[PATCH 3/4] selftests/resctrl: Add MBA schemata invalid-write selftest
From: Richard Cheng
Date: Tue Jul 21 2026 - 23:08:06 EST
The resctrl ABI requires invalid MB schemata writes to fail and report a
diagnostic in info/last_cmd_status.
Add MBA_SCHEMATA_INVAL. In a temporary control group it writes an
out-of-range value 101, malformed values abc, -5, and a non-existent
domain id, asserting each write fails and last_cmd_status contains the
expected substring. The bad-domain case checks errno only, as the kernel
does not update last_cmd_status there. A final write of the maximum
percentage must succeed and report "ok".
Signed-off-by: Richard Cheng <icheng@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/resctrl/mba_schemata_test.c | 123 ++++++++++++++++++
tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h | 1 +
.../testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c | 1 +
3 files changed, 125 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_schemata_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_schemata_test.c
index ff101b814982..0cd257dcec91 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_schemata_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/mba_schemata_test.c
@@ -265,3 +265,126 @@ struct resctrl_test mba_schemata_rw_test = {
.feature_check = mba_schemata_feature_check,
.run_test = mba_schemata_rw_run_test,
};
+
+/*
+ * Read the first line of info/last_cmd_status.
+ */
+static int read_last_cmd_status(char *status, size_t len)
+{
+ return resource_info_str_get("", "last_cmd_status", status, len);
+}
+
+/*
+ * invalid schemata writes (out-of-range value, malformed value, nonexistent
+ * domain) must be rejected with a diagnostic in info/last_cmd_status, and a
+ * subsequent valid write must still succeed and report "ok".
+ */
+static int mba_schemata_inval_run_test(const struct resctrl_test *test,
+ const struct user_params *uparams)
+{
+ /* Rejected values and the stable last_cmd_status fragment expected. */
+ static const struct {
+ const char *val;
+ const char *substr;
+ } bad[] = {
+ { "101", "out of range" },
+ { "abc", "Invalid MB value" },
+ { "-5", "Invalid MB value" },
+ };
+ unsigned int pct[MB_MAX_DOMAINS];
+ int ids[MB_MAX_DOMAINS], n, i, ret, bad_dom, fail = 0;
+ char vals[MB_SCHEMATA_LEN], grp_path[256], line[64], status[256];
+ const char *grp = "mba_schemata_inval";
+
+ /* Enumerate the real MB domain ids from the default schemata. */
+ ret = resctrl_get_schemata("", test->resource, vals, sizeof(vals));
+ if (ret) {
+ ksft_print_msg("Fail: could not read %s schemata line (ret=%d)\n",
+ test->resource, ret);
+ return 1;
+ }
+ n = parse_mb_schemata(vals, ids, pct, MB_MAX_DOMAINS);
+ if (n < 1) {
+ ksft_print_msg("Fail: could not parse %s schemata \"%s\"\n",
+ test->resource, vals);
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ /* A domain id one past the largest real one cannot exist. */
+ bad_dom = ids[0];
+ for (i = 1; i < n; i++)
+ if (ids[i] > bad_dom)
+ bad_dom = ids[i];
+ bad_dom++;
+
+ snprintf(grp_path, sizeof(grp_path), "%s/%s", RESCTRL_PATH, grp);
+ if (mkdir(grp_path, 0755) && errno != EEXIST) {
+ ksft_print_msg("Fail: mkdir %s: %m\n", grp_path);
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ for (i = 0; i < (int)ARRAY_SIZE(bad); i++) {
+ snprintf(line, sizeof(line), "%s:%d=%s",
+ test->resource, ids[0], bad[i].val);
+ ret = resctrl_write_schemata(grp, line);
+ if (!ret) {
+ ksft_print_msg("Fail: invalid write \"%s\" was accepted\n",
+ line);
+ fail = 1;
+ continue;
+ }
+ if (read_last_cmd_status(status, sizeof(status))) {
+ fail = 1;
+ continue;
+ }
+ if (!strstr(status, bad[i].substr)) {
+ ksft_print_msg("Fail: \"%s\": last_cmd_status \"%s\" lacks \"%s\"\n",
+ line, status, bad[i].substr);
+ fail = 1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * A write to a nonexistent domain also fails, but the kernel does not
+ * record it in last_cmd_status, so assert on the write error only.
+ * Use the maximum percentage so the rejection can only be due to the
+ * domain id.
+ */
+ snprintf(line, sizeof(line), "%s:%d=%u",
+ test->resource, bad_dom, MB_PERCENT_MAX);
+ ret = resctrl_write_schemata(grp, line);
+ if (!ret) {
+ ksft_print_msg("Fail: write \"%s\" to nonexistent domain was accepted\n",
+ line);
+ fail = 1;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * The rejected writes must not break a following valid write.
+ */
+ snprintf(line, sizeof(line), "%s:%d=%u",
+ test->resource, ids[0], MB_PERCENT_MAX);
+ ret = resctrl_write_schemata(grp, line);
+ if (ret) {
+ ksft_print_msg("Fail: valid write \"%s\" (ret=%d)\n", line, ret);
+ fail = 1;
+ } else if (read_last_cmd_status(status, sizeof(status))) {
+ fail = 1;
+ } else if (strcmp(status, "ok")) {
+ ksft_print_msg("Fail: valid write \"%s\": last_cmd_status \"%s\" != \"ok\"\n",
+ line, status);
+ fail = 1;
+ }
+
+ rmdir(grp_path);
+
+ return fail;
+}
+
+struct resctrl_test mba_schemata_inval_test = {
+ .name = "MBA_SCHEMATA_INVAL",
+ .group = "MBA_SCHEMATA",
+ .resource = "MB",
+ .feature_check = mba_schemata_feature_check,
+ .run_test = mba_schemata_inval_run_test,
+};
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
index 75d1ad5c6968..c32ab5c2cc56 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl.h
@@ -251,5 +251,6 @@ extern struct resctrl_test l3_noncont_cat_test;
extern struct resctrl_test l2_noncont_cat_test;
extern struct resctrl_test mba_schemata_info_test;
extern struct resctrl_test mba_schemata_rw_test;
+extern struct resctrl_test mba_schemata_inval_test;
#endif /* RESCTRL_H */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
index 9b3ac0437bf9..7a7184783e6a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ static struct resctrl_test *resctrl_tests[] = {
&l2_noncont_cat_test,
&mba_schemata_info_test,
&mba_schemata_rw_test,
+ &mba_schemata_inval_test,
};
static unsigned int detect_vendor(void)
--
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