diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-tools/0001-Fix-rotation-destroy-flush-fix-session-daemon-abort-.patch b/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-tools/0001-Fix-rotation-destroy-flush-fix-session-daemon-abort-.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3286dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-tools/0001-Fix-rotation-destroy-flush-fix-session-daemon-abort-.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+From 6b45c5f80d20e7bbf3d98c1fa17d2cf8716af3bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Xiangyu Chen <xiangyu.chen@windriver.com>
+Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:20:14 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix: rotation-destroy-flush: fix session daemon abort if no
+ kernel module present
+
+Testing rotation-destroy-flush when no lttng kernel modules present, it would
+be failed with error message:
+
+  Error: Unable to load required module lttng-ring-buffer-client-discard
+  not ok 1 - Start session daemon
+  Failed test 'Start session daemon'
+  not ok 2 - Create session rotation_destroy_flush in -o /tmp/tmp.test_rot ...
+  ...
+
+This because test script that sets the LTTNG_ABORT_ON_ERROR environment
+variable. It's this environment variable that causes the sessiond to handle the
+kernel module loading failure as an abort rather than a warning.
+
+Using "check_skip_kernel_test" to detect whether the kernel module fails to
+load is expected or not. If the failure is expected, the script won't set that
+environment variable any more.
+
+Fixes: 3a174400
+("tests:add check_skip_kernel_test to check root user and lttng kernel modules")
+
+Upstream-Status: Submitted [https://review.lttng.org/c/lttng-tools/+/12155]
+
+Change-Id: I371e9ba717613e2940186f710cf3cccd35baed6c
+Signed-off-by: Xiangyu Chen <xiangyu.chen@windriver.com>
+---
+ .../ust/rotation-destroy-flush/test_rotation_destroy_flush  | 6 +++---
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/tests/regression/ust/rotation-destroy-flush/test_rotation_destroy_flush b/tests/regression/ust/rotation-destroy-flush/test_rotation_destroy_flush
+index 669bcbc43..64161768f 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/ust/rotation-destroy-flush/test_rotation_destroy_flush
++++ b/tests/regression/ust/rotation-destroy-flush/test_rotation_destroy_flush
+@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ SIZE_LIMIT=$PAGE_SIZE
+ NR_ITER=10
+ NUM_TESTS=$((15*$NR_ITER))
+ 
+-# Ensure the daemons invoke abort on error.
+-export LTTNG_ABORT_ON_ERROR=1
+-
+ source $TESTDIR/utils/utils.sh
+ 
++# Ensure the daemons invoke abort on error.
++check_skip_kernel_test || export LTTNG_ABORT_ON_ERROR=1
++
+ # MUST set TESTDIR before calling those functions
+ function run_app()
+ {
+-- 
+2.25.1
+
diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-tools/0001-tests-add-check_skip_kernel_test-to-check-root-user-.patch b/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-tools/0001-tests-add-check_skip_kernel_test-to-check-root-user-.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2671a19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-tools/0001-tests-add-check_skip_kernel_test-to-check-root-user-.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,1246 @@
+From cf558f802b259a33605fe0ede4d74ae2ff6be699 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Xiangyu Chen <xiangyu.chen@windriver.com>
+Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:23:54 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] tests: add check_skip_kernel_test to check root user and
+ lttng kernel modules
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+The current tests will run both userspace and kernel testing. Some of
+use cases only use lttng for one kind of tracing on an embedded
+device (e.g. userspace), so in this scenario, the kernel modules might
+not install to target rootfs, the test cases would be fail and exit.
+
+Add LTTNG_TOOLS_DISABLE_KERNEL_TESTS to skip the lttng kernel features
+test, this flag can be set via "make":
+
+  make check LTTNG_TOOLS_DISABLE_KERNEL_TESTS=1
+
+When this flag was set, all kernel related testcases would be marked as
+SKIP in result.
+
+Since the the LTTNG_TOOLS_DISABLE_KERNEL_TESTS was checked in function
+check_skip_kernel_test, lots of testcases also need to check root
+permission, so merging the root permission checking into
+check_skip_kernel_test.
+
+Upstream-Status: Backport from
+[https://git.lttng.org/?p=lttng-tools.git;a=commit;h=3a1744008331a0604479d3d7461f77056fad3a64]
+
+Change-Id: I49a1f642a9869c21a69e0186c296fd917bd7b525
+Signed-off-by: Xiangyu Chen <xiangyu.chen@windriver.com>
+Signed-off-by: Michael Jeanson <mjeanson@efficios.com>
+Signed-off-by: Jérémie Galarneau <jeremie.galarneau@efficios.com>
+---
+ tests/destructive/metadata-regeneration       |  8 +----
+ tests/perf/test_perf_raw.in                   |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/kernel/test_all_events       |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/kernel/test_callstack        |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/kernel/test_channel          |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/kernel/test_clock_override   |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/kernel/test_event_basic      |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/kernel/test_kernel_function  |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/kernel/test_lttng_logger     |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/kernel/test_ns_contexts      |  8 +----
+ .../regression/kernel/test_ns_contexts_change |  9 +----
+ .../kernel/test_rotation_destroy_flush        |  8 +----
+ .../regression/kernel/test_select_poll_epoll  |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/kernel/test_syscall          |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/kernel/test_userspace_probe  |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/tools/clear/test_kernel      |  8 +----
+ .../tools/filtering/test_invalid_filter       |  8 +----
+ .../tools/filtering/test_unsupported_op       |  8 +----
+ .../tools/filtering/test_valid_filter         |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/tools/health/test_health.sh  | 10 ++----
+ tests/regression/tools/health/test_thread_ok  |  9 +----
+ tests/regression/tools/live/test_kernel       | 10 +++---
+ tests/regression/tools/live/test_lttng_kernel |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/tools/metadata/test_kernel   |  8 +----
+ .../test_notification_kernel_buffer_usage     | 36 +++++++++----------
+ .../test_notification_kernel_capture          | 23 ++++++------
+ .../test_notification_kernel_error            | 23 ++++++------
+ .../test_notification_kernel_instrumentation  | 23 ++++++------
+ .../test_notification_kernel_syscall          | 19 +++++-----
+ .../test_notification_kernel_userspace_probe  | 20 +++++------
+ .../notification/test_notification_multi_app  | 14 +++-----
+ ...test_notification_notifier_discarded_count |  9 +++--
+ .../tools/regen-metadata/test_kernel          |  8 +----
+ .../tools/regen-statedump/test_kernel         |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/tools/rotation/test_kernel   |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/tools/snapshots/test_kernel  |  8 +----
+ .../tools/snapshots/test_kernel_streaming     |  8 +----
+ .../streaming/test_high_throughput_limits     |  8 +----
+ tests/regression/tools/streaming/test_kernel  |  8 +----
+ .../tools/tracker/test_event_tracker          |  8 +----
+ .../tools/trigger/test_add_trigger_cli        | 12 ++-----
+ .../tools/trigger/test_list_triggers_cli      | 26 +++++---------
+ .../tools/wildcard/test_event_wildcard        |  8 +----
+ .../test_relayd_working_directory             |  4 +--
+ .../ust/namespaces/test_ns_contexts_change    |  7 +---
+ tests/regression/ust/test_event_perf          |  8 +----
+ tests/utils/utils.sh                          | 35 ++++++++++++++++++
+ 47 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 363 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/tests/destructive/metadata-regeneration b/tests/destructive/metadata-regeneration
+index b81e7af32..36b130d17 100755
+--- a/tests/destructive/metadata-regeneration
++++ b/tests/destructive/metadata-regeneration
+@@ -185,19 +185,13 @@ function test_ust_streaming ()
+ 	rm -f ${file_sync_before_last}
+ }
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+ if ! destructive_tests_enabled ; then
+ 	echo 'You need to set the LTTNG_ENABLE_DESTRUCTIVE_TESTS to "will-break-my-system" as argument to run this test'
+ 	echo 'Moreover, please make sure that ntp is not running while executing this test'
+ 	exit 0
+ fi
+ 
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test $NUM_TESTS "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	start_lttng_relayd "-o $TRACE_PATH"
+ 	start_lttng_sessiond
+diff --git a/tests/perf/test_perf_raw.in b/tests/perf/test_perf_raw.in
+index f293ccd71..d35529a87 100644
+--- a/tests/perf/test_perf_raw.in
++++ b/tests/perf/test_perf_raw.in
+@@ -137,12 +137,6 @@ function test_kernel_raw()
+ 	rm -rf $TRACE_PATH
+ }
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+ # MUST set TESTDIR before calling those functions
+ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+@@ -154,7 +148,7 @@ have_libpfm
+ 
+ test_ust_raw
+ 
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed for kernel testing, skipping." 9 ||
++check_skip_kernel_test 9 ||
+ {
+ 	modprobe lttng-test
+ 	test_kernel_raw
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_all_events b/tests/regression/kernel/test_all_events
+index 2e20888df..044f9b65f 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_all_events
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_all_events
+@@ -43,13 +43,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 	start_lttng_sessiond
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_callstack b/tests/regression/kernel/test_callstack
+index a4477fd7c..d8d6b5e0f 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_callstack
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_callstack
+@@ -134,13 +134,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." "$NUM_TESTS" ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 	start_lttng_sessiond
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_channel b/tests/regression/kernel/test_channel
+index 9cc74c4e8..4c377bd2a 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_channel
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_channel
+@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@ function test_channel_buffer_too_large()
+ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	start_lttng_sessiond
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_clock_override b/tests/regression/kernel/test_clock_override
+index 72892898b..48a3f926a 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_clock_override
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_clock_override
+@@ -172,13 +172,7 @@ TESTS=(
+ TEST_COUNT=${#TESTS[@]}
+ i=0
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 	trap signal_cleanup SIGTERM SIGINT
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_event_basic b/tests/regression/kernel/test_event_basic
+index ac9ec0549..387e2f733 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_event_basic
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_event_basic
+@@ -73,13 +73,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test $NUM_TESTS "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 	start_lttng_sessiond
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_kernel_function b/tests/regression/kernel/test_kernel_function
+index b1d5491fc..ea16cdeef 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_kernel_function
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_kernel_function
+@@ -43,13 +43,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	start_lttng_sessiond_notap
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_lttng_logger b/tests/regression/kernel/test_lttng_logger
+index b8f7ded82..00eaae823 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_lttng_logger
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_lttng_logger
+@@ -110,13 +110,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 	start_lttng_sessiond
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_ns_contexts b/tests/regression/kernel/test_ns_contexts
+index 0c8718d78..59e2568f6 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_ns_contexts
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_ns_contexts
+@@ -108,13 +108,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+ 
+-isroot=0
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." "$NUM_TESTS" && exit 0
+-
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." && exit 0
+ 
+ system_has_ns=0
+ if [ -d "/proc/$$/ns" ]; then
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_ns_contexts_change b/tests/regression/kernel/test_ns_contexts_change
+index 42a61276b..3f5e4eeab 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_ns_contexts_change
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_ns_contexts_change
+@@ -162,14 +162,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-
+-isroot=0
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." "$NUM_TESTS" && exit 0
+-
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." && exit 0
+ 
+ system_has_ns=0
+ if [ -d "/proc/$$/ns" ]; then
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_rotation_destroy_flush b/tests/regression/kernel/test_rotation_destroy_flush
+index cb773d7df..0af514b49 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_rotation_destroy_flush
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_rotation_destroy_flush
+@@ -120,13 +120,7 @@ TESTS=(
+ TEST_COUNT=${#TESTS[@]}
+ i=0
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 	trap signal_cleanup SIGTERM SIGINT
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_select_poll_epoll b/tests/regression/kernel/test_select_poll_epoll
+index d8245a0e7..20f0ef0ae 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_select_poll_epoll
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_select_poll_epoll
+@@ -374,13 +374,7 @@ if test $? != 0; then
+ 	exit 0
+ fi
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_syscall b/tests/regression/kernel/test_syscall
+index 401a18a8d..219d94703 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_syscall
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_syscall
+@@ -664,13 +664,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 	start_lttng_sessiond
+diff --git a/tests/regression/kernel/test_userspace_probe b/tests/regression/kernel/test_userspace_probe
+index 1091ee65e..5d984d666 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/kernel/test_userspace_probe
++++ b/tests/regression/kernel/test_userspace_probe
+@@ -815,13 +815,7 @@ fi
+ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 	start_lttng_sessiond
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/clear/test_kernel b/tests/regression/tools/clear/test_kernel
+index 06fb1c368..48250a742 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/clear/test_kernel
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/clear/test_kernel
+@@ -536,12 +536,6 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+ streaming_tests=(test_kernel_streaming
+ 	test_kernel_streaming_rotate_clear
+ 	test_kernel_streaming_clear_rotate
+@@ -563,7 +557,7 @@ snapshot_tests=(test_kernel_streaming_snapshot
+ 	test_kernel_local_snapshot
+ )
+ 
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel streaming tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping kernel streaming tests." ||
+ {
+ 	trap signal_cleanup SIGTERM SIGINT
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/filtering/test_invalid_filter b/tests/regression/tools/filtering/test_invalid_filter
+index 7d9e524d9..8435e5546 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/filtering/test_invalid_filter
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/filtering/test_invalid_filter
+@@ -168,13 +168,7 @@ done
+ 
+ test_bytecode_limit -u
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel invalid filter tests." $NUM_KERNEL_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_KERNEL_TESTS" "Skipping kernel invalid filter tests." ||
+ {
+ 	diag "Test kernel filters"
+ 	i=0
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/filtering/test_unsupported_op b/tests/regression/tools/filtering/test_unsupported_op
+index 299247a3c..91eb86d21 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/filtering/test_unsupported_op
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/filtering/test_unsupported_op
+@@ -103,13 +103,7 @@ while [ "$i" -lt "$OP_COUNT" ]; do
+ 	let "i++"
+ done
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel unsupported filter operations tests." $NUM_KERNEL_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test $NUM_KERNEL_TESTS "Skipping kernel unsupported filter operations tests." ||
+ {
+ 	diag "Test kernel unsupported filter operations"
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/filtering/test_valid_filter b/tests/regression/tools/filtering/test_valid_filter
+index e76ffa25f..1ba7c79bb 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/filtering/test_valid_filter
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/filtering/test_valid_filter
+@@ -1452,13 +1452,7 @@ KERNEL_FILTERS=(
+ 
+ IFS=$OLDIFS
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel valid filter tests." $NUM_KERNEL_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_KERNEL_TESTS" "Skipping kernel valid filter tests." ||
+ {
+ 	diag "Test kernel valid filters"
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/health/test_health.sh b/tests/regression/tools/health/test_health.sh
+index b3d6419d2..68716e6b9 100644
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/health/test_health.sh
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/health/test_health.sh
+@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function test_health
+ 		diag "With UST consumer daemons"
+ 		enable_ust_lttng_event_ok $SESSION_NAME $UST_EVENT_NAME $CHANNEL_NAME
+ 
+-		skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping kernel consumer health check test." "1" ||
++		check_skip_kernel_test "1" "Skipping kernel consumer health check test." ||
+ 		{
+ 			diag "With kernel consumer daemon"
+ 			lttng_enable_kernel_event $SESSION_NAME $KERNEL_EVENT_NAME $CHANNEL_NAME
+@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function test_health
+ 
+ 
+ 	if [ ${test_needs_root} -eq 1 ]; then
+-		skip ${isroot} "Root access needed for test \"${test_thread_name}\"." "1" ||
++		check_skip_kernel_test "1" "Skipping \"${test_thread_name}\"." ||
+ 		{
+ 			report_errors "${test_thread_error_string}" "${test_relayd}"
+ 		}
+@@ -276,12 +276,6 @@ STDERR_PATH=$(mktemp --tmpdir tmp.test_health_stderr_path.XXXXXX)
+ TRACE_PATH=$(mktemp --tmpdir -d tmp.test_health_trace_path.XXXXXX)
+ HEALTH_PATH=$(mktemp --tmpdir -d tmp.test_health_trace_path.XXXXXX)
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+ THREAD_COUNT=${#THREAD[@]}
+ i=0
+ while [ "$i" -lt "$THREAD_COUNT" ]; do
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/health/test_thread_ok b/tests/regression/tools/health/test_thread_ok
+index e84adb611..e5e23543f 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/health/test_thread_ok
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/health/test_thread_ok
+@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function test_thread_ok
+ 	$CURDIR/$HEALTH_CHECK_BIN > ${STDOUT_PATH} 2> ${STDERR_PATH}
+ 	report_errors
+ 
+-	skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping kernel consumer health check test." "5" ||
++	check_skip_kernel_test "5" "Skipping kernel consumer health check test." ||
+ 	{
+ 		diag "With kernel consumer daemon"
+ 		create_lttng_session_no_output $SESSION_NAME
+@@ -115,13 +115,6 @@ STDERR_PATH=$(mktemp --tmpdir tmp.test_thread_ok_stderr_path.XXXXXX)
+ TRACE_PATH=$(mktemp --tmpdir -d tmp.test_thread_ok_trace_path.XXXXXX)
+ HEALTH_PATH=$(mktemp --tmpdir -d tmp.test_thread_ok_trace_path.XXXXXX)
+ 
+-# The manage kernel thread is only spawned if we are root
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+ test_thread_ok
+ 
+ rm -rf ${HEALTH_PATH}
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/live/test_kernel b/tests/regression/tools/live/test_kernel
+index b622b5214..fdaa09f0d 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/live/test_kernel
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/live/test_kernel
+@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@ function clean_live_tracing()
+ 	rm -rf $TRACE_PATH
+ }
+ 
+-# Need root access for kernel tracing.
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	plan_skip_all "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests."
++check_skip_kernel_test &&
++{
++	plan_skip_all "Skipping all tests."
+ 	exit 0
+-fi
++}
+ 
+ modprobe lttng-test
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/live/test_lttng_kernel b/tests/regression/tools/live/test_lttng_kernel
+index a23d9373a..1b933648f 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/live/test_lttng_kernel
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/live/test_lttng_kernel
+@@ -45,13 +45,7 @@ function clean_live_tracing()
+ }
+ 
+ # Need root access for kernel tracing.
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	modprobe lttng-test
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/metadata/test_kernel b/tests/regression/tools/metadata/test_kernel
+index 57cace6ea..26e95d93a 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/metadata/test_kernel
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/metadata/test_kernel
+@@ -91,13 +91,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel metadata tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping kernel metadata tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 	modprobe lttng-test
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_buffer_usage b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_buffer_usage
+index 76e69a77e..8fdaabb3e 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_buffer_usage
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_buffer_usage
+@@ -60,29 +60,27 @@ function test_buffer_usage_notification
+ 	wait $APP_PID 2> /dev/null
+ }
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-
+-	validate_lttng_modules_present
+-
++check_skip_kernel_test &&
++{
++	plan_skip_all "Skipping all tests."
++	rm -rf "$TEST_TMPDIR"
++	exit 0
++}
+ 
+-	modprobe lttng-test
++validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 
+-	# Used on sessiond launch.
+-	LTTNG_SESSIOND_ENV_VARS="LTTNG_TESTPOINT_ENABLE=1 \
+-		CONSUMER_PAUSE_PIPE_PATH=${TESTPOINT_PIPE_PATH} \
+-		LD_PRELOAD=${TESTPOINT}"
+-	start_lttng_sessiond_notap
++modprobe lttng-test
+ 
+-	test_buffer_usage_notification
++# Used on sessiond launch.
++LTTNG_SESSIOND_ENV_VARS="LTTNG_TESTPOINT_ENABLE=1 \
++	CONSUMER_PAUSE_PIPE_PATH=${TESTPOINT_PIPE_PATH} \
++	LD_PRELOAD=${TESTPOINT}"
++start_lttng_sessiond_notap
+ 
+-	stop_lttng_sessiond_notap
+-	rmmod lttng-test
++test_buffer_usage_notification
+ 
+-	rm -rf "${consumerd_pipe[@]}" 2> /dev/null
+-else
+-	# Kernel tests are skipped.
+-	plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+-	skip 0 "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel notification tests." $NUM_TESTS
+-fi
++stop_lttng_sessiond_notap
++rmmod lttng-test
+ 
++rm -rf "${consumerd_pipe[@]}" 2> /dev/null
+ rm -rf "$TEST_TMPDIR"
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_capture b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_capture
+index 88f123d3d..0f8a2bc6f 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_capture
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_capture
+@@ -31,22 +31,21 @@ function test_basic_error_path
+ }
+ 
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	validate_lttng_modules_present
++check_skip_kernel_test &&
++{
++	plan_skip_all "Skipping all tests."
++	exit 0
++}
+ 
+-	modprobe lttng-test
++validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 
+-	start_lttng_sessiond_notap
++modprobe lttng-test
+ 
+-	test_basic_error_path
++start_lttng_sessiond_notap
+ 
+-	stop_lttng_sessiond_notap
+-	rmmod lttng-test
++test_basic_error_path
+ 
+-else
+-	# Kernel tests are skipped.
+-	plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+-	skip 0 "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel notification tests." $NUM_TESTS
+-fi
++stop_lttng_sessiond_notap
++rmmod lttng-test
+ 
+ rm -f "$TESTAPP_STATE_PATH"
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_error b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_error
+index 80fe6e5b5..b757ec2b4 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_error
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_error
+@@ -30,23 +30,22 @@ function test_basic_error_path
+ 	wait $APP_PID 2> /dev/null
+ }
+ 
++check_skip_kernel_test &&
++{
++	plan_skip_all "Skipping all tests."
++	exit 0
++}
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	validate_lttng_modules_present
++validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 
+-	modprobe lttng-test
++modprobe lttng-test
+ 
+-	start_lttng_sessiond_notap
++start_lttng_sessiond_notap
+ 
+-	test_basic_error_path
++test_basic_error_path
+ 
+-	stop_lttng_sessiond_notap
+-	rmmod lttng-test
++stop_lttng_sessiond_notap
++rmmod lttng-test
+ 
+-else
+-	# Kernel tests are skipped.
+-	plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+-	skip 0 "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel notification tests." $NUM_TESTS
+-fi
+ 
+ rm -f "$TESTAPP_STATE_PATH"
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_instrumentation b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_instrumentation
+index 90545a541..705f7703d 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_instrumentation
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_instrumentation
+@@ -28,22 +28,21 @@ function test_kernel_instrumentation_notification
+ 	wait $APP_PID 2> /dev/null
+ }
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	validate_lttng_modules_present
++check_skip_kernel_test &&
++{
++	plan_skip_all "Skipping all tests."
++	exit 0
++}
+ 
+-	modprobe lttng-test
++validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 
+-	start_lttng_sessiond_notap
++modprobe lttng-test
+ 
+-	test_kernel_instrumentation_notification
++start_lttng_sessiond_notap
+ 
+-	stop_lttng_sessiond_notap
+-	rmmod lttng-test
++test_kernel_instrumentation_notification
+ 
+-else
+-	# Kernel tests are skipped.
+-	plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+-	skip 0 "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel notification tests." $NUM_TESTS
+-fi
++stop_lttng_sessiond_notap
++rmmod lttng-test
+ 
+ rm -f "$TESTAPP_STATE_PATH"
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_syscall b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_syscall
+index d273cb55d..7fa235388 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_syscall
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_syscall
+@@ -31,19 +31,18 @@ function test_kernel_syscall_notification
+ 	wait $APP_PID 2> /dev/null
+ }
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	validate_lttng_modules_present
++check_skip_kernel_test &&
++{
++	plan_skip_all "Skipping all tests."
++	exit 0
++}
+ 
+-	start_lttng_sessiond_notap
++validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 
+-	test_kernel_syscall_notification
++start_lttng_sessiond_notap
+ 
+-	stop_lttng_sessiond_notap
++test_kernel_syscall_notification
+ 
+-else
+-	# Kernel tests are skipped.
+-	plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+-	skip 0 "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel notification tests." $NUM_TESTS
+-fi
++stop_lttng_sessiond_notap
+ 
+ rm -f "$TESTAPP_STATE_PATH"
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_userspace_probe b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_userspace_probe
+index 8ef8d708d..abddd9be7 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_userspace_probe
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_kernel_userspace_probe
+@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ function test_kernel_userspace_probe_notification
+ 	wait $APP_PID 2> /dev/null
+ }
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	validate_lttng_modules_present
++check_skip_kernel_test &&
++{
++	plan_skip_all "Skipping all tests."
++	exit 0
++}
++
++validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 
+-	start_lttng_sessiond_notap
++start_lttng_sessiond_notap
+ 
+-	test_kernel_userspace_probe_notification
++test_kernel_userspace_probe_notification
+ 
+-	stop_lttng_sessiond_notap
+-else
+-	# Kernel tests are skipped.
+-	plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+-	skip 0 "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel notification tests." $NUM_TESTS
+-fi
++stop_lttng_sessiond_notap
+ 
+ rm -f "$TESTAPP_STATE_PATH"
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_multi_app b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_multi_app
+index d8b639225..61891b56f 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_multi_app
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_multi_app
+@@ -411,22 +411,18 @@ function test_on_register_evaluation ()
+ 	rm -rf "$output_dir"
+ }
+ 
+-
+ TESTS=(
+ 	test_multi_app_ust
+ 	test_on_register_evaluation_ust
+ )
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TEST_KERNEL" "Skipping kernel multi-app notification tests." || {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 	TESTS+=(
+-	test_multi_app_kernel
+-	test_on_register_evaluation_kernel
+-)
+-else
+-        skip 0 "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel multi-app notification tests." $NUM_TEST_KERNEL
+-fi
+-
++		test_multi_app_kernel
++		test_on_register_evaluation_kernel
++	)
++}
+ 
+ for fct_test in ${TESTS[@]};
+ do
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_notifier_discarded_count b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_notifier_discarded_count
+index c9235393e..a6c31a728 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_notifier_discarded_count
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/notification/test_notification_notifier_discarded_count
+@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ function test_ust_notifier_discarded_regardless_trigger_owner
+ test_ust_notifier_discarded_count
+ test_ust_notifier_discarded_count_max_bucket
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
++check_skip_kernel_test "$KERNEL_NUM_TESTS" "Skipping kernel notification tests." ||
++{
+ 
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 
+@@ -413,9 +414,7 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+ 	modprobe --remove lttng-test
+ 
+ 	rm -rf "${sessiond_pipe[@]}" 2> /dev/null
+-else
+-	# Kernel tests are skipped.
+-	skip 0 "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel notification tests." $KERNEL_NUM_TESTS
+-fi
++
++}
+ 
+ rm -rf "$TEST_TMPDIR"
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/regen-metadata/test_kernel b/tests/regression/tools/regen-metadata/test_kernel
+index 49eea32a7..555a4e2ce 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/regen-metadata/test_kernel
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/regen-metadata/test_kernel
+@@ -99,13 +99,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel streaming tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/regen-statedump/test_kernel b/tests/regression/tools/regen-statedump/test_kernel
+index 8a261355d..bbbac3942 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/regen-statedump/test_kernel
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/regen-statedump/test_kernel
+@@ -39,13 +39,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel streaming tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 	start_lttng_sessiond
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/rotation/test_kernel b/tests/regression/tools/rotation/test_kernel
+index f5f1f5553..efe3fd359 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/rotation/test_kernel
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/rotation/test_kernel
+@@ -82,13 +82,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel streaming tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/snapshots/test_kernel b/tests/regression/tools/snapshots/test_kernel
+index abb243563..d91876867 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/snapshots/test_kernel
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/snapshots/test_kernel
+@@ -217,13 +217,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel snapshot tests" $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/snapshots/test_kernel_streaming b/tests/regression/tools/snapshots/test_kernel_streaming
+index 0c92dc710..dd965afee 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/snapshots/test_kernel_streaming
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/snapshots/test_kernel_streaming
+@@ -145,13 +145,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel streaming tests" $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test $NUM_TESTS "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/streaming/test_high_throughput_limits b/tests/regression/tools/streaming/test_high_throughput_limits
+index 2b9e3ad39..c55d51098 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/streaming/test_high_throughput_limits
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/streaming/test_high_throughput_limits
+@@ -170,13 +170,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed to set bandwith limits. Skipping all tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 
+ 	# Catch sigint and try to cleanup limits
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/streaming/test_kernel b/tests/regression/tools/streaming/test_kernel
+index 33334229f..113eea7bf 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/streaming/test_kernel
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/streaming/test_kernel
+@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel streaming tests." $NUM_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." ||
+ {
+ 	validate_lttng_modules_present
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/tracker/test_event_tracker b/tests/regression/tools/tracker/test_event_tracker
+index cc0f698d2..de0c79d36 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/tracker/test_event_tracker
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/tracker/test_event_tracker
+@@ -466,13 +466,7 @@ test_event_track_untrack ust 0 "${EVENT_NAME}" "--pid --all"	# backward compat
+ test_event_tracker ust 1 "${EVENT_NAME}" "--pid --all"	# backward compat
+ test_event_pid_tracker ust 1 "${EVENT_NAME}"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel tracker tests." $NUM_KERNEL_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_KERNEL_TESTS" "Skipping kernel tracker tests." ||
+ {
+ 	diag "Test kernel tracker"
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/trigger/test_add_trigger_cli b/tests/regression/tools/trigger/test_add_trigger_cli
+index 98ecf6272..d1763aa2e 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/trigger/test_add_trigger_cli
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/trigger/test_add_trigger_cli
+@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ tmp_stdout=$(mktemp --tmpdir -t test_parse_cli_trigger_stdout.XXXXXX)
+ tmp_stderr=$(mktemp --tmpdir -t test_parse_cli_trigger_stderr.XXXXXX)
+ uprobe_elf_binary="${TESTDIR}/utils/testapp/userspace-probe-elf-binary/.libs/userspace-probe-elf-binary"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	ist_root=1
+-else
+-	ist_root=0
+-fi
+-
+ function test_success ()
+ {
+ 	local test_name="$1"
+@@ -223,7 +217,7 @@ test_success "--exclude-name two" "trigger5" \
+ 	--condition event-rule-matches --type=user --name='jean-*' --exclude-name jean-chretien -x jean-charest \
+ 	--action notify
+ 
+-skip $ist_root "non-root user: skipping kprobe tests" 18 || {
++check_skip_kernel_test 18 "Skipping kprobe tests." || {
+ 	i=0
+ 
+ 	for type in kprobe kernel:kprobe; do
+@@ -262,7 +256,7 @@ skip $ist_root "non-root user: skipping kprobe tests" 18 || {
+ 	done
+ }
+ 
+-skip $ist_root "non-root user: skipping uprobe tests" 6 || {
++check_skip_kernel_test 6 "Skipping uprobe tests." || {
+ 	test_success "--condition event-rule-matches uprobe" "uprobe-trigger-0" \
+ 		--name="uprobe-trigger-0" \
+ 		--condition event-rule-matches --type=kernel:uprobe --location=${uprobe_elf_binary}:test_function --event-name=ma-probe \
+@@ -274,7 +268,7 @@ skip $ist_root "non-root user: skipping uprobe tests" 6 || {
+ 		--action notify
+ }
+ 
+-skip $ist_root "non-root user: skipping syscall tests" 30 || {
++check_skip_kernel_test 30 "Skipping syscall tests." || {
+ 	test_success "--condition event-rule-matches one syscall" "syscall-trigger-0" \
+ 		--name="syscall-trigger-0" \
+ 		--condition event-rule-matches --type=syscall --name=open \
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/trigger/test_list_triggers_cli b/tests/regression/tools/trigger/test_list_triggers_cli
+index a04018013..02c3de3e9 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/trigger/test_list_triggers_cli
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/trigger/test_list_triggers_cli
+@@ -36,22 +36,12 @@ uprobe_sdt_binary=$(realpath "${TESTDIR}/utils/testapp/userspace-probe-sdt-binar
+ register_some_triggers_bin=$(realpath "${CURDIR}/utils/register-some-triggers")
+ 
+ uid=$(id --user)
+-gid=$(id --group)
+ 
+-if [ "$uid" == "0" ]; then
+-	ist_root=1
+-	ls "$uprobe_sdt_binary" >/dev/null 2>&1
+-	if test $? == 0; then
+-		hast_sdt_binary=1
+-	else
+-		hast_sdt_binary=0
+-	fi
+-else
+-	ist_root=0
+-	hast_sdt_binary=0
++sdt_binary_present=0
++if [ -f "$uprobe_sdt_binary" ]; then
++	sdt_binary_present=1
+ fi
+ 
+-
+ test_top_level_options ()
+ {
+ 	diag "Listing top level options"
+@@ -2695,10 +2685,12 @@ start_lttng_sessiond_notap
+ 
+ test_top_level_options
+ test_event_rule_matches_tracepoint
+-skip $ist_root "non-root user: skipping kprobe tests" 13 || test_event_rule_matches_probe
+-skip $ist_root "non-root user: skipping uprobe tests" 9 || test_event_rule_matches_userspace_probe_elf
+-skip $(($ist_root && $hast_sdt_binary)) "skipping userspace probe SDT tests" 9 || test_event_rule_matches_userspace_probe_sdt
+-skip $ist_root "non-root user: skipping syscall tests" 17 || test_event_rule_matches_syscall
++check_skip_kernel_test 48 "Skipping kprobe, uprobe, SDT and syscall tests." || {
++	test_event_rule_matches_probe
++	test_event_rule_matches_userspace_probe_elf
++	skip $sdt_binary_present "No SDT binary. Skipping userspace probe SDT tests" 9 || test_event_rule_matches_userspace_probe_sdt
++	test_event_rule_matches_syscall
++}
+ test_session_consumed_size_condition
+ test_buffer_usage_conditions
+ test_session_rotation_conditions
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/wildcard/test_event_wildcard b/tests/regression/tools/wildcard/test_event_wildcard
+index f69baffc4..14d9bb88a 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/wildcard/test_event_wildcard
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/wildcard/test_event_wildcard
+@@ -124,13 +124,7 @@ test_event_wildcard ust 1 'tp*tptest'
+ test_event_wildcard ust 1 'tp**tptest'
+ test_event_wildcard ust 1 'tp*test'
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-else
+-	isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all kernel wildcard tests." $NUM_KERNEL_TESTS ||
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_KERNEL_TESTS" "Skipping kernel wildcard tests." ||
+ {
+ 	diag "Test kernel wildcards"
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/regression/tools/working-directory/test_relayd_working_directory b/tests/regression/tools/working-directory/test_relayd_working_directory
+index c7e784cca..6bd1e504a 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/tools/working-directory/test_relayd_working_directory
++++ b/tests/regression/tools/working-directory/test_relayd_working_directory
+@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ function test_relayd_debug_permission()
+ 	diag "Test lttng-relayd change working directory on non writable directory"
+ 
+ 	if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	    is_user=0
++		is_user=0
+ 	else
+-	    is_user=1
++		is_user=1
+ 	fi
+ 
+ 	skip $is_user "Skipping permission debug output test; operation can't fail as root" 6 ||
+diff --git a/tests/regression/ust/namespaces/test_ns_contexts_change b/tests/regression/ust/namespaces/test_ns_contexts_change
+index 8a4b62ce3..622241f7b 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/ust/namespaces/test_ns_contexts_change
++++ b/tests/regression/ust/namespaces/test_ns_contexts_change
+@@ -101,12 +101,7 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-isroot=0
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-	isroot=1
+-fi
+-
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping all tests." "$NUM_TESTS" && exit 0
++check_skip_kernel_test "$NUM_TESTS" "Skipping all tests." && exit 0
+ 
+ system_has_ns=0
+ if [ -d "/proc/$$/ns" ]; then
+diff --git a/tests/regression/ust/test_event_perf b/tests/regression/ust/test_event_perf
+index 33aab2981..178959a19 100755
+--- a/tests/regression/ust/test_event_perf
++++ b/tests/regression/ust/test_event_perf
+@@ -119,17 +119,11 @@ plan_tests $NUM_TESTS
+ 
+ print_test_banner "$TEST_DESC"
+ 
+-if [ "$(id -u)" == "0" ]; then
+-        isroot=1
+-else
+-        isroot=0
+-fi
+-
+ start_lttng_sessiond
+ 
+ test_parsing_raw
+ 
+-skip $isroot "Root access is needed. Skipping UST perf tests." 8 ||
++check_skip_kernel_test 8 "Skipping UST perf tests." ||
+ {
+ 	test_event_basic
+ }
+diff --git a/tests/utils/utils.sh b/tests/utils/utils.sh
+index faa87e783..da0e0569d 100644
+--- a/tests/utils/utils.sh
++++ b/tests/utils/utils.sh
+@@ -318,6 +318,41 @@ function conf_proc_count()
+ 	echo
+ }
+ 
++# Usage:
++# check_skip_kernel_test [NB_TESTS] [SKIP_MESSAGE]
++# Return 0 if LTTNG_TOOLS_DISABLE_KERNEL_TESTS was set or the current user is not a root user
++# If NB_TESTS is set, call skip() to skip number of tests.
++# If NB_TESTS is empty, just output a reason with diag.
++# An optional message can be added.
++
++function check_skip_kernel_test ()
++{
++	local num_tests="$1"
++	local skip_message="$2"
++
++	# Check for skip test kernel flag
++	if [ "$LTTNG_TOOLS_DISABLE_KERNEL_TESTS" == "1" ]; then
++		if ! test -z "$num_tests"; then
++			skip 0 "LTTNG_TOOLS_DISABLE_KERNEL_TESTS was set.${skip_message+ }${skip_message}" "$num_tests"
++		else
++			diag "LTTNG_TOOLS_DISABLE_KERNEL_TESTS was set.${skip_message+ }${skip_message}"
++		fi
++		return 0
++	fi
++
++	# Check if we are running as root
++	if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
++		if ! test -z "$num_tests"; then
++			skip 0 "Root access is needed for kernel testing.${skip_message+ }${skip_message}" "$num_tests"
++		else
++			diag "Root access is needed for kernel testing.${skip_message+ }${skip_message}"
++		fi
++		return 0
++	fi
++
++	return 1
++}
++
+ # Check if base lttng-modules are present.
+ # Bail out on failure
+ function validate_lttng_modules_present ()
+-- 
+2.25.1
+
diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-tools/run-ptest b/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-tools/run-ptest
index bf99322..39d93e2 100755
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-tools/run-ptest
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/lttng-tools/run-ptest
@@ -1,8 +1,33 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Without --ignore-exit, the tap harness causes any FAILs within a
 # test plan to raise ERRORs; this is just noise.
+
+#Detecting whether current system has lttng kernel modules
+LTTNG_KMOD_PATH=/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/lttng-modules/lttng-tracer.ko
+function validate_lttng_modules_present()
+{
+	# Check for loadable modules.
+	if [ -f "$LTTNG_KMOD_PATH" ]; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	# Check for builtin modules.
+	ls /proc/lttng > /dev/null 2>&1
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	return 1
+}
+
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=FIXMEPTESTPATH/tests/utils/testapp/userspace-probe-elf-binary/.libs
 makeargs="LOG_DRIVER_FLAGS=--ignore-exit top_srcdir=FIXMEPTESTPATH top_builddir=FIXMEPTESTPATH"
+
+#If current system doesn't have lttng kernel modules, disable lttng kernel related tests.
+validate_lttng_modules_present || {
+	makeargs="$makeargs LTTNG_TOOLS_DISABLE_KERNEL_TESTS=1"
+}
+
 make -k -t all >error.log 2>&1
 # Can specify a test e.g.:
 # -C tests/regression/ check TESTS='kernel/test_callstack'