[PATCH 4/4] kunit: add test for ref_trace_final_put

From: Eugene Mavick

Date: Mon Jul 06 2026 - 04:38:29 EST


Add a KUnit test suite for the ref_trace_final_put tracepoint.

The test registers a probe function and triggers both refcount_t and
percpu_ref final put paths, verifying that the tracepoint fires
correctly and that the recorded fields match expected values.

Signed-off-by: Eugene Mavick <m@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
MAINTAINERS | 1 +
lib/Kconfig | 10 ++++
lib/tests/Makefile | 1 +
lib/tests/ref_trace_kunit.c | 138 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 150 insertions(+)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 8dab37726b9d..7c387ed746ee 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -4213,6 +4213,7 @@ F: include/*/atomic*.h
F: include/linux/ref_trace.h
F: include/linux/refcount.h
F: lib/ref_trace.h
+F: lib/tests/ref_trace_kunit.c
F: scripts/atomic/
F: rust/kernel/sync/atomic.rs
F: rust/kernel/sync/atomic/
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 00a9509636c1..c29b2ccb3c31 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ config PACKING_KUNIT_TEST

When in doubt, say N.

+config REF_TRACE_KUNIT_TEST
+ bool "ref_trace kunit test" if !KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
+ depends on KUNIT && FTRACE
+ default KUNIT_ALL_TESTS
+ help
+ This option enables the KUnit test suite for the ref_trace_final_put
+ tracepoint.
+
+ If unsure, say N
+
config BITREVERSE
tristate

diff --git a/lib/tests/Makefile b/lib/tests/Makefile
index 7e9c2fa52e35..828a030ad8c7 100644
--- a/lib/tests/Makefile
+++ b/lib/tests/Makefile
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_USERCOPY_KUNIT_TEST) += usercopy_kunit.o
obj-$(CONFIG_UTIL_MACROS_KUNIT) += util_macros_kunit.o
obj-$(CONFIG_RATELIMIT_KUNIT_TEST) += test_ratelimit.o
obj-$(CONFIG_UUID_KUNIT_TEST) += uuid_kunit.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_REF_TRACE_KUNIT_TEST) += ref_trace_kunit.o

obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_RUNTIME_MODULE) += module/
diff --git a/lib/tests/ref_trace_kunit.c b/lib/tests/ref_trace_kunit.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ece6c840fe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/ref_trace_kunit.c
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <kunit/test.h>
+#include <linux/wait_bit.h>
+#include <linux/instruction_pointer.h>
+#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
+#include <linux/percpu-refcount.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
+#include <trace/events/ref_trace.h>
+
+struct data {
+ unsigned long caller;
+ const char *fn;
+ const void *obj;
+ int *flag;
+ struct kunit *test;
+};
+
+struct data refc_chk;
+struct data pcpu_chk;
+
+//called when tracepoint fires
+static void probe(
+ void *ignore,
+ unsigned long caller,
+ const char *fn,
+ const void *obj)
+{
+ struct data *chk_val;
+
+ char func_name[KSYM_SYMBOL_LEN];
+
+ sprint_symbol_no_offset(func_name, caller);
+
+ if (!strcmp(func_name, "test_refcount")) {
+ chk_val = &refc_chk;
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(chk_val->test, memcmp(obj, chk_val->obj, sizeof(refcount_t)));
+ } else if (!strcmp(func_name, "test_percpu")) {
+ chk_val = &pcpu_chk;
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(chk_val->test, memcmp(
+ obj, chk_val->obj, sizeof(struct percpu_ref)));
+ } else {
+ //non test function origin trace events
+ return;
+ }
+
+ struct kunit *test = chk_val->test;
+ int *flag = chk_val->flag;
+
+ //ensure past flag writes are done before reading
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, 1, smp_load_acquire(flag));
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, caller, chk_val->caller);
+
+ smp_store_release(flag, 0); //signal probe completion
+}
+
+
+
+static void test_refcount(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ refcount_t refc;
+ int flag_addr = 0;
+
+ refc_chk.caller = (unsigned long)&test_refcount;
+ refc_chk.fn = "__refcount_sub_and_test";
+ refc_chk.obj = &refc;
+ refc_chk.flag = &flag_addr;
+ refc_chk.test = test;
+
+ int *flag = refc_chk.flag;
+
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, register_trace_ref_trace_final_put(probe, NULL));
+
+ refcount_set(&refc, 2);
+
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, refcount_dec_and_test(&refc));
+
+ smp_store_release(flag, 1); //signal final put can happen
+
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, refcount_dec_and_test(&refc));
+
+ wait_var_event(flag, smp_load_acquire(flag)); //wait for probe completion
+ unregister_trace_ref_trace_final_put(probe, NULL);
+}
+
+static void dummy_release(struct percpu_ref *ref) {}
+
+static void test_percpu(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ struct percpu_ref pcpu_ref;
+
+ int flag_addr = 1;
+
+ pcpu_chk.caller = (unsigned long)&test_percpu;
+ pcpu_chk.fn = "percpu_ref_put_many";
+ pcpu_chk.obj = &pcpu_ref;
+ pcpu_chk.flag = &flag_addr;
+ pcpu_chk.test = test;
+
+ int *flag = pcpu_chk.flag;
+
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, register_trace_ref_trace_final_put(probe, NULL));
+
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, percpu_ref_init(&pcpu_ref, dummy_release, 0, GFP_KERNEL));
+
+ percpu_ref_get(&pcpu_ref);
+ percpu_ref_get(&pcpu_ref);
+
+ percpu_ref_put(&pcpu_ref);
+ percpu_ref_put(&pcpu_ref);
+
+ percpu_ref_switch_to_atomic_sync(&pcpu_ref);
+
+ smp_store_release(flag, 1); //signal final put can happen
+
+ percpu_ref_put(&pcpu_ref);
+
+ wait_var_event(flag, smp_load_acquire(flag)); //wait for probe completion
+ unregister_trace_ref_trace_final_put(probe, NULL);
+ percpu_ref_exit(&pcpu_ref);
+}
+
+static struct kunit_case __refdata ref_trace_test_cases[] = {
+ KUNIT_CASE(test_refcount),
+ KUNIT_CASE(test_percpu),
+ {}
+};
+
+static struct kunit_suite ref_trace_test_suite = {
+ .name = "ref-trace",
+ .test_cases = ref_trace_test_cases,
+};
+
+kunit_test_suites(&ref_trace_test_suite);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Eugene Mavick <m@xxxxxxxxxx>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("KUnit test for ref_trace");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

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