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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "exec_utils.h"
+
+#include "base/file_utils.h"
+#include "base/memory_tool.h"
+#include "common_runtime_test.h"
+
+namespace art {
+
+std::string PrettyArguments(const char* signature);
+std::string PrettyReturnType(const char* signature);
+
+class ExecUtilsTest : public CommonRuntimeTest {};
+
+TEST_F(ExecUtilsTest, ExecSuccess) {
+  std::vector<std::string> command;
+  if (kIsTargetBuild) {
+    std::string android_root(GetAndroidRoot());
+    command.push_back(android_root + "/bin/id");
+  } else {
+    command.push_back("/usr/bin/id");
+  }
+  std::string error_msg;
+  if (!(RUNNING_ON_MEMORY_TOOL && kMemoryToolDetectsLeaks)) {
+    // Running on valgrind fails due to some memory that leaks in thread alternate signal stacks.
+    EXPECT_TRUE(Exec(command, &error_msg));
+  }
+  EXPECT_EQ(0U, error_msg.size()) << error_msg;
+}
+
+TEST_F(ExecUtilsTest, ExecError) {
+  // This will lead to error messages in the log.
+  ScopedLogSeverity sls(LogSeverity::FATAL);
+
+  std::vector<std::string> command;
+  command.push_back("bogus");
+  std::string error_msg;
+  if (!(RUNNING_ON_MEMORY_TOOL && kMemoryToolDetectsLeaks)) {
+    // Running on valgrind fails due to some memory that leaks in thread alternate signal stacks.
+    EXPECT_FALSE(Exec(command, &error_msg));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(error_msg.empty());
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(ExecUtilsTest, EnvSnapshotAdditionsAreNotVisible) {
+  static constexpr const char* kModifiedVariable = "EXEC_SHOULD_NOT_EXPORT_THIS";
+  static constexpr int kOverwrite = 1;
+  // Set an variable in the current environment.
+  EXPECT_EQ(setenv(kModifiedVariable, "NEVER", kOverwrite), 0);
+  // Test that it is not exported.
+  std::vector<std::string> command;
+  if (kIsTargetBuild) {
+    std::string android_root(GetAndroidRoot());
+    command.push_back(android_root + "/bin/printenv");
+  } else {
+    command.push_back("/usr/bin/printenv");
+  }
+  command.push_back(kModifiedVariable);
+  std::string error_msg;
+  if (!(RUNNING_ON_MEMORY_TOOL && kMemoryToolDetectsLeaks)) {
+    // Running on valgrind fails due to some memory that leaks in thread alternate signal stacks.
+    EXPECT_FALSE(Exec(command, &error_msg));
+    EXPECT_NE(0U, error_msg.size()) << error_msg;
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(ExecUtilsTest, EnvSnapshotDeletionsAreNotVisible) {
+  static constexpr const char* kDeletedVariable = "PATH";
+  static constexpr int kOverwrite = 1;
+  // Save the variable's value.
+  const char* save_value = getenv(kDeletedVariable);
+  EXPECT_NE(save_value, nullptr);
+  // Delete the variable.
+  EXPECT_EQ(unsetenv(kDeletedVariable), 0);
+  // Test that it is not exported.
+  std::vector<std::string> command;
+  if (kIsTargetBuild) {
+    std::string android_root(GetAndroidRoot());
+    command.push_back(android_root + "/bin/printenv");
+  } else {
+    command.push_back("/usr/bin/printenv");
+  }
+  command.push_back(kDeletedVariable);
+  std::string error_msg;
+  if (!(RUNNING_ON_MEMORY_TOOL && kMemoryToolDetectsLeaks)) {
+    // Running on valgrind fails due to some memory that leaks in thread alternate signal stacks.
+    EXPECT_TRUE(Exec(command, &error_msg));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0U, error_msg.size()) << error_msg;
+  }
+  // Restore the variable's value.
+  EXPECT_EQ(setenv(kDeletedVariable, save_value, kOverwrite), 0);
+}
+
+}  // namespace art