[PATCH v2 2/2] kunit: add KUnit test to assert kernel state before KUnit suites are run
From: Malte Wechter
Date: Mon Aug 24 2026 - 09:37:01 EST
add pre-defined KUnit test suite and test case that asserts both
`debug_locks` and `TAINT_WARN` prior to running any (user) KUnit tests.
This asserts integrity before tests are run.
Signed-off-by: Malte Wechter <maltewechter@xxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/kunit/executor.c | 8 +++++++-
lib/kunit/test.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lib/kunit/executor.c b/lib/kunit/executor.c
index b0f8a41d61d36..0db67fe7f09f9 100644
--- a/lib/kunit/executor.c
+++ b/lib/kunit/executor.c
@@ -290,9 +290,15 @@ void kunit_exec_run_tests(struct kunit_suite_set *suite_set, bool builtin)
size_t num_suites = suite_set->end - suite_set->start;
bool autorun = kunit_autorun();
+ #ifdef CONFIG_KUNIT_EXTRA_ASSERTS
+ size_t num_suites_plus_extra = num_suites+1;
+ #else
+ size_t num_suites_plus_extra = num_suites;
+ #endif
+
if (autorun && (builtin || num_suites)) {
pr_info("KTAP version 1\n");
- pr_info("1..%zu\n", num_suites);
+ pr_info("1..%zu\n", num_suites_plus_extra);
}
__kunit_test_suites_init(suite_set->start, num_suites, autorun);
diff --git a/lib/kunit/test.c b/lib/kunit/test.c
index 99773e000e1b7..e64c6d1575280 100644
--- a/lib/kunit/test.c
+++ b/lib/kunit/test.c
@@ -835,6 +835,30 @@ bool kunit_enabled(void)
return enable_param;
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_KUNIT_EXTRA_ASSERTS
+#define DEBUG_LOCKS_OK 1
+#define TAINT_WARN_OK 0
+
+static void pre_kunit_assert(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ_MSG(test, debug_locks, DEBUG_LOCKS_OK,
+ "debug_locks are off before any test ran");
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ_MSG(test, test_taint(TAINT_WARN), TAINT_WARN_OK,
+ "kernel already TAINT_WARN tainted before any test ran");
+}
+
+static struct kunit_case pre_kunit_assert_cases[] = {
+ KUNIT_CASE(pre_kunit_assert),
+ {}
+};
+
+static struct kunit_suite pre_kunit_assert_clean_state_suite = {
+ .name = "pre_kunit_extra_asserts",
+ .test_cases = pre_kunit_assert_cases,
+};
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_RUST_KUNIT_EXTRA_ASSERTS */
+
int __kunit_test_suites_init(struct kunit_suite * const * const suites, int num_suites,
bool run_tests)
{
@@ -857,6 +881,12 @@ int __kunit_test_suites_init(struct kunit_suite * const * const suites, int num_
}
static_branch_inc(&kunit_running);
+ #ifdef CONFIG_KUNIT_EXTRA_ASSERTS
+ kunit_init_suite(&pre_kunit_assert_clean_state_suite);
+ if (run_tests)
+ kunit_run_tests(&pre_kunit_assert_clean_state_suite);
+ #endif
+
for (i = 0; i < num_suites; i++) {
kunit_init_suite(suites[i]);
if (run_tests)
--
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