diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/control.c b/tools/testing/vsock/control.c
index d2deb4b15b94..875ef0cfa415 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/control.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/control.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "timeout.h"
 #include "control.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 static int control_fd = -1;
 
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ void control_init(const char *control_host,
 
 	for (ai = result; ai; ai = ai->ai_next) {
 		int fd;
-		int val = 1;
 
 		fd = socket(ai->ai_family, ai->ai_socktype, ai->ai_protocol);
 		if (fd < 0)
@@ -65,11 +65,8 @@ void control_init(const char *control_host,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR,
-			       &val, sizeof(val)) < 0) {
-			perror("setsockopt");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-		}
+		setsockopt_int_check(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, 1,
+				"setsockopt SO_REUSEADDR");
 
 		if (bind(fd, ai->ai_addr, ai->ai_addrlen) < 0)
 			goto next;
diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/msg_zerocopy_common.c b/tools/testing/vsock/msg_zerocopy_common.c
index 5a4bdf7b5132..8622e5a0f8b7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/msg_zerocopy_common.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/msg_zerocopy_common.c
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "msg_zerocopy_common.h"
 
-void enable_so_zerocopy(int fd)
-{
-	int val = 1;
-
-	if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ZEROCOPY, &val, sizeof(val))) {
-		perror("setsockopt");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
-}
-
 void vsock_recv_completion(int fd, const bool *zerocopied)
 {
 	struct sock_extended_err *serr;
diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/msg_zerocopy_common.h b/tools/testing/vsock/msg_zerocopy_common.h
index 3763c5ccedb9..ad14139e93ca 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/msg_zerocopy_common.h
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/msg_zerocopy_common.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #define VSOCK_RECVERR	1
 #endif
 
-void enable_so_zerocopy(int fd);
 void vsock_recv_completion(int fd, const bool *zerocopied);
 
 #endif /* MSG_ZEROCOPY_COMMON_H */
diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/util.c b/tools/testing/vsock/util.c
index a3d448a075e3..e79534b52477 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/util.c
@@ -651,3 +651,147 @@ void free_test_iovec(const struct iovec *test_iovec,
 
 	free(iovec);
 }
+
+/* Set "unsigned long long" socket option and check that it's indeed set */
+void setsockopt_ull_check(int fd, int level, int optname,
+	unsigned long long val, char const *errmsg)
+{
+	unsigned long long chkval;
+	socklen_t chklen;
+	int err;
+
+	err = setsockopt(fd, level, optname, &val, sizeof(val));
+	if (err) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "setsockopt err: %s (%d)\n",
+				strerror(errno), errno);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	chkval = ~val; /* just make storage != val */
+	chklen = sizeof(chkval);
+
+	err = getsockopt(fd, level, optname, &chkval, &chklen);
+	if (err) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "getsockopt err: %s (%d)\n",
+				strerror(errno), errno);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (chklen != sizeof(chkval)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "size mismatch: set %zu got %d\n", sizeof(val),
+				chklen);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (chkval != val) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "value mismatch: set %llu got %llu\n", val,
+				chkval);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	return;
+fail:
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s  val %llu\n", errmsg, val);
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+;
+}
+
+/* Set "int" socket option and check that it's indeed set */
+void setsockopt_int_check(int fd, int level, int optname, int val,
+		char const *errmsg)
+{
+	int chkval;
+	socklen_t chklen;
+	int err;
+
+	err = setsockopt(fd, level, optname, &val, sizeof(val));
+	if (err) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "setsockopt err: %s (%d)\n",
+				strerror(errno), errno);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	chkval = ~val; /* just make storage != val */
+	chklen = sizeof(chkval);
+
+	err = getsockopt(fd, level, optname, &chkval, &chklen);
+	if (err) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "getsockopt err: %s (%d)\n",
+				strerror(errno), errno);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (chklen != sizeof(chkval)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "size mismatch: set %zu got %d\n", sizeof(val),
+				chklen);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (chkval != val) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "value mismatch: set %d got %d\n",
+				val, chkval);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	return;
+fail:
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s val %d\n", errmsg, val);
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+static void mem_invert(unsigned char *mem, size_t size)
+{
+	size_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
+		mem[i] = ~mem[i];
+}
+
+/* Set "timeval" socket option and check that it's indeed set */
+void setsockopt_timeval_check(int fd, int level, int optname,
+		struct timeval val, char const *errmsg)
+{
+	struct timeval chkval;
+	socklen_t chklen;
+	int err;
+
+	err = setsockopt(fd, level, optname, &val, sizeof(val));
+	if (err) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "setsockopt err: %s (%d)\n",
+				strerror(errno), errno);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	 /* just make storage != val */
+	chkval = val;
+	mem_invert((unsigned char *) &chkval, sizeof(chkval));
+	chklen = sizeof(chkval);
+
+	err = getsockopt(fd, level, optname, &chkval, &chklen);
+	if (err) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "getsockopt err: %s (%d)\n",
+				strerror(errno), errno);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (chklen != sizeof(chkval)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "size mismatch: set %zu got %d\n", sizeof(val),
+				chklen);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (memcmp(&chkval, &val, sizeof(val)) != 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "value mismatch: set %ld:%ld got %ld:%ld\n",
+				val.tv_sec, val.tv_usec,
+				chkval.tv_sec, chkval.tv_usec);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	return;
+fail:
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s val %ld:%ld\n", errmsg, val.tv_sec, val.tv_usec);
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+void enable_so_zerocopy_check(int fd)
+{
+	setsockopt_int_check(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ZEROCOPY, 1,
+			"setsockopt SO_ZEROCOPY");
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/util.h b/tools/testing/vsock/util.h
index fff22d4a14c0..f189334591df 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/util.h
@@ -68,4 +68,11 @@ unsigned long iovec_hash_djb2(const struct iovec *iov, size_t iovnum);
 struct iovec *alloc_test_iovec(const struct iovec *test_iovec, int iovnum);
 void free_test_iovec(const struct iovec *test_iovec,
 		     struct iovec *iovec, int iovnum);
+void setsockopt_ull_check(int fd, int level, int optname,
+		unsigned long long val, char const *errmsg);
+void setsockopt_int_check(int fd, int level, int optname, int val,
+		char const *errmsg);
+void setsockopt_timeval_check(int fd, int level, int optname,
+		struct timeval val, char const *errmsg);
+void enable_so_zerocopy_check(int fd);
 #endif /* UTIL_H */
diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_perf.c b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_perf.c
index 8e0a6c0770d3..75971ac708c9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_perf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_perf.c
@@ -251,6 +251,16 @@ static void run_receiver(int rcvlowat_bytes)
 	close(fd);
 }
 
+static void enable_so_zerocopy(int fd)
+{
+	int val = 1;
+
+	if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ZEROCOPY, &val, sizeof(val))) {
+		perror("setsockopt");
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+}
+
 static void run_sender(int peer_cid, unsigned long to_send_bytes)
 {
 	time_t tx_begin_ns;
diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c
index c7af23332e57..0b514643a9a5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test.c
@@ -444,17 +444,12 @@ static void test_seqpacket_msg_bounds_server(const struct test_opts *opts)
 
 	sock_buf_size = SOCK_BUF_SIZE;
 
-	if (setsockopt(fd, AF_VSOCK, SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE,
-		       &sock_buf_size, sizeof(sock_buf_size))) {
-		perror("setsockopt(SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE)");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	setsockopt_ull_check(fd, AF_VSOCK, SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE,
+			sock_buf_size,
+			"setsockopt(SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE)");
 
-	if (setsockopt(fd, AF_VSOCK, SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_SIZE,
-		       &sock_buf_size, sizeof(sock_buf_size))) {
-		perror("setsockopt(SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_SIZE)");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	setsockopt_ull_check(fd, AF_VSOCK, SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_SIZE,
+		       sock_buf_size, "setsockopt(SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_SIZE)");
 
 	/* Ready to receive data. */
 	control_writeln("SRVREADY");
@@ -586,10 +581,8 @@ static void test_seqpacket_timeout_client(const struct test_opts *opts)
 	tv.tv_sec = RCVTIMEO_TIMEOUT_SEC;
 	tv.tv_usec = 0;
 
-	if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, (void *)&tv, sizeof(tv)) == -1) {
-		perror("setsockopt(SO_RCVTIMEO)");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	setsockopt_timeval_check(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, tv,
+			"setsockopt(SO_RCVTIMEO)");
 
 	read_enter_ns = current_nsec();
 
@@ -855,11 +848,8 @@ static void test_stream_poll_rcvlowat_client(const struct test_opts *opts)
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
-	if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVLOWAT,
-		       &lowat_val, sizeof(lowat_val))) {
-		perror("setsockopt(SO_RCVLOWAT)");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	setsockopt_int_check(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVLOWAT,
+		       lowat_val, "setsockopt(SO_RCVLOWAT)");
 
 	control_expectln("SRVSENT");
 
@@ -1383,11 +1373,8 @@ static void test_stream_credit_update_test(const struct test_opts *opts,
 	/* size_t can be < unsigned long long */
 	sock_buf_size = buf_size;
 
-	if (setsockopt(fd, AF_VSOCK, SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_SIZE,
-		       &sock_buf_size, sizeof(sock_buf_size))) {
-		perror("setsockopt(SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_SIZE)");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
+	setsockopt_ull_check(fd, AF_VSOCK, SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_SIZE,
+		       sock_buf_size, "setsockopt(SO_VM_SOCKETS_BUFFER_SIZE)");
 
 	if (low_rx_bytes_test) {
 		/* Set new SO_RCVLOWAT here. This enables sending credit
@@ -1396,11 +1383,8 @@ static void test_stream_credit_update_test(const struct test_opts *opts,
 		 */
 		recv_buf_size = 1 + VIRTIO_VSOCK_MAX_PKT_BUF_SIZE;
 
-		if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVLOWAT,
-			       &recv_buf_size, sizeof(recv_buf_size))) {
-			perror("setsockopt(SO_RCVLOWAT)");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-		}
+		setsockopt_int_check(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVLOWAT,
+			       recv_buf_size, "setsockopt(SO_RCVLOWAT)");
 	}
 
 	/* Send one dummy byte here, because 'setsockopt()' above also
@@ -1442,11 +1426,8 @@ static void test_stream_credit_update_test(const struct test_opts *opts,
 		recv_buf_size++;
 
 		/* Updating SO_RCVLOWAT will send credit update. */
-		if (setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVLOWAT,
-			       &recv_buf_size, sizeof(recv_buf_size))) {
-			perror("setsockopt(SO_RCVLOWAT)");
-			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-		}
+		setsockopt_int_check(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVLOWAT,
+			       recv_buf_size, "setsockopt(SO_RCVLOWAT)");
 	}
 
 	fds.fd = fd;
diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test_zerocopy.c b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test_zerocopy.c
index 04c376b6937f..9d9a6cb9614a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test_zerocopy.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_test_zerocopy.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void test_client(const struct test_opts *opts,
 	}
 
 	if (test_data->so_zerocopy)
-		enable_so_zerocopy(fd);
+		enable_so_zerocopy_check(fd);
 
 	iovec = alloc_test_iovec(test_data->vecs, test_data->vecs_cnt);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_uring_test.c b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_uring_test.c
index 6c3e6f70c457..5c3078969659 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_uring_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vsock/vsock_uring_test.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void vsock_io_uring_client(const struct test_opts *opts,
 	}
 
 	if (msg_zerocopy)
-		enable_so_zerocopy(fd);
+		enable_so_zerocopy_check(fd);
 
 	iovec = alloc_test_iovec(test_data->vecs, test_data->vecs_cnt);
 
