[PATCH 1/3] lib: kunit_iov_iter: Improve error detection

From: Christian A. Ehrhardt

Date: Fri Feb 20 2026 - 04:39:18 EST


In the kunit_iov_iter test prevent the kernel buffer from
being a single physically contiguous region.

Additionally, make sure that the test pattern written to
a page in the buffer depends on the offset of the page within
the buffer.

Cc: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Christian A. Ehrhardt <lk@xxxxxxx>
---
lib/tests/kunit_iov_iter.c | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/tests/kunit_iov_iter.c b/lib/tests/kunit_iov_iter.c
index 48342736d016..c32fbdbb2544 100644
--- a/lib/tests/kunit_iov_iter.c
+++ b/lib/tests/kunit_iov_iter.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#include <linux/uio.h>
#include <linux/bvec.h>
#include <linux/folio_queue.h>
+#include <linux/minmax.h>
#include <kunit/test.h>

MODULE_DESCRIPTION("iov_iter testing");
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ static const struct kvec_test_range kvec_test_ranges[] = {

static inline u8 pattern(unsigned long x)
{
- return x & 0xff;
+ return (u8)x + (u8)(x >> 8) + (u8)(x >> 16);
}

static void iov_kunit_unmap(void *data)
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ static void *__init iov_kunit_create_buffer(struct kunit *test,
struct page **pages;
unsigned long got;
void *buffer;
+ unsigned int i;

pages = kunit_kcalloc(test, npages, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_KERNEL);
KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, pages);
@@ -62,6 +64,9 @@ static void *__init iov_kunit_create_buffer(struct kunit *test,
release_pages(pages, got);
KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, got, npages);
}
+ /* Make sure that we don't get a physically contiguous buffer. */
+ for (i = 0; i < npages / 4; ++i)
+ swap(pages[i], pages[i + npages/2]);

buffer = vmap(pages, npages, VM_MAP | VM_MAP_PUT_PAGES, PAGE_KERNEL);
KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, buffer);
--
2.43.0