[PATCH stable 6.12 7/9] kunit: tool: Terminate kernel under test on SIGINT

From: Florian Fainelli

Date: Fri Jul 24 2026 - 17:42:46 EST


From: David Gow <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

commit 8f260b02eeeffbf2263c2b82b6e3e32fd73cde2b upstream

kunit.py will attempt to catch SIGINT / ^C in order to ensure the TTY isn't
messed up, but never actually attempts to terminate the running kernel (be
it UML or QEMU). This can lead to a bit of frustration if the kernel has
crashed or hung.

Terminate the kernel process in the signal handler, if it's running. This
requires plumbing through the process handle in a few more places (and
having some checks to see if the kernel is still running in places where it
may have already been killed).

Reported-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aaFmiAmg9S18EANA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: David Gow <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[florian: resolved conflict in signal_handler(): upstream references
_restore_terminal_if_tty() which is introduced by the following commit;
retained subprocess.call(['stty', 'sane']) until that helper is available]
Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py | 28 +++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
index 12b0f2ee5665..3f2979f2f6ea 100644
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_kernel.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import shlex
import shutil
import signal
import threading
-from typing import Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, Any
from types import FrameType

import kunit_config
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ class LinuxSourceTree:
if kconfig_add:
kconfig = kunit_config.parse_from_string('\n'.join(kconfig_add))
self._kconfig.merge_in_entries(kconfig)
+ self._process : Optional[subprocess.Popen[Any]] = None

def arch(self) -> str:
return self._arch
@@ -345,36 +346,45 @@ class LinuxSourceTree:
args.append('kunit.filter_action=' + filter_action)
args.append('kunit.enable=1')

- process = self._ops.start(args, build_dir)
- assert process.stdout is not None # tell mypy it's set
+ self._process = self._ops.start(args, build_dir)
+ assert self._process is not None # tell mypy it's set
+ assert self._process.stdout is not None # tell mypy it's set

# Enforce the timeout in a background thread.
def _wait_proc() -> None:
try:
- process.wait(timeout=timeout)
+ if self._process:
+ self._process.wait(timeout=timeout)
except Exception as e:
print(e)
- process.terminate()
- process.wait()
+ if self._process:
+ self._process.terminate()
+ self._process.wait()
waiter = threading.Thread(target=_wait_proc)
waiter.start()

output = open(get_outfile_path(build_dir), 'w')
try:
# Tee the output to the file and to our caller in real time.
- for line in process.stdout:
+ for line in self._process.stdout:
output.write(line)
yield line
# This runs even if our caller doesn't consume every line.
finally:
# Flush any leftover output to the file
- output.write(process.stdout.read())
+ if self._process:
+ if self._process.stdout:
+ output.write(self._process.stdout.read())
+ self._process.stdout.close()
+ self._process = None
output.close()
- process.stdout.close()

waiter.join()
subprocess.call(['stty', 'sane'])

def signal_handler(self, unused_sig: int, unused_frame: Optional[FrameType]) -> None:
logging.error('Build interruption occurred. Cleaning console.')
+ if self._process:
+ self._process.terminate()
+ self._process.wait()
subprocess.call(['stty', 'sane'])
--
2.34.1