From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@kernel.org>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Naveen N Rao <naveen@kernel.org>,
"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] kprobes: Add KUnit test cases for kprobes regressions
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 08:59:31 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <179375037150.247640.2739381151766036732.stgit@devnote2> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <179375029807.247640.13024754173032838618.stgit@devnote2>
From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Add KUnit test cases to lib/tests/test_kprobes.c to verify that the
recent regressions in kprobes registration, ftrace ops switching, and
optimization state transitions are resolved:
1. test_kretprobe_unregistered_cleanup:
Verifies that unregistering an uninitialized or already-unregistered
kretprobe does not cause a NULL pointer dereference or double free.
2. test_kretprobe_rereg_by_symbol:
Verifies that attempting to re-register an active kretprobe by symbol
name fails with -EINVAL and does not destroy the active probe's
underlying rethook state.
3. test_kprobe_ftrace_post_handler_switch:
Verifies that adding a second kprobe with a post_handler to a probe
point armed with kprobe_ftrace_ops correctly switches to
kprobe_ipmodify_ops and both probes cleanly unregister without
disarming errors (-ENOENT).
4. test_optprobe_rearm_unoptimizing:
Verifies that disabling an optimized kprobe and immediately
re-enabling it before the optimizer thread runs does not overwrite the
jump instruction opcode or crash on execution.
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
---
lib/tests/test_kprobes.c | 123 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 123 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_kprobes.c b/lib/tests/test_kprobes.c
index 06e729e4de05..c20f70cc63d7 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_kprobes.c
+++ b/lib/tests/test_kprobes.c
@@ -358,8 +358,123 @@ static void test_stacktrace_on_nested_kretprobe(struct kunit *test)
}
#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_CORRECT_STACKTRACE_ON_KRETPROBE */
+/* Test for: kprobes: Fix double free and NULL deref in unregister_kretprobes() */
+static void test_kretprobe_unregistered_cleanup(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ struct kretprobe unreg_rp = {
+ .kp.symbol_name = "kprobe_target",
+ };
+
+ current_test = test;
+
+ /* Unregistering a probe that was never registered must return cleanly */
+ unregister_kretprobe(&unreg_rp);
+
+ /* Double unregister of a valid registered probe */
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, 0, register_kretprobe(&unreg_rp));
+ unregister_kretprobe(&unreg_rp);
+ /* Second unregister must not cause double-free or NULL pointer dereference */
+ unregister_kretprobe(&unreg_rp);
+}
+
+/* Test for: kprobes: Validate re-registration earlier in register_kretprobe() */
+static void test_kretprobe_rereg_by_symbol(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ struct kretprobe test_rp = {
+ .kp.symbol_name = "kprobe_target",
+ .handler = return_handler,
+ .entry_handler = entry_handler,
+ };
+
+ current_test = test;
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, 0, register_kretprobe(&test_rp));
+
+ /* Verify the probe is live and functional */
+ krph_val = 0;
+ target(rand1);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, krph_val, rand1);
+
+ /*
+ * Attempt re-registration with symbol_name (with kp.addr cleared).
+ * Must fail with -EINVAL and NOT destroy the live probe's rethook.
+ */
+ test_rp.kp.addr = NULL;
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, -EINVAL, register_kretprobe(&test_rp));
+
+ /* The original kretprobe must still be functional */
+ krph_val = 0;
+ target(rand1);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, krph_val, rand1);
+
+ unregister_kretprobe(&test_rp);
+}
+
#endif /* CONFIG_KRETPROBES */
+#if defined(CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE)
+/* Test for: kprobes: Switch ftrace ops when adding probe with post_handler */
+static void test_kprobe_ftrace_post_handler_switch(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ struct kprobe kp_entry = {
+ .symbol_name = "kprobe_target",
+ .pre_handler = kp_pre_handler,
+ };
+ struct kprobe kp_post = {
+ .symbol_name = "kprobe_target",
+ .post_handler = kp_post_handler,
+ };
+
+ current_test = test;
+
+ /* 1. Register first probe without post_handler (armed with kprobe_ftrace_ops) */
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, 0, register_kprobe(&kp_entry));
+
+ /* 2. Register second probe with post_handler at same IP (must switch ops) */
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, 0, register_kprobe(&kp_post));
+
+ /* 3. Execute target function to trigger both */
+ preh_val = 0;
+ posth_val = 0;
+ target(rand1);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, 0, preh_val);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, 0, posth_val);
+
+ /* 4. Unregistering must successfully disarm without -ENOENT */
+ unregister_kprobe(&kp_post);
+ unregister_kprobe(&kp_entry);
+}
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_OPTPROBES)
+/* Test for: kprobes: Do not overwrite jump instruction when re-arming unoptimizing probe */
+static void test_optprobe_rearm_unoptimizing(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ struct kprobe opt_kp = {
+ .symbol_name = "kprobe_target",
+ .pre_handler = kp_pre_handler,
+ };
+
+ current_test = test;
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, 0, register_kprobe(&opt_kp));
+
+ /* Allow background optimizer thread to jump-optimize the probe */
+ wait_for_kprobe_optimizer();
+
+ /* Temporarily disable probe (queues on unoptimizing_list, leaves jump) */
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, 0, disable_kprobe(&opt_kp));
+
+ /* Immediately re-enable (re-arm) before optimizer thread unoptimizes */
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, 0, enable_kprobe(&opt_kp));
+
+ /* Verify jump opcode was not corrupted by an unaligned INT3 overwrite */
+ preh_val = 0;
+ target(rand1);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, 0, preh_val);
+
+ unregister_kprobe(&opt_kp);
+}
+#endif
+
static int kprobes_test_init(struct kunit *test)
{
KP_CLEAR(kp);
@@ -391,10 +506,18 @@ static struct kunit_case kprobes_testcases[] = {
#ifdef CONFIG_KRETPROBES
KUNIT_CASE(test_kretprobe),
KUNIT_CASE(test_kretprobes),
+ KUNIT_CASE(test_kretprobe_unregistered_cleanup),
+ KUNIT_CASE(test_kretprobe_rereg_by_symbol),
#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CORRECT_STACKTRACE_ON_KRETPROBE
KUNIT_CASE(test_stacktrace_on_kretprobe),
KUNIT_CASE(test_stacktrace_on_nested_kretprobe),
#endif
+#endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE)
+ KUNIT_CASE(test_kprobe_ftrace_post_handler_switch),
+#endif
+#if defined(CONFIG_OPTPROBES)
+ KUNIT_CASE(test_optprobe_rearm_unoptimizing),
#endif
{}
};
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-03 23:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-03 23:58 [PATCH 0/8] kprobes: Fixes for registration errors, ftrace ops and optprobe state machine Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-11-03 23:58 ` [PATCH 1/8] kprobes: Fix error return and slot leak in __register_kprobe() Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-11-03 23:58 ` [PATCH 2/8] kprobes: Fix double free and NULL deref in unregister_kretprobes() Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-11-03 23:58 ` [PATCH 3/8] kprobes: Validate re-registration earlier in register_kretprobe() Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-11-03 23:58 ` [PATCH 4/8] kprobes: Switch ftrace ops when adding probe with post_handler Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-11-04 0:11 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-03 23:59 ` [PATCH 5/8] kprobes: Fix UAF and queue cooling probes on forced unoptimization Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-11-04 0:25 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-03 23:59 ` [PATCH 6/8] kprobes: Do not overwrite jump instruction when re-arming unoptimizing probe Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-11-04 0:12 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-03 23:59 ` [PATCH 7/8] kprobes: Fix slot reclaim and sibling re-opt in optprobe state machine Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-11-04 0:30 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-03 23:59 ` Masami Hiramatsu (Google) [this message]
2026-11-04 0:25 ` [PATCH 8/8] kprobes: Add KUnit test cases for kprobes regressions sashiko-bot
2026-11-04 16:31 ` [PATCH 0/8] kprobes: Fixes for registration errors, ftrace ops and optprobe state machine Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
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