From: wen.yang@linux.dev
To: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>, Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>
Subject: [RFC PATCH v5 2/2] sysctl: convert kernel/sysctl-test.c to use CTLTBL_ENTRY_XXX()
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 02:39:16 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <d2589e4a49044b0d857ee1b9da495ca73d19ae57.1774463505.git.wen.yang@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1774463505.git.wen.yang@linux.dev>
From: Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>
Replace open-coded struct ctl_table initialisers with the
CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMR(), CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMHR(), and CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMHRL()
macros introduced in the previous patch.
Add a parameterized KUnit test case exercising all CTLTBL_ENTRY_XXX()
variants (V, VM, VMR, VN, VNM, VNMH) for int, u8, and bool types.
char[] (proc_dostring) requires CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMH() with an explicit
handler since _Generic cannot dispatch on array types.
Suggested-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>
---
kernel/sysctl-test.c | 237 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 138 insertions(+), 99 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl-test.c b/kernel/sysctl-test.c
index 92f94ea28957..3b37bb0516e3 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl-test.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl-test.c
@@ -15,20 +15,14 @@
*/
static void sysctl_test_api_dointvec_null_tbl_data(struct kunit *test)
{
- struct ctl_table null_data_table = {
- .procname = "foo",
- /*
- * Here we are testing that proc_dointvec behaves correctly when
- * we give it a NULL .data field. Normally this would point to a
- * piece of memory where the value would be stored.
- */
- .data = NULL,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED,
- };
+ /*
+ * Here we are testing that proc_dointvec behaves correctly when
+ * we give it a NULL .data field. Normally this would point to a
+ * piece of memory where the value would be stored.
+ */
+ struct ctl_table null_data_table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMHR(
+ SYSCTL_NULL, "foo", 0644, proc_dointvec,
+ SYSCTL_ZERO, SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED);
/*
* proc_dointvec expects a buffer in user space, so we allocate one. We
* also need to cast it to __user so sparse doesn't get mad.
@@ -66,19 +60,14 @@ static void sysctl_test_api_dointvec_null_tbl_data(struct kunit *test)
static void sysctl_test_api_dointvec_table_maxlen_unset(struct kunit *test)
{
int data = 0;
- struct ctl_table data_maxlen_unset_table = {
- .procname = "foo",
- .data = &data,
- /*
- * So .data is no longer NULL, but we tell proc_dointvec its
- * length is 0, so it still shouldn't try to use it.
- */
- .maxlen = 0,
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED,
- };
+ /*
+ * So .data is no longer NULL, but we tell proc_dointvec its
+ * length is 0, so it still shouldn't try to use it.
+ */
+ struct ctl_table data_maxlen_unset_table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMHRL(
+ data, "foo", 0644, proc_dointvec,
+ SYSCTL_ZERO, SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED, 0);
+
void __user *buffer = (void __user *)kunit_kzalloc(test, sizeof(int),
GFP_USER);
size_t len;
@@ -113,15 +102,8 @@ static void sysctl_test_api_dointvec_table_len_is_zero(struct kunit *test)
{
int data = 0;
/* Good table. */
- struct ctl_table table = {
- .procname = "foo",
- .data = &data,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED,
- };
+ struct ctl_table table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMR(data, "foo",
+ 0644, SYSCTL_ZERO, SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED);
void __user *buffer = (void __user *)kunit_kzalloc(test, sizeof(int),
GFP_USER);
/*
@@ -147,15 +129,8 @@ static void sysctl_test_api_dointvec_table_read_but_position_set(
{
int data = 0;
/* Good table. */
- struct ctl_table table = {
- .procname = "foo",
- .data = &data,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED,
- };
+ struct ctl_table table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMR(data, "foo", 0644,
+ SYSCTL_ZERO, SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED);
void __user *buffer = (void __user *)kunit_kzalloc(test, sizeof(int),
GFP_USER);
/*
@@ -182,15 +157,8 @@ static void sysctl_test_dointvec_read_happy_single_positive(struct kunit *test)
{
int data = 0;
/* Good table. */
- struct ctl_table table = {
- .procname = "foo",
- .data = &data,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED,
- };
+ struct ctl_table table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMR(data, "foo", 0644,
+ SYSCTL_ZERO, SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED);
size_t len = 4;
loff_t pos = 0;
char *buffer = kunit_kzalloc(test, len, GFP_USER);
@@ -213,15 +181,8 @@ static void sysctl_test_dointvec_read_happy_single_negative(struct kunit *test)
{
int data = 0;
/* Good table. */
- struct ctl_table table = {
- .procname = "foo",
- .data = &data,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED,
- };
+ struct ctl_table table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMR(data, "foo", 0644,
+ SYSCTL_ZERO, SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED);
size_t len = 5;
loff_t pos = 0;
char *buffer = kunit_kzalloc(test, len, GFP_USER);
@@ -242,15 +203,8 @@ static void sysctl_test_dointvec_write_happy_single_positive(struct kunit *test)
{
int data = 0;
/* Good table. */
- struct ctl_table table = {
- .procname = "foo",
- .data = &data,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED,
- };
+ struct ctl_table table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMR(data, "foo", 0644,
+ SYSCTL_ZERO, SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED);
char input[] = "9";
size_t len = sizeof(input) - 1;
loff_t pos = 0;
@@ -272,15 +226,8 @@ static void sysctl_test_dointvec_write_happy_single_positive(struct kunit *test)
static void sysctl_test_dointvec_write_happy_single_negative(struct kunit *test)
{
int data = 0;
- struct ctl_table table = {
- .procname = "foo",
- .data = &data,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED,
- };
+ struct ctl_table table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMR(data, "foo", 0644,
+ SYSCTL_ZERO, SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED);
char input[] = "-9";
size_t len = sizeof(input) - 1;
loff_t pos = 0;
@@ -304,15 +251,8 @@ static void sysctl_test_api_dointvec_write_single_less_int_min(
struct kunit *test)
{
int data = 0;
- struct ctl_table table = {
- .procname = "foo",
- .data = &data,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED,
- };
+ struct ctl_table table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMR(data, "foo", 0644,
+ SYSCTL_ZERO, SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED);
size_t max_len = 32, len = max_len;
loff_t pos = 0;
char *buffer = kunit_kzalloc(test, max_len, GFP_USER);
@@ -342,15 +282,8 @@ static void sysctl_test_api_dointvec_write_single_greater_int_max(
struct kunit *test)
{
int data = 0;
- struct ctl_table table = {
- .procname = "foo",
- .data = &data,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED,
- };
+ struct ctl_table table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMR(data, "foo", 0644,
+ SYSCTL_ZERO, SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED);
size_t max_len = 32, len = max_len;
loff_t pos = 0;
char *buffer = kunit_kzalloc(test, max_len, GFP_USER);
@@ -367,6 +300,111 @@ static void sysctl_test_api_dointvec_write_single_greater_int_max(
KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, 0, *((int *)table.data));
}
+/*
+ * Test each CTLTBL_ENTRY_XXX() variant. File-scope variables are required
+ * so that &var is a valid constant expression in a static initializer.
+ */
+static int ctltbl_int;
+static u8 ctltbl_u8;
+static u8 ctltbl_u8_min, ctltbl_u8_max = 200;
+static bool ctltbl_bool;
+static char ctltbl_str[64];
+
+struct ctltbl_param {
+ const char *desc;
+ struct ctl_table table; /* built by CTLTBL_ENTRY_XXX() */
+ struct ctl_table expected; /* expected field values */
+};
+
+static const struct ctltbl_param ctltbl_cases[] = {
+ /* auto handler — int */
+ {
+ .desc = "sysctl_test_api_ctltbl_entry_V_int",
+ .table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_V(ctltbl_int),
+ .expected = { .procname = "ctltbl_int", .mode = 0444,
+ .data = &ctltbl_int, .maxlen = sizeof(int),
+ .proc_handler = proc_dointvec },
+ },
+ {
+ .desc = "sysctl_test_api_ctltbl_entry_VM_int",
+ .table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VM(ctltbl_int, 0644),
+ .expected = { .procname = "ctltbl_int", .mode = 0644,
+ .data = &ctltbl_int, .maxlen = sizeof(int),
+ .proc_handler = proc_dointvec },
+ },
+ {
+ .desc = "sysctl_test_api_ctltbl_entry_VMR_int",
+ .table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VMR(ctltbl_int, 0644,
+ SYSCTL_ZERO, SYSCTL_ONE_HUNDRED),
+ .expected = { .procname = "ctltbl_int", .mode = 0644,
+ .data = &ctltbl_int, .maxlen = sizeof(int),
+ .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax },
+ },
+ {
+ .desc = "sysctl_test_api_ctltbl_entry_VN_int",
+ .table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VN(ctltbl_int, "my-sysctl"),
+ .expected = { .procname = "my-sysctl", .mode = 0444,
+ .data = &ctltbl_int, .maxlen = sizeof(int),
+ .proc_handler = proc_dointvec },
+ },
+ {
+ .desc = "sysctl_test_api_ctltbl_entry_VNM_int",
+ .table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNM(ctltbl_int, "my-sysctl", 0644),
+ .expected = { .procname = "my-sysctl", .mode = 0644,
+ .data = &ctltbl_int, .maxlen = sizeof(int),
+ .proc_handler = proc_dointvec },
+ },
+ /* auto handler — u8 */
+ {
+ .desc = "sysctl_test_api_ctltbl_entry_V_u8",
+ .table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_V(ctltbl_u8),
+ .expected = { .procname = "ctltbl_u8", .mode = 0444,
+ .data = &ctltbl_u8, .maxlen = sizeof(u8),
+ .proc_handler = proc_dou8vec_minmax },
+ },
+ {
+ .desc = "sysctl_test_api_ctltbl_entry_VMR_u8",
+ .table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VMR(ctltbl_u8, 0644,
+ &ctltbl_u8_min, &ctltbl_u8_max),
+ .expected = { .procname = "ctltbl_u8", .mode = 0644,
+ .data = &ctltbl_u8, .maxlen = sizeof(u8),
+ .proc_handler = proc_dou8vec_minmax },
+ },
+ /* auto handler — bool */
+ {
+ .desc = "sysctl_test_api_ctltbl_entry_V_bool",
+ .table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_V(ctltbl_bool),
+ .expected = { .procname = "ctltbl_bool", .mode = 0444,
+ .data = &ctltbl_bool, .maxlen = sizeof(bool),
+ .proc_handler = proc_dobool },
+ },
+ /* VNMH — char[] cannot be auto-dispatched by _Generic (each char[N]
+ * is a distinct type); explicit handler is required for strings.
+ * .maxlen must be sizeof(array), not sizeof(char *). */
+ {
+ .desc = "sysctl_test_api_ctltbl_entry_VNMH_string",
+ .table = CTLTBL_ENTRY_VNMH(ctltbl_str, "foo", 0644,
+ proc_dostring),
+ .expected = { .procname = "foo", .mode = 0644,
+ .data = ctltbl_str, .maxlen = sizeof(ctltbl_str),
+ .proc_handler = proc_dostring },
+ },
+};
+
+KUNIT_ARRAY_PARAM_DESC(ctltbl, ctltbl_cases, desc);
+
+static void sysctl_test_api_ctltbl_entry(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ const struct ctltbl_param *p = test->param_value;
+
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_STREQ(test, p->expected.procname, p->table.procname);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, p->expected.mode, p->table.mode);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_PTR_EQ(test, p->expected.data, p->table.data);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, p->expected.maxlen, p->table.maxlen);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_PTR_EQ(test, p->expected.proc_handler,
+ p->table.proc_handler);
+}
+
static struct kunit_case sysctl_test_cases[] = {
KUNIT_CASE(sysctl_test_api_dointvec_null_tbl_data),
KUNIT_CASE(sysctl_test_api_dointvec_table_maxlen_unset),
@@ -378,6 +416,7 @@ static struct kunit_case sysctl_test_cases[] = {
KUNIT_CASE(sysctl_test_dointvec_write_happy_single_negative),
KUNIT_CASE(sysctl_test_api_dointvec_write_single_less_int_min),
KUNIT_CASE(sysctl_test_api_dointvec_write_single_greater_int_max),
+ KUNIT_CASE_PARAM(sysctl_test_api_ctltbl_entry, ctltbl_gen_params),
{}
};
--
2.25.1
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