Re: [PATCH v3 1/6] kunit: move KUNIT_TABLE out of INIT_DATA

From: Rae Moar
Date: Mon Dec 11 2023 - 17:08:43 EST


On Sat, Dec 9, 2023 at 2:48 AM David Gow <davidgow@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 5 Dec 2023 at 06:19, Rae Moar <rmoar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Alter the linker section of KUNIT_TABLE to move it out of INIT_DATA and
> > into DATA_DATA.
> >
> > Data for KUnit tests does not need to be in the init section.
> >
> > In order to run tests again after boot the KUnit data cannot be labeled as
> > init data as the kernel could write over it.
> >
> > Add a KUNIT_INIT_TABLE in the next patch for KUnit tests that test init
> > data/functions.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Rae Moar <rmoar@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
>
> I think this actually fixes a potential bug, as we loop through the
> list of suites after init has ended in the debugfs logic.
>
> So maybe this is:
> Fixes: 90a025a859a3 ("vmlinux.lds.h: add linker section for KUnit test suites")
>
> Regardless, I'd love to get this in, even if we don't manage to get
> the rest of the series in soon.
>
> Reviewed-by: David Gow <davidgow@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Cheers,
> -- David

Hello!

Thanks for reviewing! I will be adding this fixes tag. Should I make
this a separate patch for the next version?

Thanks!
-Rae

>
> > include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 6 +++---
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
> > index bae0fe4d499b..1107905d37fc 100644
> > --- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
> > +++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
> > @@ -370,7 +370,8 @@
> > BRANCH_PROFILE() \
> > TRACE_PRINTKS() \
> > BPF_RAW_TP() \
> > - TRACEPOINT_STR()
> > + TRACEPOINT_STR() \
> > + KUNIT_TABLE()
> >
> > /*
> > * Data section helpers
> > @@ -699,8 +700,7 @@
> > THERMAL_TABLE(governor) \
> > EARLYCON_TABLE() \
> > LSM_TABLE() \
> > - EARLY_LSM_TABLE() \
> > - KUNIT_TABLE()
> > + EARLY_LSM_TABLE()
> >
> > #define INIT_TEXT \
> > *(.init.text .init.text.*) \
> >
> > base-commit: b85ea95d086471afb4ad062012a4d73cd328fa86
> > --
> > 2.43.0.rc2.451.g8631bc7472-goog
> >