1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
index a022fb7d113d..52b7959cd513 100755
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
@@ -623,6 +623,10 @@ sub process_compare {
         return $lval eq $rval;
     } elsif ($cmp eq "!=") {
         return $lval ne $rval;
+    } elsif ($cmp eq "=~") {
+        return $lval =~ m/$rval/;
+    } elsif ($cmp eq "!~") {
+        return $lval !~ m/$rval/;
     }
 
     my $statement = "$lval $cmp $rval";
@@ -678,7 +682,7 @@ sub process_expression {
         }
     }
 
-    if ($val =~ /(.*)(==|\!=|>=|<=|>|<)(.*)/) {
+    if ($val =~ /(.*)(==|\!=|>=|<=|>|<|=~|\!~)(.*)/) {
         my $ret = process_compare($1, $2, $3);
         if ($ret < 0) {
             die "$name: $.: Unable to process comparison\n";