[LTP] [PATCH] Add tls parameter and flag:CLONE_SETTLS cover for clone and clone3 syscall

Chunfu Wen chwen@redhat.com
Mon Apr 28 17:18:02 CEST 2025


Hello,

Thanks for reviewing!
The below issues will be addressed in v2 patch.

Chunfu Wen

On Sun, Apr 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM Li Wang <liwang@redhat.com> wrote:

> Hi Chunfu,
>
> According to the manual page:
>
> "CLONE_SETTLS (since Linux 2.5.32):
> The interpretation of tls and the resulting effect is architecture
> dependent.
> On x86, tls is interpreted as a struct user_desc * (see
> set_thread_area(2)).
> On x86-64 it is the new value to be set for the %fs base register (see the
> ARCH_SET_FS argument to arch_prctl(2)).  On architectures with a dedicated
> TLS register, it is the new value of that register..."
>
> I'm afraid we shouldn't test CLONE_SETTLS in this way, the tls
> interpretation
> is arch-dependent, it could fail or behave incorrectly on 32-bit x86 or
> non-x86
> systems.
>
> And, clone08 was originally intended to test the basic behavior of clone
> (such as
> TID settings and parent-child relationships) and should not introduce
> complex
> architecture-related logic.
>
> So, maybe you can create a new clone10.c file to write a dedicated test
> for CLONE_SETTLS and add architecture-specific handling.
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM chunfuwen via ltp <ltp@lists.linux.it>
> wrote:
>
>> tls parameter and related flag:CLONE_SETTLS are missed in the testing,
>> so add them into existed test case
>>
>> Signed-off-by: chunfuwen <chwen@redhat.com>
>> ---
>>  testcases/kernel/syscalls/clone/clone08.c   | 40 ++++++++++++++++++---
>>  testcases/kernel/syscalls/clone3/clone301.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++---
>>  2 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/clone/clone08.c
>> b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/clone/clone08.c
>> index dd97f3ff1..f5a8119a8 100644
>> --- a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/clone/clone08.c
>> +++ b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/clone/clone08.c
>> @@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
>>  #include "lapi/syscalls.h"
>>  #include "lapi/futex.h"
>>
>> +#define TLS_SIZE 4096
>> +#define TLS_ALIGN 16
>> +
>>  static pid_t ptid, ctid, tgid;
>> +static void *tls_ptr;
>>  static void *child_stack;
>>
>>  static void test_clone_parent(int t);
>> @@ -32,6 +36,9 @@ static int child_clone_parent_settid(void *);
>>  static void test_clone_thread(int t);
>>  static int child_clone_thread(void *);
>>
>> +/* TLS variable to validate in child */
>> +static __thread int tls_test_var = 12345;
>> +
>>  /*
>>   * Children cloned with CLONE_VM should avoid using any functions that
>>   * might require dl_runtime_resolve, because they share thread-local
>> @@ -46,14 +53,14 @@ static struct test_case {
>>         void (*testfunc)(int);
>>         int (*do_child)(void *);
>>  } test_cases[] = {
>> -       {"CLONE_PARENT", CLONE_PARENT | SIGCHLD,
>> +       {"CLONE_PARENT", CLONE_PARENT | CLONE_SETTLS | SIGCHLD,
>>          test_clone_parent, child_clone_parent},
>> -       {"CLONE_CHILD_SETTID", CLONE_CHILD_SETTID | SIGCHLD,
>> +       {"CLONE_CHILD_SETTID", CLONE_CHILD_SETTID | CLONE_SETTLS |
>> SIGCHLD,
>>          test_clone_tid, child_clone_child_settid},
>> -       {"CLONE_PARENT_SETTID", CLONE_PARENT_SETTID | CLONE_VM | SIGCHLD,
>> +       {"CLONE_PARENT_SETTID", CLONE_PARENT_SETTID | CLONE_VM |
>> CLONE_SETTLS | SIGCHLD,
>>          test_clone_tid, child_clone_parent_settid},
>>         {"CLONE_THREAD", CLONE_THREAD | CLONE_SIGHAND | CLONE_VM |
>> -        CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID | SIGCHLD,
>> +        CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID | CLONE_SETTLS | SIGCHLD,
>>          test_clone_thread, child_clone_thread},
>>  };
>>
>> @@ -66,17 +73,24 @@ static void do_test(unsigned int i)
>>  static void setup(void)
>>  {
>>         child_stack = SAFE_MALLOC(CHILD_STACK_SIZE);
>> +       tls_ptr = aligned_alloc(TLS_ALIGN, TLS_SIZE);
>> +       if (!tls_ptr) {
>> +               perror("aligned_alloc");
>> +               exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
>> +       }
>> +       memset(tls_ptr, 0, TLS_SIZE);
>>  }
>>
>>  static void cleanup(void)
>>  {
>>         free(child_stack);
>> +       free(tls_ptr);
>>  }
>>
>>  static long clone_child(const struct test_case *t)
>>  {
>>         TEST(ltp_clone7(t->flags, t->do_child, NULL, CHILD_STACK_SIZE,
>> -               child_stack, &ptid, NULL, &ctid));
>> +               child_stack, &ptid, tls_ptr, &ctid));
>>
>>         if (TST_RET == -1 && TTERRNO == ENOSYS)
>>                 tst_brk(TCONF, "clone does not support 7 args");
>> @@ -87,6 +101,14 @@ static long clone_child(const struct test_case *t)
>>         return TST_RET;
>>  }
>>
>> +static void validate_tls(void)
>> +{
>> +       if (tls_test_var == 12345)
>> +               tst_res(TPASS, "Child TLS variable has expected value");
>> +       else
>> +               tst_res(TFAIL, "Child TLS variable corrupted or not set");
>> +}
>> +
>>  static void test_clone_parent(int t)
>>  {
>>         pid_t child;
>> @@ -102,6 +124,8 @@ static void test_clone_parent(int t)
>>
>>  static int child_clone_parent(void *arg LTP_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
>>  {
>> +       validate_tls();
>> +
>>         if (parent_ppid == getppid()) {
>>                 tst_res(TPASS, "clone and forked child has the same
>> parent");
>>         } else {
>> @@ -120,6 +144,8 @@ static void test_clone_tid(int t)
>>
>>  static int child_clone_child_settid(void *arg LTP_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
>>  {
>> +       validate_tls();
>> +
>>         if (ctid == tst_syscall(__NR_getpid))
>>                 tst_res(TPASS, "clone() correctly set ctid");
>>         else
>> @@ -130,6 +156,8 @@ static int child_clone_child_settid(void *arg
>> LTP_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
>>
>>  static int child_clone_parent_settid(void *arg LTP_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
>>  {
>> +       validate_tls();
>> +
>>         if (ptid == tst_syscall(__NR_getpid))
>>                 tst_res(TPASS, "clone() correctly set ptid");
>>         else
>> @@ -175,6 +203,8 @@ static void test_clone_thread(int t)
>>
>>  static int child_clone_thread(void *arg LTP_ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
>>  {
>> +       validate_tls();
>> +
>>         if (tgid == tst_syscall(__NR_getpid))
>>                 tst_res(TPASS, "clone has the same thread id");
>>         else
>> diff --git a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/clone3/clone301.c
>> b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/clone3/clone301.c
>> index deed30b9f..9571c9f5c 100644
>> --- a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/clone3/clone301.c
>> +++ b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/clone3/clone301.c
>> @@ -18,22 +18,38 @@
>>
>>  #define CHILD_SIGNAL   SIGUSR1
>>  #define DATA   777
>> +#define TLS_SIZE 4096
>> +#define TLS_ALIGN 16
>>
>>  static int pidfd, child_tid, parent_tid, parent_received_signal;
>>  static volatile int child_received_signal, child_data;
>>  static struct clone_args *args;
>>
>> +/* TLS variable to validate in child */
>> +static __thread int tls_test_var = 12345;
>> +
>>  static struct tcase {
>>         uint64_t flags;
>>         int exit_signal;
>>  } tcases[] = {
>>         {0, SIGCHLD},
>>         {0, SIGUSR2},
>> -       {CLONE_FS, SIGCHLD},
>> -       {CLONE_NEWPID, SIGCHLD},
>> -       {CLONE_PARENT_SETTID | CLONE_CHILD_SETTID | CLONE_PIDFD, SIGCHLD},
>> +       {CLONE_FS | CLONE_SETTLS, SIGCHLD},
>> +       {CLONE_NEWPID | CLONE_SETTLS, SIGCHLD},
>> +       {CLONE_PARENT_SETTID | CLONE_CHILD_SETTID | CLONE_PIDFD |
>> CLONE_SETTLS, SIGCHLD},
>>  };
>>
>> +static void *allocate_tls_region(void)
>> +{
>> +       void *tls_area = aligned_alloc(TLS_ALIGN, TLS_SIZE);
>> +       if (!tls_area) {
>> +               perror("aligned_alloc");
>> +               exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
>> +       }
>> +       memset(tls_area, 0, TLS_SIZE);
>> +       return tls_area;
>> +}
>> +
>>  static void parent_rx_signal(int sig)
>>  {
>>         parent_received_signal = sig;
>> @@ -67,6 +83,13 @@ static void do_child(int clone_pidfd)
>>  {
>>         int count = 1000;
>>
>> +       /* Validate TLS usage */
>> +       if (tls_test_var == 12345) {
>> +               tst_res(TPASS, "Child TLS variable has expected value");
>> +       } else {
>> +               tst_res(TFAIL, "Child TLS variable corrupted or not set");
>> +       }
>> +
>>         if (clone_pidfd) {
>>                 child_received_signal = 0;
>>                 child_data = 0;
>> @@ -111,6 +134,8 @@ static void run(unsigned int n)
>>         int status, clone_pidfd = tc->flags & CLONE_PIDFD;
>>         pid_t pid;
>>
>> +       void *tls_ptr = allocate_tls_region();
>> +
>>         args->flags = tc->flags;
>>         args->pidfd = (uint64_t)(&pidfd);
>>         args->child_tid = (uint64_t)(&child_tid);
>> @@ -118,7 +143,7 @@ static void run(unsigned int n)
>>         args->exit_signal = tc->exit_signal;
>>         args->stack = 0;
>>         args->stack_size = 0;
>> -       args->tls = 0;
>> +       args->tls = (uint64_t)tls_ptr;
>>
>>         parent_received_signal = 0;
>>         SAFE_SIGACTION(tc->exit_signal, &psig_action, NULL);
>> @@ -126,6 +151,7 @@ static void run(unsigned int n)
>>         TEST(pid = clone3(args, sizeof(*args)));
>>         if (pid < 0) {
>>                 tst_res(TFAIL | TTERRNO, "clone3() failed (%d)", n);
>> +               free(tls_ptr);
>>                 return;
>>         }
>>
>> @@ -139,11 +165,13 @@ static void run(unsigned int n)
>>                 TEST(pidfd_send_signal(pidfd, CHILD_SIGNAL, &uinfo, 0));
>>                 if (TST_RET != 0) {
>>                         tst_res(TFAIL | TTERRNO, "pidfd_send_signal()
>> failed");
>> +                       free(tls_ptr);
>>                         return;
>>                 }
>>         }
>>
>>         SAFE_WAITPID(pid, &status, __WALL);
>> +       free(tls_ptr);
>>
>>         if (!parent_received_signal) {
>>                 tst_res(TFAIL, "Parent haven't got signal");
>> --
>> 2.43.5
>>
>>
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>
> --
> Regards,
> Li Wang
>


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