[PATCH 0/2] kselftests: livepatch: One new test and one fix for older bash

[PATCH 0/2] kselftests: livepatch: One new test and one fix for older bash

[Marcos Paulo de Souza]

I found the bash issue when running this new test on a SLE12-SP5. There
are still other issues that would need to be addressed, but with this
change, test-ftrace.sh can run on SLE12-SP5 withou issues.

Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
---
Marcos Paulo de Souza (2):
      selftests: livepatch: test-ftrace: livepatch a traced function
      selftests: livepatch: functions.sh: Workaround heredoc on older bash

 tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh   |  6 ++--
 tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-ftrace.sh | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: 6d6ad32e22f028c525d5df471c5522616e645a6b
change-id: 20260220-lp-test-trace-73b2f607960a

Best regards,
--  
Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>

[PATCH 1/2] selftests: livepatch: test-ftrace: livepatch a traced function

[Marcos Paulo de Souza]

This is basically the inverse case of commit 474eecc882ae
("selftests: livepatch: test if ftrace can trace a livepatched function")
but ensuring that livepatch would work on a traced function.

Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-ftrace.sh | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-ftrace.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-ftrace.sh
index 094176f1a46a..c6222cc037c5 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-ftrace.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-ftrace.sh
@@ -95,4 +95,40 @@ livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': completing unpatching transition
 livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': unpatching complete
 % rmmod $MOD_LIVEPATCH"
 
+
+# - trace a function
+# - verify livepatch can load targgeting no the same traced function
+# - check if the livepatch is in effect
+# - reset trace and unload livepatch
+
+start_test "livepatch a traced function and check that the live patch remains in effect"
+
+FUNCTION_NAME="cmdline_proc_show"
+
+trace_function "$FUNCTION_NAME"
+load_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
+
+if [[ "$(cat /proc/cmdline)" == "$MOD_LIVEPATCH: this has been live patched" ]] ; then
+	log "livepatch: ok"
+fi
+
+check_traced_functions "$FUNCTION_NAME"
+
+disable_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
+unload_lp $MOD_LIVEPATCH
+
+check_result "% insmod test_modules/$MOD_LIVEPATCH.ko
+livepatch: enabling patch '$MOD_LIVEPATCH'
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': initializing patching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': starting patching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': completing patching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': patching complete
+livepatch: ok
+% echo 0 > $SYSFS_KLP_DIR/$MOD_LIVEPATCH/enabled
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': initializing unpatching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': starting unpatching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': completing unpatching transition
+livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': unpatching complete
+% rmmod $MOD_LIVEPATCH"
+
 exit 0

-- 
2.52.0

[PATCH 2/2] selftests: livepatch: functions.sh: Workaround heredoc on older bash

[Marcos Paulo de Souza]

When running current selftests on older distributions like SLE12-SP5 that
contains an older bash trips over heredoc. Convert it to plain echo
calls, which ends up with the same result.

Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
index 8ec0cb64ad94..45ed04c6296e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
@@ -96,10 +96,8 @@ function pop_config() {
 }
 
 function set_dynamic_debug() {
-        cat <<-EOF > "$SYSFS_DEBUG_DIR/dynamic_debug/control"
-		file kernel/livepatch/* +p
-		func klp_try_switch_task -p
-		EOF
+	echo "file kernel/livepatch/* +p" > "$SYSFS_DEBUG_DIR/dynamic_debug/control"
+	echo "func klp_try_switch_task -p" > "$SYSFS_DEBUG_DIR/dynamic_debug/control"
 }
 
 function set_ftrace_enabled() {

-- 
2.52.0

Re: [PATCH 1/2] selftests: livepatch: test-ftrace: livepatch a traced function

[Joe Lawrence]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 11:12:33AM -0300, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:
> This is basically the inverse case of commit 474eecc882ae
> ("selftests: livepatch: test if ftrace can trace a livepatched function")
> but ensuring that livepatch would work on a traced function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-ftrace.sh | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-ftrace.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-ftrace.sh
> index 094176f1a46a..c6222cc037c5 100755
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-ftrace.sh
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/test-ftrace.sh
> @@ -95,4 +95,40 @@ livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': completing unpatching transition
>  livepatch: '$MOD_LIVEPATCH': unpatching complete
>  % rmmod $MOD_LIVEPATCH"
>  
> +
> +# - trace a function
> +# - verify livepatch can load targgeting no the same traced function

nitpick: s/targgeting no/targeting on/ ?

Otherwise LGTM,
Acked-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>

--
Joe

Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests: livepatch: functions.sh: Workaround heredoc on older bash

[Joe Lawrence]

On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 11:12:34AM -0300, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:
> When running current selftests on older distributions like SLE12-SP5 that
> contains an older bash trips over heredoc. Convert it to plain echo
> calls, which ends up with the same result.
> 

Acked-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>

Just curious, what's the bash/heredoc issue?  All I could find via
google search was perhaps something to do with the temporary file
implementation under the hood.

--
Joe

> Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
> index 8ec0cb64ad94..45ed04c6296e 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
> @@ -96,10 +96,8 @@ function pop_config() {
>  }
>  
>  function set_dynamic_debug() {
> -        cat <<-EOF > "$SYSFS_DEBUG_DIR/dynamic_debug/control"
> -		file kernel/livepatch/* +p
> -		func klp_try_switch_task -p
> -		EOF
> +	echo "file kernel/livepatch/* +p" > "$SYSFS_DEBUG_DIR/dynamic_debug/control"
> +	echo "func klp_try_switch_task -p" > "$SYSFS_DEBUG_DIR/dynamic_debug/control"
>  }
>  
>  function set_ftrace_enabled() {
> 
> -- 
> 2.52.0
> 

Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests: livepatch: functions.sh: Workaround heredoc on older bash

[Marcos Paulo de Souza]

On Mon, 2026-02-23 at 10:42 -0500, Joe Lawrence wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 11:12:34AM -0300, Marcos Paulo de Souza
> wrote:
> > When running current selftests on older distributions like SLE12-
> > SP5 that
> > contains an older bash trips over heredoc. Convert it to plain echo
> > calls, which ends up with the same result.
> > 
> 
> Acked-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>

Thanks for the review Joe!

> 
> Just curious, what's the bash/heredoc issue?  All I could find via
> google search was perhaps something to do with the temporary file
> implementation under the hood.

# ./test-ftrace.sh 
cat: -: No such file or directory
TEST: livepatch interaction with ftrace_enabled sysctl ... ^CQEMU:
Terminated

Somehow it doesn't understand the heredoc, but maybe I'm wrong...
either way, the change has the same outcome, so I believe that it
wasn't bad if we could change the cat for two echoes :)

Either way, if Petr or you think that this should be left as it is,
it's fine by me as well, I was just testing the change with an older
rootfs/kernels.

> 
> --
> Joe
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
> > ---
> >  tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh | 6 ++----
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
> > b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
> > index 8ec0cb64ad94..45ed04c6296e 100644
> > --- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
> > +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
> > @@ -96,10 +96,8 @@ function pop_config() {
> >  }
> >  
> >  function set_dynamic_debug() {
> > -        cat <<-EOF > "$SYSFS_DEBUG_DIR/dynamic_debug/control"
> > -		file kernel/livepatch/* +p
> > -		func klp_try_switch_task -p
> > -		EOF
> > +	echo "file kernel/livepatch/* +p" >
> > "$SYSFS_DEBUG_DIR/dynamic_debug/control"
> > +	echo "func klp_try_switch_task -p" >
> > "$SYSFS_DEBUG_DIR/dynamic_debug/control"
> >  }
> >  
> >  function set_ftrace_enabled() {
> > 
> > -- 
> > 2.52.0
> > 

Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests: livepatch: functions.sh: Workaround heredoc on older bash

[David Laight]

On Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:12:34 -0300
Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com> wrote:

> When running current selftests on older distributions like SLE12-SP5 that
> contains an older bash trips over heredoc. Convert it to plain echo
> calls, which ends up with the same result.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
> index 8ec0cb64ad94..45ed04c6296e 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/functions.sh
> @@ -96,10 +96,8 @@ function pop_config() {
>  }
>  
>  function set_dynamic_debug() {
> -        cat <<-EOF > "$SYSFS_DEBUG_DIR/dynamic_debug/control"
> -		file kernel/livepatch/* +p
> -		func klp_try_switch_task -p
> -		EOF
> +	echo "file kernel/livepatch/* +p" > "$SYSFS_DEBUG_DIR/dynamic_debug/control"
> +	echo "func klp_try_switch_task -p" > "$SYSFS_DEBUG_DIR/dynamic_debug/control"

Use printf so you can write both lines in one command.

	David

>  }
>  
>  function set_ftrace_enabled() {
> 

Re: [PATCH 1/2] selftests: livepatch: test-ftrace: livepatch a traced function

[Miroslav Benes]

Hi,

On Fri, 20 Feb 2026, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:

> This is basically the inverse case of commit 474eecc882ae
> ("selftests: livepatch: test if ftrace can trace a livepatched function")
> but ensuring that livepatch would work on a traced function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>

with the typo fix that Joe mentioned

Acked-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>

M

Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests: livepatch: functions.sh: Workaround heredoc on older bash

[Miroslav Benes]

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Hi,

On Mon, 23 Feb 2026, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:

> On Mon, 2026-02-23 at 10:42 -0500, Joe Lawrence wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 11:12:34AM -0300, Marcos Paulo de Souza
> > wrote:
> > > When running current selftests on older distributions like SLE12-
> > > SP5 that
> > > contains an older bash trips over heredoc. Convert it to plain echo
> > > calls, which ends up with the same result.
> > > 
> > 
> > Acked-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
> 
> Thanks for the review Joe!
> 
> > 
> > Just curious, what's the bash/heredoc issue?  All I could find via
> > google search was perhaps something to do with the temporary file
> > implementation under the hood.
> 
> # ./test-ftrace.sh 
> cat: -: No such file or directory
> TEST: livepatch interaction with ftrace_enabled sysctl ... ^CQEMU:
> Terminated

I cannot reproduce it locally on SLE12-SP5. The patched test-ftrace.sh 
runs smoothly without 2/2.

linux:~/linux/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch # ./test-ftrace.sh 
TEST: livepatch interaction with ftrace_enabled sysctl ... ok
TEST: trace livepatched function and check that the live patch remains in effect ... ok
TEST: livepatch a traced function and check that the live patch remains in effect ... ok

GNU bash, version 4.3.48(1)-release (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu)

Does "set -x" in the script give you anything interesting?

Miroslav

Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests: livepatch: functions.sh: Workaround heredoc on older bash

[Marcos Paulo de Souza]

On Thu, 2026-02-26 at 13:40 +0100, Miroslav Benes wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 23 Feb 2026, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, 2026-02-23 at 10:42 -0500, Joe Lawrence wrote:
> > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 11:12:34AM -0300, Marcos Paulo de Souza
> > > wrote:
> > > > When running current selftests on older distributions like
> > > > SLE12-
> > > > SP5 that
> > > > contains an older bash trips over heredoc. Convert it to plain
> > > > echo
> > > > calls, which ends up with the same result.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Acked-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
> > 
> > Thanks for the review Joe!
> > 
> > > 
> > > Just curious, what's the bash/heredoc issue?  All I could find
> > > via
> > > google search was perhaps something to do with the temporary file
> > > implementation under the hood.
> > 
> > # ./test-ftrace.sh 
> > cat: -: No such file or directory
> > TEST: livepatch interaction with ftrace_enabled sysctl ... ^CQEMU:
> > Terminated
> 
> I cannot reproduce it locally on SLE12-SP5. The patched test-
> ftrace.sh 
> runs smoothly without 2/2.
> 
> linux:~/linux/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch # ./test-ftrace.sh 
> TEST: livepatch interaction with ftrace_enabled sysctl ... ok
> TEST: trace livepatched function and check that the live patch
> remains in effect ... ok
> TEST: livepatch a traced function and check that the live patch
> remains in effect ... ok
> 
> GNU bash, version 4.3.48(1)-release (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu)
> 
> Does "set -x" in the script give you anything interesting?

Nope:

boot_livepatch:/mnt/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch # ./test-trace.sh
+ cat     
cat: -: No such file or directory            
+ set_ftrace_enabled 1                                     
+ local can_fail=0


Same version here:
GNU bash, version 4.3.48(1)-release (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu)

I'm using virtme-ng, so I'm not sure if this is related. At the same
time it works on SLE15-SP4, using the same virtme-ng, but with a
different bash:
GNU bash, version 4.4.23(1)-release (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu)

So I was blaming bash for this issue...

> 
> Miroslav

Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests: livepatch: functions.sh: Workaround heredoc on older bash

[Marcos Paulo de Souza]

On Thu, 2026-02-26 at 11:34 -0300, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:
> On Thu, 2026-02-26 at 13:40 +0100, Miroslav Benes wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Mon, 23 Feb 2026, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:
> > 
> > > On Mon, 2026-02-23 at 10:42 -0500, Joe Lawrence wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 11:12:34AM -0300, Marcos Paulo de Souza
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > When running current selftests on older distributions like
> > > > > SLE12-
> > > > > SP5 that
> > > > > contains an older bash trips over heredoc. Convert it to
> > > > > plain
> > > > > echo
> > > > > calls, which ends up with the same result.
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Acked-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
> > > 
> > > Thanks for the review Joe!
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Just curious, what's the bash/heredoc issue?  All I could find
> > > > via
> > > > google search was perhaps something to do with the temporary
> > > > file
> > > > implementation under the hood.
> > > 
> > > # ./test-ftrace.sh 
> > > cat: -: No such file or directory
> > > TEST: livepatch interaction with ftrace_enabled sysctl ...
> > > ^CQEMU:
> > > Terminated
> > 
> > I cannot reproduce it locally on SLE12-SP5. The patched test-
> > ftrace.sh 
> > runs smoothly without 2/2.
> > 
> > linux:~/linux/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch # ./test-ftrace.sh 
> > TEST: livepatch interaction with ftrace_enabled sysctl ... ok
> > TEST: trace livepatched function and check that the live patch
> > remains in effect ... ok
> > TEST: livepatch a traced function and check that the live patch
> > remains in effect ... ok
> > 
> > GNU bash, version 4.3.48(1)-release (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu)
> > 
> > Does "set -x" in the script give you anything interesting?
> 
> Nope:
> 
> boot_livepatch:/mnt/tools/testing/selftests/livepatch # ./test-
> trace.sh
> + cat     
> cat: -: No such file or directory            
> + set_ftrace_enabled 1                                     
> + local can_fail=0
> 
> 
> Same version here:
> GNU bash, version 4.3.48(1)-release (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu)
> 
> I'm using virtme-ng, so I'm not sure if this is related. At the same
> time it works on SLE15-SP4, using the same virtme-ng, but with a
> different bash:
> GNU bash, version 4.4.23(1)-release (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu)
> 
> So I was blaming bash for this issue...

This patch can be skipped. For the record, I discovered that it only
happens when vng is called using --rw, making it to fail on older bash
since it doesn't create overlays for /tmp. If the overlay is added the
issue is gone.

So, this patch can be skipped. Thanks Miroslav for testing!

> 
> > 
> > Miroslav

Re: [PATCH 1/2] selftests: livepatch: test-ftrace: livepatch a traced function

[Petr Mladek]

On Fri 2026-02-20 11:12:33, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:
> This is basically the inverse case of commit 474eecc882ae
> ("selftests: livepatch: test if ftrace can trace a livepatched function")
> but ensuring that livepatch would work on a traced function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>

Looks and works fine to me:

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
Tested-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>

Best Regards,
Petr

PS: I am going to fix the typo mentioned by Joe and push this patch.

Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests: livepatch: functions.sh: Workaround heredoc on older bash

[Petr Mladek]

On Fri 2026-02-20 11:12:34, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:
> When running current selftests on older distributions like SLE12-SP5 that
> contains an older bash trips over heredoc. Convert it to plain echo
> calls, which ends up with the same result.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>

JFYI, the patch has been committed into livepatch.git,
branch for-7.1/ftrace-test.

I have fixed the typo reported by Joe, see
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/livepatching/livepatching.git/commit/?h=for-7.1/ftrace-test&id=920e5001f4beb38685d5b8cac061cb1d2760eeab

Best Regards,
Petr

Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests: livepatch: functions.sh: Workaround heredoc on older bash

[Petr Mladek]

On Fri 2026-03-06 15:30:20, Petr Mladek wrote:
> On Fri 2026-02-20 11:12:34, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:
> > When running current selftests on older distributions like SLE12-SP5 that
> > contains an older bash trips over heredoc. Convert it to plain echo
> > calls, which ends up with the same result.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
> 
> JFYI, the patch has been committed into livepatch.git,
> branch for-7.1/ftrace-test.
> 
> I have fixed the typo reported by Joe, see
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/livepatching/livepatching.git/commit/?h=for-7.1/ftrace-test&id=920e5001f4beb38685d5b8cac061cb1d2760eeab

Grr, the above was meant for the 1st patch.
This 2nd patch was _not_ committed.

Best Regards,
Petr