[PATCH 2/5] KVM: selftests: Provide an API for getting a random bool from an RNG

From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Thu Mar 14 2024 - 14:55:47 EST


Move memstress' random bool logic into common code to avoid reinventing
the wheel for basic yes/no decisions. Provide an outer wrapper to handle
the basic/common case of just wanting a 50/50 chance of something
happening.

Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h | 11 +++++++++++
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/memstress.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
index 4b78fb7e539e..3e473058849f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
@@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ extern struct guest_random_state guest_rng;
struct guest_random_state new_guest_random_state(uint32_t seed);
uint32_t guest_random_u32(struct guest_random_state *state);

+static inline bool __guest_random_bool(struct guest_random_state *state,
+ uint8_t percent)
+{
+ return (guest_random_u32(state) % 100) < percent;
+}
+
+static inline bool guest_random_bool(struct guest_random_state *state)
+{
+ return __guest_random_bool(state, 50);
+}
+
static inline uint64_t guest_random_u64(struct guest_random_state *state)
{
return ((uint64_t)guest_random_u32(state) << 32) | guest_random_u32(state);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/memstress.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/memstress.c
index f8bfb4988368..2d49a5643b71 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/memstress.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/memstress.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void memstress_guest_code(uint32_t vcpu_idx)

addr = gva + (page * args->guest_page_size);

- if (guest_random_u32(&rand_state) % 100 < args->write_percent)
+ if (__guest_random_bool(&rand_state, args->write_percent))
*(uint64_t *)addr = 0x0123456789ABCDEF;
else
READ_ONCE(*(uint64_t *)addr);
--
2.44.0.291.gc1ea87d7ee-goog