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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+/* Test that kernel thread is reported as such. */
+#undef NDEBUG
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The following solutions don't really work:
+	 *
+	 * 1) jit kernel module which creates kernel thread:
+	 * test becomes arch-specific,
+	 * problems with mandatory module signing,
+	 * problems with lockdown mode,
+	 * doesn't work with CONFIG_MODULES=n at all,
+	 * kthread creation API is formally unstable internal kernel API,
+	 * need a mechanism to report test kernel thread's PID back,
+	 *
+	 * 2) ksoftirqd/0 and kswapd0 look like stable enough kernel threads,
+	 * but their PIDs are unstable.
+	 *
+	 * Check against kthreadd which always seem to exist under pid 2.
+	 */
+	int fd = open("/proc/2/status", O_RDONLY);
+	assert(fd >= 0);
+
+	char buf[4096];
+	ssize_t rv = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	assert(0 <= rv && rv < sizeof(buf));
+	buf[rv] = '\0';
+
+	assert(strstr(buf, "Kthread:\t1\n"));
+
+	return 0;
+}