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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-08-30 09:22:00 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-08-30 09:22:00 -0700 |
| commit | 034dd340b08be1f2f0477ad16131d609f9dbd53c (patch) | |
| tree | 2536f4b2d7893ccd916b5abdf3c454ad6edc03c2 /Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api | |
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Merge tag 'trace-v7.3-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-tracegrafted
Pull tracing fixes from Steven Rostedt:
- Fix error output of boot instance creation failure
Currently if a boot instance creation fails, instead of printing out
the name of the instance that failed, it prints "(null)". That is
because it prints "cur_str" that had already been processed by
strsep(). Print the saved name instead.
While at it, print the error code of the failure.
- Fix use-after-free for same named historgrams
Histograms can be named so that they can be used in multiple events.
But if the named histogram has a variable attached, the second event
that uses the named histogram which duplicates it and needs to free
the original after duplication leaves the old variable in place and
still visible. If another histogram uses than variable, it will use
the stale one which will try to reference the freed duplicate
histogram and crash the kernel.
Free the duplicate variables along with the duplicated histogram
data.
- Check return value of kthread_run() in event self test
The events self tests uses a kthread for testing but does not check
if it succeeded in creating a kthread. If the kthread creation were
to fail, the code will still try to call kthread_stop() on the error
returned.
- Fix race between reading trace_pipe and updating subbuffer size
If a user is reading the trace_pipe file at the same time they update
the ring buffer sub-buffer size, can cause the trace_pipe read to
read stale data. Add trace_access_lock() around updating the ring
buffer sub-buffer size.
- Fix eventfs_inode on failure path in creation of the events directory
In the creation of the "events" directory, if after allocating the
eventfs_inode a failure is detected, it calls cleanup_ei() which
calls free_ei(). The free_ei() will test if eventfs_inode being freed
has no children. It is a bug if it does. But on the failure case of
the creation of the "events" directory, the children lists have not
yet been initialized and the free will trigger a warning because
list_empty() on an uninitialized list returns false.
Move the initialization into init_ei() where it makes more sense and
makes sure that a created eventfs_inode has its lists initialized
upon creation.
- Check return value of kthread_run() in ftrace direct sample code
The sample code that shows how to use the ftrace direct calls does
not test the return of kthread_run() to see if it succeeds. Return a
failure if the kthread_run() doesn't succeed.
- Clear user events state on fork in case of alloc failure
On fork, the child gets a pointer to the parent's user events state.
It makes a copy of it then updates the child's pointer to it. But if
the allocation fails, the duplication function leaves the child with
a pointer to its parent's descriptor. When the child cleans up its
data, it will free the parent's descriptor while the parent is still
using it.
In the duplication function, set the child's user_event_mm to NULL
before testing if the allocation succeeded, and when it exits it will
not free the parent's descriptor.
- Fix retry exhaustion in simple ring buffer reader swap
simple_ring_buffer_swap_reader_page() starts with retry set to 8 and
post-decrements it only after a failed link replacement. On the final
attempt, a successful replacement leaves retry at zero, while a
failed replacement leaves it at -1.
But the check for success expects the retry value to be non-zero and
exits with an error on zero. This is the opposite result. Fix it.
- Fail nicely when the remote swap_reader_page() returns an error
Currently, if the swap_reader_page() of a remote buffer fails, it
triggers a WARN_ON_ONCE() and continues normally. Instead, have it
exit with an error and a pr_warn() print instead of a full WARNING.
* tag 'trace-v7.3-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace:
ring-buffer: Stop remote reader update when page swap fails
tracing: Fix retry exhaustion in simple ring buffer reader swap
tracing/user_events: Clear copied tracing state before fork duplication
samples/ftrace: Fix kthread_stop() on ERR_PTR in ftrace-direct-multi-modify
samples/ftrace: Fix kthread_stop() on ERR_PTR in ftrace-direct-modify
eventfs: Initialize ei->children and ei->list in init_ei()
tracing: Fix use-after-free in trace_pipe read on sub-buffer order change
tracing: Fix crash passing ERR_PTR to kthread_stop()
tracing: Fix use-after-free with same-name named triggers
tracing: Fix logged instance name on creation failure
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/clk.rst | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/functionredirection.rst | 162 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/index.rst | 48 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/of.rst | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/platformdevice.rst | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/resource.rst | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/test.rst | 10 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/clk.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/clk.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..eeaa50089 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/clk.rst @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +======== +Clk API +======== + +The KUnit clk API is used to test clk providers and clk consumers. + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/clk/clk_kunit_helpers.c + :export: diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/functionredirection.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/functionredirection.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3791efc2f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/functionredirection.rst @@ -0,0 +1,162 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +======================== +Function Redirection API +======================== + +Overview +======== + +When writing unit tests, it's important to be able to isolate the code being +tested from other parts of the kernel. This ensures the reliability of the test +(it won't be affected by external factors), reduces dependencies on specific +hardware or config options (making the test easier to run), and protects the +stability of the rest of the system (making it less likely for test-specific +state to interfere with the rest of the system). + +While for some code (typically generic data structures, helpers, and other +"pure functions") this is trivial, for others (like device drivers, +filesystems, core subsystems) the code is heavily coupled with other parts of +the kernel. + +This coupling is often due to global state in some way: be it a global list of +devices, the filesystem, or some hardware state. Tests need to either carefully +manage, isolate, and restore state, or they can avoid it altogether by +replacing access to and mutation of this state with a "fake" or "mock" variant. + +By refactoring access to such state, such as by introducing a layer of +indirection which can use or emulate a separate set of test state. However, +such refactoring comes with its own costs (and undertaking significant +refactoring before being able to write tests is suboptimal). + +A simpler way to intercept and replace some of the function calls is to use +function redirection via static stubs. + + +Static Stubs +============ + +Static stubs are a way of redirecting calls to one function (the "real" +function) to another function (the "replacement" function). + +It works by adding a macro to the "real" function which checks to see if a test +is running, and if a replacement function is available. If so, that function is +called in place of the original. + +Using static stubs is pretty straightforward: + +1. Add the KUNIT_STATIC_STUB_REDIRECT() macro to the start of the "real" + function. + + This should be the first statement in the function, after any variable + declarations. KUNIT_STATIC_STUB_REDIRECT() takes the name of the + function, followed by all of the arguments passed to the real function. + + For example: + + .. code-block:: c + + void send_data_to_hardware(const char *str) + { + KUNIT_STATIC_STUB_REDIRECT(send_data_to_hardware, str); + /* real implementation */ + } + +2. Write one or more replacement functions. + + These functions should have the same function signature as the real function. + In the event they need to access or modify test-specific state, they can use + kunit_get_current_test() to get a struct kunit pointer. This can then + be passed to the expectation/assertion macros, or used to look up KUnit + resources. + + For example: + + .. code-block:: c + + void fake_send_data_to_hardware(const char *str) + { + struct kunit *test = kunit_get_current_test(); + KUNIT_EXPECT_STREQ(test, str, "Hello World!"); + } + +3. Activate the static stub from your test. + + From within a test, the redirection can be enabled with + kunit_activate_static_stub(), which accepts a struct kunit pointer, + the real function, and the replacement function. You can call this several + times with different replacement functions to swap out implementations of the + function. + + In our example, this would be + + .. code-block:: c + + kunit_activate_static_stub(test, + send_data_to_hardware, + fake_send_data_to_hardware); + +4. Call (perhaps indirectly) the real function. + + Once the redirection is activated, any call to the real function will call + the replacement function instead. Such calls may be buried deep in the + implementation of another function, but must occur from the test's kthread. + + For example: + + .. code-block:: c + + send_data_to_hardware("Hello World!"); /* Succeeds */ + send_data_to_hardware("Something else"); /* Fails the test. */ + +5. (Optionally) disable the stub. + + When you no longer need it, disable the redirection (and hence resume the + original behaviour of the 'real' function) using + kunit_deactivate_static_stub(). Otherwise, it will be automatically disabled + when the test exits. + + For example: + + .. code-block:: c + + kunit_deactivate_static_stub(test, send_data_to_hardware); + + +It's also possible to use these replacement functions to test to see if a +function is called at all, for example: + +.. code-block:: c + + void send_data_to_hardware(const char *str) + { + KUNIT_STATIC_STUB_REDIRECT(send_data_to_hardware, str); + /* real implementation */ + } + + /* In test file */ + int times_called = 0; + void fake_send_data_to_hardware(const char *str) + { + times_called++; + } + ... + /* In the test case, redirect calls for the duration of the test */ + kunit_activate_static_stub(test, send_data_to_hardware, fake_send_data_to_hardware); + + send_data_to_hardware("hello"); + KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, times_called, 1); + + /* Can also deactivate the stub early, if wanted */ + kunit_deactivate_static_stub(test, send_data_to_hardware); + + send_data_to_hardware("hello again"); + KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, times_called, 1); + + + +API Reference +============= + +.. kernel-doc:: include/kunit/static_stub.h + :internal: diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/index.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5cdb552a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +============= +API Reference +============= +.. toctree:: + :hidden: + + test + resource + functionredirection + clk + of + platformdevice + + +This page documents the KUnit kernel testing API. It is divided into the +following sections: + +Core KUnit API +============== + +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/test.rst + + - Documents all of the standard testing API + +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/resource.rst + + - Documents the KUnit resource API + +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/functionredirection.rst + + - Documents the KUnit Function Redirection API + +Driver KUnit API +================ + +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/clk.rst + + - Documents the KUnit clk API + +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/of.rst + + - Documents the KUnit device tree (OF) API + +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/platformdevice.rst + + - Documents the KUnit platform device API diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/of.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/of.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cb4193dcd --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/of.rst @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +==================== +Device Tree (OF) API +==================== + +The KUnit device tree API is used to test device tree (of_*) dependent code. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/kunit/of.h + :internal: + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/of/of_kunit_helpers.c + :export: diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/platformdevice.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/platformdevice.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..49ddd5729 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/platformdevice.rst @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +=================== +Platform Device API +=================== + +The KUnit platform device API is used to test platform devices. + +.. kernel-doc:: lib/kunit/platform.c + :export: diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/resource.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/resource.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ec6002a6b --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/resource.rst @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +============ +Resource API +============ + +This file documents the KUnit resource API. + +Most users won't need to use this API directly, power users can use it to store +state on a per-test basis, register custom cleanup actions, and more. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/kunit/resource.h + :internal: + +Managed Devices +--------------- + +Functions for using KUnit-managed struct device and struct device_driver. +Include ``kunit/device.h`` to use these. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/kunit/device.h + :internal: diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/test.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/test.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c5eca423e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/test.rst @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +======== +Test API +======== + +This file documents all of the standard testing API. + +.. kernel-doc:: include/kunit/test.h + :internal: |
