[PATCH v2 2/6] selftests/liveupdate: add helper functions for memfd tests

Pratyush Yadav
2026-04-03T19:40:30Z

Add some helper functions that will be used by memfd tests. This moves
some of the complexity out of the test itself, which results in better
test readability and less code duplication.

Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Pratyush Yadav <ptyadav@amazon.de>
Signed-off-by: Pratyush Yadav (Google) <pratyush@kernel.org>
---
.../selftests/liveupdate/luo_test_utils.c | 189 +++++++++++++++++-
.../selftests/liveupdate/luo_test_utils.h | 10 +
2 files changed, 198 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/luo_test_utils.c b/tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/luo_test_utils.c
index 3c8721c505df..585add102ac2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/luo_test_utils.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/luo_test_utils.c
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

/*
- * Copyright (c) 2025, Google LLC.
+ * Copyright (c) 2025-2026, Google LLC.
* Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
+ * Pratyush Yadav (Google) <pratyush@kernel.org>
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Amazon.com Inc. or its affiliates.
+ * Pratyush Yadav <ptyadav@amazon.de>
*/

#define _GNU_SOURCE
@@ -20,9 +24,192 @@
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <sys/vfs.h>
+#include <linux/magic.h>

#include "luo_test_utils.h"

+int cwd_is_tmpfs(void)
+{
+ struct statfs buf;
+
+ if (statfs(".", &buf) < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ return buf.f_type == TMPFS_MAGIC;
+}
+
+/* Read exactly specified size from fd. Any less results in error. */
+int read_size(int fd, char *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+ size_t remain = size;
+ ssize_t bytes_read;
+
+ while (remain) {
+ bytes_read = read(fd, buffer, remain);
+ if (bytes_read == 0)
+ return -ENODATA;
+ if (bytes_read < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ remain -= bytes_read;
+ buffer += bytes_read;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* Write exactly specified size from fd. Any less results in error. */
+int write_size(int fd, const char *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+ size_t remain = size;
+ ssize_t written;
+
+ while (remain) {
+ written = write(fd, buffer, remain);
+ if (written == 0)
+ return -EIO;
+ if (written < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ remain -= written;
+ buffer += written;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int generate_random_data(char *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+ int fd, ret;
+
+ fd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ ret = read_size(fd, buffer, size);
+ close(fd);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+int save_test_data(const char *filename, const char *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+ int fd, ret;
+
+ fd = open(filename, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0666);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ ret = write_size(fd, buffer, size);
+ fsync(fd);
+ close(fd);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+int load_test_data(const char *filename, char *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+ int fd, ret;
+
+ fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ ret = read_size(fd, buffer, size);
+ close(fd);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/* Create and initialize a memfd with random data. */
+int create_random_memfd(const char *memfd_name, char *buffer, size_t size)
+{
+ int fd;
+ int ret;
+
+ fd = memfd_create(memfd_name, 0);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ ret = generate_random_data(buffer, size);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ if (write_size(fd, buffer, size) < 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ return -errno;
+ }
+
+ /* Reset file position to beginning */
+ if (lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
+ close(fd);
+ return -errno;
+ }
+
+ return fd;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Make sure fd contains expected data up to size. Returns 0 on success, 1 on
+ * data mismatch, -errno on error.
+ */
+int verify_fd_content_read(int fd, const char *expected_data, size_t size)
+{
+ char *buffer;
+ int ret;
+
+ buffer = malloc(size);
+ if (!buffer)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ /* Reset file position to beginning */
+ if (lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
+ ret = -errno;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ ret = read_size(fd, buffer, size);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ goto out;
+
+ if (memcmp(buffer, expected_data, size) != 0) {
+ ret = 1;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ ret = 0;
+
+out:
+ free(buffer);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Verify fd content using mmap. Returns 0 on success, 1 on data mismatch,
+ * -errno on error.
+ */
+int verify_fd_content_mmap(int fd, const char *expected_data, size_t size)
+{
+ char *mapped_mem;
+ int ret;
+
+ mapped_mem = mmap(NULL, size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
+ if (mapped_mem == MAP_FAILED)
+ return -errno;
+
+ /* ret = memcmp(mapped_mem, expected_data, size) ? 1 : 0; */
+ ret = 0;
+ for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+ if (mapped_mem[i] != expected_data[i]) {
+ ret = 1;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ munmap(mapped_mem, size);
+ return ret;
+}
+
int luo_open_device(void)
{
return open(LUO_DEVICE, O_RDWR);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/luo_test_utils.h b/tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/luo_test_utils.h
index 90099bf49577..a69dce2649b0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/luo_test_utils.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/luo_test_utils.h
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ void restore_and_read_stage(int state_session_fd, int token, int *stage);

void daemonize_and_wait(void);

+int cwd_is_tmpfs(void);
+int read_size(int fd, char *buffer, size_t size);
+int write_size(int fd, const char *buffer, size_t size);
+int generate_random_data(char *buffer, size_t size);
+int save_test_data(const char *filename, const char *buffer, size_t size);
+int load_test_data(const char *filename, char *buffer, size_t size);
+int create_random_memfd(const char *memfd_name, char *buffer, size_t size);
+int verify_fd_content_read(int fd, const char *expected_data, size_t size);
+int verify_fd_content_mmap(int fd, const char *expected_data, size_t size);
+
typedef void (*luo_test_stage1_fn)(int luo_fd);
typedef void (*luo_test_stage2_fn)(int luo_fd, int state_session_fd);

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