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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-09-13 12:27:00 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-09-13 12:27:00 -0700 |
| commit | 22098763a10d9c1340827fcf6edab66f153b27f0 (patch) | |
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Merge tag 'trace-v7.3-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-tracegrafted
Pull tracing fixes from Steven Rostedt:
- Don't destroy user event fields when removal fails
User event fields are destroyed before the event is removed from
visibility. But that can fail leaving the still visible event with no
fields. Move the destroying of the fields to after the event is
successfully removed from visibility.
- Initialize function graph state is fork before calling
copy_exec_state()
For non-CLONE_VM forks, copy_exec_state() allocates a new
task_exec_state. If that allocation fails, ftrace_graph_exit_task()
will free the tasks ret_stack pointer. Since that pointer is still
using the parent's ret_stack, it mistakenly frees the parent's
pointer too.
Call ftrace_graph_init() on the task first which will NULL out the
new tasks's ret_stack and if the copy fails, it will not free
anything.
- Remove FGRAPH_MAX_INDEX
The macro FGRAPH_MAX_INDEX was added but never used. Remove it.
- Save ent_size in function graph printing of nested functions
The function graph tracer needs to look at the next event to see if
the next event is the return of the current function entry. If it is,
it prints a single line:
ktime_get();
Otherwise it prints it like a nested function:
tick_nohz_irq_exit() {
ktime_get();
kcpustat_irq_exit();
}
In order to look at the next event, it must save the current event so
that it has the information to print from it. It saves the event in
the iterator descriptor called "ent". What it doesn't save is the
ent_size of the event which is now used to know if the function graph
arguments are to be printed. The peek doesn't save the size so the
size used happens to be that of the size of the last event that was
seen.
Save the entry event size in the iterator descriptor so that the
correct size is used.
- Fix several errors with freeing data in the histogram code
The histogram code had a lot of leaked or or incorrect accounting
when failures happen. Correct them.
- Fix histogram regression of .percent and .graph modifiers
Up until 6.3 histogram values could have "percent" or "graph"
modifiers that changed how they were printed. But a change that added
restricting histograms values from being strings, stack traces and
other modifiers inadvertently prevented them from using the percent
and graph modifiers, which were legal use cases for values.
Put back the percent and graph modifiers.
- Fix various typos in the comments
- Set the trace_clock before initializing a histogram with clock
argument
The histogram API allows the user to specific which trace clock to
use via a "clock=" string. The histogram is set up first before the
clock is checked. If the passed in clock is not valid, it exits
without fully fixing up the histogram leaving it on the list and a
use-after-free can trigger.
Update the clock argument first and if it fails then exit gracefully
before the histogram trigger is placed on any lists.
- Restore :mod: trailer after parsing in ftrace_set_clr_event
The function ftrace_set_clr_event() modifies the parse string and
needs to put it back to what was passed in. It searches for ":mod:"
via a strsep() but fails to put back the first ':' in the string.
Add back the ':' in the passed in string.
- Take trace_array reference when opening a tracer options file
The options files are dynamically created and some tracers add their
own options. When a tracer adds their own list of options, the
trace_array holding them has an array to hold the list of options for
each tracer. This array increases in size via a krealloc(), and the
new entry gets a newly allocated array to hold the options of the new
tracer being added.
The element in each entry of the tracer's option array holds a
pointer back to the trace_array, a pointer to the tracer it is
associated to, a pointer to the flags of the option.
The issue is that these arrays are freed when the trace_array is
freed when its instance it represents is removed from the instances
directory. There's a race that an open of one of these options files
can happen when the instance is being removed.
Add a new helper function to be called by the open function of the
options file to iterate all existing trace_arrays under a lock and
find the one that has the given option element in one of it's tracer
arrays. If found, then update the associated trace_array's reference
counter to keep it from being freed. If not found, have the open call
return -ENODEV.
- Disable interrupts when acquiring the lock in rb_wake_up_waiters()
The function rb_wake_up_waiters() assumes it will be called in
interrupt context and does not disable irqs when taking
cpu_buffer->reader_lock, which can be called in hard interrupt
context. The issue is in PREEMPT_RT, this function is called in
thread context leaving this lock open to a deadlock.
Take the lock with interrupts disabled.
- Use rcu_assign_pointer() for tmp_ops filter hash
The tmp_ops used in update_ftrace_direct_mod() assigns its
filter_hash field directly, but that field is annotated as __rcu and
sparse complains. Assign it with rcu_assign_pointer()
- Fix use-after-free in enable_trigger_private_data_free()
The trace_event_call is accessed through the event_trigger_data's
trace_event_file pointer to put the trace_event_call on freeing. The
issue is that the trace_event_file data may have been freed already
causing a use-after-free. Add a field to the event_trigger_data that
points directly to the trace_event_call so that it can decrement its
reference directly without needing to go through the
trace_event_file.
- Fix accounting of buffer data remote headers
trace_buffer_desc_size() and trace_remote_alloc_buffer() undercount
the number of pages is needed for the asked for size as it doesn't
take into account the meta data on each page. Add a helper function
to do the calculation properly and use that in these functions.
- Catch nr_page_va overflow in ring_buffer_desc sizing
The number of pages per remote ring buffer is capped by
ring_buffer_desc::nr_page_va (32 bits). A buffer_size large enough to
overflow that field would silently allocate a descriptor smaller than
what was asked for.
- Do not resize the subbuf order if any per_cpu buffer is disabled
The mmapping of ring buffers disables resizing the subbuffers, but it
is done per-cpu whereas the subbuf size change is done for all the
per_cpu buffers under the buffer->mutex. It could change the size of
some while the mapping is happening on others. Have the resize of the
subbuf order check all the per_cpu buffers under the lock to see if
any of them is disabled before starting and causing an inconsistency
between buffers that are being mapped.
* tag 'trace-v7.3-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace: (25 commits)
ring-buffer: Check resize_disabled before publishing the new subbuf order
tracing/remotes: Catch nr_page_va overflow in ring_buffer_desc sizing
tracing/remotes: Account for ring buffer page header in size calculation
tracing: Don't dereference trace_event_file in deferred trigger free
ftrace: Use rcu_assign_pointer() for tmp_ops filter hash
ring-buffer: Acquire the lock with irqsave in rb_wake_up_waiters()
tracing: Take trace_array reference when opening a tracer options file
tracing: Fix ring_buffer_read_page_size() kernel-doc
tracing: Restore :mod: trailer after parsing in ftrace_set_clr_event()
tracing: Fix memory corruption from a "STACKTRACE" histogram key
tracing: Fix memory corruption from the histogram stacktrace modifier
tracing: Undo the registration when enabling the histogram trigger fails
tracing: Take the reference before publishing the named histogram trigger
tracing: Set the trace clock before registering the histogram trigger
tracing: Fix typo "preceeded" in comment
tracing: Fix typo "availabe" in comment
tracing: Let histogram values keep the percent and graph modifiers
tracing: Keep the entry count when the histogram stats allocation fails
tracing: Free histogram the field rejected for a bad modifier
tracing: Free histogram the var ref when its initialization fails
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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a98235326 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst @@ -0,0 +1,309 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +=============== +Getting Started +=============== + +This page contains an overview of the kunit_tool and KUnit framework, +teaching how to run existing tests and then how to write a simple test case, +and covers common problems users face when using KUnit for the first time. + +Installing Dependencies +======================= +KUnit has the same dependencies as the Linux kernel. As long as you can +build the kernel, you can run KUnit. + +Running tests with kunit_tool +============================= +kunit_tool is a Python script, which configures and builds a kernel, runs +tests, and formats the test results. From the kernel repository, you +can run kunit_tool: + +.. code-block:: bash + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run + +.. note :: + You may see the following error: + "The source tree is not clean, please run 'make ARCH=um mrproper'" + + This happens because internally kunit.py specifies ``.kunit`` + (default option) as the build directory in the command ``make O=output/dir`` + through the argument ``--build_dir``. Hence, before starting an + out-of-tree build, the source tree must be clean. + + There is also the same caveat mentioned in the "Build directory for + the kernel" section of the :doc:`admin-guide </admin-guide/README>`, + that is, its use, it must be used for all invocations of ``make``. + The good news is that it can indeed be solved by running + ``make ARCH=um mrproper``, just be aware that this will delete the + current configuration and all generated files. + +If everything worked correctly, you should see the following: + +.. code-block:: + + Configuring KUnit Kernel ... + Building KUnit Kernel ... + Starting KUnit Kernel ... + +The tests will pass or fail. + +.. note :: + Because it is building a lot of sources for the first time, + the ``Building KUnit Kernel`` step may take a while. + +For detailed information on this wrapper, see: +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/run_wrapper.rst. + +Selecting which tests to run +---------------------------- + +By default, kunit_tool runs all tests reachable with minimal configuration, +that is, using default values for most of the kconfig options. However, +you can select which tests to run by: + +- `Customizing Kconfig`_ used to compile the kernel, or +- `Filtering tests by name`_ to select specifically which compiled tests to run. + +Customizing Kconfig +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +A good starting point for the ``.kunitconfig`` is the KUnit default config. +If you didn't run ``kunit.py run`` yet, you can generate it by running: + +.. code-block:: bash + + cd $PATH_TO_LINUX_REPO + tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py config + cat .kunit/.kunitconfig + +.. note :: + ``.kunitconfig`` lives in the ``--build_dir`` used by kunit.py, which is + ``.kunit`` by default. + +Before running the tests, kunit_tool ensures that all config options +set in ``.kunitconfig`` are set in the kernel ``.config``. It will warn +you if you have not included dependencies for the options used. + +There are many ways to customize the configurations: + +a. Edit ``.kunit/.kunitconfig``. The file should contain the list of kconfig + options required to run the desired tests, including their dependencies. + You may want to remove CONFIG_KUNIT_ALL_TESTS from the ``.kunitconfig`` as + it will enable a number of additional tests that you may not want. + If you need to run on an architecture other than UML see :ref:`kunit-on-qemu`. + +b. Enable additional kconfig options on top of ``.kunit/.kunitconfig``. + For example, to include the kernel's linked-list test you can run:: + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run \ + --kconfig_add CONFIG_LIST_KUNIT_TEST=y + +c. Provide the path of one or more .kunitconfig files from the tree. + For example, to run only ``FAT_FS`` and ``EXT4`` tests you can run:: + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run \ + --kunitconfig ./fs/fat/.kunitconfig \ + --kunitconfig ./fs/ext4/.kunitconfig + +d. If you change the ``.kunitconfig``, kunit.py will trigger a rebuild of the + ``.config`` file. But you can edit the ``.config`` file directly or with + tools like ``make menuconfig O=.kunit``. As long as its a superset of + ``.kunitconfig``, kunit.py won't overwrite your changes. + + +.. note :: + + To save a .kunitconfig after finding a satisfactory configuration:: + + make savedefconfig O=.kunit + cp .kunit/defconfig .kunit/.kunitconfig + +Filtering tests by name +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +If you want to be more specific than Kconfig can provide, it is also possible +to select which tests to execute at boot-time by passing a glob filter +(read instructions regarding the pattern in the manpage :manpage:`glob(7)`). +If there is a ``"."`` (period) in the filter, it will be interpreted as a +separator between the name of the test suite and the test case, +otherwise, it will be interpreted as the name of the test suite. +For example, let's assume we are using the default config: + +a. inform the name of a test suite, like ``"kunit_executor_test"``, + to run every test case it contains:: + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run "kunit_executor_test" + +b. inform the name of a test case prefixed by its test suite, + like ``"example.example_simple_test"``, to run specifically that test case:: + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run "example.example_simple_test" + +c. use wildcard characters (``*?[``) to run any test case that matches the pattern, + like ``"*.*64*"`` to run test cases containing ``"64"`` in the name inside + any test suite:: + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run "*.*64*" + +Running Tests without the KUnit Wrapper +======================================= +If you do not want to use the KUnit Wrapper (for example: you want code +under test to integrate with other systems, or use a different/ +unsupported architecture or configuration), KUnit can be included in +any kernel, and the results are read out and parsed manually. + +.. note :: + ``CONFIG_KUNIT`` should not be enabled in a production environment. + Enabling KUnit disables Kernel Address-Space Layout Randomization + (KASLR), and tests may affect the state of the kernel in ways not + suitable for production. + +Configuring the Kernel +---------------------- +To enable KUnit itself, you need to enable the ``CONFIG_KUNIT`` Kconfig +option (under Kernel Hacking/Kernel Testing and Coverage in +``menuconfig``). From there, you can enable any KUnit tests. They +usually have config options ending in ``_KUNIT_TEST``. + +KUnit and KUnit tests can be compiled as modules. The tests in a module +will run when the module is loaded. + +Running Tests (without KUnit Wrapper) +------------------------------------- +Build and run your kernel. In the kernel log, the test output is printed +out in the TAP format. This will only happen by default if KUnit/tests +are built-in. Otherwise the module will need to be loaded. + +.. note :: + Some lines and/or data may get interspersed in the TAP output. + +Writing Your First Test +======================= +In your kernel repository, let's add some code that we can test. + +1. Create a file ``drivers/misc/example.h``, which includes: + +.. code-block:: c + + int misc_example_add(int left, int right); + +2. Create a file ``drivers/misc/example.c``, which includes: + +.. code-block:: c + + #include <linux/errno.h> + + #include "example.h" + + int misc_example_add(int left, int right) + { + return left + right; + } + +3. Add the following lines to ``drivers/misc/Kconfig``: + +.. code-block:: kconfig + + config MISC_EXAMPLE + bool "My example" + +4. Add the following lines to ``drivers/misc/Makefile``: + +.. code-block:: make + + obj-$(CONFIG_MISC_EXAMPLE) += example.o + +Now we are ready to write the test cases. + +1. Add the below test case in ``drivers/misc/example_test.c``: + +.. code-block:: c + + #include <kunit/test.h> + #include "example.h" + + /* Define the test cases. */ + + static void misc_example_add_test_basic(struct kunit *test) + { + KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, 1, misc_example_add(1, 0)); + KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, 2, misc_example_add(1, 1)); + KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, 0, misc_example_add(-1, 1)); + KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, INT_MAX, misc_example_add(0, INT_MAX)); + KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, -1, misc_example_add(INT_MAX, INT_MIN)); + } + + static void misc_example_test_failure(struct kunit *test) + { + KUNIT_FAIL(test, "This test never passes."); + } + + static struct kunit_case misc_example_test_cases[] = { + KUNIT_CASE(misc_example_add_test_basic), + KUNIT_CASE(misc_example_test_failure), + {} + }; + + static struct kunit_suite misc_example_test_suite = { + .name = "misc-example", + .test_cases = misc_example_test_cases, + }; + kunit_test_suite(misc_example_test_suite); + + MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); + +2. Add the following lines to ``drivers/misc/Kconfig``: + +.. code-block:: kconfig + + config MISC_EXAMPLE_TEST + tristate "Test for my example" if !KUNIT_ALL_TESTS + depends on MISC_EXAMPLE && KUNIT + default KUNIT_ALL_TESTS + +Note: If your test does not support being built as a loadable module (which is +discouraged), replace tristate by bool, and depend on KUNIT=y instead of KUNIT. + +3. Add the following lines to ``drivers/misc/Makefile``: + +.. code-block:: make + + obj-$(CONFIG_MISC_EXAMPLE_TEST) += example_test.o + +4. Add the following lines to ``.kunit/.kunitconfig``: + +.. code-block:: none + + CONFIG_MISC_EXAMPLE=y + CONFIG_MISC_EXAMPLE_TEST=y + +5. Run the test: + +.. code-block:: bash + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run + +You should see the following failure: + +.. code-block:: none + + ... + [16:08:57] [PASSED] misc-example:misc_example_add_test_basic + [16:08:57] [FAILED] misc-example:misc_example_test_failure + [16:08:57] EXPECTATION FAILED at drivers/misc/example-test.c:17 + [16:08:57] This test never passes. + ... + +Congrats! You just wrote your first KUnit test. + +Next Steps +========== + +If you're interested in using some of the more advanced features of kunit.py, +take a look at Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/run_wrapper.rst + +If you'd like to run tests without using kunit.py, check out +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/run_manual.rst + +For more information on writing KUnit tests (including some common techniques +for testing different things), see Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst |
