[PATCH] tools/testing/vma: cover hole filling through __mmap_region()
From: Tianyi Chen
Date: Sun Sep 06 2026 - 10:50:54 EST
The mmap tests extend existing mappings one neighbor at a time, while
merge tests construct merge state directly. Neither exercises filling
a hole between compatible mappings through the mmap setup and completion
path.
Fill a gap through __mmap_region() and require both neighbors to merge
into one VMA. Repeat with only the new mapping's execute permission set
and require three separate VMAs. Check boundaries, permissions, page
offsets, map_count and tree lookups across the mapped pages.
The full VMA test suite passes all 28 tests with ASan and UBSan enabled.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Tianyi Chen <hi@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/vma/tests/mmap.c | 75 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 75 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/vma/tests/mmap.c b/tools/testing/vma/tests/mmap.c
index c85bc000d1c..b66ec932a75 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vma/tests/mmap.c
+++ b/tools/testing/vma/tests/mmap.c
@@ -45,7 +45,82 @@ static bool test_mmap_region_basic(void)
return true;
}
+static bool mmap_region_fill_hole(bool merge)
+{
+ const vma_flags_t vma_flags = mk_vma_flags(VMA_READ_BIT, VMA_WRITE_BIT,
+ VMA_MAYREAD_BIT, VMA_MAYWRITE_BIT, VMA_MAYEXEC_BIT);
+ vma_flags_t hole_flags = vma_flags;
+ struct mm_struct mm = {};
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+ unsigned long addr;
+ int count = 0;
+ VMA_ITERATOR(vmi, &mm, 0);
+
+ current->mm = &mm;
+ if (!merge)
+ vma_flags_set(&hole_flags, VMA_EXEC_BIT);
+
+ /* Leave a hole between two otherwise mergeable mappings. */
+ addr = __mmap_region(NULL, 0x300000, 0x3000, vma_flags, 0x300, NULL);
+ ASSERT_EQ(addr, 0x300000);
+ addr = __mmap_region(NULL, 0x306000, 0x3000, vma_flags, 0x306, NULL);
+ ASSERT_EQ(addr, 0x306000);
+ ASSERT_EQ(mm.map_count, 2);
+ vma_iter_set(&vmi, 0x303000);
+ ASSERT_EQ(vma_iter_load(&vmi), NULL);
+ vma_iter_set(&vmi, 0x305fff);
+ ASSERT_EQ(vma_iter_load(&vmi), NULL);
+
+ /* A single flag difference must prevent merging with either neighbor. */
+ addr = __mmap_region(NULL, 0x303000, 0x3000, hole_flags, 0x303, NULL);
+ ASSERT_EQ(addr, 0x303000);
+ ASSERT_EQ(mm.map_count, merge ? 1 : 3);
+
+ vma_iter_set(&vmi, 0);
+ for_each_vma(vmi, vma) {
+ unsigned long start = 0x300000 + count * 0x3000;
+ unsigned long end = merge ? 0x309000 : start + 0x3000;
+ VMA_ITERATOR(lookup, &mm, start);
+
+ ASSERT_EQ(vma->vm_start, start);
+ ASSERT_EQ(vma->vm_end, end);
+ ASSERT_EQ(vma_start_pgoff(vma), start >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+ ASSERT_EQ(vma_start_anon_pgoff(vma), start >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+ ASSERT_TRUE(vma_test_all(vma, VMA_READ_BIT, VMA_WRITE_BIT,
+ VMA_MAYREAD_BIT, VMA_MAYWRITE_BIT,
+ VMA_MAYEXEC_BIT));
+ ASSERT_EQ(vma_test(vma, VMA_EXEC_BIT), !merge && count == 1);
+ for (addr = start; addr < end; addr += PAGE_SIZE) {
+ vma_iter_set(&lookup, addr);
+ ASSERT_EQ(vma_iter_load(&lookup), vma);
+ vma_iter_set(&lookup, addr + PAGE_SIZE - 1);
+ ASSERT_EQ(vma_iter_load(&lookup), vma);
+ }
+ count++;
+ }
+ ASSERT_EQ(count, mm.map_count);
+ vma_iter_set(&vmi, 0x2fffff);
+ ASSERT_EQ(vma_iter_load(&vmi), NULL);
+ vma_iter_set(&vmi, 0x309000);
+ ASSERT_EQ(vma_iter_load(&vmi), NULL);
+
+ ASSERT_EQ(cleanup_mm(&mm, &vmi), count);
+ return true;
+}
+
+static bool test_mmap_region_fill_hole_merge(void)
+{
+ return mmap_region_fill_hole(true);
+}
+
+static bool test_mmap_region_fill_hole_flags_mismatch(void)
+{
+ return mmap_region_fill_hole(false);
+}
+
static void run_mmap_tests(int *num_tests, int *num_fail)
{
TEST(mmap_region_basic);
+ TEST(mmap_region_fill_hole_merge);
+ TEST(mmap_region_fill_hole_flags_mismatch);
}
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