From: Nilay Shroff <nilay@linux.ibm.com>
To: linux-block@vger.kernel.org
Cc: shinichiro.kawasaki@wdc.com, yi.zhang@redhat.com, gjoyce@ibm.com,
Nilay Shroff <nilay@linux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH blktests] check: add kmemleak support to blktests
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:21:03 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260113095134.1818646-1-nilay@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
Running blktests can also help uncover kernel memory leaks when the
kernel is built with CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK. However, until now the
blktests framework had no way to automatically detect or report such
leaks. Users typically had to manually setup kmemleak and trigger
scans after running tests[1][2].
This change integrates kmemleak support directly into the blktests
framework. Before running each test, the framework checks for the
presence of /sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak to determine whether kmemleak
is enabled for the running kernel. If available, before running a test,
any existing kmemleak reports are cleared to avoid false positives
from previous tests. After the test completes, the framework explicitly
triggers a kmemleak scan. If memory leaks are detected, they are written
to a per-test file at, "results/.../.../<test>.kmemleak" and the
corresponding test is marked as FAIL. Users can then inspect the
<test>.kmemleak file to analyze the reported leaks.
With this enhancement, blktests can automatically detect kernel memory
leaks (if kerel is configured with CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK support) on
a per-test basis, removing the need for manual kmemleak setup and scans.
This should make it easier and faster to identify memory leaks
introduced by individual tests.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHj4cs8oJFvz=daCvjHM5dYCNQH4UXwSySPPU4v-WHce_kZXZA@mail.gmail.com/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHj4cs9wv3SdPo+N01Fw2SHBYDs9tj2M_e1-GdQOkRy=DsBB1w@mail.gmail.com/
Signed-off-by: Nilay Shroff <nilay@linux.ibm.com>
---
check | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 47 insertions(+)
diff --git a/check b/check
index 6d77d8e..3a6e837 100755
--- a/check
+++ b/check
@@ -183,6 +183,36 @@ _check_dmesg() {
fi
}
+_setup_kmemleak() {
+ local f="/sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak"
+
+ if [[ ! -e $f || ! -r $f ]]; then
+ return 0
+ fi
+
+ echo clear > "$f"
+}
+
+_check_kmemleak() {
+ local kmemleak
+ local f="/sys/kernel/debug/kmemleak"
+
+ if [[ ! -e $f || ! -r $f ]]; then
+ return 0
+ fi
+
+ echo scan > "$f"
+ sleep 1
+ kmemleak=$(cat "$f")
+
+ if [[ -z $kmemleak ]]; then
+ return 0
+ fi
+
+ printf '%s\n' "$kmemleak" > "${seqres}.kmemleak"
+ return 1
+}
+
_read_last_test_run() {
local seqres="${RESULTS_DIR}/${TEST_NAME}"
@@ -377,6 +407,8 @@ _call_test() {
if [[ -v SKIP_REASONS ]]; then
TEST_RUN["status"]="not run"
else
+ _setup_kmemleak
+
if [[ -w /dev/kmsg ]]; then
local dmesg_marker="run blktests $TEST_NAME at ${TEST_RUN["date"]}"
echo "$dmesg_marker" >> /dev/kmsg
@@ -414,6 +446,9 @@ _call_test() {
elif ! _check_dmesg "$dmesg_marker"; then
TEST_RUN["status"]=fail
TEST_RUN["reason"]=dmesg
+ elif ! _check_kmemleak; then
+ TEST_RUN["status"]=fail
+ TEST_RUN["reason"]=kmemleak
else
TEST_RUN["status"]=pass
fi
@@ -451,6 +486,18 @@ _call_test() {
print \" \" \$0
}" "${seqres}.dmesg"
;;
+ kmemleak)
+ echo " kmemleak detected:"
+ awk "
+ {
+ if (NR > 10) {
+ print \" ...\"
+ print \" (See '${seqres}.kmemleak' for the entire message)\"
+ exit
+ }
+ print \" \" \$0
+ }" "${seqres}.kmemleak"
+ ;;
esac
return 1
else
--
2.52.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-01-13 9:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-13 9:51 Nilay Shroff [this message]
2026-01-14 11:31 ` [PATCH blktests] check: add kmemleak support to blktests Johannes Thumshirn
2026-01-16 10:19 ` Shinichiro Kawasaki
2026-01-16 11:14 ` Yi Zhang
2026-01-19 9:54 ` Daniel Wagner
2026-01-22 4:06 ` Shinichiro Kawasaki
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