[PATCH-cgroup/for-7.3] selftests/cgroup: Fix minor defects in test_cpuset

[PATCH-cgroup/for-7.3] selftests/cgroup: Fix minor defects in test_cpuset

[Waiman Long]

With commit 98149f542530 ("selftests/cgroup: Add test for cpuset affinity
on controller disable"), sashiko [1] had report 3 different issues with
the new test_cpuset_affinity_on_controller_disable() test.

 1) `cpu_set_equal` iterates over mask bytes instead of bits, ignoring
    CPUs >= 8.
 2) Thread synchronization logic allows the main thread to read
    uninitialized stack memory, causing test flakiness.
 3) Test fails instead of skipping gracefully on uniprocessor systems
    or when CPU 1 is unavailable.

Fix the reported issues by:
 1) Iterates over the bit size of the mask.
 2) Test the new ready flag for each thread to end the wait
    on the condoitional variable and eliminate the now unneeded
    AFFINITY_THREAD_A_READY and AFFINITY_THREADS_READY test phases.
 3) Return KSFT_SKIP on "cpuset.cpus" setting failure.

[1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260712235510.373125-1-longman%40redhat.com

Fixes: 98149f542530 ("selftests/cgroup: Add test for cpuset affinity on controller disable")
Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_cpuset.c | 38 +++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_cpuset.c b/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_cpuset.c
index 8b4c4a9dd78b..8c2d4d4ef1fc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_cpuset.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/cgroup/test_cpuset.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static int cpu_set_equal(cpu_set_t *dst, unsigned long mask)
 	CPU_ZERO(&expected);
 	assert(sizeof(mask) < CPU_SETSIZE);
 
-	for (int cpu = 0; cpu < sizeof(mask); ++cpu)
+	for (int cpu = 0; cpu < sizeof(mask) * 8; ++cpu)
 		if ((1UL << cpu) & mask)
 			CPU_SET(cpu, &expected);
 
@@ -260,8 +260,6 @@ static int cpu_set_equal(cpu_set_t *dst, unsigned long mask)
 
 enum test_phase {
 	AFFINITY_SETUP,
-	AFFINITY_THREAD_A_READY,
-	AFFINITY_THREADS_READY,
 	AFFINITY_CONTROLLER_DISABLED,
 	AFFINITY_COMPLETE,
 	AFFINITY_ERROR
@@ -271,7 +269,7 @@ struct thread_args {
 	const char *cgroup;
 	cpu_set_t *affinity_before;
 	cpu_set_t *affinity_after;
-	enum test_phase ready_phase;
+	int affinity_before_ready;
 };
 
 static pthread_mutex_t test_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
@@ -289,8 +287,7 @@ static void *affinity_thread_fn(void *arg)
 		goto fail;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&test_mutex);
-	if (test_phase < args->ready_phase)
-		test_phase = args->ready_phase;
+	args->affinity_before_ready = 1;
 	pthread_cond_broadcast(&test_cond);
 
 	while (test_phase < AFFINITY_CONTROLLER_DISABLED)
@@ -361,18 +358,20 @@ static int test_cpuset_affinity_on_controller_disable(const char *root)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	/* Now enable cpuset controller in parent */
-	if (cg_write(parent, "cgroup.subtree_control", "+cpuset")) {
-		ret = KSFT_SKIP;
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
+	if (cg_write(parent, "cgroup.subtree_control", "+cpuset"))
+		goto skip;
 
-	/* Set CPU affinity constraints */
+	/*
+	 * Set CPU affinity constraints
+	 * Skip the test if the setting of "cpuset.cpus" fails as the test
+	 * system may not have CPU 1.
+	 */
 	if (cg_write(parent, "cpuset.cpus", "0-1"))
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto skip;
 	if (cg_write(child_a, "cpuset.cpus", "0-1"))
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto skip;
 	if (cg_write(child_b, "cpuset.cpus", "1"))
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto skip;
 
 	/* Move group leader (main thread) to child A */
 	if (cg_enter_current(child_a))
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ static int test_cpuset_affinity_on_controller_disable(const char *root)
 		.cgroup = child_a,
 		.affinity_before = &affinity_a_before,
 		.affinity_after = &affinity_a_after,
-		.ready_phase = AFFINITY_THREAD_A_READY,
+		.affinity_before_ready = 0,
 	};
 	if (pthread_create(&thread_a, NULL, affinity_thread_fn, &args_a))
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -395,14 +394,15 @@ static int test_cpuset_affinity_on_controller_disable(const char *root)
 		.cgroup = child_b,
 		.affinity_before = &affinity_b_before,
 		.affinity_after = &affinity_b_after,
-		.ready_phase = AFFINITY_THREADS_READY,
+		.affinity_before_ready = 0,
 	};
 	if (pthread_create(&thread_b, NULL, affinity_thread_fn, &args_b))
 		goto cleanup_threads;
 	thread_b_created = 1;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&test_mutex);
-	while (test_phase < AFFINITY_THREADS_READY)
+	while ((test_phase < AFFINITY_ERROR) &&
+	       (args_a.affinity_before_ready + args_b.affinity_before_ready < 2))
 		pthread_cond_wait(&test_cond, &test_mutex);
 
 	/* If a thread failed during setup, bail out */
@@ -449,6 +449,10 @@ static int test_cpuset_affinity_on_controller_disable(const char *root)
 	ret = KSFT_PASS;
 	goto cleanup;
 
+skip:
+	ret = KSFT_SKIP;
+	goto cleanup;
+
 cleanup_threads:
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&test_mutex);
 	test_phase = AFFINITY_COMPLETE;
-- 
2.55.0

Re: [PATCH-cgroup/for-7.3] selftests/cgroup: Fix minor defects in test_cpuset

[Tejun Heo]

Hello,

Applied to cgroup/for-7.3 with a couple of typos in the description fixed.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun

Re: [PATCH-cgroup/for-7.3] selftests/cgroup: Fix minor defects in test_cpuset

[Waiman Long]

On 7/17/26 6:32 PM, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Applied to cgroup/for-7.3 with a couple of typos in the description fixed.
>
Thanks for fixing the typos. I did make some careless spelling or 
grammatical mistakes from time to time:-)

Cheers,
Longman