[LTP] [PATCH] tst_test: Add needs_cpu_vendor to struct tst_test

[Jan Stancek]

On Tue, Jun 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@suse.cz> wrote:
>
> This adds a generic implementaiton of needs_cpu_vendor to the tst_test
> structure that is based on parsing /proc/cpuinfo. It does not likely
> work for non-x86 CPUs since the /proc/cpuinfo format is different, but
> we do not care at the moment. For arm we would have to look at the
> implementer field instead, we will add that if/once needed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@suse.cz>
> CC: Piotr Kubaj <piotr.kubaj@intel.com>

Acked-by: Jan Stancek <jstancek@redhat.com>

I'm curios what test needs it.

> ---
>  include/tst_cpu.h                  |  9 +++++++++
>  include/tst_test.h                 |  5 +++++
>  lib/newlib_tests/.gitignore        |  1 +
>  lib/newlib_tests/test_cpu_vendor.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>  lib/tst_cpu.c                      | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
>  lib/tst_test.c                     |  5 +++++
>  6 files changed, 54 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 lib/newlib_tests/test_cpu_vendor.c
>
> diff --git a/include/tst_cpu.h b/include/tst_cpu.h
> index 0724975f0..31222a3e1 100644
> --- a/include/tst_cpu.h
> +++ b/include/tst_cpu.h
> @@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ long tst_ncpus_conf(void);
>  long tst_ncpus_max(void);
>  long tst_ncpus_available(void);
>
> +/**
> + * tst_cpu_vendor() - Returns CPU vendor.
> + *
> + * Return: A CPU vendor e.g. "GenuineIntel" or "AuthenticAMD".
> + */
> +const char *tst_cpu_vendor(void);
> +
>  #define VIRT_ANY       0       /* catch-all argument for tst_is_virt() */
>  #define VIRT_XEN       1       /* xen dom0/domU */
>  #define VIRT_KVM       2       /* only default virtual CPU */
> @@ -21,4 +28,6 @@ long tst_ncpus_available(void);
>
>  int tst_is_virt(int virt_type);
>
> +
> +
>  #endif /* TST_CPU_H__ */
> diff --git a/include/tst_test.h b/include/tst_test.h
> index 9bc67cf6a..c69362485 100644
> --- a/include/tst_test.h
> +++ b/include/tst_test.h
> @@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ struct tst_fs {
>   *
>   * @min_cpus: Minimal number of online CPUs the test needs to run.
>   *
> + * @needs_cpu_vendor: The test needs a specific CPU vendor e.g. "GenuineIntel"
> + *                    or "AuthenticAMD".
> + *
>   * @min_mem_avail: Minimal amount of available RAM memory in megabytes required
>   *                 for the test to run.
>   *
> @@ -581,6 +584,8 @@ struct tst_fs {
>         const char *const *skip_filesystems;
>
>         unsigned long min_cpus;
> +       const char *needs_cpu_vendor;
> +
>         unsigned long min_mem_avail;
>         unsigned long min_swap_avail;
>
> diff --git a/lib/newlib_tests/.gitignore b/lib/newlib_tests/.gitignore
> index 1586e0ad6..b85163824 100644
> --- a/lib/newlib_tests/.gitignore
> +++ b/lib/newlib_tests/.gitignore
> @@ -71,3 +71,4 @@ test_brk_parent
>  test_brk_pass
>  test_brk_variant
>  test_fail_variant
> +test_cpu_vendor
> diff --git a/lib/newlib_tests/test_cpu_vendor.c b/lib/newlib_tests/test_cpu_vendor.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000..10b473b7e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/lib/newlib_tests/test_cpu_vendor.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
> +/*
> + * Copyright (c) 2026 Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@suse.cz>
> + */
> +
> +#include "tst_test.h"
> +
> +static void do_test(void)
> +{
> +       tst_res(TPASS, "Test passed!");
> +}
> +
> +static struct tst_test test = {
> +       .test_all = do_test,
> +       .needs_cpu_vendor = "Nonexistent",
> +};
> diff --git a/lib/tst_cpu.c b/lib/tst_cpu.c
> index faffcba91..177661c82 100644
> --- a/lib/tst_cpu.c
> +++ b/lib/tst_cpu.c
> @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
>  #include <unistd.h>
>  #include "test.h"
>  #include "tso_safe_macros.h"
> +#include "tso_safe_file_ops.h"
>
>  long tst_ncpus(void)
>  {
> @@ -97,3 +98,20 @@ long tst_ncpus_available(void)
>         return tst_ncpus();
>  #endif
>  }
> +
> +const char *tst_cpu_vendor(void)
> +{
> +       static char cpu_vendor[16];
> +       int ret;
> +
> +       if (cpu_vendor[0])
> +               return cpu_vendor;
> +
> +       ret = FILE_LINES_SCANF(NULL, "/proc/cpuinfo", "vendor_id : %16s[^\n]", cpu_vendor);
> +       if (ret)
> +               strcpy(cpu_vendor, "Unknown");
> +
> +       tst_resm(TDEBUG, "CPU vendor '%s'", cpu_vendor);
> +
> +       return cpu_vendor;
> +}
> diff --git a/lib/tst_test.c b/lib/tst_test.c
> index 0bebb0a3e..5f7156403 100644
> --- a/lib/tst_test.c
> +++ b/lib/tst_test.c
> @@ -1416,6 +1416,11 @@ static void do_setup(int argc, char *argv[])
>         if (tst_test->supported_archs && !tst_is_on_arch(tst_test->supported_archs))
>                 tst_brk(TCONF, "This arch '%s' is not supported for test!", tst_arch.name);
>
> +       if (tst_test->needs_cpu_vendor && strcmp(tst_test->needs_cpu_vendor, tst_cpu_vendor())) {
> +               tst_brk(TCONF, "Tests needs '%s' CPU to continue have '%s'",
> +                       tst_test->needs_cpu_vendor, tst_cpu_vendor());
> +       }
> +
>         if (tst_test->sample)
>                 tst_test = tst_timer_test_setup(tst_test);
>
> --
> 2.53.0
>
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