diff --git a/cmd/dtrace/test/tst/common/privs/tst.kpriv.ksh b/cmd/dtrace/test/tst/common/privs/tst.kpriv.ksh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..da776d042eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dtrace/test/tst/common/privs/tst.kpriv.ksh
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#
+# This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the
+# Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0.
+# You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version
+# 1.0 of the CDDL.
+#
+# A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this
+# source.  A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at
+# http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
+#
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2015, Joyent, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+
+err=/tmp/err.$$
+
+ppriv -s A=basic,dtrace_user $$
+
+#
+# When we lack dtrace_kernel, we expect to not be able to get at kernel memory
+# via any subroutine or other vector.
+#
+#	trace(func((void *)&\`utsname)); }
+/usr/sbin/dtrace -wq -Cs /dev/stdin 2> $err <<EOF
+
+#define FAIL \
+	printf("able to read kernel memory via %s!\n", badsubr); \
+	exit(2);
+
+#define CANTREAD1(func) \
+    BEGIN { badsubr = "func()"; func((void *)&\`utsname); FAIL }
+
+#define CANTREAD2(func, arg1) \
+    BEGIN { badsubr = "func()"; func((void *)&\`utsname, arg1); FAIL }
+
+#define CANTREAD2ARG1(func, arg0) \
+    BEGIN { badsubr = "func() (arg1)"; func(arg0, (void *)&\`utsname); FAIL }
+
+#define CANTREAD3(func, arg1, arg2) \
+    BEGIN { badsubr = "func()"; func((void *)&\`utsname, arg1, arg2); FAIL }
+
+CANTREAD1(mutex_owned)
+CANTREAD1(mutex_owner)
+CANTREAD1(mutex_type_adaptive)
+CANTREAD1(mutex_type_spin)
+CANTREAD1(rw_read_held)
+CANTREAD1(rw_write_held)
+CANTREAD1(rw_iswriter)
+CANTREAD3(bcopy, alloca(1), 1)
+CANTREAD1(msgsize)
+CANTREAD1(msgdsize)
+CANTREAD1(strlen)
+CANTREAD2(strchr, '!')
+CANTREAD2(strrchr, '!')
+CANTREAD2(strstr, "doogle")
+CANTREAD2ARG1(strstr, "doogle")
+CANTREAD2(index, "bagnoogle")
+CANTREAD2ARG1(index, "bagnoogle")
+CANTREAD2(rindex, "bagnoogle")
+CANTREAD2ARG1(rindex, "bagnoogle")
+CANTREAD2(strtok, "doogle")
+CANTREAD2ARG1(strtok, "doogle")
+CANTREAD2(json, "doogle")
+CANTREAD2ARG1(json, "doogle")
+CANTREAD1(toupper)
+CANTREAD1(tolower)
+CANTREAD2(ddi_pathname, 1)
+CANTREAD2(strjoin, "doogle")
+CANTREAD2ARG1(strjoin, "doogle")
+CANTREAD1(strtoll)
+CANTREAD1(dirname)
+CANTREAD1(basename)
+CANTREAD1(cleanpath)
+
+#if defined(__amd64)
+CANTREAD3(copyout, uregs[R_R9], 1)
+CANTREAD3(copyoutstr, uregs[R_R9], 1)
+#else
+#if defined(__i386)
+CANTREAD3(copyout, uregs[R_ESP], 1)
+CANTREAD3(copyoutstr, uregs[R_ESP], 1)
+#endif
+#endif
+
+BEGIN
+{
+	exit(0);
+}
+
+ERROR
+/arg4 != DTRACEFLT_KPRIV/
+{
+	printf("bad error code via %s (expected %d, found %d)\n",
+	    badsubr, DTRACEFLT_KPRIV, arg4);
+	exit(3);
+}
+
+ERROR
+/arg4 == DTRACEFLT_KPRIV/
+{
+	printf("illegal kernel access properly prevented from %s\n", badsubr);
+}
+EOF
+
+status=$?
+
+if [[ $status -eq 1 ]]; then
+	cat $err
+fi
+
+exit $status
diff --git a/cmd/dtrace/test/tst/common/scalars/err.bigglobal.d b/cmd/dtrace/test/tst/common/scalars/err.bigglobal.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a50a759e4eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dtrace/test/tst/common/scalars/err.bigglobal.d
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the
+ * Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0.
+ * You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version
+ * 1.0 of the CDDL.
+ *
+ * A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this
+ * source.  A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at
+ * http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Joyent, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+struct mrbig {
+	char toomany[100000];
+};
+
+struct mrbig mrbig;
+
+BEGIN
+{
+	mrbig.toomany[0] = '!';
+	exit(0);
+}
diff --git a/cmd/dtrace/test/tst/common/scalars/err.biglocal.d b/cmd/dtrace/test/tst/common/scalars/err.biglocal.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08a2a4c2ed84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dtrace/test/tst/common/scalars/err.biglocal.d
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the
+ * Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0.
+ * You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version
+ * 1.0 of the CDDL.
+ *
+ * A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this
+ * source.  A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at
+ * http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Joyent, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+struct mrbig {
+	char toomany[100000];
+};
+
+this struct mrbig mrbig;
+
+BEGIN
+{
+	this->mrbig.toomany[0] = '!';
+	exit(0);
+}