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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/run_stringtests b/tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/run_stringtests
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index 000000000000..90a9293d520c
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+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sysctl/run_stringtests
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+SYSCTL="/proc/sys"
+TARGET="${SYSCTL}/kernel/domainname"
+ORIG=$(cat "${TARGET}")
+TEST_STR="Testing sysctl"
+
+. ./common_tests
+
+# Only string sysctls support seeking/appending.
+MAXLEN=65
+
+echo -n "Writing entire sysctl in short writes ... "
+set_orig
+dd if="${TEST_FILE}" of="${TARGET}" bs=1 2>/dev/null
+if ! verify "${TARGET}"; then
+        echo "FAIL" >&2
+        rc=1
+else
+        echo "ok"
+fi
+
+echo -n "Writing middle of sysctl after unsynchronized seek ... "
+set_test
+dd if="${TEST_FILE}" of="${TARGET}" bs=1 seek=1 2>/dev/null
+if verify "${TARGET}"; then
+        echo "FAIL" >&2
+        rc=1
+else
+        echo "ok"
+fi
+
+echo -n "Checking sysctl maxlen is at least $MAXLEN ... "
+set_orig
+perl -e 'print "A" x ('"${MAXLEN}"'-2), "B";' | \
+        dd of="${TARGET}" bs="${MAXLEN}" 2>/dev/null
+if ! grep -q B "${TARGET}"; then
+        echo "FAIL" >&2
+        rc=1
+else
+        echo "ok"
+fi
+
+echo -n "Checking sysctl keeps original string on overflow append ... "
+set_orig
+perl -e 'print "A" x ('"${MAXLEN}"'-1), "B";' | \
+        dd of="${TARGET}" bs=$(( MAXLEN - 1 )) 2>/dev/null
+if grep -q B "${TARGET}"; then
+        echo "FAIL" >&2
+        rc=1
+else
+        echo "ok"
+fi
+
+echo -n "Checking sysctl stays NULL terminated on write ... "
+set_orig
+perl -e 'print "A" x ('"${MAXLEN}"'-1), "B";' | \
+        dd of="${TARGET}" bs="${MAXLEN}" 2>/dev/null
+if grep -q B "${TARGET}"; then
+        echo "FAIL" >&2
+        rc=1
+else
+        echo "ok"
+fi
+
+echo -n "Checking sysctl stays NULL terminated on overwrite ... "
+set_orig
+perl -e 'print "A" x ('"${MAXLEN}"'-1), "BB";' | \
+        dd of="${TARGET}" bs=$(( $MAXLEN + 1 )) 2>/dev/null
+if grep -q B "${TARGET}"; then
+        echo "FAIL" >&2
+        rc=1
+else
+        echo "ok"
+fi
+
+exit $rc