[PATCH 10/10] selftests/x86: Check restoring FPU state with larger xstate_size

From: Andrei Vagin

Date: Mon Jun 15 2026 - 15:42:30 EST


Add two new test cases to sigframe_fpu_portability.c:

The first test case (test_larger_xstate_size) verifies that the kernel
can restore FPU state from a signal frame that has xstate_size larger
than the current task's fpstate->user_size, but the buffer doesn't
contain states of any unsupported features. This test case emulates a
case when a process is migrated from a newer cpu to an older cpu, but
the process doesn't use any unsupported features.

The second test case (test_unsupported_xfeatures) verifies that the
kernel correctly rejects restoring FPU state from a signal frame if it
contains states of any unsupported features.

Signed-off-by: Andrei Vagin <avagin@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/x86/sigframe_fpu_portability.c | 129 +++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 128 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigframe_fpu_portability.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigframe_fpu_portability.c
index 462219905303..b349efcf05c3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigframe_fpu_portability.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/sigframe_fpu_portability.c
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
* - test_insufficient_xstate_size:
* Verifies that the kernel rejects a frame if xstate_size is too small for
* the features enabled in xfeatures.
+ *
+ * - test_larger_xstate_size:
+ * Verifies that the kernel restores state from a frame with xstate_size
+ * larger than the current task's size, if no unsupported features are active.
+ *
+ * - test_unsupported_xfeatures:
+ * Verifies that the kernel rejects a frame if it contains unsupported
+ * features in the xsave header.
*/

#define SIGFRAME_XSTATE_HDR_OFFSET 512
@@ -203,15 +211,134 @@ static void test_insufficient_xstate_size(void)
clearhandler(SIGSEGV);
}

+static char fpu_buffer[8192] __attribute__((aligned(64)));
+#define UNSUPPORTED_XFEATURE (1ULL<<62)
+
+static void __handle_larger_xstate_size(int sig, siginfo_t *si, void *ucp, bool mod_xhdr)
+{
+ ucontext_t *uc = ucp;
+ void *fp = uc->uc_mcontext.fpregs;
+ struct _fpx_sw_bytes *sw = get_fpx_sw_bytes(fp);
+ size_t copy_size;
+ uint64_t *ymmh_p, xfeatures;
+ struct xsave_buffer *xbuf;
+
+ if (sw->magic1 != FP_XSTATE_MAGIC1) {
+ sig_print("magic1 is not valid\n");
+ return;
+ }
+
+ copy_size = sw->xstate_size;
+ if (copy_size > sizeof(fpu_buffer)) {
+ sig_print("fpu_buffer is too small\n");
+ return;
+ }
+
+ memset(fpu_buffer, 0, sizeof(fpu_buffer));
+ memcpy(fpu_buffer, fp, copy_size);
+
+ xbuf = (struct xsave_buffer *)fpu_buffer;
+ sw = get_fpx_sw_bytes(fpu_buffer);
+
+ sw->xstate_size += 64;
+ sw->extended_size += 64;
+ xfeatures = get_fpx_sw_bytes_features(xbuf);
+ set_fpx_sw_bytes_features(fpu_buffer, xfeatures | UNSUPPORTED_XFEATURE);
+
+ *(uint32_t *)((char *)fpu_buffer + sw->xstate_size) = FP_XSTATE_MAGIC2;
+
+ if (mod_xhdr) {
+ xfeatures = get_xstatebv(xbuf);
+ set_xstatebv(xbuf, xfeatures | UNSUPPORTED_XFEATURE);
+ }
+
+ ymmh_p = (uint64_t *)(fpu_buffer + ymm_offset);
+ ymmh_p[0] = TEST_YMMH_VAL;
+ ymmh_p[1] = TEST_YMMH_VAL + 1;
+
+ /* Update fpregs to point to the new buffer */
+ uc->uc_mcontext.fpregs = (fpregset_t)fpu_buffer;
+}
+
+static void handle_larger_xstate_size(int sig, siginfo_t *si, void *ucp)
+{
+ __handle_larger_xstate_size(sig, si, ucp, false);
+}
+
+static void test_larger_xstate_size(void)
+{
+ uint64_t v[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
+
+ sig_err_buf[0] = 0;
+ sethandler(SIGUSR1, handle_larger_xstate_size, 0);
+
+ v[0] = 0x1111111111111111ULL;
+ v[1] = 0x2222222222222222ULL;
+ v[2] = 0x3333333333333333ULL;
+ v[3] = 0x4444444444444444ULL;
+ write_ymm0(v);
+
+ raise(SIGUSR1);
+ v[0] = v[1] = v[2] = v[3] = 0;
+ read_ymm0(v);
+
+ if (sig_err_buf[0])
+ ksft_test_result_fail("%s\n", sig_err_buf);
+ else if (v[2] == TEST_YMMH_VAL && v[3] == TEST_YMMH_VAL + 1)
+ ksft_test_result_pass("YMM state restored correctly with larger xstate_size\n");
+ else
+ ksft_test_result_fail(
+ "Got upper bits: 0x%lx 0x%lx (expected %lx %lx)\n",
+ v[2], v[3], TEST_YMMH_VAL, TEST_YMMH_VAL + 1);
+
+ clearhandler(SIGUSR1);
+}
+
+static void handle_unsupported_xfeatures(int sig, siginfo_t *si, void *ucp)
+{
+ __handle_larger_xstate_size(sig, si, ucp, true);
+}
+
+static void test_unsupported_xfeatures(void)
+{
+ uint64_t v[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
+
+ sig_err_buf[0] = 0;
+
+ sethandler(SIGUSR1, handle_unsupported_xfeatures, 0);
+ sethandler(SIGSEGV, handle_segv, 0);
+
+ v[0] = 0x1111111111111111ULL;
+ v[1] = 0x2222222222222222ULL;
+ v[2] = 0x3333333333333333ULL;
+ v[3] = 0x4444444444444444ULL;
+ write_ymm0(v);
+
+ if (sigsetjmp(segv_jmpbuf, 1) == 0) {
+ raise(SIGUSR1);
+ sig_print("raise(SIGUSR1) returned (expected SIGSEGV)\n");
+ }
+
+ clearhandler(SIGUSR1);
+ clearhandler(SIGSEGV);
+
+ if (sig_err_buf[0])
+ ksft_test_result_fail("%s\n", sig_err_buf);
+ else
+ ksft_test_result_pass("Unsupported feature in xsave header triggered SIGSEGV\n");
+}
+
int main(void)
{
ksft_print_header();
- ksft_set_plan(2);
+ ksft_set_plan(4);

check_avx_support();

test_shrunk_xstate_size();
test_insufficient_xstate_size();
+ test_larger_xstate_size();
+ test_unsupported_xfeatures();

ksft_finished();
return 0;
--
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