[PATCH 08/10] selftests/net: SO_PEERPIDFD_THREAD

From: Christian Brauner

Date: Mon Aug 31 2026 - 07:27:55 EST


Add tests for SO_PEERPIDFD_THREAD.

Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/scm_pidfd.c | 97 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 97 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/scm_pidfd.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/scm_pidfd.c
index 019c48e1cdcd..bbbd5e7b4fa7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/scm_pidfd.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/scm_pidfd.c
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
#define SO_PASSPIDFD_THREAD 86
#endif

+#ifndef SO_PEERPIDFD_THREAD
+#define SO_PEERPIDFD_THREAD 87
+#endif
+
#define CHILD_EXIT_CODE_OK 123

static void child_die()
@@ -822,4 +826,97 @@ TEST(scm_pidfd_thread_creds)
EXPECT_EQ(ids.pid, info.tgid);
}

+static void *peer_connect_thread(void *arg)
+{
+ struct sock_addr *sa = arg;
+ struct thread_ids ids = {
+ .pid = getpid(),
+ .tid = gettid(),
+ };
+ int fd;
+ char sync;
+
+ fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ return (void *)1;
+
+ if (connect(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&sa->listen_addr, sa->addrlen))
+ return (void *)1;
+
+ if (send(fd, &ids, sizeof(ids), 0) != sizeof(ids))
+ return (void *)1;
+
+ /* stay alive until the server has looked at our pidfd */
+ if (read(fd, &sync, 1) != 1)
+ return (void *)1;
+
+ close(fd);
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+static int peer_pidfd_info(int fd, int optname, struct pidfd_info *info)
+{
+ int pidfd;
+ socklen_t len = sizeof(pidfd);
+
+ if (getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, optname, &pidfd, &len)) {
+ log_err("getsockopt(SO_PEERPIDFD*)");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ info->mask = PIDFD_INFO_PID;
+ if (ioctl(pidfd, PIDFD_GET_INFO, info)) {
+ log_err("ioctl(PIDFD_GET_INFO)");
+ close(pidfd);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ close(pidfd);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* SO_PEERPIDFD_THREAD returns a pidfd for the peer's connecting thread. */
+TEST(so_peerpidfd_thread)
+{
+ struct sock_addr sa;
+ struct thread_ids ids;
+ struct pidfd_info info;
+ pthread_t thread;
+ void *tret;
+ int server, cfd;
+
+ server = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+ ASSERT_LE(0, server);
+
+ fill_sockaddr(&sa, true);
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, bind(server, (struct sockaddr *)&sa.listen_addr, sa.addrlen));
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, listen(server, 1));
+
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_create(&thread, NULL, peer_connect_thread, &sa));
+
+ cfd = accept(server, NULL, NULL);
+ ASSERT_LE(0, cfd);
+
+ ASSERT_EQ(sizeof(ids), recv(cfd, &ids, sizeof(ids), MSG_WAITALL));
+ ASSERT_NE(ids.pid, ids.tid);
+
+ /* SO_PEERPIDFD refers to the peer's thread-group. */
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, peer_pidfd_info(cfd, SO_PEERPIDFD, &info));
+ EXPECT_EQ(ids.pid, info.pid);
+ EXPECT_EQ(ids.pid, info.tgid);
+
+ /* SO_PEERPIDFD_THREAD refers to the connecting thread. */
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, peer_pidfd_info(cfd, SO_PEERPIDFD_THREAD, &info));
+ EXPECT_EQ(ids.tid, info.pid);
+ EXPECT_EQ(ids.pid, info.tgid);
+
+ /* release the connecting thread */
+ ASSERT_EQ(1, write(cfd, "x", 1));
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_join(thread, &tret));
+ ASSERT_EQ(NULL, tret);
+
+ close(cfd);
+ close(server);
+}
+
TEST_HARNESS_MAIN

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