results(int span)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int mbm_setup(int num, ...)
+static int mbm_setup(struct resctrl_val_param *p)
 {
-	struct resctrl_val_param *p;
-	va_list param;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	va_start(param, num);
-	p = va_arg(param, struct resctrl_val_param *);
-	va_end(param);
-
 	/* Run NUM_OF_RUNS times */
 	if (p->num_of_runs >= NUM_OF_RUNS)
 		return END_OF_TESTS;
@@ -115,7 +109,7 @@ void mbm_test_cleanup(void)
 	remove(RESULT_FILE_NAME);
 }
 
-int mbm_bw_change(int span, int cpu_no, char *bw_report, char **benchmark_cmd)
+int mbm_bw_change(size_t span, int cpu_no, char *bw_report, char **benchmark_cmd)
 {
 	struct resctrl_val_param param = {
 		.resctrl_val	= MBM_STR,
@@ -123,7 +117,6 @@ int mbm_bw_change(int span, int cpu_no, char *bw_report, char **benchmark_cmd)
 		.mongrp		= "m1",
 		.span		= span,
 		.cpu_no		= cpu_no,
-		.mum_resctrlfs	= true,
 		.filename	= RESULT_FILE_NAME,
 		.bw_report	=  bw_report,
 		.setup		= mbm_setup
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
index 87e39456dee0..838d1a438f33 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #ifndef RESCTRL_H
 #define RESCTRL_H
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdarg.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sched.h>
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@
 	do {					\
 		perror(err_msg);		\
 		kill(ppid, SIGKILL);		\
+		umount_resctrlfs();		\
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);		\
 	} while (0)
 
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
  * @mongrp:		Name of the monitor group (mon grp)
  * @cpu_no:		CPU number to which the benchmark would be binded
  * @span:		Memory bytes accessed in each benchmark iteration
- * @mum_resctrlfs:	Should the resctrl FS be remounted?
  * @filename:		Name of file to which the o/p should be written
  * @bw_report:		Bandwidth report type (reads vs writes)
  * @setup:		Call back function to setup test environment
@@ -63,13 +62,12 @@ struct resctrl_val_param {
 	char		ctrlgrp[64];
 	char		mongrp[64];
 	int		cpu_no;
-	unsigned long	span;
-	bool		mum_resctrlfs;
+	size_t		span;
 	char		filename[64];
 	char		*bw_report;
 	unsigned long	mask;
 	int		num_of_runs;
-	int		(*setup)(int num, ...);
+	int		(*setup)(struct resctrl_val_param *param);
 };
 
 #define MBM_STR			"mbm"
@@ -84,8 +82,8 @@ extern char llc_occup_path[1024];
 int get_vendor(void);
 bool check_resctrlfs_support(void);
 int filter_dmesg(void);
-int remount_resctrlfs(bool mum_resctrlfs);
 int get_resource_id(int cpu_no, int *resource_id);
+int mount_resctrlfs(void);
 int umount_resctrlfs(void);
 int validate_bw_report_request(char *bw_report);
 bool validate_resctrl_feature_request(const char *resctrl_val);
@@ -98,10 +96,9 @@ int write_bm_pid_to_resctrl(pid_t bm_pid, char *ctrlgrp, char *mongrp,
 			    char *resctrl_val);
 int perf_event_open(struct perf_event_attr *hw_event, pid_t pid, int cpu,
 		    int group_fd, unsigned long flags);
-int run_fill_buf(unsigned long span, int malloc_and_init_memory, int memflush,
-		 int op, char *resctrl_va);
+int run_fill_buf(size_t span, int memflush, int op, bool once);
 int resctrl_val(char **benchmark_cmd, struct resctrl_val_param *param);
-int mbm_bw_change(int span, int cpu_no, char *bw_report, char **benchmark_cmd);
+int mbm_bw_change(size_t span, int cpu_no, char *bw_report, char **benchmark_cmd);
 void tests_cleanup(void);
 void mbm_test_cleanup(void);
 int mba_schemata_change(int cpu_no, char *bw_report, char **benchmark_cmd);
@@ -120,7 +117,7 @@ void cmt_test_cleanup(void);
 int get_core_sibling(int cpu_no);
 int measure_cache_vals(struct resctrl_val_param *param, int bm_pid);
 int show_cache_info(unsigned long sum_llc_val, int no_of_bits,
-		    unsigned long cache_span, unsigned long max_diff,
+		    size_t cache_span, unsigned long max_diff,
 		    unsigned long max_diff_percent, unsigned long num_of_runs,
 		    bool platform, bool cmt);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
index 9b9751206e1c..d511daeb6851 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
@@ -70,60 +70,81 @@ void tests_cleanup(void)
 	cat_test_cleanup();
 }
 
-static void run_mbm_test(bool has_ben, char **benchmark_cmd, int span,
+static void run_mbm_test(char **benchmark_cmd, size_t span,
 			 int cpu_no, char *bw_report)
 {
 	int res;
 
 	ksft_print_msg("Starting MBM BW change ...\n");
 
+	res = mount_resctrlfs();
+	if (res) {
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("Failed to mount resctrl FS\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!validate_resctrl_feature_request(MBM_STR) || (get_vendor() != ARCH_INTEL)) {
 		ksft_test_result_skip("Hardware does not support MBM or MBM is disabled\n");
-		return;
+		goto umount;
 	}
 
-	if (!has_ben)
-		sprintf(benchmark_cmd[5], "%s", MBA_STR);
 	res = mbm_bw_change(span, cpu_no, bw_report, benchmark_cmd);
 	ksft_test_result(!res, "MBM: bw change\n");
 	if ((get_vendor() == ARCH_INTEL) && res)
 		ksft_print_msg("Intel MBM may be inaccurate when Sub-NUMA Clustering is enabled. Check BIOS configuration.\n");
+
+umount:
+	umount_resctrlfs();
 }
 
-static void run_mba_test(bool has_ben, char **benchmark_cmd, int span,
-			 int cpu_no, char *bw_report)
+static void run_mba_test(char **benchmark_cmd, int cpu_no, char *bw_report)
 {
 	int res;
 
 	ksft_print_msg("Starting MBA Schemata change ...\n");
 
+	res = mount_resctrlfs();
+	if (res) {
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("Failed to mount resctrl FS\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!validate_resctrl_feature_request(MBA_STR) || (get_vendor() != ARCH_INTEL)) {
 		ksft_test_result_skip("Hardware does not support MBA or MBA is disabled\n");
-		return;
+		goto umount;
 	}
 
-	if (!has_ben)
-		sprintf(benchmark_cmd[1], "%d", span);
 	res = mba_schemata_change(cpu_no, bw_report, benchmark_cmd);
 	ksft_test_result(!res, "MBA: schemata change\n");
+
+umount:
+	umount_resctrlfs();
 }
 
-static void run_cmt_test(bool has_ben, char **benchmark_cmd, int cpu_no)
+static void run_cmt_test(char **benchmark_cmd, int cpu_no)
 {
 	int res;
 
 	ksft_print_msg("Starting CMT test ...\n");
+
+	res = mount_resctrlfs();
+	if (res) {
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("Failed to mount resctrl FS\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!validate_resctrl_feature_request(CMT_STR)) {
 		ksft_test_result_skip("Hardware does not support CMT or CMT is disabled\n");
-		return;
+		goto umount;
 	}
 
-	if (!has_ben)
-		sprintf(benchmark_cmd[5], "%s", CMT_STR);
 	res = cmt_resctrl_val(cpu_no, 5, benchmark_cmd);
 	ksft_test_result(!res, "CMT: test\n");
 	if ((get_vendor() == ARCH_INTEL) && res)
 		ksft_print_msg("Intel CMT may be inaccurate when Sub-NUMA Clustering is enabled. Check BIOS configuration.\n");
+
+umount:
+	umount_resctrlfs();
 }
 
 static void run_cat_test(int cpu_no, int no_of_bits)
@@ -132,22 +153,32 @@ static void run_cat_test(int cpu_no, int no_of_bits)
 
 	ksft_print_msg("Starting CAT test ...\n");
 
+	res = mount_resctrlfs();
+	if (res) {
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("Failed to mount resctrl FS\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!validate_resctrl_feature_request(CAT_STR)) {
 		ksft_test_result_skip("Hardware does not support CAT or CAT is disabled\n");
-		return;
+		goto umount;
 	}
 
 	res = cat_perf_miss_val(cpu_no, no_of_bits, "L3");
 	ksft_test_result(!res, "CAT: test\n");
+
+umount:
+	umount_resctrlfs();
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	bool has_ben = false, mbm_test = true, mba_test = true, cmt_test = true;
-	int c, cpu_no = 1, span = 250, argc_new = argc, i, no_of_bits = 0;
 	char *benchmark_cmd[BENCHMARK_ARGS], bw_report[64], bm_type[64];
 	char benchmark_cmd_area[BENCHMARK_ARGS][BENCHMARK_ARG_SIZE];
+	int c, cpu_no = 1, argc_new = argc, i, no_of_bits = 0;
 	int ben_ind, ben_count, tests = 0;
+	size_t span = 250 * MB;
 	bool cat_test = true;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
@@ -232,16 +263,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		benchmark_cmd[ben_count] = NULL;
 	} else {
 		/* If no benchmark is given by "-b" argument, use fill_buf. */
-		for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
+		for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
 			benchmark_cmd[i] = benchmark_cmd_area[i];
 
 		strcpy(benchmark_cmd[0], "fill_buf");
-		sprintf(benchmark_cmd[1], "%d", span);
+		sprintf(benchmark_cmd[1], "%zu", span);
 		strcpy(benchmark_cmd[2], "1");
-		strcpy(benchmark_cmd[3], "1");
-		strcpy(benchmark_cmd[4], "0");
-		strcpy(benchmark_cmd[5], "");
-		benchmark_cmd[6] = NULL;
+		strcpy(benchmark_cmd[3], "0");
+		strcpy(benchmark_cmd[4], "false");
+		benchmark_cmd[5] = NULL;
 	}
 
 	sprintf(bw_report, "reads");
@@ -250,23 +280,24 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!check_resctrlfs_support())
 		return ksft_exit_skip("resctrl FS does not exist. Enable X86_CPU_RESCTRL config option.\n");
 
+	if (umount_resctrlfs())
+		return ksft_exit_skip("resctrl FS unmount failed.\n");
+
 	filter_dmesg();
 
 	ksft_set_plan(tests ? : 4);
 
 	if (mbm_test)
-		run_mbm_test(has_ben, benchmark_cmd, span, cpu_no, bw_report);
+		run_mbm_test(benchmark_cmd, span, cpu_no, bw_report);
 
 	if (mba_test)
-		run_mba_test(has_ben, benchmark_cmd, span, cpu_no, bw_report);
+		run_mba_test(benchmark_cmd, cpu_no, bw_report);
 
 	if (cmt_test)
-		run_cmt_test(has_ben, benchmark_cmd, cpu_no);
+		run_cmt_test(benchmark_cmd, cpu_no);
 
 	if (cat_test)
 		run_cat_test(cpu_no, no_of_bits);
 
-	umount_resctrlfs();
-
 	ksft_finished();
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_val.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_val.c
index ab1eab1e7ff6..f0f6c5f6e98b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_val.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_val.c
@@ -648,10 +648,6 @@ int resctrl_val(char **benchmark_cmd, struct resctrl_val_param *param)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = remount_resctrlfs(param->mum_resctrlfs);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/*
 	 * If benchmark wasn't successfully started by child, then child should
 	 * kill parent, so save parent's pid
@@ -763,7 +759,7 @@ int resctrl_val(char **benchmark_cmd, struct resctrl_val_param *param)
 
 	/* Test runs until the callback setup() tells the test to stop. */
 	while (1) {
-		ret = param->setup(1, param);
+		ret = param->setup(param);
 		if (ret == END_OF_TESTS) {
 			ret = 0;
 			break;
@@ -788,7 +784,6 @@ int resctrl_val(char **benchmark_cmd, struct resctrl_val_param *param)
 	signal_handler_unregister();
 out:
 	kill(bm_pid, SIGKILL);
-	umount_resctrlfs();
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c
index fb00245dee92..bd36ee206602 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrlfs.c
@@ -48,29 +48,20 @@ static int find_resctrl_mount(char *buffer)
 }
 
 /*
- * remount_resctrlfs - Remount resctrl FS at /sys/fs/resctrl
- * @mum_resctrlfs:	Should the resctrl FS be remounted?
+ * mount_resctrlfs - Mount resctrl FS at /sys/fs/resctrl
  *
- * If not mounted, mount it.
- * If mounted and mum_resctrlfs then remount resctrl FS.
- * If mounted and !mum_resctrlfs then noop
+ * Mounts resctrl FS. Fails if resctrl FS is already mounted to avoid
+ * pre-existing settings interfering with the test results.
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, non-zero on failure
  */
-int remount_resctrlfs(bool mum_resctrlfs)
+int mount_resctrlfs(void)
 {
-	char mountpoint[256];
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = find_resctrl_mount(mountpoint);
-	if (ret)
-		strcpy(mountpoint, RESCTRL_PATH);
-
-	if (!ret && mum_resctrlfs && umount(mountpoint))
-		ksft_print_msg("Fail: unmounting \"%s\"\n", mountpoint);
-
-	if (!ret && !mum_resctrlfs)
-		return 0;
+	ret = find_resctrl_mount(NULL);
+	if (ret != -ENOENT)
+		return -1;
 
 	ksft_print_msg("Mounting resctrl to \"%s\"\n", RESCTRL_PATH);
 	ret = mount("resctrl", RESCTRL_PATH, "resctrl", 0, NULL);
@@ -82,10 +73,16 @@ int remount_resctrlfs(bool mum_resctrlfs)
 
 int umount_resctrlfs(void)
 {
-	if (find_resctrl_mount(NULL))
+	char mountpoint[256];
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = find_resctrl_mount(mountpoint);
+	if (ret == -ENOENT)
 		return 0;
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	if (umount(RESCTRL_PATH)) {
+	if (umount(mountpoint)) {
 		perror("# Unable to umount resctrl");
 
 		return errno;
@@ -305,10 +302,10 @@ int taskset_benchmark(pid_t bm_pid, int cpu_no)
  */
 void run_benchmark(int signum, siginfo_t *info, void *ucontext)
 {
-	int operation, ret, malloc_and_init_memory, memflush;
-	unsigned long span, buffer_span;
+	int operation, ret, memflush;
 	char **benchmark_cmd;
-	char resctrl_val[64];
+	size_t span;
+	bool once;
 	FILE *fp;
 
 	benchmark_cmd = info->si_ptr;
@@ -324,18 +321,16 @@ void run_benchmark(int signum, siginfo_t *info, void *ucontext)
 	if (strcmp(benchmark_cmd[0], "fill_buf") == 0) {
 		/* Execute default fill_buf benchmark */
 		span = strtoul(benchmark_cmd[1], NULL, 10);
-		malloc_and_init_memory = atoi(benchmark_cmd[2]);
-		memflush =  atoi(benchmark_cmd[3]);
-		operation = atoi(benchmark_cmd[4]);
-		sprintf(resctrl_val, "%s", benchmark_cmd[5]);
-
-		if (strncmp(resctrl_val, CMT_STR, sizeof(CMT_STR)))
-			buffer_span = span * MB;
+		memflush =  atoi(benchmark_cmd[2]);
+		operation = atoi(benchmark_cmd[3]);
+		if (!strcmp(benchmark_cmd[4], "true"))
+			once = true;
+		else if (!strcmp(benchmark_cmd[4], "false"))
+			once = false;
 		else
-			buffer_span = span;
+			PARENT_EXIT("Invalid once parameter");
 
-		if (run_fill_buf(buffer_span, malloc_and_init_memory, memflush,
-				 operation, resctrl_val))
+		if (run_fill_buf(span, memflush, operation, once))
 			fprintf(stderr, "Error in running fill buffer\n");
 	} else {
 		/* Execute specified benchmark */
@@ -611,7 +606,8 @@ char *fgrep(FILE *inf, const char *str)
  * validate_resctrl_feature_request - Check if requested feature is valid.
  * @resctrl_val:	Requested feature
  *
- * Return: True if the feature is supported, else false
+ * Return: True if the feature is supported, else false. False is also
+ *         returned if resctrl FS is not mounted.
  */
 bool validate_resctrl_feature_request(const char *resctrl_val)
 {
@@ -619,11 +615,13 @@ bool validate_resctrl_feature_request(const char *resctrl_val)
 	bool found = false;
 	char *res;
 	FILE *inf;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!resctrl_val)
 		return false;
 
-	if (remount_resctrlfs(false))
+	ret = find_resctrl_mount(NULL);
+	if (ret)
 		return false;
 
 	if (!strncmp(resctrl_val, CAT_STR, sizeof(CAT_STR))) {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/Makefile
index b357ba24af06..8f023b7cab60 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ $(OUTPUT)/%: %.c $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) rseq.h rseq-*.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< $(LDLIBS) -lrseq -o $@
 
 $(OUTPUT)/basic_percpu_ops_mm_cid_test: basic_percpu_ops_test.c $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) rseq.h rseq-*.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -DBUILDOPT_RSEQ_PERCPU_MM_CID_ID $< $(LDLIBS) -lrseq -o $@
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -DBUILDOPT_RSEQ_PERCPU_MM_CID $< $(LDLIBS) -lrseq -o $@
 
 $(OUTPUT)/param_test_benchmark: param_test.c $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) \
 					rseq.h rseq-*.h
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/compiler.h b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/compiler.h
index f47092bddeba..49d62fbd6dda 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/compiler.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/compiler.h
@@ -33,4 +33,30 @@
 #define RSEQ_COMBINE_TOKENS(_tokena, _tokenb)	\
 	RSEQ__COMBINE_TOKENS(_tokena, _tokenb)
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+#define rseq_unqual_scalar_typeof(x)					\
+	std::remove_cv<std::remove_reference<decltype(x)>::type>::type
+#else
+#define rseq_scalar_type_to_expr(type)					\
+	unsigned type: (unsigned type)0,				\
+	signed type: (signed type)0
+
+/*
+ * Use C11 _Generic to express unqualified type from expression. This removes
+ * volatile qualifier from expression type.
+ */
+#define rseq_unqual_scalar_typeof(x)					\
+	__typeof__(							\
+		_Generic((x),						\
+			char: (char)0,					\
+			rseq_scalar_type_to_expr(char),			\
+			rseq_scalar_type_to_expr(short),		\
+			rseq_scalar_type_to_expr(int),			\
+			rseq_scalar_type_to_expr(long),			\
+			rseq_scalar_type_to_expr(long long),		\
+			default: (x)					\
+		)							\
+	)
+#endif
+
 #endif  /* RSEQ_COMPILER_H_ */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-arm.h b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-arm.h
index 8414fc3eac15..d887b3bbe257 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-arm.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-arm.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
 #define rseq_smp_load_acquire(p)					\
 __extension__ ({							\
-	__typeof(*p) ____p1 = RSEQ_READ_ONCE(*p);			\
+	rseq_unqual_scalar_typeof(*(p)) ____p1 = RSEQ_READ_ONCE(*(p));	\
 	rseq_smp_mb();							\
 	____p1;								\
 })
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ __extension__ ({							\
 #define rseq_smp_store_release(p, v)					\
 do {									\
 	rseq_smp_mb();							\
-	RSEQ_WRITE_ONCE(*p, v);						\
+	RSEQ_WRITE_ONCE(*(p), v);					\
 } while (0)
 
 #define __RSEQ_ASM_DEFINE_TABLE(label, version, flags, start_ip,	\
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-arm64.h b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-arm64.h
index 85b90977e7e6..21e1626a7235 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-arm64.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-arm64.h
@@ -27,59 +27,61 @@
 
 #define rseq_smp_load_acquire(p)						\
 __extension__ ({								\
-	__typeof(*p) ____p1;							\
-	switch (sizeof(*p)) {							\
+	union { rseq_unqual_scalar_typeof(*(p)) __val; char __c[sizeof(*(p))]; } __u; \
+	switch (sizeof(*(p))) {							\
 	case 1:									\
-		asm volatile ("ldarb %w0, %1"					\
-			: "=r" (*(__u8 *)p)					\
-			: "Q" (*p) : "memory");					\
+		__asm__ __volatile__ ("ldarb %w0, %1"				\
+			: "=r" (*(__u8 *)__u.__c)				\
+			: "Q" (*(p)) : "memory");				\
 		break;								\
 	case 2:									\
-		asm volatile ("ldarh %w0, %1"					\
-			: "=r" (*(__u16 *)p)					\
-			: "Q" (*p) : "memory");					\
+		__asm__ __volatile__ ("ldarh %w0, %1"				\
+			: "=r" (*(__u16 *)__u.__c)				\
+			: "Q" (*(p)) : "memory");				\
 		break;								\
 	case 4:									\
-		asm volatile ("ldar %w0, %1"					\
-			: "=r" (*(__u32 *)p)					\
-			: "Q" (*p) : "memory");					\
+		__asm__ __volatile__ ("ldar %w0, %1"				\
+			: "=r" (*(__u32 *)__u.__c)				\
+			: "Q" (*(p)) : "memory");				\
 		break;								\
 	case 8:									\
-		asm volatile ("ldar %0, %1"					\
-			: "=r" (*(__u64 *)p)					\
-			: "Q" (*p) : "memory");					\
+		__asm__ __volatile__ ("ldar %0, %1"				\
+			: "=r" (*(__u64 *)__u.__c)				\
+			: "Q" (*(p)) : "memory");				\
 		break;								\
 	}									\
-	____p1;									\
+	(rseq_unqual_scalar_typeof(*(p)))__u.__val;				\
 })
 
 #define rseq_smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep()	rseq_smp_rmb()
 
 #define rseq_smp_store_release(p, v)						\
 do {										\
-	switch (sizeof(*p)) {							\
+	union { rseq_unqual_scalar_typeof(*(p)) __val; char __c[sizeof(*(p))]; } __u = \
+		{ .__val = (rseq_unqual_scalar_typeof(*(p))) (v) };		\
+	switch (sizeof(*(p))) {							\
 	case 1:									\
-		asm volatile ("stlrb %w1, %0"					\
-				: "=Q" (*p)					\
-				: "r" ((__u8)v)					\
+		__asm__ __volatile__ ("stlrb %w1, %0"				\
+				: "=Q" (*(p))					\
+				: "r" (*(__u8 *)__u.__c)			\
 				: "memory");					\
 		break;								\
 	case 2:									\
-		asm volatile ("stlrh %w1, %0"					\
-				: "=Q" (*p)					\
-				: "r" ((__u16)v)				\
+		__asm__ __volatile__ ("stlrh %w1, %0"				\
+				: "=Q" (*(p))					\
+				: "r" (*(__u16 *)__u.__c)			\
 				: "memory");					\
 		break;								\
 	case 4:									\
-		asm volatile ("stlr %w1, %0"					\
-				: "=Q" (*p)					\
-				: "r" ((__u32)v)				\
+		__asm__ __volatile__ ("stlr %w1, %0"				\
+				: "=Q" (*(p))					\
+				: "r" (*(__u32 *)__u.__c)			\
 				: "memory");					\
 		break;								\
 	case 8:									\
-		asm volatile ("stlr %1, %0"					\
-				: "=Q" (*p)					\
-				: "r" ((__u64)v)				\
+		__asm__ __volatile__ ("stlr %1, %0"				\
+				: "=Q" (*(p))					\
+				: "r" (*(__u64 *)__u.__c)			\
 				: "memory");					\
 		break;								\
 	}									\
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-mips.h b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-mips.h
index 50b950cf9585..42ef8e946693 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-mips.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-mips.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 #define rseq_smp_load_acquire(p)					\
 __extension__ ({							\
-	__typeof(*p) ____p1 = RSEQ_READ_ONCE(*p);			\
+	rseq_unqual_scalar_typeof(*(p)) ____p1 = RSEQ_READ_ONCE(*(p));	\
 	rseq_smp_mb();							\
 	____p1;								\
 })
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ __extension__ ({							\
 #define rseq_smp_store_release(p, v)					\
 do {									\
 	rseq_smp_mb();							\
-	RSEQ_WRITE_ONCE(*p, v);						\
+	RSEQ_WRITE_ONCE(*(p), v);					\
 } while (0)
 
 #if _MIPS_SZLONG == 64
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-ppc.h b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-ppc.h
index dc9190facee9..57b160597189 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-ppc.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-ppc.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #define rseq_smp_load_acquire(p)					\
 __extension__ ({							\
-	__typeof(*p) ____p1 = RSEQ_READ_ONCE(*p);			\
+	rseq_unqual_scalar_typeof(*(p)) ____p1 = RSEQ_READ_ONCE(*(p));	\
 	rseq_smp_lwsync();						\
 	____p1;								\
 })
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ __extension__ ({							\
 #define rseq_smp_store_release(p, v)					\
 do {									\
 	rseq_smp_lwsync();						\
-	RSEQ_WRITE_ONCE(*p, v);						\
+	RSEQ_WRITE_ONCE(*(p), v);					\
 } while (0)
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-riscv.h b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-riscv.h
index 17932a79e066..37e598d0a365 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-riscv.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-riscv.h
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 
 #define rseq_smp_load_acquire(p)					\
 __extension__ ({							\
-	__typeof(*(p)) ____p1 = RSEQ_READ_ONCE(*(p));			\
-	RISCV_FENCE(r, rw)						\
+	rseq_unqual_scalar_typeof(*(p)) ____p1 = RSEQ_READ_ONCE(*(p));	\
+	RISCV_FENCE(r, rw);						\
 	____p1;								\
 })
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ __extension__ ({							\
 #define rseq_smp_store_release(p, v)					\
 do {									\
 	RISCV_FENCE(rw, w);						\
-	RSEQ_WRITE_ONCE(*(p), v);						\
+	RSEQ_WRITE_ONCE(*(p), v);					\
 } while (0)
 
 #define __RSEQ_ASM_DEFINE_TABLE(label, version, flags, start_ip,	\
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-s390.h b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-s390.h
index 46c92598acc7..33baaa9f9997 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-s390.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-s390.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #define rseq_smp_load_acquire(p)					\
 __extension__ ({							\
-	__typeof(*p) ____p1 = RSEQ_READ_ONCE(*p);			\
+	rseq_unqual_scalar_typeof(*(p)) ____p1 = RSEQ_READ_ONCE(*(p));	\
 	rseq_barrier();							\
 	____p1;								\
 })
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ __extension__ ({							\
 #define rseq_smp_store_release(p, v)					\
 do {									\
 	rseq_barrier();							\
-	RSEQ_WRITE_ONCE(*p, v);						\
+	RSEQ_WRITE_ONCE(*(p), v);					\
 } while (0)
 
 #ifdef __s390x__
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-x86.h b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-x86.h
index fb65ef54b0fb..a2aa428ba151 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-x86.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/rseq-x86.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 #define rseq_smp_load_acquire(p)					\
 __extension__ ({							\
-	__typeof(*p) ____p1 = RSEQ_READ_ONCE(*p);			\
+	rseq_unqual_scalar_typeof(*(p)) ____p1 = RSEQ_READ_ONCE(*(p));	\
 	rseq_barrier();							\
 	____p1;								\
 })
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ __extension__ ({							\
 #define rseq_smp_store_release(p, v)					\
 do {									\
 	rseq_barrier();							\
-	RSEQ_WRITE_ONCE(*p, v);						\
+	RSEQ_WRITE_ONCE(*(p), v);					\
 } while (0)
 
 #define __RSEQ_ASM_DEFINE_TABLE(label, version, flags,			\
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/user_events/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/user_events/Makefile
index 9e95bd41b0b4..10fcd0066203 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/user_events/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/user_events/Makefile
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@
 CFLAGS += -Wl,-no-as-needed -Wall $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
 LDLIBS += -lrt -lpthread -lm
 
-# Note:
-# This test depends on <linux/user_events.h> exported in uapi
-# The following commit removed user_events.h out of uapi:
-# commit 5cfff569cab8bf544bab62c911c5d6efd5af5e05
-# tracing: Move user_events.h temporarily out of include/uapi
-# This test will not compile until user_events.h is added
-# back to uapi.
-
 TEST_GEN_PROGS = ftrace_test dyn_test perf_test abi_test
 
 TEST_FILES := settings
