[PATCH v5 01/13] KVM: selftests: Use __stringify() instead of custom XSTR() macros

From: Yosry Ahmed

Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 15:06:45 EST


Drop the custom defined XSTR() macros in KVM selftests and use
__stringify() instead. Include stringify.h in test_util.h to make it
available for all tests instead of including it in all the tests that
need it, as more tests will start using it.

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosry@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h | 1 +
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/evmcs_smm_controls_test.c | 5 +----
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/fix_hypercall_test.c | 1 -
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/smm_test.c | 5 +----
4 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
index d64c8a228207a..e8356ee54d7b9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/test_util.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@

#include <linux/mman.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/stringify.h>

#define msecs_to_usecs(msec) ((msec) * 1000ULL)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/evmcs_smm_controls_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/evmcs_smm_controls_test.c
index 77ce87c41a868..aa7f3b405fd32 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/evmcs_smm_controls_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/evmcs_smm_controls_test.c
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@

#define SYNC_PORT 0xe

-#define STR(x) #x
-#define XSTR(s) STR(s)
-
/*
* SMI handler: runs in real-address mode.
* Reports SMRAM_STAGE via port IO, then does RSM.
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ static u8 smi_handler[] = {

static inline void sync_with_host(u64 phase)
{
- asm volatile("in $" XSTR(SYNC_PORT) ", %%al \n"
+ asm volatile("in $" __stringify(SYNC_PORT) ", %%al \n"
: "+a" (phase));
}

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/fix_hypercall_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/fix_hypercall_test.c
index 753a0e730ea8d..4931ec22768ee 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/fix_hypercall_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/fix_hypercall_test.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
*/
#include <asm/kvm_para.h>
#include <linux/kvm_para.h>
-#include <linux/stringify.h>
#include <stdint.h>

#include "kvm_test_harness.h"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/smm_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/smm_test.c
index e2542f4ced605..d1edafd5af755 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/smm_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/smm_test.c
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
#define SMRAM_GPA 0x1000000
#define SMRAM_STAGE 0xfe

-#define STR(x) #x
-#define XSTR(s) STR(s)
-
#define SYNC_PORT 0xe
#define DONE 0xff

@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ u8 smi_handler[] = {

static inline void sync_with_host(u64 phase)
{
- asm volatile("in $" XSTR(SYNC_PORT)", %%al \n"
+ asm volatile("in $" __stringify(SYNC_PORT)", %%al \n"
: "+a" (phase));
}

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2.55.0.487.gaf234c4eb3-goog