[PATCH v2 1/2] kunit: add extra assertions to KUnit test cases
From: Malte Wechter
Date: Mon Aug 24 2026 - 09:36:37 EST
add extra assertions for each individual test case, that checks that
both `debug_locks` and `TAINT_WARN` are intact after the test is run.
The assertions are optional behind CONFIG_KUNIT_EXTRA_ASSERTS.
Signed-off-by: Malte Wechter <maltewechter@xxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/kunit/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++++++
lib/kunit/try-catch.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lib/kunit/Kconfig b/lib/kunit/Kconfig
index 94ff8e4089bfb..38801f7493669 100644
--- a/lib/kunit/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/kunit/Kconfig
@@ -142,4 +142,16 @@ config KUNIT_UML_PCI
If unsure, say N.
+config KUNIT_EXTRA_ASSERTS
+ bool "Enable extra assertions in KUnit tests"
+ depends on LOCKDEP
+ default n
+ help
+ Enables all extra assertions for KUnit which includes asserting `TAINT_WARN` and
+ `debug_locks` from lockdep. A KUnit test suite (and test case) is inserted
+ at the start of all KUnit test suites. This makes assertions prior to running any
+ tests, as a pre-test integrity check. Assertions are made after each test case which
+ asserts that each test case did not trigger either `TAINT_WARN` or `debug_locks`.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
endif # KUNIT
diff --git a/lib/kunit/try-catch.c b/lib/kunit/try-catch.c
index d84a879f0a789..7eea3af4c9671 100644
--- a/lib/kunit/try-catch.c
+++ b/lib/kunit/try-catch.c
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ void kunit_try_catch_run(struct kunit_try_catch *try_catch, void *context)
struct completion *task_done;
int exit_code, time_remaining;
+ #ifdef CONFIG_KUNIT_EXTRA_ASSERTS
+ int debug_locks_snapshot = debug_locks;
+ int tainted_warn_snapshot = test_taint(TAINT_WARN);
+ #endif
+
try_catch->context = context;
try_catch->try_result = 0;
task_struct = kthread_create(kunit_generic_run_threadfn_adapter,
@@ -70,7 +75,23 @@ void kunit_try_catch_run(struct kunit_try_catch *try_catch, void *context)
put_task_struct(task_struct);
exit_code = try_catch->try_result;
- if (!exit_code)
+ #ifdef CONFIG_KUNIT_EXTRA_ASSERTS
+ bool extra_assert = false;
+
+ if (debug_locks_snapshot != debug_locks && !exit_code) {
+ extra_assert = true;
+ try_catch->try_result = -EDEADLK;
+ kunit_err(test, "Test triggered lockdep\n");
+ } else if (tainted_warn_snapshot != test_taint(TAINT_WARN) && !exit_code) {
+ extra_assert = true;
+ try_catch->try_result = -EDEADLK;
+ kunit_err(test, "Test tainted kernel with TAINT_WARN\n");
+ }
+ #else
+ bool extra_assert = false;
+ #endif
+
+ if (!exit_code && !extra_assert)
return;
if (exit_code == -EFAULT)
--
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