diff --git a/libcontainer/integration/bench_test.go b/libcontainer/integration/bench_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..da95b20b0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcontainer/integration/bench_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer"
+)
+
+func BenchmarkExecTrue(b *testing.B) {
+	config := newTemplateConfig(b, nil)
+	container, err := newContainer(b, config)
+	ok(b, err)
+	defer destroyContainer(container)
+
+	// Execute a first process in the container
+	stdinR, stdinW, err := os.Pipe()
+	ok(b, err)
+	process := &libcontainer.Process{
+		Cwd:   "/",
+		Args:  []string{"cat"},
+		Env:   standardEnvironment,
+		Stdin: stdinR,
+		Init:  true,
+	}
+	err = container.Run(process)
+	_ = stdinR.Close()
+	defer func() {
+		_ = stdinW.Close()
+		if _, err := process.Wait(); err != nil {
+			b.Log(err)
+		}
+	}()
+	ok(b, err)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		exec := &libcontainer.Process{
+			Cwd:      "/",
+			Args:     []string{"/bin/true"},
+			Env:      standardEnvironment,
+			LogLevel: "0", // Minimize forwardChildLogs involvement.
+		}
+		err := container.Run(exec)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatal("exec failed:", err)
+		}
+		waitProcess(exec, b)
+	}
+	b.StopTimer()
+}
diff --git a/libcontainer/integration/template_test.go b/libcontainer/integration/template_test.go
index 473f601ed49..38024c571d3 100644
--- a/libcontainer/integration/template_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/integration/template_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type tParam struct {
 // and the default setup for devices.
 //
 // If p is nil, a default container is created.
-func newTemplateConfig(t *testing.T, p *tParam) *configs.Config {
+func newTemplateConfig(t testing.TB, p *tParam) *configs.Config {
 	var allowedDevices []*devices.Rule
 	for _, device := range specconv.AllowedDevices {
 		allowedDevices = append(allowedDevices, &device.Rule)
diff --git a/libcontainer/integration/utils_test.go b/libcontainer/integration/utils_test.go
index 780288ad02b..9b4121bc5d6 100644
--- a/libcontainer/integration/utils_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/integration/utils_test.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func ok(t testing.TB, err error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func waitProcess(p *libcontainer.Process, t *testing.T) {
+func waitProcess(p *libcontainer.Process, t testing.TB) {
 	t.Helper()
 	status, err := p.Wait()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func waitProcess(p *libcontainer.Process, t *testing.T) {
 
 // newRootfs creates a new tmp directory and copies the busybox root
 // filesystem to it.
-func newRootfs(t *testing.T) string {
+func newRootfs(t testing.TB) string {
 	t.Helper()
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 	if err := copyBusybox(dir); err != nil {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func copyBusybox(dest string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func newContainer(t *testing.T, config *configs.Config) (*libcontainer.Container, error) {
+func newContainer(t testing.TB, config *configs.Config) (*libcontainer.Container, error) {
 	name := strings.ReplaceAll(t.Name(), "/", "_") + strconv.FormatInt(-int64(time.Now().Nanosecond()), 35)
 	root := t.TempDir()
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func newContainer(t *testing.T, config *configs.Config) (*libcontainer.Container
 //
 // buffers are returned containing the STDOUT and STDERR output for the run
 // along with the exit code and any go error
-func runContainer(t *testing.T, config *configs.Config, args ...string) (buffers *stdBuffers, exitCode int, err error) {
+func runContainer(t testing.TB, config *configs.Config, args ...string) (buffers *stdBuffers, exitCode int, err error) {
 	container, err := newContainer(t, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, -1, err
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func runContainer(t *testing.T, config *configs.Config, args ...string) (buffers
 
 // runContainerOk is a wrapper for runContainer, simplifying its use for cases
 // when the run is expected to succeed and return exit code of 0.
-func runContainerOk(t *testing.T, config *configs.Config, args ...string) *stdBuffers {
+func runContainerOk(t testing.TB, config *configs.Config, args ...string) *stdBuffers {
 	buffers, exitCode, err := runContainer(t, config, args...)
 
 	t.Helper()