The test_klp_callbacks_busy module conditionally blocks a future
livepatch transition by busy waiting inside its workqueue function,
busymod_work_func(). After scheduling this work, a test livepatch is
loaded, introducing the transition under test.
Both events are marked in the kernel log for later verification, but
there is no synchronization to ensure that busymod_work_func() logs its
function entry message before subsequent selftest commands log their own
messages. This can lead to a rare test failure due to unexpected
ordering like:
--- expected
+++ result
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
% modprobe test_klp_callbacks_busy block_transition=Y
test_klp_callbacks_busy: test_klp_callbacks_busy_init
-test_klp_callbacks_busy: busymod_work_func enter
% modprobe test_klp_callbacks_demo
+test_klp_callbacks_busy: busymod_work_func enter
livepatch: enabling patch 'test_klp_callbacks_demo'
livepatch: 'test_klp_callbacks_demo': initializing patching transition
test_klp_callbacks_demo: pre_patch_callback: vmlinux
Force the module init function to wait until busymod_work_func() has
started (and logged its message), before exiting to the next selftest
steps.
Fixes: 547840bd5a ("selftests/livepatch: simplify test-klp-callbacks busy target tests")
Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220602203233.979681-1-joe.lawrence@redhat.com
The test-klp-callbacks script includes a few tests which rely on kernel
task timings that may not always execute as expected under system load.
These may generate out of sequence kernel log messages that result in
test failure.
Instead of using sleep timing windows to orchestrate these tests, add a
block_transition module parameter to communicate the test purpose and
utilize flush_queue() to serialize the test module's task output.
Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Acked-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200603182058.109470-2-ycote@redhat.com
Add a few livepatch modules and simple target modules that the included
regression suite can run tests against:
- basic livepatching (multiple patches, atomic replace)
- pre/post (un)patch callbacks
- shadow variable API
Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Tested-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>
Tested-by: Alice Ferrazzi <alice.ferrazzi@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
