diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
index f3863f976a48..21a0dff66241 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_reloc.c
@@ -193,8 +193,12 @@ static struct core_reloc_test_case test_cases[] = {
 		.btf_src_file = NULL, /* load from /lib/modules/$(uname -r) */
 		.input = "",
 		.input_len = 0,
-		.output = "\1", /* true */
-		.output_len = 1,
+		.output = STRUCT_TO_CHAR_PTR(core_reloc_kernel_output) {
+			.valid = { 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, },
+			.comm = "test_progs\0\0\0\0\0",
+			.comm_len = 11,
+		},
+		.output_len = sizeof(struct core_reloc_kernel_output),
 	},
 
 	/* validate BPF program can use multiple flavors to match against
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h
index f686a8138d90..9a6bdeb4894c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_reloc_types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+/*
+ * KERNEL
+ */
+
+struct core_reloc_kernel_output {
+	int valid[10];
+	char comm[16];
+	int comm_len;
+};
 
 /*
  * FLAVORS
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_kernel.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_kernel.c
index e5308026cfda..f318d39623b5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_kernel.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_core_reloc_kernel.c
@@ -12,9 +12,17 @@ static volatile struct data {
 	char out[256];
 } data;
 
+struct core_reloc_kernel_output {
+	int valid[10];
+	char comm[16];
+	int comm_len;
+};
+
 struct task_struct {
 	int pid;
 	int tgid;
+	char comm[16];
+	struct task_struct *group_leader;
 };
 
 #define CORE_READ(dst, src) bpf_core_read(dst, sizeof(*dst), src)
@@ -23,7 +31,9 @@ SEC("raw_tracepoint/sys_enter")
 int test_core_kernel(void *ctx)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task = (void *)bpf_get_current_task();
+	struct core_reloc_kernel_output *out = (void *)&data.out;
 	uint64_t pid_tgid = bpf_get_current_pid_tgid();
+	uint32_t real_tgid = (uint32_t)pid_tgid;
 	int pid, tgid;
 
 	if (CORE_READ(&pid, &task->pid) ||
@@ -31,7 +41,49 @@ int test_core_kernel(void *ctx)
 		return 1;
 
 	/* validate pid + tgid matches */
-	data.out[0] = (((uint64_t)pid << 32) | tgid) == pid_tgid;
+	out->valid[0] = (((uint64_t)pid << 32) | tgid) == pid_tgid;
+
+	/* test variadic BPF_CORE_READ macros */
+	out->valid[1] = BPF_CORE_READ(task,
+				      tgid) == real_tgid;
+	out->valid[2] = BPF_CORE_READ(task,
+				      group_leader,
+				      tgid) == real_tgid;
+	out->valid[3] = BPF_CORE_READ(task,
+				      group_leader, group_leader,
+				      tgid) == real_tgid;
+	out->valid[4] = BPF_CORE_READ(task,
+				      group_leader, group_leader, group_leader,
+				      tgid) == real_tgid;
+	out->valid[5] = BPF_CORE_READ(task,
+				      group_leader, group_leader, group_leader,
+				      group_leader,
+				      tgid) == real_tgid;
+	out->valid[6] = BPF_CORE_READ(task,
+				      group_leader, group_leader, group_leader,
+				      group_leader, group_leader,
+				      tgid) == real_tgid;
+	out->valid[7] = BPF_CORE_READ(task,
+				      group_leader, group_leader, group_leader,
+				      group_leader, group_leader, group_leader,
+				      tgid) == real_tgid;
+	out->valid[8] = BPF_CORE_READ(task,
+				      group_leader, group_leader, group_leader,
+				      group_leader, group_leader, group_leader,
+				      group_leader,
+				      tgid) == real_tgid;
+	out->valid[9] = BPF_CORE_READ(task,
+				      group_leader, group_leader, group_leader,
+				      group_leader, group_leader, group_leader,
+				      group_leader, group_leader,
+				      tgid) == real_tgid;
+
+	/* test BPF_CORE_READ_STR_INTO() returns correct code and contents */
+	out->comm_len = BPF_CORE_READ_STR_INTO(
+		&out->comm, task,
+		group_leader, group_leader, group_leader, group_leader,
+		group_leader, group_leader, group_leader, group_leader,
+		comm);
 
 	return 0;
 }
