From: Darren Chang via ltp <ltp@lists.linux.it>
To: ltp@lists.linux.it
Subject: [LTP] [PATCH v4] syscalls/xattr: Add runtime probe for socket xattr backports
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2026 01:07:54 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260602010754.190896-1-chihsheng@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260601165331.4077251-1-chihsheng@google.com>
Upstream commit dc0876b9846d ("xattr: support extended attributes on
sockets") was merged in v7.1. Currently, setxattr02 and fsetxattr02
strictly expect EPERM for sockets on kernels < 7.1.
However, downstream kernels (e.g., Android mainline branches) often
backport this feature to older kernel versions (such as 7.0). On
these kernels, the strict version check causes a false positive failure:
"passed unexpectedly".
This patch introduces a runtime probe in setup() for both tests to
detect if older kernels have the backported feature. If the xattr
syscalls succeed on a socket during setup, we assume the patch is
present and adjust the expected result to pass.
Signed-off-by: Darren Chang <chihsheng@google.com>
---
.../kernel/syscalls/fsetxattr/fsetxattr02.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++---
.../kernel/syscalls/setxattr/setxattr02.c | 14 ++++++++
2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fsetxattr/fsetxattr02.c b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fsetxattr/fsetxattr02.c
index 2a48b7da7..4a0997445 100644
--- a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fsetxattr/fsetxattr02.c
+++ b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/fsetxattr/fsetxattr02.c
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
* - Set attribute to a block special file, fsetxattr(2) should
* return -1 and set errno to EPERM.
* - Set attribute to a UNIX domain socket, fsetxattr(2) should
- * return -1 and set errno to EPERM on kernels < 7.1.0.
- * On kernel 7.1.0+ (dc0876b9846d "xattr: support extended
- * attributes on sockets"), returns 0 (success) as sockets now
- * support user.* xattrs.
+ * return -1 and set errno to EPERM on kernels < 7.1, unless the
+ * feature is detected at runtime (e.g. backport). On kernel 7.1+
+ * (dc0876b9846d "xattr: support extended attributes on sockets"),
+ * or when the backport is probed in setup(), returns 0 (success).
*/
/*
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ static void verify_fsetxattr(unsigned int i)
static void setup(void)
{
size_t i = 0;
+ size_t socket_idx = ARRAY_SIZE(tc);
struct sockaddr_un sun;
dev_t dev = makedev(1, 3);
@@ -245,6 +246,31 @@ static void setup(void)
}
socket_xattr_supported = tst_kvercmp(7, 1, 0) >= 0;
+
+ /*
+ * Commit dc0876b9846d "xattr: support extended attributes on sockets"
+ * merged in 7.1 mainline, but might be backported.
+ * Try to set xattr on socket to detect support.
+ */
+ if (!socket_xattr_supported) {
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tc); i++) {
+ if (tc[i].issocket) {
+ socket_idx = i;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (socket_idx != ARRAY_SIZE(tc)) {
+ if (fsetxattr(tc[socket_idx].fd, tc[socket_idx].key,
+ tc[socket_idx].value, tc[socket_idx].size,
+ tc[socket_idx].flags) == 0) {
+ tst_res(TINFO, "Socket xattr support detected (backport)");
+ socket_xattr_supported = true;
+
+ SAFE_FREMOVEXATTR(tc[socket_idx].fd, tc[socket_idx].key);
+ }
+ }
+ }
}
static void cleanup(void)
diff --git a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/setxattr/setxattr02.c b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/setxattr/setxattr02.c
index 994ab655d..167e068cf 100644
--- a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/setxattr/setxattr02.c
+++ b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/setxattr/setxattr02.c
@@ -196,6 +196,20 @@ static void setup(void)
SAFE_MKNOD(SOCK, S_IFSOCK | 0777, 0);
socket_xattr_supported = tst_kvercmp(7, 1, 0) >= 0;
+
+ /*
+ * Commit dc0876b9846d "xattr: support extended attributes on sockets"
+ * merged in 7.1 mainline, but might be backported.
+ * Try to set xattr on socket to detect support.
+ */
+ if (!socket_xattr_supported) {
+ if (setxattr(SOCK, XATTR_TEST_KEY, XATTR_TEST_VALUE,
+ XATTR_TEST_VALUE_SIZE, XATTR_CREATE) == 0) {
+ tst_res(TINFO, "Socket xattr support detected (backport)");
+ socket_xattr_supported = true;
+ SAFE_REMOVEXATTR(SOCK, XATTR_TEST_KEY);
+ }
+ }
}
static struct tst_test test = {
--
2.54.0.929.g9b7fa37559-goog
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Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-01 10:13 [LTP] [PATCH] syscalls/xattr: Add runtime probe for socket xattr backports Darren Chang via ltp
2026-06-01 13:35 ` [LTP] " linuxtestproject.agent
2026-06-01 15:14 ` [LTP] [PATCH v2] " Darren Chang via ltp
2026-06-01 16:03 ` [LTP] " linuxtestproject.agent
2026-06-01 16:53 ` [LTP] [PATCH v3] " Darren Chang via ltp
2026-06-01 20:26 ` [LTP] " linuxtestproject.agent
2026-06-02 1:07 ` Darren Chang via ltp [this message]
2026-06-02 4:06 ` linuxtestproject.agent
2026-06-03 10:34 ` [LTP] [PATCH v4] " Cyril Hrubis
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