[RFC PATCH v2 10/74] tests: Add basic metadata tests
From: Herve Codina
Date: Wed Aug 26 2026 - 05:56:26 EST
This first test is related to local phandle references used in
properties (FDT_PROPDATA_PHANDLE dtb tag).
The test pattern used is
- Generate a dts (xxx.dts.dts) from an input dts
- Check this generated dts against expected contents
- Generate a dtb (xxx.dtb) from the same input dts
- Check this generated dtb against expected contents
- Generate a dts (xxx.dtb.dts) from the generated dtb
- Check this generated dts against expected contents
- Generate a dtb (xxx.dtb.dts.dtb) from the generated dts
- Check this generated dtb, expect the same contents as for xxx.dtb
Even if only one meta-data feature is currently tested in this tests
introduction, use a loop in order to ease future addition consisting in
adding new input dts as soon as new meta-data feature are supported.
Signed-off-by: Herve Codina <herve.codina@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tests/meson.build | 1 +
...data_propdata_phandle_local.dtb.dts.expect | 23 ++++++++++++++++
...metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dtb.expect | 20 ++++++++++++++
tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dts | 27 +++++++++++++++++++
...data_propdata_phandle_local.dts.dts.expect | 23 ++++++++++++++++
tests/run_tests.sh | 25 ++++++++++++++++-
6 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100644 tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dtb.dts.expect
create mode 100644 tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dtb.expect
create mode 100644 tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dts
create mode 100644 tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dts.dts.expect
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index fcc73982..ec24f0af 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ run_test_types = [
'fdtput',
'fdtdump',
'fdtoverlay',
+ 'metadata',
]
run_test_deps = [
dtc_tools, treegen_dtb, tests_exe,
diff --git a/tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dtb.dts.expect b/tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dtb.dts.expect
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..076c17ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dtb.dts.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+
+ node-a {
+
+ subnode-a {
+ phandle = <0x01>;
+ };
+ };
+
+ node-b {
+ phandle = <0x02>;
+ };
+
+ node-c {
+ };
+
+ node-d {
+ ref-subnode-a = <&{/node-a/subnode-a}>;
+ ref-node-b = <0x123 0x456 &{/node-b} 0x789>;
+ };
+};
diff --git a/tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dtb.expect b/tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dtb.expect
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c923d2e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dtb.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+ node-a {
+ subnode-a {
+ phandle = <0x00000001>;
+ };
+ };
+ node-b {
+ phandle = <0x00000002>;
+ };
+ node-c {
+ };
+ node-d {
+ ref-subnode-a = <0x00000001>;
+ // [FDT_PROPDATA_PHANDLE] ref-subnode-a[0]
+ ref-node-b = <0x00000123 0x00000456 0x00000002 0x00000789>;
+ // [FDT_PROPDATA_PHANDLE] ref-node-b[8]
+ };
+};
diff --git a/tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dts b/tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f04d24f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause)
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Bootlin
+ */
+
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+ node-a {
+ subnode_a: subnode-a {
+ };
+ };
+
+ node_b: node-b {
+ };
+
+ node-c {
+ };
+
+ node_d: node-d {
+ ref-subnode-a = <&subnode_a>;
+ };
+};
+
+&node_d {
+ ref-node-b = <0x123 0x456 &node_b 0x789>;
+};
diff --git a/tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dts.dts.expect b/tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dts.dts.expect
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b72b545f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/metadata_propdata_phandle_local.dts.dts.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+
+ node-a {
+
+ subnode_a: subnode-a {
+ phandle = <0x01>;
+ };
+ };
+
+ node_b: node-b {
+ phandle = <0x02>;
+ };
+
+ node-c {
+ };
+
+ node_d: node-d {
+ ref-subnode-a = <&subnode_a>;
+ ref-node-b = <0x123 0x456 &node_b 0x789>;
+ };
+};
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index 42b74e05..8c27b463 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -1239,6 +1239,26 @@ fdtoverlay_tests() {
run_wrap_test test "$bd" = "$pd"
}
+metadata_tests() {
+ for dt in metadata_propdata_phandle_local; do
+ run_dtc_test -I dts -O dts -o $dt.dts.dts "$SRCDIR/$dt.dts"
+ base_run_test check_diff $dt.dts.dts "$SRCDIR/$dt.dts.dts.expect"
+ run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o $dt.dtb "$SRCDIR/$dt.dts"
+ base_run_test wrap_fdtdump $dt.dtb $dt.dtb.out
+ # Remove unneeded comments
+ sed -i '/^\/\/ /d' $dt.dtb.out
+ base_run_test check_diff $dt.dtb.out "$SRCDIR/$dt.dtb.expect"
+ run_test check_full $dt.dtb
+ run_dtc_test -I dtb -O dts -o $dt.dtb.dts $dt.dtb
+ base_run_test check_diff $dt.dtb.dts "$SRCDIR/$dt.dtb.dts.expect"
+ run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o $dt.dtb.dts.dtb $dt.dtb.dts
+ base_run_test wrap_fdtdump $dt.dtb.dts.dtb $dt.dtb.dts.dtb.out
+ # Remove unneeded comments
+ sed -i '/^\/\/ /d' $dt.dtb.dts.dtb.out
+ base_run_test check_diff $dt.dtb.dts.dtb.out "$SRCDIR/$dt.dtb.expect"
+ done
+}
+
pylibfdt_tests () {
run_dtc_test -I dts -O dtb -o test_props.dtb "$SRCDIR/test_props.dts"
TMP=/tmp/tests.stderr.$$
@@ -1278,7 +1298,7 @@ while getopts "vt:me" ARG ; do
done
if [ -z "$TESTSETS" ]; then
- TESTSETS="libfdt utilfdt dtc dtbs_equal fdtget fdtput fdtdump fdtoverlay"
+ TESTSETS="libfdt utilfdt dtc dtbs_equal fdtget fdtput fdtdump fdtoverlay metadata"
# Test pylibfdt if the libfdt Python module is available.
if ! $no_python; then
@@ -1318,6 +1338,9 @@ for set in $TESTSETS; do
"fdtoverlay")
fdtoverlay_tests
;;
+ "metadata")
+ metadata_tests
+ ;;
esac
done
--
2.55.0