diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h
index d2dd246a3843..a19d01c0b7a7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h
@@ -295,6 +295,32 @@ static pid_t __attribute__((__unused__)) clone3_vfork(void)
  * A bare "return;" statement may be used to return early.
  */
 #define FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(fixture_name) \
+	static const bool fixture_name##_teardown_parent = false; \
+	__FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(fixture_name)
+
+/**
+ * FIXTURE_TEARDOWN_PARENT()
+ * *_metadata* is included so that EXPECT_*, ASSERT_* etc. work correctly.
+ *
+ * @fixture_name: fixture name
+ *
+ * .. code-block:: c
+ *
+ *     FIXTURE_TEARDOWN_PARENT(fixture_name) { implementation }
+ *
+ * Same as FIXTURE_TEARDOWN() but run this code in a parent process.  This
+ * enables the test process to drop its privileges without impacting the
+ * related FIXTURE_TEARDOWN_PARENT() (e.g. to remove files from a directory
+ * where write access was dropped).
+ *
+ * To make it possible for the parent process to use *self*, share (MAP_SHARED)
+ * the fixture data between all forked processes.
+ */
+#define FIXTURE_TEARDOWN_PARENT(fixture_name) \
+	static const bool fixture_name##_teardown_parent = true; \
+	__FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(fixture_name)
+
+#define __FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(fixture_name) \
 	void fixture_name##_teardown( \
 		struct __test_metadata __attribute__((unused)) *_metadata, \
 		FIXTURE_DATA(fixture_name) __attribute__((unused)) *self, \
@@ -339,7 +365,7 @@ static pid_t __attribute__((__unused__)) clone3_vfork(void)
  * variant.
  */
 #define FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(fixture_name, variant_name) \
-	extern FIXTURE_VARIANT(fixture_name) \
+	extern const FIXTURE_VARIANT(fixture_name) \
 		_##fixture_name##_##variant_name##_variant; \
 	static struct __fixture_variant_metadata \
 		_##fixture_name##_##variant_name##_object = \
@@ -351,7 +377,7 @@ static pid_t __attribute__((__unused__)) clone3_vfork(void)
 		__register_fixture_variant(&_##fixture_name##_fixture_object, \
 			&_##fixture_name##_##variant_name##_object);	\
 	} \
-	FIXTURE_VARIANT(fixture_name) \
+	const FIXTURE_VARIANT(fixture_name) \
 		_##fixture_name##_##variant_name##_variant =
 
 /**
@@ -369,10 +395,11 @@ static pid_t __attribute__((__unused__)) clone3_vfork(void)
  * Very similar to TEST() except that *self* is the setup instance of fixture's
  * datatype exposed for use by the implementation.
  *
- * The @test_name code is run in a separate process sharing the same memory
- * (i.e. vfork), which means that the test process can update its privileges
- * without impacting the related FIXTURE_TEARDOWN() (e.g. to remove files from
- * a directory where write access was dropped).
+ * The __test_metadata object is shared (MAP_SHARED) with all the potential
+ * forked processes, which enables them to use EXCEPT_*() and ASSERT_*().
+ *
+ * The *self* object is only shared with the potential forked processes if
+ * FIXTURE_TEARDOWN_PARENT() is used instead of FIXTURE_TEARDOWN().
  */
 #define TEST_F(fixture_name, test_name) \
 	__TEST_F_IMPL(fixture_name, test_name, -1, TEST_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT)
@@ -393,57 +420,65 @@ static pid_t __attribute__((__unused__)) clone3_vfork(void)
 		struct __fixture_variant_metadata *variant) \
 	{ \
 		/* fixture data is alloced, setup, and torn down per call. */ \
-		FIXTURE_DATA(fixture_name) self; \
+		FIXTURE_DATA(fixture_name) self_private, *self = NULL; \
 		pid_t child = 1; \
 		int status = 0; \
 		/* Makes sure there is only one teardown, even when child forks again. */ \
 		bool *teardown = mmap(NULL, sizeof(*teardown), \
 			PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0); \
 		*teardown = false; \
-		memset(&self, 0, sizeof(FIXTURE_DATA(fixture_name))); \
+		if (sizeof(*self) > 0) { \
+			if (fixture_name##_teardown_parent) { \
+				self = mmap(NULL, sizeof(*self), PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, \
+					MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0); \
+			} else { \
+				memset(&self_private, 0, sizeof(self_private)); \
+				self = &self_private; \
+			} \
+		} \
 		if (setjmp(_metadata->env) == 0) { \
-			/* Use the same _metadata. */ \
-			child = vfork(); \
+			/* _metadata and potentially self are shared with all forks. */ \
+			child = clone3_vfork(); \
 			if (child == 0) { \
-				fixture_name##_setup(_metadata, &self, variant->data); \
+				fixture_name##_setup(_metadata, self, variant->data); \
 				/* Let setup failure terminate early. */ \
 				if (_metadata->exit_code) \
 					_exit(0); \
 				_metadata->setup_completed = true; \
-				fixture_name##_##test_name(_metadata, &self, variant->data); \
+				fixture_name##_##test_name(_metadata, self, variant->data); \
 			} else if (child < 0 || child != waitpid(child, &status, 0)) { \
 				ksft_print_msg("ERROR SPAWNING TEST GRANDCHILD\n"); \
 				_metadata->exit_code = KSFT_FAIL; \
 			} \
 		} \
 		if (child == 0) { \
-			if (_metadata->setup_completed && !_metadata->teardown_parent && \
+			if (_metadata->setup_completed && !fixture_name##_teardown_parent && \
 					__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(teardown, false, true)) \
-				fixture_name##_teardown(_metadata, &self, variant->data); \
+				fixture_name##_teardown(_metadata, self, variant->data); \
 			_exit(0); \
 		} \
-		if (_metadata->setup_completed && _metadata->teardown_parent && \
+		if (_metadata->setup_completed && fixture_name##_teardown_parent && \
 				__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(teardown, false, true)) \
-			fixture_name##_teardown(_metadata, &self, variant->data); \
+			fixture_name##_teardown(_metadata, self, variant->data); \
 		munmap(teardown, sizeof(*teardown)); \
+		if (self && fixture_name##_teardown_parent) \
+			munmap(self, sizeof(*self)); \
 		if (!WIFEXITED(status) && WIFSIGNALED(status)) \
 			/* Forward signal to __wait_for_test(). */ \
 			kill(getpid(), WTERMSIG(status)); \
 		__test_check_assert(_metadata); \
 	} \
-	static struct __test_metadata \
-		      _##fixture_name##_##test_name##_object = { \
-		.name = #test_name, \
-		.fn = &wrapper_##fixture_name##_##test_name, \
-		.fixture = &_##fixture_name##_fixture_object, \
-		.termsig = signal, \
-		.timeout = tmout, \
-		.teardown_parent = false, \
-	 }; \
 	static void __attribute__((constructor)) \
 			_register_##fixture_name##_##test_name(void) \
 	{ \
-		__register_test(&_##fixture_name##_##test_name##_object); \
+		struct __test_metadata *object = mmap(NULL, sizeof(*object), \
+			PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0); \
+		object->name = #test_name; \
+		object->fn = &wrapper_##fixture_name##_##test_name; \
+		object->fixture = &_##fixture_name##_fixture_object; \
+		object->termsig = signal; \
+		object->timeout = tmout; \
+		__register_test(object); \
 	} \
 	static void fixture_name##_##test_name( \
 		struct __test_metadata __attribute__((unused)) *_metadata, \
@@ -898,7 +933,6 @@ struct __test_metadata {
 	bool timed_out;	/* did this test timeout instead of exiting? */
 	bool aborted;	/* stopped test due to failed ASSERT */
 	bool setup_completed; /* did setup finish? */
-	bool teardown_parent; /* run teardown in a parent process */
 	jmp_buf env;	/* for exiting out of test early */
 	struct __test_results *results;
 	struct __test_metadata *prev, *next;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c
index 46b9effd53e4..27744524df51 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/fs_test.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 #include <linux/landlock.h>
 #include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <sched.h>
@@ -285,8 +286,6 @@ static void prepare_layout_opt(struct __test_metadata *const _metadata,
 
 static void prepare_layout(struct __test_metadata *const _metadata)
 {
-	_metadata->teardown_parent = true;
-
 	prepare_layout_opt(_metadata, &mnt_tmp);
 }
 
@@ -315,7 +314,7 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(layout0)
 	prepare_layout(_metadata);
 }
 
-FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(layout0)
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN_PARENT(layout0)
 {
 	cleanup_layout(_metadata);
 }
@@ -378,7 +377,7 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(layout1)
 	create_layout1(_metadata);
 }
 
-FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(layout1)
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN_PARENT(layout1)
 {
 	remove_layout1(_metadata);
 
@@ -3691,7 +3690,7 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(ftruncate)
 	create_file(_metadata, file1_s1d1);
 }
 
-FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(ftruncate)
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN_PARENT(ftruncate)
 {
 	EXPECT_EQ(0, remove_path(file1_s1d1));
 	cleanup_layout(_metadata);
@@ -3869,7 +3868,7 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(layout1_bind)
 	clear_cap(_metadata, CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
 }
 
-FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(layout1_bind)
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN_PARENT(layout1_bind)
 {
 	/* umount(dir_s2d2)) is handled by namespace lifetime. */
 
@@ -4274,7 +4273,7 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(layout2_overlay)
 	clear_cap(_metadata, CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
 }
 
-FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(layout2_overlay)
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN_PARENT(layout2_overlay)
 {
 	if (self->skip_test)
 		SKIP(return, "overlayfs is not supported (teardown)");
@@ -4624,7 +4623,6 @@ FIXTURE(layout3_fs)
 {
 	bool has_created_dir;
 	bool has_created_file;
-	char *dir_path;
 	bool skip_test;
 };
 
@@ -4683,11 +4681,24 @@ FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(layout3_fs, hostfs) {
 	.cwd_fs_magic = HOSTFS_SUPER_MAGIC,
 };
 
+static char *dirname_alloc(const char *path)
+{
+	char *dup;
+
+	if (!path)
+		return NULL;
+
+	dup = strdup(path);
+	if (!dup)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return dirname(dup);
+}
+
 FIXTURE_SETUP(layout3_fs)
 {
 	struct stat statbuf;
-	const char *slash;
-	size_t dir_len;
+	char *dir_path = dirname_alloc(variant->file_path);
 
 	if (!supports_filesystem(variant->mnt.type) ||
 	    !cwd_matches_fs(variant->cwd_fs_magic)) {
@@ -4695,27 +4706,15 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(layout3_fs)
 		SKIP(return, "this filesystem is not supported (setup)");
 	}
 
-	_metadata->teardown_parent = true;
-
-	slash = strrchr(variant->file_path, '/');
-	ASSERT_NE(slash, NULL);
-	dir_len = (size_t)slash - (size_t)variant->file_path;
-	ASSERT_LT(0, dir_len);
-	self->dir_path = malloc(dir_len + 1);
-	self->dir_path[dir_len] = '\0';
-	strncpy(self->dir_path, variant->file_path, dir_len);
-
 	prepare_layout_opt(_metadata, &variant->mnt);
 
 	/* Creates directory when required. */
-	if (stat(self->dir_path, &statbuf)) {
+	if (stat(dir_path, &statbuf)) {
 		set_cap(_metadata, CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE);
-		EXPECT_EQ(0, mkdir(self->dir_path, 0700))
+		EXPECT_EQ(0, mkdir(dir_path, 0700))
 		{
 			TH_LOG("Failed to create directory \"%s\": %s",
-			       self->dir_path, strerror(errno));
-			free(self->dir_path);
-			self->dir_path = NULL;
+			       dir_path, strerror(errno));
 		}
 		self->has_created_dir = true;
 		clear_cap(_metadata, CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE);
@@ -4736,9 +4735,11 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(layout3_fs)
 		self->has_created_file = true;
 		clear_cap(_metadata, CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE);
 	}
+
+	free(dir_path);
 }
 
-FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(layout3_fs)
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN_PARENT(layout3_fs)
 {
 	if (self->skip_test)
 		SKIP(return, "this filesystem is not supported (teardown)");
@@ -4754,16 +4755,17 @@ FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(layout3_fs)
 	}
 
 	if (self->has_created_dir) {
+		char *dir_path = dirname_alloc(variant->file_path);
+
 		set_cap(_metadata, CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE);
 		/*
 		 * Don't check for error because the directory might already
 		 * have been removed (cf. release_inode test).
 		 */
-		rmdir(self->dir_path);
+		rmdir(dir_path);
 		clear_cap(_metadata, CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE);
+		free(dir_path);
 	}
-	free(self->dir_path);
-	self->dir_path = NULL;
 
 	cleanup_layout(_metadata);
 }
@@ -4830,7 +4832,10 @@ TEST_F_FORK(layout3_fs, tag_inode_dir_mnt)
 
 TEST_F_FORK(layout3_fs, tag_inode_dir_child)
 {
-	layer3_fs_tag_inode(_metadata, self, variant, self->dir_path);
+	char *dir_path = dirname_alloc(variant->file_path);
+
+	layer3_fs_tag_inode(_metadata, self, variant, dir_path);
+	free(dir_path);
 }
 
 TEST_F_FORK(layout3_fs, tag_inode_file)
@@ -4857,9 +4862,13 @@ TEST_F_FORK(layout3_fs, release_inodes)
 	if (self->has_created_file)
 		EXPECT_EQ(0, remove_path(variant->file_path));
 
-	if (self->has_created_dir)
+	if (self->has_created_dir) {
+		char *dir_path = dirname_alloc(variant->file_path);
+
 		/* Don't check for error because of cgroup specificities. */
-		remove_path(self->dir_path);
+		remove_path(dir_path);
+		free(dir_path);
+	}
 
 	ruleset_fd =
 		create_ruleset(_metadata, LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_READ_DIR, layer1);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_setns_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_setns_test.c
index 6e2f2cd400ca..47746b0c6acd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_setns_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_setns_test.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(current_nsset)
 	/* Create task that exits right away. */
 	self->child_pid_exited = create_child(&self->child_pidfd_exited,
 					      CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWNET);
-	EXPECT_GT(self->child_pid_exited, 0);
+	EXPECT_GE(self->child_pid_exited, 0);
 
 	if (self->child_pid_exited == 0)
 		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
