3 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/testsuite/semok/cast.stp b/testsuite/semok/cast.stp
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..93da18ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/semok/cast.stp
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+#! stap -p2
+
+probe begin {
+    // basic @cast test, with and without specifying kernel
+    println(@cast(0, "task_struct")->tgid)
+    println(@cast(0, "task_struct", "kernel")->tgid)
+
+    // check module-search paths
+    println(@cast(0, "task_struct", "foo:kernel:bar")->tgid)
+
+    // would be nice to test usermode @cast too,
+    // but who knows what debuginfo is installed...
+}
diff --git a/testsuite/systemtap.base/cast.exp b/testsuite/systemtap.base/cast.exp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df3246e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/systemtap.base/cast.exp
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+set test "cast"
+set ::result_string {PID OK
+execname OK}
+stap_run2 $srcdir/$subdir/$test.stp
diff --git a/testsuite/systemtap.base/cast.stp b/testsuite/systemtap.base/cast.stp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bec0cc9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/systemtap.base/cast.stp
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+probe begin
+{
+    curr = task_current()
+
+    // Compare PIDs
+    pid = pid()
+    cast_pid = @cast(curr, "task_struct")->tgid
+    if (pid == cast_pid)
+        println("PID OK")
+    else
+        printf("PID %d != %d\n", pid, cast_pid)
+
+    // Compare execnames
+    name = execname()
+    cast_name = kernel_string(@cast(curr, "task_struct")->comm)
+    if (name == cast_name)
+        println("execname OK")
+    else
+        printf("execname \"%s\" != \"%s\"\n", name, cast_name)
+
+    exit()
+}