[PATCH 2/2] selftests: dma-buf: add DERIVE ioctl tests
From: Albert Esteve
Date: Thu May 21 2026 - 05:41:08 EST
dma-buf now supports aliasing an existing file descriptor with reduced
access permissions via DMA_BUF_IOCTL_DERIVE ioctl, and enforces that a
shared writable mapping cannot be created through a read-only file
descriptor.
Add two tests to the dmabuf-heaps selftest to exercise this behaviour.
The positive test allocates a buffer, derives its file descriptor as
O_RDONLY through the ioctl, confirms that a read-only shared mapping
succeeds, and verifies that data written through the original read-write
file descriptor is visible through the derived one.
The negative test confirms that attempting a DMA_BUF_IOCTL_DERIVE ioctl
call with RW flags on a read-only file descriptor is rejected with EACCES.
Same for mmap() escalation attempt.
Signed-off-by: Albert Esteve <aesteve@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/dmabuf-heaps/dmabuf-heap.c | 114 ++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 113 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/dmabuf-heaps/dmabuf-heap.c b/tools/testing/selftests/dmabuf-heaps/dmabuf-heap.c
index fc9694fc4e89e..c3856189200be 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/dmabuf-heaps/dmabuf-heap.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/dmabuf-heaps/dmabuf-heap.c
@@ -390,6 +390,116 @@ static void test_alloc_errors(char *heap_name)
close(heap_fd);
}
+static int setup_ro_derive(int heap_fd, int *dmabuf_fd, int *ro_fd)
+{
+ struct dma_buf_derive params = {
+ .flags = O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC,
+ };
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = dmabuf_heap_alloc(heap_fd, ONE_MEG, 0, dmabuf_fd);
+ ksft_test_result(!ret, "Allocate RW buffer\n");
+ if (ret)
+ return -1;
+
+ ret = ioctl(*dmabuf_fd, DMA_BUF_IOCTL_DERIVE, ¶ms);
+ ksft_test_result(!ret, "Derive as O_RDONLY %s\n",
+ ret < 0 ? strerror(errno) : "OK");
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ close(*dmabuf_fd);
+ *dmabuf_fd = -1;
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ *ro_fd = params.fd;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void test_ro_derive(char *heap_name)
+{
+ int heap_fd = -1, dmabuf_fd = -1, ro_fd = -1;
+ void *rw_map = MAP_FAILED, *ro_map = MAP_FAILED;
+ int ret;
+
+ heap_fd = dmabuf_heap_open(heap_name);
+
+ ksft_print_msg("Testing read-only derive with mmap:\n");
+
+ if (setup_ro_derive(heap_fd, &dmabuf_fd, &ro_fd))
+ goto out;
+
+ rw_map = mmap(NULL, ONE_MEG, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED,
+ dmabuf_fd, 0);
+ ksft_test_result(rw_map != MAP_FAILED, "RW mmap on RW fd %s\n",
+ rw_map == MAP_FAILED ? strerror(errno) : "OK");
+ if (rw_map == MAP_FAILED)
+ goto out;
+
+ dmabuf_sync(dmabuf_fd, DMA_BUF_SYNC_START);
+ memset(rw_map, 0xab, ONE_MEG);
+ dmabuf_sync(dmabuf_fd, DMA_BUF_SYNC_END);
+
+ ro_map = mmap(NULL, ONE_MEG, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, ro_fd, 0);
+ ksft_test_result(ro_map != MAP_FAILED, "RO mmap on RO fd %s\n",
+ ro_map == MAP_FAILED ? strerror(errno) : "OK");
+ if (ro_map == MAP_FAILED)
+ goto out;
+
+ dmabuf_sync(ro_fd, DMA_BUF_SYNC_START);
+ ret = memcmp(rw_map, ro_map, ONE_MEG);
+ dmabuf_sync(ro_fd, DMA_BUF_SYNC_END);
+ ksft_test_result(!ret, "Data written via RW fd visible through RO fd\n");
+
+out:
+ if (ro_map != MAP_FAILED)
+ munmap(ro_map, ONE_MEG);
+ if (rw_map != MAP_FAILED)
+ munmap(rw_map, ONE_MEG);
+ if (ro_fd >= 0)
+ close(ro_fd);
+ if (dmabuf_fd >= 0)
+ close(dmabuf_fd);
+ close(heap_fd);
+}
+
+static void test_ro_derive_escalation(char *heap_name)
+{
+ struct dma_buf_derive params = {
+ .flags = O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC,
+ };
+ int heap_fd = -1, dmabuf_fd = -1, ro_fd = -1, ret = 0;
+ void *bad_map;
+
+ heap_fd = dmabuf_heap_open(heap_name);
+
+ ksft_print_msg("Testing read-only derive with escalation attempt:\n");
+
+ if (setup_ro_derive(heap_fd, &dmabuf_fd, &ro_fd))
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = ioctl(ro_fd, DMA_BUF_IOCTL_DERIVE, ¶ms);
+ ksft_test_result(ret < 0 && errno == EACCES,
+ "O_RDWR derive on RO fd correctly rejected (errno=%d)\n",
+ errno);
+ if (!ret)
+ close(params.fd);
+
+ bad_map = mmap(NULL, ONE_MEG, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED,
+ ro_fd, 0);
+ ksft_test_result(bad_map == MAP_FAILED && errno == EACCES,
+ "RW shared mmap on RO fd correctly rejected (errno=%d)\n",
+ errno);
+ if (bad_map != MAP_FAILED)
+ munmap(bad_map, ONE_MEG);
+
+out:
+ if (ro_fd >= 0)
+ close(ro_fd);
+ if (dmabuf_fd >= 0)
+ close(dmabuf_fd);
+ close(heap_fd);
+}
+
static int numer_of_heaps(void)
{
DIR *d = opendir(DEVPATH);
@@ -420,7 +530,7 @@ int main(void)
return KSFT_SKIP;
}
- ksft_set_plan(11 * numer_of_heaps());
+ ksft_set_plan(20 * numer_of_heaps());
while ((dir = readdir(d))) {
if (!strncmp(dir->d_name, ".", 2))
@@ -435,6 +545,8 @@ int main(void)
test_alloc_zeroed(dir->d_name, ONE_MEG);
test_alloc_compat(dir->d_name);
test_alloc_errors(dir->d_name);
+ test_ro_derive(dir->d_name);
+ test_ro_derive_escalation(dir->d_name);
}
closedir(d);
--
2.53.0