From: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
To: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jacob Lalonde <jalalonde@meta.com>,
Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com>, Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>,
Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>,
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David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
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"Liam R. Howlett" <liam@infradead.org>,
Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@kernel.org>,
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Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>,
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Omar Sandoval <osandov@osandov.com>,
Jacob Lalonde <jalalonde@fb.com>, Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>,
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"Christian Brauner (Amutable)" <brauner@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 19/22] selftests/coredump: hand the record stream to a sink
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:09:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260820-work-coredump-sparse-v2-19-ba32dd718c51@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260820-work-coredump-sparse-v2-0-ba32dd718c51@kernel.org>
Currently recv_coredump_records() parses the record stream and dumps it
into a file. A coredump server may want to process the data it gets. So
split the parsing from the processing.
No functional changes.
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
---
.../selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c | 91 +++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 72 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c
index 5b2ffe17f7b7..45d76fa0f469 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/coredump/coredump_test_helpers.c
@@ -71,9 +71,19 @@ void crashing_child_sparse(size_t size)
*(volatile int *)NULL = 0;
}
-/* Read @len bytes off the socket, writing them at @offset if @fd_out >= 0. */
-static ssize_t recv_record_bytes(int fd_coredump, __u64 len, int fd_out,
- off_t offset)
+/* Sink a reassembled record stream is handed to, record by record. */
+struct coredump_record_sink {
+ /* @len bytes of coredump data that belong at @offset. */
+ int (*data)(void *ctx, const void *buf, size_t len, __u64 offset);
+ /* @len zero bytes that belong at @offset. */
+ int (*zero)(void *ctx, __u64 offset, __u64 len);
+ void *ctx;
+};
+
+/* Read @len bytes off the socket and hand them to @sink, if there is one. */
+static ssize_t recv_record_bytes(int fd_coredump, __u64 len,
+ const struct coredump_record_sink *sink,
+ __u64 offset)
{
ssize_t received = 0;
@@ -89,11 +99,8 @@ static ssize_t recv_record_bytes(int fd_coredump, __u64 len, int fd_out,
return -1;
}
- if (fd_out >= 0 &&
- pwrite(fd_out, buffer, ret, offset + received) != ret) {
- fprintf(stderr, "%s: pwrite failed: %m\n", __func__);
+ if (sink && sink->data(sink->ctx, buffer, ret, offset + received))
return -1;
- }
received += ret;
len -= ret;
@@ -102,14 +109,34 @@ static ssize_t recv_record_bytes(int fd_coredump, __u64 len, int fd_out,
return received;
}
+/* Put the data where the records say it goes and leave the holes alone. */
+static int file_sink_data(void *ctx, const void *buf, size_t len, __u64 offset)
+{
+ int fd = *(int *)ctx;
+
+ if (pwrite(fd, buf, len, offset) != (ssize_t)len) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "%s: pwrite failed: %m\n", __func__);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int file_sink_zero(void *ctx, __u64 offset, __u64 len)
+{
+ /* Nothing has to be written for a hole. */
+ return 0;
+}
+
/*
- * Reassemble a record stream. If @fd_peer_pidfd is valid the task behind
- * it is killed once a data record has arrived, so the kernel has to cut
- * the coredump short with the stream already under way.
+ * Read a coredump strea and funnel it into @sink. Allow to pass in a
+ * @fd_peer_pidfd to simulate coredump truncation by killing it after having
+ * received a coredump record.
*/
-ssize_t recv_coredump_records(int fd_coredump, int fd_core_file,
- off_t *coredump_size, bool *truncated,
- int fd_peer_pidfd)
+static ssize_t __recv_coredump_records(int fd_coredump,
+ const struct coredump_record_sink *sink,
+ off_t *coredump_size, bool *truncated,
+ int fd_peer_pidfd)
{
ssize_t received = 0;
off_t size = 0;
@@ -169,7 +196,8 @@ ssize_t recv_coredump_records(int fd_coredump, int fd_core_file,
}
/* Discard any part of the header we have no use for. */
- ret = recv_record_bytes(fd_coredump, record.size - known_size, -1, 0);
+ ret = recv_record_bytes(fd_coredump, record.size - known_size,
+ NULL, 0);
if (ret < 0)
return -1;
received += ret;
@@ -185,10 +213,12 @@ ssize_t recv_coredump_records(int fd_coredump, int fd_core_file,
switch (record.type) {
case COREDUMP_RECORD_ZERO:
/* A hole. It comes with no data and needs none. */
+ if (sink->zero(sink->ctx, record.offset, record.len))
+ return -1;
break;
case COREDUMP_RECORD_DATA:
- ret = recv_record_bytes(fd_coredump, record.len,
- fd_core_file, size);
+ ret = recv_record_bytes(fd_coredump, record.len, sink,
+ record.offset);
if (ret < 0)
return -1;
received += ret;
@@ -230,6 +260,32 @@ ssize_t recv_coredump_records(int fd_coredump, int fd_core_file,
if (truncated)
*truncated = is_truncated;
+ *coredump_size = size;
+
+ fprintf(stderr, "Received %zd bytes for a %s coredump of %llu bytes\n",
+ received, is_truncated ? "truncated" : "complete",
+ (unsigned long long)size);
+ return received;
+}
+
+/* Reassemble a record stream into the coredump it describes. */
+ssize_t recv_coredump_records(int fd_coredump, int fd_core_file,
+ off_t *coredump_size, bool *truncated,
+ int fd_peer_pidfd)
+{
+ struct coredump_record_sink sink = {
+ .data = file_sink_data,
+ .zero = file_sink_zero,
+ .ctx = &fd_core_file,
+ };
+ ssize_t received;
+ off_t size = 0;
+
+ received = __recv_coredump_records(fd_coredump, &sink, &size, truncated,
+ fd_peer_pidfd);
+ if (received < 0)
+ return -1;
+
/*
* Nothing is written for a hole, so grow the file to the size the
* records describe in case the coredump ended in one.
@@ -243,9 +299,6 @@ ssize_t recv_coredump_records(int fd_coredump, int fd_core_file,
if (coredump_size)
*coredump_size = size;
- fprintf(stderr, "Received %zd bytes for a %s coredump of %llu bytes\n",
- received, is_truncated ? "truncated" : "complete",
- (unsigned long long)size);
return received;
}
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-19 23:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-19 23:09 [PATCH v2 00/22] coredump: allow to create sparse coredumps on the coredump socket Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 01/22] powerpc/spufs: don't dump more than the note supports Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 02/22] coredump: refuse negative skips Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 03/22] coredump: set the minimum send buffer size Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 04/22] selftests/coredump: discard the right amount after the coredump request Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 05/22] selftests/coredump: collapse the expected request check into the helper Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 06/22] selftests/coredump: add a separate helper header Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 07/22] coredump: pin the protocol struct sizes Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 08/22] coredump: move the negotiated mask into struct coredump_params Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 09/22] coredump: deduplicate the to_skip flush Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 10/22] coredump: make the dump helper return bool Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 11/22] coredump: always chunk writes Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 12/22] coredump: clean up coredump state handling Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 13/22] coredump: add COREDUMP_RECORDS to the coredump socket protocol Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 14/22] coredump: add COREDUMP_SPARSE " Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 15/22] tools: sync coredump.h header Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 16/22] coredump: send the coredump in records if requested Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 17/22] coredump: describe the holes when COREDUMP_SPARSE is negotiated Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 18/22] selftests/coredump: test COREDUMP_RECORDS and COREDUMP_SPARSE Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` Christian Brauner [this message]
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 20/22] selftests/coredump: put a hole in the middle of a sparse mapping Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 21/22] selftests/coredump: simulate a blob store Christian Brauner
2026-08-19 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 22/22] selftests/coredump: show how to inspect the task to decide how the coredump should be sent Christian Brauner
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