3 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/Makefile
index e0d979ab0204..33286039724a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ TEST_PROGS := mitigation-patching.sh
 
 top_srcdir = ../../../../..
 
-CFLAGS += $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
-
 include ../../lib.mk
+include ../flags.mk
+
+CFLAGS += $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
 
 $(TEST_GEN_PROGS): ../harness.c ../utils.c
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/mitigation-patching.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/mitigation-patching.sh
index f43aa4b77fba..9a4612e2e953 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/mitigation-patching.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/mitigation-patching.sh
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ fi
 
 tainted=$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/tainted)
 if [[ "$tainted" -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "Error: kernel already tainted!" >&2
-    exit 1
+    echo "Warning: kernel already tainted! ($tainted)" >&2
 fi
 
 mitigations="barrier_nospec stf_barrier count_cache_flush rfi_flush entry_flush uaccess_flush"
@@ -68,9 +67,10 @@ fi
 echo "Waiting for timeout ..."
 wait
 
+orig_tainted=$tainted
 tainted=$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/tainted)
-if [[ "$tainted" -ne 0 ]]; then
-    echo "Error: kernel became tainted!" >&2
+if [[ "$tainted" != "$orig_tainted" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: kernel newly tainted, before ($orig_tainted) after ($tainted)" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/settings b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/settings
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2e8566183318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/security/settings
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+timeout=130