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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2023-06-27 21:12:55 +0300
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Merge tag 'linux-kselftest-kunit-6.5-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux-kselftest
Pull KUnit updates from Shuah Khan: - kunit_add_action() API to defer a call until test exit - Update document to add kunit_add_action() usage notes - Changes to always run cleanup from a test kthread - Documentation updates to clarify cleanup usage (assertions should not be used in cleanup) - Documentation update to clearly indicate that exit functions should run even if init fails - Several fixes and enhancements to existing tests * tag 'linux-kselftest-kunit-6.5-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux-kselftest: MAINTAINERS: Add source tree entry for kunit Documentation: kunit: Rename references to kunit_abort() kunit: Move kunit_abort() call out of kunit_do_failed_assertion() kunit: Fix obsolete name in documentation headers (func->action) Documentation: Kunit: add MODULE_LICENSE to sample code kunit: Update kunit_print_ok_not_ok function kunit: Fix reporting of the skipped parameterized tests kunit/test: Add example test showing parameterized testing Documentation: kunit: Add usage notes for kunit_add_action() kunit: kmalloc_array: Use kunit_add_action() kunit: executor_test: Use kunit_add_action() kunit: Add kunit_add_action() to defer a call until test exit kunit: example: Provide example exit functions Documentation: kunit: Warn that exit functions run even if init fails Documentation: kunit: Note that assertions should not be used in cleanup kunit: Always run cleanup from a test kthread Documentation: kunit: Modular tests should not depend on KUNIT=y kunit: tool: undo type subscripts for subprocess.Popen
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/architecture.rst4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst69
3 files changed, 75 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/architecture.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/architecture.rst
index e95ab05342bb..f335f883f8f6 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/architecture.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/architecture.rst
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ All expectations/assertions are formatted as:
terminated immediately.
- Assertions call the function:
- ``void __noreturn kunit_abort(struct kunit *)``.
+ ``void __noreturn __kunit_abort(struct kunit *)``.
- - ``kunit_abort`` calls the function:
+ - ``__kunit_abort`` calls the function:
``void __noreturn kunit_try_catch_throw(struct kunit_try_catch *try_catch)``.
- ``kunit_try_catch_throw`` calls the function:
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
index c736613c9b19..a98235326bab 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
@@ -250,15 +250,20 @@ Now we are ready to write the 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=y
+ 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
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst
index 9faf2b4153fc..c27e1646ecd9 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ there's an allocation error.
``return`` so they only work from the test function. In KUnit, we stop the
current kthread on failure, so you can call them from anywhere.
+.. note::
+ Warning: There is an exception to the above rule. You shouldn't use assertions
+ in the suite's exit() function, or in the free function for a resource. These
+ run when a test is shutting down, and an assertion here prevents further
+ cleanup code from running, potentially leading to a memory leak.
+
Customizing error messages
--------------------------
@@ -160,7 +166,12 @@ many similar tests. In order to reduce duplication in these closely related
tests, most unit testing frameworks (including KUnit) provide the concept of a
*test suite*. A test suite is a collection of test cases for a unit of code
with optional setup and teardown functions that run before/after the whole
-suite and/or every test case. For example:
+suite and/or every test case.
+
+.. note::
+ A test case will only run if it is associated with a test suite.
+
+For example:
.. code-block:: c
@@ -190,7 +201,10 @@ after everything else. ``kunit_test_suite(example_test_suite)`` registers the
test suite with the KUnit test framework.
.. note::
- A test case will only run if it is associated with a test suite.
+ The ``exit`` and ``suite_exit`` functions will run even if ``init`` or
+ ``suite_init`` fail. Make sure that they can handle any inconsistent
+ state which may result from ``init`` or ``suite_init`` encountering errors
+ or exiting early.
``kunit_test_suite(...)`` is a macro which tells the linker to put the
specified test suite in a special linker section so that it can be run by KUnit
@@ -601,6 +615,57 @@ For example:
KUNIT_ASSERT_STREQ(test, buffer, "");
}
+Registering Cleanup Actions
+---------------------------
+
+If you need to perform some cleanup beyond simple use of ``kunit_kzalloc``,
+you can register a custom "deferred action", which is a cleanup function
+run when the test exits (whether cleanly, or via a failed assertion).
+
+Actions are simple functions with no return value, and a single ``void*``
+context argument, and fulfill the same role as "cleanup" functions in Python
+and Go tests, "defer" statements in languages which support them, and
+(in some cases) destructors in RAII languages.
+
+These are very useful for unregistering things from global lists, closing
+files or other resources, or freeing resources.
+
+For example:
+
+.. code-block:: C
+
+ static void cleanup_device(void *ctx)
+ {
+ struct device *dev = (struct device *)ctx;
+
+ device_unregister(dev);
+ }
+
+ void example_device_test(struct kunit *test)
+ {
+ struct my_device dev;
+
+ device_register(&dev);
+
+ kunit_add_action(test, &cleanup_device, &dev);
+ }
+
+Note that, for functions like device_unregister which only accept a single
+pointer-sized argument, it's possible to directly cast that function to
+a ``kunit_action_t`` rather than writing a wrapper function, for example:
+
+.. code-block:: C
+
+ kunit_add_action(test, (kunit_action_t *)&device_unregister, &dev);
+
+``kunit_add_action`` can fail if, for example, the system is out of memory.
+You can use ``kunit_add_action_or_reset`` instead which runs the action
+immediately if it cannot be deferred.
+
+If you need more control over when the cleanup function is called, you
+can trigger it early using ``kunit_release_action``, or cancel it entirely
+with ``kunit_remove_action``.
+
Testing Static Functions
------------------------