7 files changed, 13 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/breakpoints/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/breakpoints/Makefile
index 931278035f5c..e18b42b254af 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/breakpoints/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/breakpoints/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 run_tests:
-	./breakpoint_test
+	@./breakpoint_test || echo "breakpoints selftests: [FAIL]"
 
 clean:
 	rm -fr breakpoint_test
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/cpu-hotplug/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/cpu-hotplug/Makefile
index 7c9c20ff578a..12657a5e4bf9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/cpu-hotplug/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/cpu-hotplug/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 all:
 
 run_tests:
-	./on-off-test.sh
+	@./on-off-test.sh || echo "cpu-hotplug selftests: [FAIL]"
 
 clean:
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/Makefile
index dc79b86ea65c..56eb5523dbb8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/Makefile
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ CFLAGS += -I../../../../arch/x86/include/
 
 all:
 ifeq ($(ARCH),X86)
-	gcc $(CFLAGS) kcmp_test.c -o run_test
+	gcc $(CFLAGS) kcmp_test.c -o kcmp_test
 else
 	echo "Not an x86 target, can't build kcmp selftest"
 endif
 
-run-tests: all
-	./kcmp_test
+run_tests: all
+	@./kcmp_test || echo "kcmp_test: [FAIL]"
 
 clean:
 	rm -fr ./run_test
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/kcmp_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/kcmp_test.c
index 358cc6bfa35d..fa4f1b37e045 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/kcmp_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/kcmp_test.c
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		/* This one should return same fd */
 		ret = sys_kcmp(pid1, pid2, KCMP_FILE, fd1, fd1);
 		if (ret) {
-			printf("FAIL: 0 expected but %d returned\n", ret);
+			printf("FAIL: 0 expected but %d returned (%s)\n",
+				ret, strerror(errno));
 			ret = -1;
 		} else
 			printf("PASS: 0 returned as expected\n");
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		/* Compare with self */
 		ret = sys_kcmp(pid1, pid1, KCMP_VM, 0, 0);
 		if (ret) {
-			printf("FAIL: 0 expected but %li returned\n", ret);
+			printf("FAIL: 0 expected but %li returned (%s)\n",
+				ret, strerror(errno));
 			ret = -1;
 		} else
 			printf("PASS: 0 returned as expected\n");
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug/Makefile
index 7c9c20ff578a..0f49c3f5f58d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 all:
 
 run_tests:
-	./on-off-test.sh
+	@./on-off-test.sh || echo "memory-hotplug selftests: [FAIL]"
 
 clean:
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue/Makefile
index 54c0aad2b47c..218a122c7951 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ all:
 	gcc -O2 -lrt -lpthread -lpopt -o mq_perf_tests mq_perf_tests.c
 
 run_tests:
-	./mq_open_tests /test1
-	./mq_perf_tests
+	@./mq_open_tests /test1 || echo "mq_open_tests: [FAIL]"
+	@./mq_perf_tests || echo "mq_perf_tests: [FAIL]"
 
 clean:
 	rm -f mq_open_tests mq_perf_tests
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
index 7300d0702efe..436d2e81868b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ all: hugepage-mmap hugepage-shm  map_hugetlb thuge-gen
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
 run_tests: all
-	/bin/sh ./run_vmtests
+	@/bin/sh ./run_vmtests || echo "vmtests: [FAIL]"
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) hugepage-mmap hugepage-shm  map_hugetlb