[LTP] [PATCH v2 1/1] brk02: Add test for removing more than one VMA

Liam Howlett liam.howlett@oracle.com
Fri Feb 26 19:55:24 CET 2021


Hello Petr,

* Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz> [210225 14:02]:
> Hi Liam,
> 
> > When brk expands, it attempts to expand a VMA.  This expansion will
> > succeed depending on the anonymous VMA chain and if the vma flags are
> > compatible.  This test expands brk() then calls mprotect to ensure the
> > next brk call will create a new VMA, then it calls brk a final time to
> > restore the first brk address.  The test is the final brk call which
> > will remove more than an entire VMA from the vm area.
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@Oracle.com>
> > ---
> >  testcases/kernel/syscalls/brk/brk02.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 54 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 testcases/kernel/syscalls/brk/brk02.c
> 
> > diff --git a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/brk/brk02.c b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/brk/brk02.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000..ef84fb440
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/brk/brk02.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
> > +/*
> > + * Copyright (c) 2021 Liam R. Howlett <liam.howlett@oracle.com>
> > + *
> > + *  Expand the brk by at least 2 pages to ensure there is a newly created VMA
> > + *  and not expanding the original due to multiple anon pages.  mprotect that
> > + *  new VMA then brk back to the original address therefore causing a munmap of
> > + *  at least one full VMA.
> I'll put this as a docparse formatting (will show in our documentation):

Thanks

> 
> /*\
>  * [DESCRIPTION]
>  * Expand brk() by at least 2 pages to ensure there is a newly created VMA
>  * and not expanding the original due to multiple anon pages.  mprotect() that
>  * new VMA then brk() back to the original address therefore causing a munmap of
>  * at least one full VMA.
> \*/
> 
> > + */
> > +
> > +#include <unistd.h>
> > +#include <sys/mman.h>
> > +#include "tst_test.h"
> > +
> > +void brk_down_vmas(void)
> > +{
> > +	void *brk_addr = sbrk(0);
> 
> Shouldn't there be a check?
> 
> 	if (brk_addr == (void *) -1)
> 		tst_brk(TBROK, "sbrk() failed");

Yes, you are correct.  And -1 is the correct thing to check.

> 
> > +	unsigned long page_size = getpagesize();
> > +	void *addr = brk_addr + page_size;
> > +
> > +	if (brk(addr)) {
> > +		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot expand brk by page size.");
> nit: remove dot at the end.

Sounds good

> > +		return;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	addr += page_size;
> > +	if (brk(addr)) {
> > +		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot expand brk by 2x page size.");
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (mprotect(addr - page_size, page_size,
> > +		     PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC)) {
> > +		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot mprotect new VMA.");
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	addr += page_size;
> > +	if (brk(addr)) {
> > +		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot expand brk after mprotect.");
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (brk(brk_addr)) {
> > +		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot restore brk to start address.");
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	tst_res(TPASS, "munmap at least two VMAs of brk() passed.");
> > +}
> > +
> > +static struct tst_test test = {
> > +	.test_all = brk_down_vmas,
> > +};
> 
> No need to repost if you agree with these changes below.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Petr

The changes below look good.

Thanks,
Liam

> 
> diff --git testcases/kernel/syscalls/brk/brk02.c testcases/kernel/syscalls/brk/brk02.c
> index ef84fb440..2e604eb5d 100644
> --- testcases/kernel/syscalls/brk/brk02.c
> +++ testcases/kernel/syscalls/brk/brk02.c
> @@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
>  // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
>  /*
>   * Copyright (c) 2021 Liam R. Howlett <liam.howlett@oracle.com>
> - *
> - *  Expand the brk by at least 2 pages to ensure there is a newly created VMA
> - *  and not expanding the original due to multiple anon pages.  mprotect that
> - *  new VMA then brk back to the original address therefore causing a munmap of
> - *  at least one full VMA.
>   */
>  
> +/*\
> + * [DESCRIPTION]
> + * Expand brk() by at least 2 pages to ensure there is a newly created VMA
> + * and not expanding the original due to multiple anon pages.  mprotect() that
> + * new VMA then brk() back to the original address therefore causing a munmap of
> + * at least one full VMA.
> +\*/
> +
>  #include <unistd.h>
>  #include <sys/mman.h>
>  #include "tst_test.h"
> @@ -15,38 +18,42 @@
>  void brk_down_vmas(void)
>  {
>  	void *brk_addr = sbrk(0);
> +
> +	if (brk_addr == (void *) -1)
> +		tst_brk(TBROK, "sbrk() failed");
> +
>  	unsigned long page_size = getpagesize();
>  	void *addr = brk_addr + page_size;
>  
>  	if (brk(addr)) {
> -		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot expand brk by page size.");
> +		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot expand brk() by page size");
>  		return;
>  	}
>  
>  	addr += page_size;
>  	if (brk(addr)) {
> -		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot expand brk by 2x page size.");
> +		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot expand brk() by 2x page size");
>  		return;
>  	}
>  
>  	if (mprotect(addr - page_size, page_size,
>  		     PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE|PROT_EXEC)) {
> -		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot mprotect new VMA.");
> +		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot mprotect new VMA");
>  		return;
>  	}
>  
>  	addr += page_size;
>  	if (brk(addr)) {
> -		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot expand brk after mprotect.");
> +		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot expand brk() after mprotect");
>  		return;
>  	}
>  
>  	if (brk(brk_addr)) {
> -		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot restore brk to start address.");
> +		tst_res(TFAIL, "Cannot restore brk() to start address");
>  		return;
>  	}
>  
> -	tst_res(TPASS, "munmap at least two VMAs of brk() passed.");
> +	tst_res(TPASS, "munmap at least two VMAs of brk() passed");
>  }
>  
>  static struct tst_test test = {


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