From: Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>
To: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>,
Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>,
Quentin Monnet <qmo@kernel.org>
Cc: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v2 5/6] selftests/bpf: Add tests for bpftool btf dump format c
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:52:06 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260828215207.3105313-6-ihor.solodrai@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260828215207.3105313-1-ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>
"bpftool btf dump format c" generates the vmlinux.h that BPF programs
are built against, and it has no test coverage at all. The only
in-tree consumers are build systems.
Building against the header only catches what a compiler rejects,
which is insufficient.
Introduce a bpftool_btf_dump selftest. Dump a small hand-built BTF and
compare the output against committed expectations.
The BTF is assembled with btf__add_*() rather than compiled from BPF C
because the fixture needs a 4-byte "long int". That is what makes
bpftool render the hole in struct holey as a pair of "long: 32;"
bitfields. A BPF target is always 64-bit, so a compiled fixture could
not supply it.
Comparing the whole dump makes every change to a generated header show
up in a patch.
Signed-off-by: Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>
---
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile | 8 +-
.../bpf/bpftool_btf_dump_sorted.expected | 44 +++++
.../bpf/bpftool_btf_dump_unsorted.expected | 48 +++++
.../bpf/prog_tests/bpftool_btf_dump.c | 178 ++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 276 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpftool_btf_dump_sorted.expected
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpftool_btf_dump_unsorted.expected
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpftool_btf_dump.c
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
index 5f1a3bfc0569..d99581257e54 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS += test_progs-cpuv4
TEST_INST_SUBDIRS += cpuv4
endif
-TEST_FILES = xsk_prereqs.sh $(wildcard progs/btf_dump_test_case_*.c)
+TEST_FILES = xsk_prereqs.sh $(wildcard progs/btf_dump_test_case_*.c) \
+ bpftool_btf_dump_sorted.expected \
+ bpftool_btf_dump_unsorted.expected
# Order correspond to 'make run_tests' order
TEST_PROGS := test_kmod.sh \
@@ -887,7 +889,9 @@ TRUNNER_EXTRA_FILES := $(OUTPUT)/urandom_read \
ima_setup.sh \
$(VERIFY_SIG_SETUP) \
$(wildcard progs/btf_dump_test_case_*.c) \
- $(wildcard progs/*.bpf.o)
+ $(wildcard progs/*.bpf.o) \
+ bpftool_btf_dump_sorted.expected \
+ bpftool_btf_dump_unsorted.expected
TRUNNER_BPF_BUILD_RULE := CLANG_BPF_BUILD_RULE
TRUNNER_BPF_CFLAGS := $(BPF_CFLAGS) $(CLANG_CFLAGS) -DENABLE_ATOMICS_TESTS
$(eval $(call DEFINE_TEST_RUNNER,test_progs))
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpftool_btf_dump_sorted.expected b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpftool_btf_dump_sorted.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a9c6b688ffd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpftool_btf_dump_sorted.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#ifndef __VMLINUX_H__
+#define __VMLINUX_H__
+
+#ifndef BPF_NO_PRESERVE_ACCESS_INDEX
+#pragma clang attribute push (__attribute__((preserve_access_index)), apply_to = record)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __ksym
+#define __ksym __attribute__((section(".ksyms")))
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __weak
+#define __weak __attribute__((weak))
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __bpf_fastcall
+#if __has_attribute(bpf_fastcall)
+#define __bpf_fastcall __attribute__((bpf_fastcall))
+#else
+#define __bpf_fastcall
+#endif
+#endif
+
+struct holey {
+ int c;
+ long: 32;
+ long: 32;
+ int tail;
+};
+
+struct s {
+ int f;
+};
+
+
+/* BPF kfuncs */
+#ifndef BPF_NO_KFUNC_PROTOTYPES
+#endif
+
+#ifndef BPF_NO_PRESERVE_ACCESS_INDEX
+#pragma clang attribute pop
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __VMLINUX_H__ */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpftool_btf_dump_unsorted.expected b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpftool_btf_dump_unsorted.expected
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4310adc2ed51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpftool_btf_dump_unsorted.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#ifndef __VMLINUX_H__
+#define __VMLINUX_H__
+
+#ifndef BPF_NO_PRESERVE_ACCESS_INDEX
+#pragma clang attribute push (__attribute__((preserve_access_index)), apply_to = record)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __ksym
+#define __ksym __attribute__((section(".ksyms")))
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __weak
+#define __weak __attribute__((weak))
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __bpf_fastcall
+#if __has_attribute(bpf_fastcall)
+#define __bpf_fastcall __attribute__((bpf_fastcall))
+#else
+#define __bpf_fastcall
+#endif
+#endif
+
+struct holey {
+ int c;
+ long: 32;
+ long: 32;
+ int tail;
+};
+
+enum {
+ E0 = 1,
+};
+
+struct s {
+ int f;
+};
+
+
+/* BPF kfuncs */
+#ifndef BPF_NO_KFUNC_PROTOTYPES
+#endif
+
+#ifndef BPF_NO_PRESERVE_ACCESS_INDEX
+#pragma clang attribute pop
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __VMLINUX_H__ */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpftool_btf_dump.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpftool_btf_dump.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d5b25302b0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpftool_btf_dump.c
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <test_progs.h>
+#include <bpftool_helpers.h>
+#include <bpf/btf.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "btf_helpers.h"
+#include "testing_helpers.h"
+
+#define DUMP_BUF_SZ (16 * 1024)
+
+#define EXPECTED_SORTED "bpftool_btf_dump_sorted.expected"
+#define EXPECTED_UNSORTED "bpftool_btf_dump_unsorted.expected"
+
+/*
+ * struct holey {
+ * int c;
+ * <64-bit hole>
+ * int tail;
+ * };
+ * enum { E0 = 1 };
+ * struct s { int f; };
+ */
+static struct btf *mk_btf(void)
+{
+ struct btf *btf;
+
+ btf = btf__new_empty();
+ if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(btf, "new_empty"))
+ return NULL;
+
+ btf__add_int(btf, "int", 4, BTF_INT_SIGNED);
+ btf__add_int(btf, "long int", 4, BTF_INT_SIGNED);
+
+ btf__add_struct(btf, "holey", 16);
+ btf__add_field(btf, "c", 1, 0, 0);
+ btf__add_field(btf, "tail", 1, 96, 0);
+
+ btf__add_enum(btf, NULL, 4);
+ btf__add_enum_value(btf, "E0", 1);
+
+ btf__add_struct(btf, "s", 4);
+ btf__add_field(btf, "f", 1, 0, 0);
+
+ VALIDATE_RAW_BTF(
+ btf,
+ "[1] INT 'int' size=4 bits_offset=0 nr_bits=32 encoding=SIGNED",
+ "[2] INT 'long int' size=4 bits_offset=0 nr_bits=32 encoding=SIGNED",
+ "[3] STRUCT 'holey' size=16 vlen=2\n"
+ "\t'c' type_id=1 bits_offset=0\n"
+ "\t'tail' type_id=1 bits_offset=96",
+ "[4] ENUM '(anon)' encoding=UNSIGNED size=4 vlen=1\n"
+ "\t'E0' val=1",
+ "[5] STRUCT 's' size=4 vlen=1\n"
+ "\t'f' type_id=1 bits_offset=0");
+
+ return btf;
+}
+
+static int btf_to_tmpfile(const struct btf *btf, char *path)
+{
+ ssize_t written;
+ const void *raw;
+ __u32 sz;
+ int fd;
+
+ raw = btf__raw_data(btf, &sz);
+ if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(raw, "raw_data"))
+ return -1;
+
+ snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "/tmp/bpftool_btf_dump.XXXXXX");
+ fd = mkstemp(path);
+ if (!ASSERT_OK_FD(fd, "mkstemp_btf"))
+ return -1;
+
+ written = write(fd, raw, sz);
+ close(fd);
+ if (!ASSERT_EQ(written, sz, "write_btf")) {
+ unlink(path);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static char *dump_c(const char *btf_path, bool sorted)
+{
+ char args[MAX_BPFTOOL_CMD_LEN];
+ char *buf;
+ int err;
+
+ buf = malloc(DUMP_BUF_SZ);
+ if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(buf, "alloc_dump"))
+ return NULL;
+
+ snprintf(args, sizeof(args), "btf dump file %s format c%s",
+ btf_path, sorted ? "" : " unsorted");
+
+ err = get_bpftool_command_output(args, buf, DUMP_BUF_SZ);
+ if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "btf_dump_format_c")) {
+ free(buf);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ return buf;
+}
+
+static char *read_expected(const char *path)
+{
+ char *buf = NULL;
+ size_t cap = 0;
+ FILE *f;
+ int err;
+
+ f = fopen(path, "r");
+ if (!f) {
+ err = errno;
+ PRINT_FAIL("can't open expected output '%s': errno %d\n", path, err);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ /* no NUL in a generated header, so this reads to the end */
+ if (getdelim(&buf, &cap, '\0', f) < 0) {
+ err = errno;
+ PRINT_FAIL("can't read expected output '%s': errno %d\n", path, err);
+ free(buf);
+ buf = NULL;
+ }
+
+ fclose(f);
+ return buf;
+}
+
+static void test_dump(const char *btf_path, bool sorted)
+{
+ const char *exp_path;
+ char *dump, *exp;
+ int err;
+
+ exp_path = sorted ? EXPECTED_SORTED : EXPECTED_UNSORTED;
+
+ dump = dump_c(btf_path, sorted);
+ if (!dump)
+ return;
+
+ exp = read_expected(exp_path);
+ if (!exp)
+ goto out_dump;
+
+ err = compare_text_to_expected(dump, exp);
+ ASSERT_OK(err, sorted ? "cmp_sorted" : "cmp_unsorted");
+
+ free(exp);
+out_dump:
+ free(dump);
+}
+
+void test_bpftool_btf_dump(void)
+{
+ char path[PATH_MAX];
+ struct btf *btf;
+
+ btf = mk_btf();
+ if (!btf)
+ return;
+
+ if (btf_to_tmpfile(btf, path))
+ goto out_btf;
+
+ if (test__start_subtest("c_sorted"))
+ test_dump(path, true);
+ if (test__start_subtest("c_unsorted"))
+ test_dump(path, false);
+
+ unlink(path);
+out_btf:
+ btf__free(btf);
+}
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-28 21:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-28 21:52 [PATCH bpf-next v2 0/6] bpftool, selftests: Add tests for C dump and fix a dropped type Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-28 21:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 1/6] selftests/bpf: Add compare_text_to_expected() helper Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-28 21:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 2/6] selftests/bpf: Modernize btf_dump test scaffolding Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-28 21:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 3/6] selftests/bpf: Compare btf_dump expected output in-process Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-28 21:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 4/6] selftests/bpf: NUL-terminate bpftool command output Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-28 21:52 ` Ihor Solodrai [this message]
2026-08-28 21:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 6/6] bpftool: Don't drop a type in the sorted C dump Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-30 1:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 0/6] bpftool, selftests: Add tests for C dump and fix a dropped type patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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