bash-4.1$ make -C memory-hotplug run_tests
  make: Entering directory `/home/dave/git/linux-2.6/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug'
  ./on-off-test.sh
  make: execvp: ./on-off-test.sh: Permission denied
  make: *** [run_tests] Error 127
  make: Leaving directory `/home/dave/git/linux-2.6/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug'

After applying the patch:
  bash-4.1$ make -C memory-hotplug run_tests
  make: Entering directory `/home/dave/git/linux-2.6/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug'
  /bin/sh: ./on-off-test.sh: Permission denied
  memory-hotplug selftests: [FAIL]
  make: Leaving directory `/home/dave/git/linux-2.6/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug'

Signed-off-by: Dave Young <dyoung@redhat.com>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug/Makefile |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- linux-2.6.orig/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug/Makefile	2012-11-23 22:37:04.869057759 +0800
+++ linux-2.6/tools/testing/selftests/memory-hotplug/Makefile	2012-11-23 22:38:43.148525333 +0800
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 all:
 
 run_tests:
-	./on-off-test.sh
+	@./on-off-test.sh || echo "memory-hotplug selftests: [FAIL]"
 
 clean: