[PATCH v9 2/4] kunit: Add backtrace suppression self-tests
Albert Esteve
aesteve at redhat.com
Fri May 8 08:02:46 PDT 2026
From: Guenter Roeck <linux at roeck-us.net>
Add unit tests to verify that warning backtrace suppression works.
Tests cover both API forms:
- Scoped: kunit_warning_suppress() with in-block count verification
and post-block inactivity check.
- Direct functions: kunit_start/end_suppress_warning() with
sequential independent suppression blocks and per-block counts.
Furthermore, tests verify incremental warning counting, that
kunit_has_active_suppress_warning() transitions correctly around
suppression boundaries, and that suppression active in the test
kthread does not leak to a separate kthread.
If backtrace suppression does _not_ work, the unit tests will likely
trigger unsuppressed backtraces, which should actually help to get
the affected architectures / platforms fixed.
Tested-by: Linux Kernel Functional Testing <lkft at linaro.org>
Acked-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter at linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux at roeck-us.net>
Signed-off-by: Alessandro Carminati <acarmina at redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: David Gow <david at davidgow.net>
Signed-off-by: Albert Esteve <aesteve at redhat.com>
---
lib/kunit/Makefile | 1 +
lib/kunit/backtrace-suppression-test.c | 176 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 177 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/kunit/Makefile b/lib/kunit/Makefile
index 4592f9d0aa8dd..2e8a6b71a2ab0 100644
--- a/lib/kunit/Makefile
+++ b/lib/kunit/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ obj-$(if $(CONFIG_KUNIT),y) += hooks.o
obj-$(CONFIG_KUNIT_TEST) += kunit-test.o
obj-$(CONFIG_KUNIT_TEST) += platform-test.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_KUNIT_TEST) += backtrace-suppression-test.o
# string-stream-test compiles built-in only.
ifeq ($(CONFIG_KUNIT_TEST),y)
diff --git a/lib/kunit/backtrace-suppression-test.c b/lib/kunit/backtrace-suppression-test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3f0b2ae83312f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/kunit/backtrace-suppression-test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * KUnit test for suppressing warning tracebacks.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2024, Guenter Roeck
+ * Author: Guenter Roeck <linux at roeck-us.net>
+ */
+
+#include <kunit/test.h>
+#include <linux/bug.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+
+static void backtrace_suppression_test_warn_direct(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ kunit_warning_suppress(test) {
+ WARN(1, "This backtrace should be suppressed");
+ /*
+ * Count must be checked inside the scope; the handle
+ * is not accessible after the block exits.
+ */
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_SUPPRESSED_WARNING_COUNT(test, 1);
+ }
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, kunit_has_active_suppress_warning());
+}
+
+static void trigger_backtrace_warn(void)
+{
+ WARN(1, "This backtrace should be suppressed");
+}
+
+static void backtrace_suppression_test_warn_indirect(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ kunit_warning_suppress(test) {
+ trigger_backtrace_warn();
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_SUPPRESSED_WARNING_COUNT(test, 1);
+ }
+}
+
+static void backtrace_suppression_test_warn_multi(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ kunit_warning_suppress(test) {
+ WARN(1, "This backtrace should be suppressed");
+ trigger_backtrace_warn();
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_SUPPRESSED_WARNING_COUNT(test, 2);
+ }
+}
+
+static void backtrace_suppression_test_warn_on_direct(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE) && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KALLSYMS))
+ kunit_skip(test, "requires CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE or CONFIG_KALLSYMS");
+
+ kunit_warning_suppress(test) {
+ WARN_ON(1);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_SUPPRESSED_WARNING_COUNT(test, 1);
+ }
+}
+
+static void trigger_backtrace_warn_on(void)
+{
+ WARN_ON(1);
+}
+
+static void backtrace_suppression_test_warn_on_indirect(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE))
+ kunit_skip(test, "requires CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE");
+
+ kunit_warning_suppress(test) {
+ trigger_backtrace_warn_on();
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_SUPPRESSED_WARNING_COUNT(test, 1);
+ }
+}
+
+static void backtrace_suppression_test_count(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ kunit_warning_suppress(test) {
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_SUPPRESSED_WARNING_COUNT(test, 0);
+
+ WARN(1, "suppressed");
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_SUPPRESSED_WARNING_COUNT(test, 1);
+
+ WARN(1, "suppressed again");
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_SUPPRESSED_WARNING_COUNT(test, 2);
+ }
+}
+
+static void backtrace_suppression_test_active_state(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, kunit_has_active_suppress_warning());
+
+ kunit_warning_suppress(test) {
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, kunit_has_active_suppress_warning());
+ }
+
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, kunit_has_active_suppress_warning());
+
+ kunit_warning_suppress(test) {
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, kunit_has_active_suppress_warning());
+ }
+
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, kunit_has_active_suppress_warning());
+}
+
+static void backtrace_suppression_test_multi_scope(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ struct kunit_suppressed_warning *sw1, *sw2;
+
+ if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE))
+ kunit_skip(test, "requires CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE");
+
+ sw1 = kunit_start_suppress_warning(test);
+ trigger_backtrace_warn_on();
+ WARN(1, "suppressed by sw1");
+ kunit_end_suppress_warning(test, sw1);
+
+ sw2 = kunit_start_suppress_warning(test);
+ WARN(1, "suppressed by sw2");
+ kunit_end_suppress_warning(test, sw2);
+
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, kunit_suppressed_warning_count(sw1), 2);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, kunit_suppressed_warning_count(sw2), 1);
+}
+
+struct cross_kthread_data {
+ bool was_active;
+ struct completion done;
+};
+
+static int cross_kthread_fn(void *data)
+{
+ struct cross_kthread_data *d = data;
+
+ d->was_active = kunit_has_active_suppress_warning();
+ complete(&d->done);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void backtrace_suppression_test_cross_kthread(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ struct cross_kthread_data data;
+ struct task_struct *task;
+
+ init_completion(&data.done);
+
+ kunit_warning_suppress(test) {
+ task = kthread_run(cross_kthread_fn, &data, "kunit-cross-test");
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_FALSE(test, IS_ERR(task));
+ wait_for_completion(&data.done);
+ }
+
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, data.was_active);
+}
+
+static struct kunit_case backtrace_suppression_test_cases[] = {
+ KUNIT_CASE(backtrace_suppression_test_warn_direct),
+ KUNIT_CASE(backtrace_suppression_test_warn_indirect),
+ KUNIT_CASE(backtrace_suppression_test_warn_multi),
+ KUNIT_CASE(backtrace_suppression_test_warn_on_direct),
+ KUNIT_CASE(backtrace_suppression_test_warn_on_indirect),
+ KUNIT_CASE(backtrace_suppression_test_count),
+ KUNIT_CASE(backtrace_suppression_test_active_state),
+ KUNIT_CASE(backtrace_suppression_test_multi_scope),
+ KUNIT_CASE(backtrace_suppression_test_cross_kthread),
+ {}
+};
+
+static struct kunit_suite backtrace_suppression_test_suite = {
+ .name = "backtrace-suppression-test",
+ .test_cases = backtrace_suppression_test_cases,
+};
+kunit_test_suites(&backtrace_suppression_test_suite);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("KUnit test to verify warning backtrace suppression");
--
2.53.0
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