[PATCH 3/5] lib/tests: string_helpers: introduce test_string_unescape_one

From: Jonas Rebmann

Date: Wed Sep 16 2026 - 13:46:04 EST


The existing test_string_unescape() function follows a complex procedure
where it, given a set of UNESCAPE flags, appends multiple test fragments
and predicts their unescape result for the chosen set of flags. Rename
test_string_unescape() to a more descriptive
test_string_unescape_combined

In preparation to add simple regression tests, introduce
test_string_unescape_one() which asserts on exactly one call to
string_unescape.

Add some tests for corner cases which already pass.

Signed-off-by: Jonas Rebmann <jre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/tests/string_helpers_kunit.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/tests/string_helpers_kunit.c b/lib/tests/string_helpers_kunit.c
index 1ed652f762d1..3c6fa7324965 100644
--- a/lib/tests/string_helpers_kunit.c
+++ b/lib/tests/string_helpers_kunit.c
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ static const struct test_string strings[] = {
},
};

-static void test_string_unescape(struct kunit *test,
- const char *name, unsigned int flags,
- bool inplace)
+static void test_string_unescape_combined(struct kunit *test,
+ const char *name, unsigned int flags,
+ bool inplace)
{
int q_real = 256;
char *in = kunit_kzalloc(test, q_real, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -596,14 +596,33 @@ static void test_upper_lower(struct kunit *test)
}
}

+static void test_string_unescape_one(struct kunit *test,
+ const char *name, unsigned int flags,
+ char *src, size_t len,
+ char *out_test, size_t q_test)
+{
+ char *out_real = kunit_kzalloc(test, len, GFP_KERNEL);
+ int q_real;
+
+ q_real = string_unescape(src, out_real, len, flags);
+ test_string_check_buf(test, name, flags, out_real, q_real, out_test, q_test);
+}
+
static void test_unescape(struct kunit *test)
{
unsigned int i;

for (i = 0; i < UNESCAPE_ALL_MASK + 1; i++)
- test_string_unescape(test, "unescape", i, false);
- test_string_unescape(test, "unescape inplace",
- get_random_u32_below(UNESCAPE_ALL_MASK + 1), true);
+ test_string_unescape_combined(test, "unescape", i, false);
+ test_string_unescape_combined(test, "unescape inplace",
+ get_random_u32_below(UNESCAPE_ALL_MASK + 1), true);
+
+ test_string_unescape_one(test, "simple case", UNESCAPE_HEX | UNESCAPE_SPECIAL, "ABC", 6, "ABC", 3);
+ test_string_unescape_one(test, "single escape", UNESCAPE_HEX | UNESCAPE_SPECIAL, "A\\x42C", 6, "ABC", 3);
+ test_string_unescape_one(test, "escape before end", UNESCAPE_HEX, "B\\qX", 4, "B\\q", 3);
+ test_string_unescape_one(test, "escape at end", UNESCAPE_HEX, "a\\qX", 3, "a\\", 2);
+ test_string_unescape_one(test, "backslash before escape", UNESCAPE_HEX, "\\\\x41B", 12, "\\\\x41B", 6);
+ test_string_unescape_one(test, "backslash escape", UNESCAPE_HEX | UNESCAPE_SPECIAL, "\\\\x41B", 16, "\\x41B", 5);
}

static void test_escape(struct kunit *test)

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