[debbugs-tracker] bug#26155: closed (Test brief-vs-stat-zero-kernel-lies fails if /proc/cmdline exists but is not readable)

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brief-vs-stat-zero-kernel-lies fails if /proc/cmdline exists but is not readable
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #26155,
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is not readable
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> Test brief-vs-stat-zero-kernel-lies fails if /proc/cmdline exists but is not readable
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> Sat, 18 Mar 2017 15:56:29 +0100
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> Package: diffutils
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> Hi
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> The test tests/brief-vs-stat-zero-kernel-lies fails with
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>     cat: /proc/cmdline: Permission denied
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> if /proc/cmdline exists but is not readable. This is for example the case on a Linux kernel with grsecurity patchset and option GRKERNSEC_PROC_USER enabled.
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> The fix is easy. The script tests/brief-vs-stat-zero-kernel-lies checks in line 13 only for exists (test -f) of $boot (= /proc/cmdline):
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>     test -f $boot || skip_ no $boot file
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> making it check for readability (test -r) solves the problem (as the test is now correctly skipped):
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>     test -r $boot || skip_ file $boot not readable
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> Kind regards
> julama
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> Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#26155: Test brief-vs-stat-zero-kernel-lies fails if /proc/cmdline exists but is not readable
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> Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:45:03 -0700
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> On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 11:58 AM,  <address@hidden> wrote:
> > That's fine with me. Also thanks to you for your quick response and effort.
> > Keep up the good work! Best, julama.
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> Pushed as http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/diffutils.git/commit/?id=7c636563c2498
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