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Merge tag 'i3c/for-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/i3c/linuxgrafted
Pull I3C updates from Alexandre Belloni: "A new driver this cycle, for the AMD AXI I3C controller. There are also new features such as IBI wakeup support, SETAASA device discovery and ACPI support for the the DAA methods, meaning we can now communicate with the SPD devices on DDR5 modules. New driver: - AMD AXI I3C master controller Subsystem: - I3C Common Command Code (CCC) handling improvements, especially around GET CCCs - SETAASA device discovery support - ACPI support for all existing DAA methods like SETDASA, SETNEWDA as well as I2C devices on I3C bus - IBI-based wakeup support Drivers: - dw: SETAASA support - mipi-i3c-hci: advertise IBI wakeup capability, AMD_PT I3C controller support, PIO queue management support for HCI v1.2 - renesas: improve suspend to RAM support, add runtime PM support" * tag 'i3c/for-7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/i3c/linux: (70 commits) i3c: dw: reduce do_daa time if there's no client i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Add support for AMD_PT I3C controller i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Add PIO queue management support for HCI v1.2 i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Fix missing STAT_IBI_STATUS_THLD in PIO mode i3c: dw: rename "pclk" to "apb" to match dt-binding i3c: dw: make struct dw_i3c_cmd smaller i3c: dw: use COMMAND_PORT_TRANSFER_ARG instead of hardcoding i3c: renesas: Don't register devices when ENTDAA times out i3c: master: dw-i3c-master: fix OD timing for first broadcast i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Advertise IBI wakeup capability i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Factor out i3c_hci_sysdev() i3c: mipi-i3c-hci-pci: Propagate I3C wakeup requirements to PCI i3c: master: Reject IBI requests from non-IBI-capable devices i3c: master: Add helper to query bus wakeup requirements i3c: master: Report wakeup events for IBIs i3c: master: Support IBI-based wakeup capability i3c: master: Fix potential UAF in i3c_device_match() i3c: master: Fix potential UAF in i3c_device_uevent() i3c: Make dev->desc locking assumptions explicit i3c: master: Fix use-after-free of master->this ...
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+.. 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:
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+.. 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
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+.. 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
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+.. 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
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+.. 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
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+.. 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
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+========
+Test API
+========
+
+This file documents all of the standard testing API.
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/kunit/test.h
+ :internal: