Re: [PATCH 1/2] rust: kunit: add config to fail kunit tests if a lockdep warning is triggered
From: Andreas Hindborg
Date: Fri Aug 21 2026 - 04:41:20 EST
"Malte Wechter" <maltewechter@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> When running KUnit tests and a lockdep warning is triggered, the test is
> still marked as passed based only on if test assertions are true.
> Thus, add a Kconfig option CONFIG_RUST_LOCKDEP_KUNIT_DEBUG_LOCKS. When
> this option selected, if lockdep triggers during a test, fail the test.
>
> Signed-off-by: Malte Wechter <maltewechter@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> lib/kunit/Kconfig | 13 +++++++++++++
> rust/macros/kunit.rs | 10 ++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/lib/kunit/Kconfig b/lib/kunit/Kconfig
> index 94ff8e4089bfb..30bac00c42ce1 100644
> --- a/lib/kunit/Kconfig
> +++ b/lib/kunit/Kconfig
> @@ -142,4 +142,17 @@ config KUNIT_UML_PCI
>
> If unsure, say N.
>
> +config RUST_LOCKDEP_KUNIT_DEBUG_LOCKS
> + bool "Enable extra debug_locks assertion in Rust KUnit tests"
> + depends on RUST
> + depends on LOCKDEP
> + default n
> + help
> + Adds an extra assertion to each Rust kunit test case that asserts
> + that the debug_locks flag from `lockdep` is unchanged. This is useful
> + when writing unit tests that could potentially trigger a lockdep warning,
> + this makes it so the KUnit test does not succeed if the test assertions are
> + true, but a lockdep warning is triggered.
> +
> + If unsure, say N.
> endif # KUNIT
> diff --git a/rust/macros/kunit.rs b/rust/macros/kunit.rs
> index ae20ed6768f15..d1cd0349f86f0 100644
> --- a/rust/macros/kunit.rs
> +++ b/rust/macros/kunit.rs
> @@ -144,9 +144,19 @@ macro_rules! assert_eq {
> // here to reduce the length of the assert message.
> #(#cfg_attrs)*
> {
> + #[cfg(CONFIG_RUST_LOCKDEP_KUNIT_DEBUG_LOCKS)]
> + let __debug_locks_snapshot = ::kernel::bindings::debug_locks;
Why the double underscore start?
Best regards,
Andreas Hindborg