Re: [PATCH 14/14] selftests/xattr: test xattrs on various socket families

From: Jan Kara

Date: Fri Feb 27 2026 - 10:36:41 EST


On Mon 16-02-26 14:32:10, Christian Brauner wrote:
> Test user.* xattr operations on sockets from different address families:
> AF_INET, AF_INET6, AF_NETLINK, and AF_PACKET. All socket types use
> sockfs for their inodes, so user.* xattrs should work regardless of
> address family.
>
> Each fixture creates a socket (no bind needed) and verifies the full
> fsetxattr/fgetxattr/flistxattr/fremovexattr cycle. AF_INET6 skips if
> not supported; AF_PACKET skips if CAP_NET_RAW is unavailable.
>
> Also tests abstract namespace AF_UNIX sockets, which live in sockfs
> (not on a filesystem) and should support user.* xattrs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>

Looks good. Feel free to add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>

Honza

> ---
> .../testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/.gitignore | 1 +
> tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/Makefile | 2 +-
> .../filesystems/xattr/xattr_socket_types_test.c | 177 +++++++++++++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 179 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/.gitignore
> index 00a59c89efab..092d14094c0f 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/.gitignore
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/.gitignore
> @@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
> xattr_socket_test
> xattr_sockfs_test
> +xattr_socket_types_test
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/Makefile
> index 2cd722dba47b..95364ffb10e9 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/Makefile
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/Makefile
> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
> # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>
> CFLAGS += $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
> -TEST_GEN_PROGS := xattr_socket_test xattr_sockfs_test
> +TEST_GEN_PROGS := xattr_socket_test xattr_sockfs_test xattr_socket_types_test
>
> include ../../lib.mk
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/xattr_socket_types_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/xattr_socket_types_test.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..bfabe91b2ed1
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/filesystems/xattr/xattr_socket_types_test.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +// Copyright (c) 2026 Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> +/*
> + * Test user.* xattrs on various socket families.
> + *
> + * All socket types use sockfs for their inodes, so user.* xattrs should
> + * work on any socket regardless of address family. This tests AF_INET,
> + * AF_INET6, AF_NETLINK, AF_PACKET, and abstract namespace AF_UNIX sockets.
> + */
> +
> +#define _GNU_SOURCE
> +#include <errno.h>
> +#include <stddef.h>
> +#include <stdio.h>
> +#include <stdlib.h>
> +#include <string.h>
> +#include <sys/socket.h>
> +#include <sys/types.h>
> +#include <sys/un.h>
> +#include <sys/xattr.h>
> +#include <linux/netlink.h>
> +#include <unistd.h>
> +
> +#include "../../kselftest_harness.h"
> +
> +#define TEST_XATTR_NAME "user.testattr"
> +#define TEST_XATTR_VALUE "testvalue"
> +
> +FIXTURE(xattr_socket_types)
> +{
> + int sockfd;
> +};
> +
> +FIXTURE_VARIANT(xattr_socket_types)
> +{
> + int family;
> + int type;
> + int protocol;
> +};
> +
> +FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(xattr_socket_types, inet) {
> + .family = AF_INET,
> + .type = SOCK_STREAM,
> + .protocol = 0,
> +};
> +
> +FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(xattr_socket_types, inet6) {
> + .family = AF_INET6,
> + .type = SOCK_STREAM,
> + .protocol = 0,
> +};
> +
> +FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(xattr_socket_types, netlink) {
> + .family = AF_NETLINK,
> + .type = SOCK_RAW,
> + .protocol = NETLINK_USERSOCK,
> +};
> +
> +FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(xattr_socket_types, packet) {
> + .family = AF_PACKET,
> + .type = SOCK_DGRAM,
> + .protocol = 0,
> +};
> +
> +FIXTURE_SETUP(xattr_socket_types)
> +{
> + self->sockfd = socket(variant->family, variant->type,
> + variant->protocol);
> + if (self->sockfd < 0 &&
> + (errno == EAFNOSUPPORT || errno == EPERM || errno == EACCES))
> + SKIP(return, "socket(%d, %d, %d) not available: %s",
> + variant->family, variant->type, variant->protocol,
> + strerror(errno));
> + ASSERT_GE(self->sockfd, 0) {
> + TH_LOG("Failed to create socket(%d, %d, %d): %s",
> + variant->family, variant->type, variant->protocol,
> + strerror(errno));
> + }
> +}
> +
> +FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(xattr_socket_types)
> +{
> + if (self->sockfd >= 0)
> + close(self->sockfd);
> +}
> +
> +TEST_F(xattr_socket_types, set_get_list_remove)
> +{
> + char buf[256], list[4096], *ptr;
> + ssize_t ret;
> + bool found;
> +
> + ret = fsetxattr(self->sockfd, TEST_XATTR_NAME,
> + TEST_XATTR_VALUE, strlen(TEST_XATTR_VALUE), 0);
> + ASSERT_EQ(ret, 0) {
> + TH_LOG("fsetxattr failed: %s", strerror(errno));
> + }
> +
> + memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
> + ret = fgetxattr(self->sockfd, TEST_XATTR_NAME, buf, sizeof(buf));
> + ASSERT_EQ(ret, (ssize_t)strlen(TEST_XATTR_VALUE));
> + ASSERT_STREQ(buf, TEST_XATTR_VALUE);
> +
> + memset(list, 0, sizeof(list));
> + ret = flistxattr(self->sockfd, list, sizeof(list));
> + ASSERT_GT(ret, 0);
> + found = false;
> + for (ptr = list; ptr < list + ret; ptr += strlen(ptr) + 1) {
> + if (strcmp(ptr, TEST_XATTR_NAME) == 0)
> + found = true;
> + }
> + ASSERT_TRUE(found);
> +
> + ret = fremovexattr(self->sockfd, TEST_XATTR_NAME);
> + ASSERT_EQ(ret, 0);
> +
> + ret = fgetxattr(self->sockfd, TEST_XATTR_NAME, buf, sizeof(buf));
> + ASSERT_EQ(ret, -1);
> + ASSERT_EQ(errno, ENODATA);
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Test abstract namespace AF_UNIX socket.
> + * Abstract sockets don't have a filesystem path; their inodes live in
> + * sockfs so user.* xattrs should work via fsetxattr/fgetxattr.
> + */
> +FIXTURE(xattr_abstract)
> +{
> + int sockfd;
> +};
> +
> +FIXTURE_SETUP(xattr_abstract)
> +{
> + struct sockaddr_un addr;
> + char name[64];
> + int ret, len;
> +
> + self->sockfd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
> + ASSERT_GE(self->sockfd, 0);
> +
> + len = snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "xattr_test_abstract_%d", getpid());
> +
> + memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
> + addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
> + addr.sun_path[0] = '\0';
> + memcpy(&addr.sun_path[1], name, len);
> +
> + ret = bind(self->sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr,
> + offsetof(struct sockaddr_un, sun_path) + 1 + len);
> + ASSERT_EQ(ret, 0);
> +}
> +
> +FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(xattr_abstract)
> +{
> + if (self->sockfd >= 0)
> + close(self->sockfd);
> +}
> +
> +TEST_F(xattr_abstract, set_get)
> +{
> + char buf[256];
> + ssize_t ret;
> +
> + ret = fsetxattr(self->sockfd, TEST_XATTR_NAME,
> + TEST_XATTR_VALUE, strlen(TEST_XATTR_VALUE), 0);
> + ASSERT_EQ(ret, 0) {
> + TH_LOG("fsetxattr on abstract socket failed: %s",
> + strerror(errno));
> + }
> +
> + memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
> + ret = fgetxattr(self->sockfd, TEST_XATTR_NAME, buf, sizeof(buf));
> + ASSERT_EQ(ret, (ssize_t)strlen(TEST_XATTR_VALUE));
> + ASSERT_STREQ(buf, TEST_XATTR_VALUE);
> +}
> +
> +TEST_HARNESS_MAIN
>
> --
> 2.47.3
>
--
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR