--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/mlock2-tests.c~selftests-vm-drop-dependencies-on-page-flags-from-mlock2-tests
+++ a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/mlock2-tests.c
@@ -67,59 +67,6 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static uint64_t get_pageflags(unsigned long addr)
-{
-	FILE *file;
-	uint64_t pfn;
-	unsigned long offset;
-
-	file = fopen("/proc/self/pagemap", "r");
-	if (!file) {
-		perror("fopen pagemap");
-		_exit(1);
-	}
-
-	offset = addr / getpagesize() * sizeof(pfn);
-
-	if (fseek(file, offset, SEEK_SET)) {
-		perror("fseek pagemap");
-		_exit(1);
-	}
-
-	if (fread(&pfn, sizeof(pfn), 1, file) != 1) {
-		perror("fread pagemap");
-		_exit(1);
-	}
-
-	fclose(file);
-	return pfn;
-}
-
-static uint64_t get_kpageflags(unsigned long pfn)
-{
-	uint64_t flags;
-	FILE *file;
-
-	file = fopen("/proc/kpageflags", "r");
-	if (!file) {
-		perror("fopen kpageflags");
-		_exit(1);
-	}
-
-	if (fseek(file, pfn * sizeof(flags), SEEK_SET)) {
-		perror("fseek kpageflags");
-		_exit(1);
-	}
-
-	if (fread(&flags, sizeof(flags), 1, file) != 1) {
-		perror("fread kpageflags");
-		_exit(1);
-	}
-
-	fclose(file);
-	return flags;
-}
-
 #define VMFLAGS "VmFlags:"
 
 static bool is_vmflag_set(unsigned long addr, const char *vmflag)
@@ -159,19 +106,13 @@ out:
 #define RSS  "Rss:"
 #define LOCKED "lo"
 
-static bool is_vma_lock_on_fault(unsigned long addr)
+static unsigned long get_value_for_name(unsigned long addr, const char *name)
 {
-	bool ret = false;
-	bool locked;
-	FILE *smaps = NULL;
-	unsigned long vma_size, vma_rss;
 	char *line = NULL;
-	char *value;
 	size_t size = 0;
-
-	locked = is_vmflag_set(addr, LOCKED);
-	if (!locked)
-		goto out;
+	char *value_ptr;
+	FILE *smaps = NULL;
+	unsigned long value = -1UL;
 
 	smaps = seek_to_smaps_entry(addr);
 	if (!smaps) {
@@ -180,112 +121,70 @@ static bool is_vma_lock_on_fault(unsigne
 	}
 
 	while (getline(&line, &size, smaps) > 0) {
-		if (!strstr(line, SIZE)) {
+		if (!strstr(line, name)) {
 			free(line);
 			line = NULL;
 			size = 0;
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		value = line + strlen(SIZE);
-		if (sscanf(value, "%lu kB", &vma_size) < 1) {
+		value_ptr = line + strlen(name);
+		if (sscanf(value_ptr, "%lu kB", &value) < 1) {
 			printf("Unable to parse smaps entry for Size\n");
 			goto out;
 		}
 		break;
 	}
 
-	while (getline(&line, &size, smaps) > 0) {
-		if (!strstr(line, RSS)) {
-			free(line);
-			line = NULL;
-			size = 0;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		value = line + strlen(RSS);
-		if (sscanf(value, "%lu kB", &vma_rss) < 1) {
-			printf("Unable to parse smaps entry for Rss\n");
-			goto out;
-		}
-		break;
-	}
-
-	ret = locked && (vma_rss < vma_size);
 out:
-	free(line);
 	if (smaps)
 		fclose(smaps);
-	return ret;
+	free(line);
+	return value;
 }
 
-#define PRESENT_BIT     0x8000000000000000ULL
-#define PFN_MASK        0x007FFFFFFFFFFFFFULL
-#define UNEVICTABLE_BIT (1UL << 18)
-
-static int lock_check(char *map)
+static bool is_vma_lock_on_fault(unsigned long addr)
 {
-	unsigned long page_size = getpagesize();
-	uint64_t page1_flags, page2_flags;
+	bool locked;
+	unsigned long vma_size, vma_rss;
+
+	locked = is_vmflag_set(addr, LOCKED);
+	if (!locked)
+		return false;
 
-	page1_flags = get_pageflags((unsigned long)map);
-	page2_flags = get_pageflags((unsigned long)map + page_size);
+	vma_size = get_value_for_name(addr, SIZE);
+	vma_rss = get_value_for_name(addr, RSS);
 
-	/* Both pages should be present */
-	if (((page1_flags & PRESENT_BIT) == 0) ||
-	    ((page2_flags & PRESENT_BIT) == 0)) {
-		printf("Failed to make both pages present\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
+	/* only one page is faulted in */
+	return (vma_rss < vma_size);
+}
 
-	page1_flags = get_kpageflags(page1_flags & PFN_MASK);
-	page2_flags = get_kpageflags(page2_flags & PFN_MASK);
+#define PRESENT_BIT     0x8000000000000000ULL
+#define PFN_MASK        0x007FFFFFFFFFFFFFULL
+#define UNEVICTABLE_BIT (1UL << 18)
 
-	/* Both pages should be unevictable */
-	if (((page1_flags & UNEVICTABLE_BIT) == 0) ||
-	    ((page2_flags & UNEVICTABLE_BIT) == 0)) {
-		printf("Failed to make both pages unevictable\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
+static int lock_check(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	bool locked;
+	unsigned long vma_size, vma_rss;
 
-	if (!is_vmflag_set((unsigned long)map, LOCKED)) {
-		printf("VMA flag %s is missing on page 1\n", LOCKED);
-		return 1;
-	}
+	locked = is_vmflag_set(addr, LOCKED);
+	if (!locked)
+		return false;
 
-	if (!is_vmflag_set((unsigned long)map + page_size, LOCKED)) {
-		printf("VMA flag %s is missing on page 2\n", LOCKED);
-		return 1;
-	}
+	vma_size = get_value_for_name(addr, SIZE);
+	vma_rss = get_value_for_name(addr, RSS);
 
-	return 0;
+	return (vma_rss == vma_size);
 }
 
 static int unlock_lock_check(char *map)
 {
-	unsigned long page_size = getpagesize();
-	uint64_t page1_flags, page2_flags;
-
-	page1_flags = get_pageflags((unsigned long)map);
-	page2_flags = get_pageflags((unsigned long)map + page_size);
-	page1_flags = get_kpageflags(page1_flags & PFN_MASK);
-	page2_flags = get_kpageflags(page2_flags & PFN_MASK);
-
-	if ((page1_flags & UNEVICTABLE_BIT) || (page2_flags & UNEVICTABLE_BIT)) {
-		printf("A page is still marked unevictable after unlock\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	if (is_vmflag_set((unsigned long)map, LOCKED)) {
 		printf("VMA flag %s is present on page 1 after unlock\n", LOCKED);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (is_vmflag_set((unsigned long)map + page_size, LOCKED)) {
-		printf("VMA flag %s is present on page 2 after unlock\n", LOCKED);
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -311,7 +210,7 @@ static int test_mlock_lock()
 		goto unmap;
 	}
 
-	if (lock_check(map))
+	if (!lock_check((unsigned long)map))
 		goto unmap;
 
 	/* Now unlock and recheck attributes */
@@ -330,64 +229,18 @@ out:
 
 static int onfault_check(char *map)
 {
-	unsigned long page_size = getpagesize();
-	uint64_t page1_flags, page2_flags;
-
-	page1_flags = get_pageflags((unsigned long)map);
-	page2_flags = get_pageflags((unsigned long)map + page_size);
-
-	/* Neither page should be present */
-	if ((page1_flags & PRESENT_BIT) || (page2_flags & PRESENT_BIT)) {
-		printf("Pages were made present by MLOCK_ONFAULT\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	*map = 'a';
-	page1_flags = get_pageflags((unsigned long)map);
-	page2_flags = get_pageflags((unsigned long)map + page_size);
-
-	/* Only page 1 should be present */
-	if ((page1_flags & PRESENT_BIT) == 0) {
-		printf("Page 1 is not present after fault\n");
-		return 1;
-	} else if (page2_flags & PRESENT_BIT) {
-		printf("Page 2 was made present\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	page1_flags = get_kpageflags(page1_flags & PFN_MASK);
-
-	/* Page 1 should be unevictable */
-	if ((page1_flags & UNEVICTABLE_BIT) == 0) {
-		printf("Failed to make faulted page unevictable\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	if (!is_vma_lock_on_fault((unsigned long)map)) {
 		printf("VMA is not marked for lock on fault\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!is_vma_lock_on_fault((unsigned long)map + page_size)) {
-		printf("VMA is not marked for lock on fault\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int unlock_onfault_check(char *map)
 {
 	unsigned long page_size = getpagesize();
-	uint64_t page1_flags;
-
-	page1_flags = get_pageflags((unsigned long)map);
-	page1_flags = get_kpageflags(page1_flags & PFN_MASK);
-
-	if (page1_flags & UNEVICTABLE_BIT) {
-		printf("Page 1 is still marked unevictable after unlock\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
 
 	if (is_vma_lock_on_fault((unsigned long)map) ||
 	    is_vma_lock_on_fault((unsigned long)map + page_size)) {
@@ -445,7 +298,6 @@ static int test_lock_onfault_of_present(
 	char *map;
 	int ret = 1;
 	unsigned long page_size = getpagesize();
-	uint64_t page1_flags, page2_flags;
 
 	map = mmap(NULL, 2 * page_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
 		   MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_PRIVATE, -1, 0);
@@ -465,17 +317,6 @@ static int test_lock_onfault_of_present(
 		goto unmap;
 	}
 
-	page1_flags = get_pageflags((unsigned long)map);
-	page2_flags = get_pageflags((unsigned long)map + page_size);
-	page1_flags = get_kpageflags(page1_flags & PFN_MASK);
-	page2_flags = get_kpageflags(page2_flags & PFN_MASK);
-
-	/* Page 1 should be unevictable */
-	if ((page1_flags & UNEVICTABLE_BIT) == 0) {
-		printf("Failed to make present page unevictable\n");
-		goto unmap;
-	}
-
 	if (!is_vma_lock_on_fault((unsigned long)map) ||
 	    !is_vma_lock_on_fault((unsigned long)map + page_size)) {
 		printf("VMA with present pages is not marked lock on fault\n");
@@ -507,7 +348,7 @@ static int test_munlockall()
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (lock_check(map))
+	if (!lock_check((unsigned long)map))
 		goto unmap;
 
 	if (munlockall()) {
@@ -549,7 +390,7 @@ static int test_munlockall()
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (lock_check(map))
+	if (!lock_check((unsigned long)map))
 		goto unmap;
 
 	if (munlockall()) {
