xrecvfrom (sockets[0], &remote_fd, sizeof (remote_fd), 0, NULL, 0);
int fd = pidfd_getfd (pidfd, remote_fd, 0);
+ /* pidfd_getfd may fail with EPERM if the process does not have
+ PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH_REALCREDS permissions. This means the call
+ may be denied if the process doesn't have CAP_SYS_PTRACE or
+ if a LSM security_ptrace_access_check denies access. */
+ if (fd == -1 && errno == EPERM)
+ FAIL_UNSUPPORTED ("don't have permission to use pidfd_getfd on pidfd, "
+ "skipping test");
TEST_VERIFY (fd > 0);
char *path = xasprintf ("/proc/%d/fd/%d", pid, remote_fd);