Re: [PATCH] selftests/seccomp: improve clarity of test messages and comments

From: Kees Cook
Date: Mon Aug 25 2025 - 17:23:09 EST


On Sun, Aug 17, 2025 at 12:12:52PM +0530, Ayash-Bera wrote:
> Replace ambiguous language in comments and test descriptions to improve
> code readability and make test intentions clearer.

Thanks; these are good clarifications. Can you please use checkpatch.pl
and then wrap the long commit string?

-Kees

>
> Changes made:
> - Make TODO comment more specific about 64-bit vs 32-bit argument
> handling test requirements
> - Clarify comment about task termination during syscall execution
> - Replace vague "bad recv()" with specific "invalid recv() with NULL parameter"
> - Replace informal "bad flags" with "invalid flags" for consistency
>
> These improvements help maintainers and contributors better understand
> the expected test behavior.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ayash Bera <ayashbera@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
> tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c | 10 +++++-----
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
> index 61acbd45ffaa..bded07f86a54 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
> @@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ TEST(KILL_unknown)
> ASSERT_EQ(SIGSYS, WTERMSIG(status));
> }
>
> -/* TODO(wad) add 64-bit versus 32-bit arg tests. */
> +/* TODO(wad) add tests for 64-bit versus 32-bit argument handling differences. */
> TEST(arg_out_of_range)
> {
> struct sock_filter filter[] = {
> @@ -3514,7 +3514,7 @@ TEST(user_notification_kill_in_middle)
> ASSERT_GE(listener, 0);
>
> /*
> - * Check that nothing bad happens when we kill the task in the middle
> + * Check that killing the task in the middle of a syscall does not cause crashes or hangs when we kill the task in the middle
> * of a syscall.
> */
> pid = fork();
> @@ -3798,7 +3798,7 @@ TEST(user_notification_fault_recv)
> if (pid == 0)
> exit(syscall(__NR_getppid) != USER_NOTIF_MAGIC);
>
> - /* Do a bad recv() */
> + /* Test invalid recv() with NULL parameter */
> EXPECT_EQ(ioctl(listener, SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_RECV, NULL), -1);
> EXPECT_EQ(errno, EFAULT);
>
> @@ -4169,13 +4169,13 @@ TEST(user_notification_addfd)
> addfd.id = req.id;
> addfd.flags = 0x0;
>
> - /* Verify bad newfd_flags cannot be set */
> + /* Verify invalid newfd_flags cannot be set */
> addfd.newfd_flags = ~O_CLOEXEC;
> EXPECT_EQ(ioctl(listener, SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_ADDFD, &addfd), -1);
> EXPECT_EQ(errno, EINVAL);
> addfd.newfd_flags = O_CLOEXEC;
>
> - /* Verify bad flags cannot be set */
> + /* Verify invalid flags cannot be set */
> addfd.flags = 0xff;
> EXPECT_EQ(ioctl(listener, SECCOMP_IOCTL_NOTIF_ADDFD, &addfd), -1);
> EXPECT_EQ(errno, EINVAL);
> --
> 2.50.1
>

--
Kees Cook