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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst index 51fed1bd72ec..f0956e9ea2d8 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst @@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ Allocation style The first argument for kcalloc or kmalloc_array should be the number of elements. sizeof() as the first argument is generally wrong. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/core-api/memory-allocation.html **ALLOC_SIZEOF_STRUCT** @@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ Allocation style **ALLOC_WITH_MULTIPLY** Prefer kmalloc_array/kcalloc over kmalloc/kzalloc with a sizeof multiply. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/core-api/memory-allocation.html @@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ API usage BUG() or BUG_ON() should be avoided totally. Use WARN() and WARN_ON() instead, and handle the "impossible" error condition as gracefully as possible. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#bug-and-bug-on **CONSIDER_KSTRTO** @@ -292,12 +295,161 @@ API usage may lead to unexpected results in callers. The respective kstrtol(), kstrtoll(), kstrtoul(), and kstrtoull() functions tend to be the correct replacements. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#simple-strtol-simple-strtoll-simple-strtoul-simple-strtoull + **CONSTANT_CONVERSION** + Use of __constant_<foo> form is discouraged for the following functions:: + + __constant_cpu_to_be[x] + __constant_cpu_to_le[x] + __constant_be[x]_to_cpu + __constant_le[x]_to_cpu + __constant_htons + __constant_ntohs + + Using any of these outside of include/uapi/ is not preferred as using the + function without __constant_ is identical when the argument is a + constant. + + In big endian systems, the macros like __constant_cpu_to_be32(x) and + cpu_to_be32(x) expand to the same expression:: + + #define __constant_cpu_to_be32(x) ((__force __be32)(__u32)(x)) + #define __cpu_to_be32(x) ((__force __be32)(__u32)(x)) + + In little endian systems, the macros __constant_cpu_to_be32(x) and + cpu_to_be32(x) expand to __constant_swab32 and __swab32. __swab32 + has a __builtin_constant_p check:: + + #define __swab32(x) \ + (__builtin_constant_p((__u32)(x)) ? \ + ___constant_swab32(x) : \ + __fswab32(x)) + + So ultimately they have a special case for constants. + Similar is the case with all of the macros in the list. Thus + using the __constant_... forms are unnecessarily verbose and + not preferred outside of include/uapi. + + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1400106425.12666.6.camel@joe-AO725/ + + **DEPRECATED_API** + Usage of a deprecated RCU API is detected. It is recommended to replace + old flavourful RCU APIs by their new vanilla-RCU counterparts. + + The full list of available RCU APIs can be viewed from the kernel docs. + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/RCU/whatisRCU.html#full-list-of-rcu-apis + + **DEPRECATED_VARIABLE** + EXTRA_{A,C,CPP,LD}FLAGS are deprecated and should be replaced by the new + flags added via commit f77bf01425b1 ("kbuild: introduce ccflags-y, + asflags-y and ldflags-y"). + + The following conversion scheme maybe used:: + + EXTRA_AFLAGS -> asflags-y + EXTRA_CFLAGS -> ccflags-y + EXTRA_CPPFLAGS -> cppflags-y + EXTRA_LDFLAGS -> ldflags-y + + See: + + 1. https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20070930191054.GA15876@uranus.ravnborg.org/ + 2. https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1313384834-24433-12-git-send-email-lacombar@gmail.com/ + 3. https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/kbuild/makefiles.html#compilation-flags + + **DEVICE_ATTR_FUNCTIONS** + The function names used in DEVICE_ATTR is unusual. + Typically, the store and show functions are used with <attr>_store and + <attr>_show, where <attr> is a named attribute variable of the device. + + Consider the following examples:: + + static DEVICE_ATTR(type, 0444, type_show, NULL); + static DEVICE_ATTR(power, 0644, power_show, power_store); + + The function names should preferably follow the above pattern. + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/driver-api/driver-model/device.html#attributes + + **DEVICE_ATTR_RO** + The DEVICE_ATTR_RO(name) helper macro can be used instead of + DEVICE_ATTR(name, 0444, name_show, NULL); + + Note that the macro automatically appends _show to the named + attribute variable of the device for the show method. + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/driver-api/driver-model/device.html#attributes + + **DEVICE_ATTR_RW** + The DEVICE_ATTR_RW(name) helper macro can be used instead of + DEVICE_ATTR(name, 0644, name_show, name_store); + + Note that the macro automatically appends _show and _store to the + named attribute variable of the device for the show and store methods. + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/driver-api/driver-model/device.html#attributes + + **DEVICE_ATTR_WO** + The DEVICE_AATR_WO(name) helper macro can be used instead of + DEVICE_ATTR(name, 0200, NULL, name_store); + + Note that the macro automatically appends _store to the + named attribute variable of the device for the store method. + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/driver-api/driver-model/device.html#attributes + + **DUPLICATED_SYSCTL_CONST** + Commit d91bff3011cf ("proc/sysctl: add shared variables for range + check") added some shared const variables to be used instead of a local + copy in each source file. + + Consider replacing the sysctl range checking value with the shared + one in include/linux/sysctl.h. The following conversion scheme may + be used:: + + &zero -> SYSCTL_ZERO + &one -> SYSCTL_ONE + &int_max -> SYSCTL_INT_MAX + + See: + + 1. https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190430180111.10688-1-mcroce@redhat.com/ + 2. https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190531131422.14970-1-mcroce@redhat.com/ + + **ENOSYS** + ENOSYS means that a nonexistent system call was called. + Earlier, it was wrongly used for things like invalid operations on + otherwise valid syscalls. This should be avoided in new code. + + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/5eb299021dec23c1a48fa7d9f2c8b794e967766d.1408730669.git.luto@amacapital.net/ + + **ENOTSUPP** + ENOTSUPP is not a standard error code and should be avoided in new patches. + EOPNOTSUPP should be used instead. + + See: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20200510182252.GA411829@lunn.ch/ + + **EXPORT_SYMBOL** + EXPORT_SYMBOL should immediately follow the symbol to be exported. + + **IN_ATOMIC** + in_atomic() is not for driver use so any such use is reported as an ERROR. + Also in_atomic() is often used to determine if sleeping is permitted, + but it is not reliable in this use model. Therefore its use is + strongly discouraged. + + However, in_atomic() is ok for core kernel use. + + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20080320201723.b87b3732.akpm@linux-foundation.org/ + **LOCKDEP** The lockdep_no_validate class was added as a temporary measure to prevent warnings on conversion of device->sem to device->mutex. It should not be used for any other purpose. + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1268959062.9440.467.camel@laptop/ **MALFORMED_INCLUDE** @@ -308,14 +460,21 @@ API usage **USE_LOCKDEP** lockdep_assert_held() annotations should be preferred over assertions based on spin_is_locked() + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/locking/lockdep-design.html#annotations **UAPI_INCLUDE** No #include statements in include/uapi should use a uapi/ path. + **USLEEP_RANGE** + usleep_range() should be preferred over udelay(). The proper way of + using usleep_range() is mentioned in the kernel docs. -Comment style -------------- + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/timers/timers-howto.html#delays-information-on-the-various-kernel-delay-sleep-mechanisms + + +Comments +-------- **BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE** The comment style is incorrect. The preferred style for multi- @@ -338,8 +497,24 @@ Comment style **C99_COMMENTS** C99 style single line comments (//) should not be used. Prefer the block comment style instead. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#commenting + **DATA_RACE** + Applications of data_race() should have a comment so as to document the + reasoning behind why it was deemed safe. + + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200401101714.44781-1-elver@google.com/ + + **FSF_MAILING_ADDRESS** + Kernel maintainers reject new instances of the GPL boilerplate paragraph + directing people to write to the FSF for a copy of the GPL, since the + FSF has moved in the past and may do so again. + So do not write paragraphs about writing to the Free Software Foundation's + mailing address. + + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20131006222342.GT19510@leaf/ + Commit message -------------- @@ -347,6 +522,7 @@ Commit message **BAD_SIGN_OFF** The signed-off-by line does not fall in line with the standards specified by the community. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#developer-s-certificate-of-origin-1-1 **BAD_STABLE_ADDRESS_STYLE** @@ -368,12 +544,33 @@ Commit message **COMMIT_MESSAGE** The patch is missing a commit description. A brief description of the changes made by the patch should be added. + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes + + **EMAIL_SUBJECT** + Naming the tool that found the issue is not very useful in the + subject line. A good subject line summarizes the change that + the patch brings. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes + **FROM_SIGN_OFF_MISMATCH** + The author's email does not match with that in the Signed-off-by: + line(s). This can be sometimes caused due to an improperly configured + email client. + + This message is emitted due to any of the following reasons:: + + - The email names do not match. + - The email addresses do not match. + - The email subaddresses do not match. + - The email comments do not match. + **MISSING_SIGN_OFF** The patch is missing a Signed-off-by line. A signed-off-by line should be added according to Developer's certificate of Origin. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin **NO_AUTHOR_SIGN_OFF** @@ -382,6 +579,7 @@ Commit message end of explanation of the patch to denote that the author has written it or otherwise has the rights to pass it on as an open source patch. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin **DIFF_IN_COMMIT_MSG** @@ -389,6 +587,7 @@ Commit message This causes problems when one tries to apply a file containing both the changelog and the diff because patch(1) tries to apply the diff which it found in the changelog. + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20150611134006.9df79a893e3636019ad2759e@linux-foundation.org/ **GERRIT_CHANGE_ID** @@ -431,6 +630,7 @@ Comparison style **BOOL_COMPARISON** Comparisons of A to true and false are better written as A and !A. + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1365563834.27174.12.camel@joe-AO722/ **COMPARISON_TO_NULL** @@ -442,6 +642,87 @@ Comparison style side of the test should be avoided. +Indentation and Line Breaks +--------------------------- + + **CODE_INDENT** + Code indent should use tabs instead of spaces. + Outside of comments, documentation and Kconfig, + spaces are never used for indentation. + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#indentation + + **DEEP_INDENTATION** + Indentation with 6 or more tabs usually indicate overly indented + code. + + It is suggested to refactor excessive indentation of + if/else/for/do/while/switch statements. + + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1328311239.21255.24.camel@joe2Laptop/ + + **SWITCH_CASE_INDENT_LEVEL** + switch should be at the same indent as case. + Example:: + + switch (suffix) { + case 'G': + case 'g': + mem <<= 30; + break; + case 'M': + case 'm': + mem <<= 20; + break; + case 'K': + case 'k': + mem <<= 10; + fallthrough; + default: + break; + } + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#indentation + + **LONG_LINE** + The line has exceeded the specified maximum length. + To use a different maximum line length, the --max-line-length=n option + may be added while invoking checkpatch. + + Earlier, the default line length was 80 columns. Commit bdc48fa11e46 + ("checkpatch/coding-style: deprecate 80-column warning") increased the + limit to 100 columns. This is not a hard limit either and it's + preferable to stay within 80 columns whenever possible. + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#breaking-long-lines-and-strings + + **LONG_LINE_STRING** + A string starts before but extends beyond the maximum line length. + To use a different maximum line length, the --max-line-length=n option + may be added while invoking checkpatch. + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#breaking-long-lines-and-strings + + **LONG_LINE_COMMENT** + A comment starts before but extends beyond the maximum line length. + To use a different maximum line length, the --max-line-length=n option + may be added while invoking checkpatch. + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#breaking-long-lines-and-strings + + **TRAILING_STATEMENTS** + Trailing statements (for example after any conditional) should be + on the next line. + Statements, such as:: + + if (x == y) break; + + should be:: + + if (x == y) + break; + + Macros, Attributes and Symbols ------------------------------ @@ -472,7 +753,7 @@ Macros, Attributes and Symbols **BIT_MACRO** Defines like: 1 << <digit> could be BIT(digit). - The BIT() macro is defined in include/linux/bitops.h:: + The BIT() macro is defined via include/linux/bits.h:: #define BIT(nr) (1UL << (nr)) @@ -492,6 +773,7 @@ Macros, Attributes and Symbols The kernel does *not* use the ``__DATE__`` and ``__TIME__`` macros, and enables warnings if they are used as they can lead to non-deterministic builds. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/kbuild/reproducible-builds.html#timestamps **DEFINE_ARCH_HAS** @@ -502,8 +784,12 @@ Macros, Attributes and Symbols want architectures able to override them with optimized ones, we should either use weak functions (appropriate for some cases), or the symbol that protects them should be the same symbol we use. + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFycQ9XJvEOsiM3txHL5bjUc8CeKWJNR_H+MiicaddB42Q@mail.gmail.com/ + **DO_WHILE_MACRO_WITH_TRAILING_SEMICOLON** + do {} while(0) macros should not have a trailing semicolon. + **INIT_ATTRIBUTE** Const init definitions should use __initconst instead of __initdata. @@ -528,6 +814,20 @@ Macros, Attributes and Symbols ... } + **MISPLACED_INIT** + It is possible to use section markers on variables in a way + which gcc doesn't understand (or at least not the way the + developer intended):: + + static struct __initdata samsung_pll_clock exynos4_plls[nr_plls] = { + + does not put exynos4_plls in the .initdata section. The __initdata + marker can be virtually anywhere on the line, except right after + "struct". The preferred location is before the "=" sign if there is + one, or before the trailing ";" otherwise. + + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1377655732.3619.19.camel@joe-AO722/ + **MULTISTATEMENT_MACRO_USE_DO_WHILE** Macros with multiple statements should be enclosed in a do - while block. Same should also be the case for macros @@ -541,6 +841,10 @@ Macros, Attributes and Symbols See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#macros-enums-and-rtl + **PREFER_FALLTHROUGH** + Use the `fallthrough;` pseudo keyword instead of + `/* fallthrough */` like comments. + **WEAK_DECLARATION** Using weak declarations like __attribute__((weak)) or __weak can have unintended link defects. Avoid using them. @@ -551,8 +855,51 @@ Functions and Variables **CAMELCASE** Avoid CamelCase Identifiers. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#naming + **CONST_CONST** + Using `const <type> const *` is generally meant to be + written `const <type> * const`. + + **CONST_STRUCT** + Using const is generally a good idea. Checkpatch reads + a list of frequently used structs that are always or + almost always constant. + + The existing structs list can be viewed from + `scripts/const_structs.checkpatch`. + + See: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/alpine.DEB.2.10.1608281509480.3321@hadrien/ + + **EMBEDDED_FUNCTION_NAME** + Embedded function names are less appropriate to use as + refactoring can cause function renaming. Prefer the use of + "%s", __func__ to embedded function names. + + Note that this does not work with -f (--file) checkpatch option + as it depends on patch context providing the function name. + + **FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS** + This warning is emitted due to any of the following reasons: + + 1. Arguments for the function declaration do not follow + the identifier name. Example:: + + void foo + (int bar, int baz) + + This should be corrected to:: + + void foo(int bar, int baz) + + 2. Some arguments for the function definition do not + have an identifier name. Example:: + + void foo(int) + + All arguments should have identifier names. + **FUNCTION_WITHOUT_ARGS** Function declarations without arguments like:: @@ -583,6 +930,34 @@ Functions and Variables return bar; +Permissions +----------- + + **DEVICE_ATTR_PERMS** + The permissions used in DEVICE_ATTR are unusual. + Typically only three permissions are used - 0644 (RW), 0444 (RO) + and 0200 (WO). + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/filesystems/sysfs.html#attributes + + **EXECUTE_PERMISSIONS** + There is no reason for source files to be executable. The executable + bit can be removed safely. + + **EXPORTED_WORLD_WRITABLE** + Exporting world writable sysfs/debugfs files is usually a bad thing. + When done arbitrarily they can introduce serious security bugs. + In the past, some of the debugfs vulnerabilities would seemingly allow + any local user to write arbitrary values into device registers - a + situation from which little good can be expected to emerge. + + See: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/cover.1296818921.git.segoon@openwall.com/ + + **NON_OCTAL_PERMISSIONS** + Permission bits should use 4 digit octal permissions (like 0700 or 0444). + Avoid using any other base like decimal. + + Spacing and Brackets -------------------- @@ -616,7 +991,7 @@ Spacing and Brackets 1. With a type on the left:: - ;int [] a; + int [] a; 2. At the beginning of a line for slice initialisers:: @@ -626,12 +1001,6 @@ Spacing and Brackets = { [0...10] = 5 } - **CODE_INDENT** - Code indent should use tabs instead of spaces. - Outside of comments, documentation and Kconfig, - spaces are never used for indentation. - See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#indentation - **CONCATENATED_STRING** Concatenated elements should have a space in between. Example:: @@ -644,17 +1013,20 @@ Spacing and Brackets **ELSE_AFTER_BRACE** `else {` should follow the closing block `}` on the same line. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#placing-braces-and-spaces **LINE_SPACING** Vertical space is wasted given the limited number of lines an editor window can display when multiple blank lines are used. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#spaces **OPEN_BRACE** The opening brace should be following the function definitions on the next line. For any non-functional block it should be on the same line as the last construct. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#placing-braces-and-spaces **POINTER_LOCATION** @@ -671,37 +1043,47 @@ Spacing and Brackets **SPACING** Whitespace style used in the kernel sources is described in kernel docs. - See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#spaces - **SWITCH_CASE_INDENT_LEVEL** - switch should be at the same indent as case. - Example:: - - switch (suffix) { - case 'G': - case 'g': - mem <<= 30; - break; - case 'M': - case 'm': - mem <<= 20; - break; - case 'K': - case 'k': - mem <<= 10; - /* fall through */ - default: - break; - } - - See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#indentation + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#spaces **TRAILING_WHITESPACE** Trailing whitespace should always be removed. Some editors highlight the trailing whitespace and cause visual distractions when editing files. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#spaces + **UNNECESSARY_PARENTHESES** + Parentheses are not required in the following cases: + + 1. Function pointer uses:: + + (foo->bar)(); + + could be:: + + foo->bar(); + + 2. Comparisons in if:: + + if ((foo->bar) && (foo->baz)) + if ((foo == bar)) + + could be:: + + if (foo->bar && foo->baz) + if (foo == bar) + + 3. addressof/dereference single Lvalues:: + + &(foo->bar) + *(foo->bar) + + could be:: + + &foo->bar + *foo->bar + **WHILE_AFTER_BRACE** while should follow the closing bracket on the same line:: @@ -723,17 +1105,50 @@ Others The patch seems to be corrupted or lines are wrapped. Please regenerate the patch file before sending it to the maintainer. + **CVS_KEYWORD** + Since linux moved to git, the CVS markers are no longer used. + So, CVS style keywords ($Id$, $Revision$, $Log$) should not be + added. + + **DEFAULT_NO_BREAK** + switch default case is sometimes written as "default:;". This can + cause new cases added below default to be defective. + + A "break;" should be added after empty default statement to avoid + unwanted fallthrough. + **DOS_LINE_ENDINGS** For DOS-formatted patches, there are extra ^M symbols at the end of the line. These should be removed. - **EXECUTE_PERMISSIONS** - There is no reason for source files to be executable. The executable - bit can be removed safely. + **DT_SCHEMA_BINDING_PATCH** + DT bindings moved to a json-schema based format instead of + freeform text. - **NON_OCTAL_PERMISSIONS** - Permission bits should use 4 digit octal permissions (like 0700 or 0444). - Avoid using any other base like decimal. + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.html + + **DT_SPLIT_BINDING_PATCH** + Devicetree bindings should be their own patch. This is because + bindings are logically independent from a driver implementation, + they have a different maintainer (even though they often + are applied via the same tree), and it makes for a cleaner history in the + DT only tree created with git-filter-branch. + + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.html#i-for-patch-submitters + + **EMBEDDED_FILENAME** + Embedding the complete filename path inside the file isn't particularly + useful as often the path is moved around and becomes incorrect. + + **FILE_PATH_CHANGES** + Whenever files are added, moved, or deleted, the MAINTAINERS file + patterns can be out of sync or outdated. + + So MAINTAINERS might need updating in these cases. + + **MEMSET** + The memset use appears to be incorrect. This may be caused due to + badly ordered parameters. Please recheck the usage. **NOT_UNIFIED_DIFF** The patch file does not appear to be in unified-diff format. Please @@ -742,14 +1157,12 @@ Others **PRINTF_0XDECIMAL** Prefixing 0x with decimal output is defective and should be corrected. - **TRAILING_STATEMENTS** - Trailing statements (for example after any conditional) should be - on the next line. - Like:: - - if (x == y) break; + **SPDX_LICENSE_TAG** + The source file is missing or has an improper SPDX identifier tag. + The Linux kernel requires the precise SPDX identifier in all source files, + and it is thoroughly documented in the kernel docs. - should be:: + See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/license-rules.html - if (x == y) - break; + **TYPO_SPELLING** + Some words may have been misspelled. Consider reviewing them. diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst index d3f335ffc751..83ec4a556c19 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst @@ -447,11 +447,10 @@ When a test fails due to a failed ``kmalloc``:: When a test fails due to a missing KASAN report:: - # kmalloc_double_kzfree: EXPECTATION FAILED at lib/test_kasan.c:629 - Expected kasan_data->report_expected == kasan_data->report_found, but - kasan_data->report_expected == 1 - kasan_data->report_found == 0 - not ok 28 - kmalloc_double_kzfree + # kmalloc_double_kzfree: EXPECTATION FAILED at lib/test_kasan.c:974 + KASAN failure expected in "kfree_sensitive(ptr)", but none occurred + not ok 44 - kmalloc_double_kzfree + At the end the cumulative status of all KASAN tests is printed. On success:: diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/faq.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/faq.rst index 8d5029ad210a..5c6555d020f3 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/faq.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/faq.rst @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ things to try. modules will automatically execute associated tests when loaded. Test results can be collected from ``/sys/kernel/debug/kunit/<test suite>/results``, and can be parsed with ``kunit.py parse``. For more details, see "KUnit on - non-UML architectures" in :doc:`usage`. + non-UML architectures" in Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst. If none of the above tricks help, you are always welcome to email any issues to kunit-dev@googlegroups.com. diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst index 7f7cf8d2ab20..cacb35ec658d 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ To make running these tests (and reading the results) easier, KUnit offers results. This provides a quick way of running KUnit tests during development, without requiring a virtual machine or separate hardware. -Get started now: :doc:`start` +Get started now: Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst Why KUnit? ========== @@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ it takes to read their test log? How do I use it? ================ -* :doc:`start` - for new users of KUnit -* :doc:`tips` - for short examples of best practices -* :doc:`usage` - for a more detailed explanation of KUnit features -* :doc:`api/index` - for the list of KUnit APIs used for testing -* :doc:`kunit-tool` - for more information on the kunit_tool helper script -* :doc:`faq` - for answers to some common questions about KUnit +* Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst - for new users of KUnit +* Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/tips.rst - for short examples of best practices +* Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst - for a more detailed explanation of KUnit features +* Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/index.rst - for the list of KUnit APIs used for testing +* Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst - for more information on the kunit_tool helper script +* Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/faq.rst - for answers to some common questions about KUnit diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst index 62d8462db4df..1e00f9226f74 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The wrapper can be run with: ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run For more information on this wrapper (also called kunit_tool) check out the -:doc:`kunit-tool` page. +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst page. Creating a .kunitconfig ----------------------- @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ Congrats! You just wrote your first KUnit test! Next Steps ========== -* Check out the :doc:`tips` page for tips on +* Check out the Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/tips.rst page for tips on writing idiomatic KUnit tests. * Check out the :doc:`running_tips` page for tips on how to make running KUnit tests easier. diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/tips.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/tips.rst index 8d8c238f7f79..492d2ded2f5a 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/tips.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/tips.rst @@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ Here's a slightly in-depth example of how one could implement "mocking": Note: here we're able to get away with using ``test->priv``, but if you wanted -something more flexible you could use a named ``kunit_resource``, see :doc:`api/test`. +something more flexible you could use a named ``kunit_resource``, see +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/test.rst. Failing the current test ------------------------ @@ -185,5 +186,5 @@ Alternatively, one can take full control over the error message by using ``KUNIT Next Steps ========== -* Optional: see the :doc:`usage` page for a more +* Optional: see the Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst page for a more in-depth explanation of KUnit. diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst index 97c9a31919a6..63f1bb89ebf5 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ understand it. This guide assumes a working knowledge of the Linux kernel and some basic knowledge of testing. For a high level introduction to KUnit, including setting up KUnit for your -project, see :doc:`start`. +project, see Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst. Organization of this document ============================= @@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ violated; however, the test will continue running, potentially trying other expectations until the test case ends or is otherwise terminated. This is as opposed to *assertions* which are discussed later. -To learn about more expectations supported by KUnit, see :doc:`api/test`. +To learn about more expectations supported by KUnit, see +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/test.rst. .. note:: A single test case should be pretty short, pretty easy to understand, @@ -216,7 +217,8 @@ test suite in a special linker section so that it can be run by KUnit either after late_init, or when the test module is loaded (depending on whether the test was built in or not). -For more information on these types of things see the :doc:`api/test`. +For more information on these types of things see the +Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/test.rst. Common Patterns =============== diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-overview.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-overview.rst index b5b46709969c..65feb81edb14 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-overview.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-overview.rst @@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ can be used to verify that a test is executing particular functions or lines of code. This is useful for determining how much of the kernel is being tested, and for finding corner-cases which are not covered by the appropriate test. -:doc:`gcov` is GCC's coverage testing tool, which can be used with the kernel -to get global or per-module coverage. Unlike KCOV, it does not record per-task -coverage. Coverage data can be read from debugfs, and interpreted using the -usual gcov tooling. - -:doc:`kcov` is a feature which can be built in to the kernel to allow -capturing coverage on a per-task level. It's therefore useful for fuzzing and -other situations where information about code executed during, for example, a -single syscall is useful. +Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst is GCC's coverage testing tool, which can be +used with the kernel to get global or per-module coverage. Unlike KCOV, it +does not record per-task coverage. Coverage data can be read from debugfs, +and interpreted using the usual gcov tooling. + +Documentation/dev-tools/kcov.rst is a feature which can be built in to the +kernel to allow capturing coverage on a per-task level. It's therefore useful +for fuzzing and other situations where information about code executed during, +for example, a single syscall is useful. Dynamic Analysis Tools |