From: Pu Hu <hupu@transsion.com>
To: "mhiramat@kernel.org" <mhiramat@kernel.org>
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Subject: [RFC 3/3] selftests/kprobes: Add kprobe stress test for page fault handling
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 08:36:50 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260706083636.159883-4-hupu@transsion.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260706083636.159883-1-hupu@transsion.com>
From: Pu Hu <hupu@transsion.com>
Add a selftest that stresses kprobe handling around page fault paths.
This reproducer consists of:
- A kprobe module that probes folio_wait_bit_common()
- A userspace program that repeatedly triggers file-backed page faults
This is primarily intended to reproduce arm64 kprobe stability issues
related to XOL slot execution and fault handling during single-stepping.
Signed-off-by: Pu Hu <hupu@transsion.com>
---
tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/.gitignore | 2 +
tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/Makefile | 75 +++++++++++++
tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/fault_stress.c | 105 ++++++++++++++++++
.../selftests/kprobe/kprobe_folio_stress.c | 70 ++++++++++++
4 files changed, 252 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/.gitignore
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/Makefile
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/fault_stress.c
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/kprobe_folio_stress.c
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5fdb3ee02cf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+fault_stress
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..39f20de5370c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# Makefile for kprobe fault stress test
+#
+
+ifneq ($(KERNELRELEASE),)
+
+# This part is used by kernel Kbuild when building the external module:
+#
+# make -C $(KDIR) M=$(CURDIR) ARCH=$(ARCH) CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) modules
+#
+obj-m += kprobe_folio_stress.o
+
+ccflags-y += -g -O0 -fno-omit-frame-pointer
+
+else
+
+# This part is used when running make directly in this directory.
+#
+# make KDIR=$BUILD_DIR ARCH=$ARCH CROSS_COMPILE=$CROSS_COMPILE all
+#
+
+PWD := $(shell pwd)
+ARCH ?= arm64
+CROSS_COMPILE ?= aarch64-dumpstack-linux-gnu-
+KDIR ?= /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build
+DEST_PATH ?= $(PWD)/out
+Q ?= @
+
+# Kernel module
+KP_MOD := kprobe_folio_stress
+KP_KO := $(KP_MOD).ko
+
+# Userspace test program
+UNIT_TEST := fault_stress
+UNIT_TEST_SRC := fault_stress.c
+
+# Userspace CFLAGS.
+# These options make userspace stacks easier to unwind.
+USER_CFLAGS := -static -g -O0 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
+USER_LIBS := -lm -lpthread
+
+.PHONY: all modules user install clean
+
+all: modules user
+
+modules:
+ $(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) \
+ M=$(PWD) \
+ ARCH=$(ARCH) \
+ CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) \
+ modules
+
+user:
+ $(Q)$(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc \
+ $(USER_CFLAGS) \
+ $(UNIT_TEST_SRC) \
+ -o $(UNIT_TEST) \
+ $(USER_LIBS)
+
+install: all
+ $(Q)mkdir -p $(DEST_PATH)
+ $(Q)cp -f $(KP_KO) $(DEST_PATH)/
+ $(Q)cp -f $(UNIT_TEST) $(DEST_PATH)/
+
+clean:
+ $(Q)$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) \
+ M=$(PWD) \
+ ARCH=$(ARCH) \
+ CROSS_COMPILE=$(CROSS_COMPILE) \
+ clean
+ $(Q)rm -f $(UNIT_TEST)
+ $(Q)rm -rf $(DEST_PATH)
+
+endif
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/fault_stress.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/fault_stress.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..160e172dfa59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/fault_stress.c
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * fault_stress.c - Userspace program to trigger file-backed page faults
+ *
+ * This program creates a file and repeatedly maps/unmaps it while
+ * accessing memory, triggering file-backed page faults. It's designed
+ * to work with kprobe-folio-stress.c to stress kprobe handling.
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <sched.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#define FILE_SIZE (256UL * 1024 * 1024)
+#define NR_THREADS 8
+
+static void deep_call(int n)
+{
+ volatile char buf[4096];
+
+ memset((void *)buf, n, sizeof(buf));
+
+ if (n > 0)
+ deep_call(n - 1);
+ else
+ sched_yield();
+}
+
+static void *worker(void *arg)
+{
+ const char *path = arg;
+ int fd;
+ char *map;
+ unsigned long i;
+ volatile unsigned long sum = 0;
+
+ fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+ if (fd < 0) {
+ perror("open");
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ map = mmap(NULL, FILE_SIZE, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+ if (map == MAP_FAILED) {
+ perror("mmap");
+ close(fd);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ for (;;) {
+ /*
+ * Drop the pages backing this mapping from the current
+ * process. Subsequent accesses are more likely to trigger
+ * file-backed page faults again.
+ */
+ madvise(map, FILE_SIZE, MADV_DONTNEED);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < FILE_SIZE; i += 4096 * 17) {
+ sum += map[i];
+ deep_call(64);
+ }
+ }
+
+ munmap(map, FILE_SIZE);
+ close(fd);
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+ pthread_t th[NR_THREADS];
+ const char *path = "/tmp/fault_stress_file";
+ int fd;
+ int i;
+
+ fd = open(path, O_CREAT | O_RDWR, 0644);
+ if (fd < 0) {
+ perror("open file");
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ if (ftruncate(fd, FILE_SIZE) < 0) {
+ perror("ftruncate");
+ close(fd);
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ close(fd);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < NR_THREADS; i++)
+ pthread_create(&th[i], NULL, worker, (void *)path);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < NR_THREADS; i++)
+ pthread_join(th[i], NULL);
+
+ return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/kprobe_folio_stress.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/kprobe_folio_stress.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..181a89f4c495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kprobe/kprobe_folio_stress.c
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * kprobe_folio_stress.c - kprobe stress test for page fault handling
+ *
+ * This module installs a kprobe on folio_wait_bit_common() and is
+ * intended to be used together with fault_stress.c to stress kprobe
+ * handling around fault paths.
+ *
+ * Primary use case: reproduce arm64 kprobe stability issues related to
+ * XOL slot execution and fault handling during single-stepping.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kprobes.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
+#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
+
+
+static atomic64_t kp_hit_count = ATOMIC64_INIT(0);
+
+static int folio_wait_bit_common_handler(
+ struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+ unsigned long hit;
+
+ hit = atomic64_inc_return(&kp_hit_count);
+
+ pr_info("kp_folio: hit=%lu comm=%s tgid=%d tid=%d\n",
+ hit, current->comm, current->tgid, current->pid);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static struct kprobe kp_folio_probe = {
+ .symbol_name = "folio_wait_bit_common",
+ .pre_handler = folio_wait_bit_common_handler,
+};
+
+static int __init kprobe_folio_init(void)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = register_kprobe(&kp_folio_probe);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ pr_err("kp_folio: register_kprobe failed, ret=%d\n", ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ pr_info("kp_folio: kprobe registered at %pS, addr=%px\n",
+ kp_folio_probe.addr, kp_folio_probe.addr);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit kprobe_folio_exit(void)
+{
+ unregister_kprobe(&kp_folio_probe);
+ pr_info("kp_folio: kprobe unregistered, total hits=%lld\n",
+ atomic64_read(&kp_hit_count));
+}
+
+module_init(kprobe_folio_init);
+module_exit(kprobe_folio_exit);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Pu Hu <hupu@transsion.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("kprobe stress test for folio_wait_bit_common");
--
2.43.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-06 8:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-01 12:14 [RFC 0/2] arm64: kprobes: Fix single-step fault and reentry handling Pu Hu
2026-07-01 12:14 ` [RFC 1/2] arm64: kprobes: Do not handle non-XOL faults as kprobe faults Pu Hu
2026-07-01 12:15 ` [RFC 2/2] arm64: kprobes: Allow reentering kprobes while single-stepping Pu Hu
2026-07-01 12:30 ` [RFC 0/2] arm64: kprobes: Fix single-step fault and reentry handling Pu Hu
2026-07-01 13:43 ` Masami Hiramatsu
2026-07-01 13:56 ` Pu Hu
2026-07-02 10:07 ` Pu Hu
2026-07-02 10:09 ` Pu Hu
2026-07-04 14:47 ` Masami Hiramatsu
2026-07-06 8:36 ` [RFC 0/3] " Pu Hu
2026-07-06 8:36 ` [RFC 1/3] arm64: kprobes: Do not handle non-XOL faults as kprobe faults Pu Hu
2026-07-06 8:36 ` [RFC 2/3] arm64: kprobes: Allow reentering kprobes while single-stepping Pu Hu
2026-07-06 8:36 ` Pu Hu [this message]
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