Public bug reported: The open(O_WRONLY) test in test_create_read failed with premission denied. This issue can be reproduced with upstream kernel tree on Xenial as well.
$ sudo make -C linux/tools/testing/selftests TARGETS=efivarfs run_tests make: Entering directory '/home/ubuntu/autotest/client/tmp/ubuntu_kernel_selftests/src/linux/tools/testing/selftests' for TARGET in efivarfs; do \ make -C $TARGET; \ done; make[1]: Entering directory '/home/ubuntu/autotest/client/tmp/ubuntu_kernel_selftests/src/linux/tools/testing/selftests/efivarfs' make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'all'. make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/ubuntu/autotest/client/tmp/ubuntu_kernel_selftests/src/linux/tools/testing/selftests/efivarfs' for TARGET in efivarfs; do \ make -C $TARGET run_tests; \ done; make[1]: Entering directory '/home/ubuntu/autotest/client/tmp/ubuntu_kernel_selftests/src/linux/tools/testing/selftests/efivarfs' -------------------- running test_create -------------------- ./efivarfs.sh: line 48: /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/test_create-210be57c-9849-4fc7-a635-e6382d1aec27: Permission denied [PASS] -------------------- running test_create_empty -------------------- ./efivarfs.sh: line 65: /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/test_create_empty-210be57c-9849-4fc7-a635-e6382d1aec27: Permission denied [PASS] -------------------- running test_create_read -------------------- open(O_WRONLY): Permission denied [FAIL] -------------------- running test_delete -------------------- [PASS] -------------------- running test_zero_size_delete -------------------- [PASS] -------------------- running test_open_unlink -------------------- [PASS] -------------------- running test_valid_filenames -------------------- [PASS] -------------------- running test_invalid_filenames -------------------- [PASS] selftests: efivarfs.sh [FAIL] make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/ubuntu/autotest/client/tmp/ubuntu_kernel_selftests/src/linux/tools/testing/selftests/efivarfs' make: Leaving directory '/home/ubuntu/autotest/client/tmp/ubuntu_kernel_selftests/src/linux/tools/testing/selftests' ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.4.0-141-generic 4.4.0-141.167 ProcVersionSignature: User Name 4.4.0-141.167-generic 4.4.162 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-141-generic x86_64 AlsaDevices: total 0 crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 1 Dec 24 05:10 seq crw-rw---- 1 root audio 116, 33 Dec 24 05:10 timer AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'aplay' ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'arecord' AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1: CurrentDmesg: [92859.670497] smpboot: CPU 111 is now offline [92859.723040] kvm: disabled by bios [92859.750562] smpboot: Booting Node 1 Processor 111 APIC 0x7d [92859.821706] kvm: disabled by bios Date: Tue Dec 25 06:30:01 2018 IwConfig: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'iwconfig' Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0b1f:03e9 Insyde Software Corp. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0000:0001 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: Intel Corporation S2600WFT PciMultimedia: ProcFB: 0 astdrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-141-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=e93f24ed-4e90-4ccb-ba6d-f3b97fe0436f ro console=ttyS0,115200n8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-141-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-141-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.157.21 RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'rfkill' SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/29/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.bios.version: SE5C620.86B.01.00.0336.112920161700 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: S2600WFT dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: H48104-410 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: .................... dmi.chassis.type: 23 dmi.chassis.vendor: ............................... dmi.chassis.version: .................. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorporation:bvrSE5C620.86B.01.00.0336.112920161700:bd11/29/2016:svnIntelCorporation:pnS2600WFT:pvr....................:rvnIntelCorporation:rnS2600WFT:rvrH48104-410:cvn...............................:ct23:cvr..................: dmi.product.name: S2600WFT dmi.product.version: .................... dmi.sys.vendor: Intel Corporation ** Affects: ubuntu-kernel-tests Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug uec-images xenial ** Also affects: ubuntu-kernel-tests Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1809704 Title: efivarfs test in ubuntu_kernel_selftest failed on Xenial AMD64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-kernel-tests/+bug/1809704/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs