[PATCH v2 6/6] selftests: prctl: Add test for long thread names
From: André Almeida
Date: Sun May 24 2026 - 18:40:24 EST
Add tests for the new interface to set and get long thread names. The
kernel should accept the LONG_NAME and returning it accordingly. For the
old PR_GET_NAME interface, the kernel should truncate the name up to 16
chars. /proc/<task>/comm should return the same string ad PR_GET_NAME.
Signed-off-by: André Almeida <andrealmeid@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/prctl/set-process-name.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/set-process-name.c b/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/set-process-name.c
index 3f7b146d36df..0f20f7deac67 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/set-process-name.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/prctl/set-process-name.c
@@ -9,9 +9,17 @@
#include "kselftest_harness.h"
+#ifndef PR_SET_EXT_NAME
+# define PR_SET_EXT_NAME 17
+# define PR_GET_EXT_NAME 18
+#endif
+
#define CHANGE_NAME "changename"
+#define LONG_NAME "change_to_very_long_extended_name"
+#define LONG_NAME_CAP "change_to_very_"
#define EMPTY_NAME ""
#define TASK_COMM_LEN 16
+#define TASK_COMM_EXT_LEN 64
#define MAX_PATH_LEN 50
int set_name(char *name)
@@ -25,6 +33,16 @@ int set_name(char *name)
return res;
}
+int set_ext_name(char *name)
+{
+ int res;
+
+ res = prctl(PR_SET_EXT_NAME, name, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+ if (res < 0)
+ return -errno;
+}
+
int check_is_name_correct(char *check_name)
{
char name[TASK_COMM_LEN];
@@ -38,6 +56,19 @@ int check_is_name_correct(char *check_name)
return !strcmp(name, check_name);
}
+int check_is_ext_name_correct(char *check_name)
+{
+ char name[TASK_COMM_EXT_LEN];
+ int res;
+
+ res = prctl(PR_GET_EXT_NAME, name, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+ if (res < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ return !strcmp(name, check_name);
+}
+
int check_null_pointer(char *check_name)
{
char *name = NULL;
@@ -82,6 +113,11 @@ TEST(rename_process) {
EXPECT_GE(set_name(CHANGE_NAME), 0);
EXPECT_TRUE(check_is_name_correct(CHANGE_NAME));
+ EXPECT_GE(set_ext_name(LONG_NAME), 0);
+ EXPECT_TRUE(check_is_ext_name_correct(LONG_NAME));
+ EXPECT_TRUE(check_is_name_correct(LONG_NAME_CAP));
+ EXPECT_TRUE(check_name());
+
EXPECT_GE(set_name(EMPTY_NAME), 0);
EXPECT_TRUE(check_is_name_correct(EMPTY_NAME));
--
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