[PATCH 2/2] riscv: Add KUnit test for stack trace start frames

From: Karl Mehltretter

Date: Sat Oct 10 2026 - 09:27:30 EST


stack_trace_save() and return_address() depend on the first frame reported
by arch_stack_walk(), but no test checks their frame numbering.

Add a test that calls both through a chain of three noinline functions
and compares the symbol of the result with the function expected for
each skip count or level.

Require FRAME_POINTER because the stack-scanning walker cannot provide an
exact start frame.

Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Karl Mehltretter <kmehltretter@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/riscv/kernel/tests/Kconfig.debug | 12 ++
arch/riscv/kernel/tests/Makefile | 1 +
arch/riscv/kernel/tests/stacktrace_test.c | 142 ++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 155 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/tests/Kconfig.debug b/arch/riscv/kernel/tests/Kconfig.debug
index 40f8dafffa0a..eb79df5b2c5a 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/tests/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/tests/Kconfig.debug
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ config RISCV_KPROBES_KUNIT

If unsure, say N.

+config RISCV_STACKTRACE_KUNIT_TEST
+ bool "KUnit tests for RISC-V stack trace start frames"
+ depends on KUNIT && STACKTRACE && FRAME_POINTER && KALLSYMS
+ help
+ Check that stack_trace_save() starts at its caller and skips exactly
+ the requested number of frames through a known call chain, and that
+ ftrace_return_address(), which CALLER_ADDR1 and up are built on,
+ returns the caller it was asked for. This catches a stack walker
+ that exposes its own implementation frames to its users.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
endif # RUNTIME_TESTING_MENU

endmenu # "arch/riscv/kernel runtime Testing"
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/tests/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/tests/Makefile
index 407e7e6c28dc..9ca4135bffb5 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/tests/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/tests/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_MODULE_LINKING_KUNIT) += module_test/
obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_KPROBES_KUNIT) += kprobes/
+obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_STACKTRACE_KUNIT_TEST) += stacktrace_test.o
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/tests/stacktrace_test.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/tests/stacktrace_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bb299a106773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/tests/stacktrace_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/* Check where stack_trace_save() and ftrace_return_address() start. */
+#include <kunit/test.h>
+#include <linux/ftrace.h>
+#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/stacktrace.h>
+
+#define RISCV_STACKTRACE_DEPTH 16
+
+static noinline unsigned int
+riscv_stacktrace_leaf(unsigned long *entries, unsigned int skip)
+{
+ unsigned int count = stack_trace_save(entries, RISCV_STACKTRACE_DEPTH, skip);
+
+ barrier();
+ return count;
+}
+
+static noinline unsigned int
+riscv_stacktrace_middle(unsigned long *entries, unsigned int skip)
+{
+ unsigned int count = riscv_stacktrace_leaf(entries, skip);
+
+ barrier();
+ return count;
+}
+
+static noinline unsigned int
+riscv_stacktrace_outer(unsigned long *entries, unsigned int skip)
+{
+ unsigned int count = riscv_stacktrace_middle(entries, skip);
+
+ barrier();
+ return count;
+}
+
+static void riscv_stacktrace_check_skip(struct kunit *test, unsigned int skip)
+{
+ static const char * const expected[] = {
+ "riscv_stacktrace_leaf",
+ "riscv_stacktrace_middle",
+ "riscv_stacktrace_outer",
+ };
+ unsigned long entries[RISCV_STACKTRACE_DEPTH];
+ char symbol[KSYM_SYMBOL_LEN];
+ unsigned int count;
+
+ count = riscv_stacktrace_outer(entries, skip);
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_GT(test, count, 0U);
+ sprint_symbol_no_offset(symbol, entries[0]);
+ kunit_info(test, "skip=%u first=%s count=%u\n", skip, symbol, count);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_STREQ(test, symbol, expected[skip]);
+}
+
+static void riscv_stacktrace_skip_zero(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ riscv_stacktrace_check_skip(test, 0);
+}
+
+static void riscv_stacktrace_skip_one(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ riscv_stacktrace_check_skip(test, 1);
+}
+
+static void riscv_stacktrace_skip_two(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ riscv_stacktrace_check_skip(test, 2);
+}
+
+static noinline void *riscv_return_address_leaf(unsigned int level)
+{
+ void *addr = (void *)ftrace_return_address(level);
+
+ barrier();
+ return addr;
+}
+
+static noinline void *riscv_return_address_middle(unsigned int level)
+{
+ void *addr = riscv_return_address_leaf(level);
+
+ barrier();
+ return addr;
+}
+
+static noinline void *riscv_return_address_outer(unsigned int level)
+{
+ void *addr = riscv_return_address_middle(level);
+
+ barrier();
+ return addr;
+}
+
+/*
+ * ftrace_return_address(n) is what CALLER_ADDRn expands to. Like
+ * __builtin_return_address(n), level 0 is the caller of the function that
+ * uses it.
+ */
+static void riscv_return_address_check(struct kunit *test, unsigned int level)
+{
+ static const char * const expected[] = {
+ "riscv_return_address_middle",
+ "riscv_return_address_outer",
+ };
+ char symbol[KSYM_SYMBOL_LEN];
+ void *addr;
+
+ addr = riscv_return_address_outer(level);
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(test, addr);
+ sprint_symbol_no_offset(symbol, (unsigned long)addr);
+ kunit_info(test, "level=%u caller=%s\n", level, symbol);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_STREQ(test, symbol, expected[level]);
+}
+
+static void riscv_return_address_level_zero(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ riscv_return_address_check(test, 0);
+}
+
+static void riscv_return_address_level_one(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ riscv_return_address_check(test, 1);
+}
+
+static struct kunit_case riscv_stacktrace_cases[] = {
+ KUNIT_CASE(riscv_stacktrace_skip_zero),
+ KUNIT_CASE(riscv_stacktrace_skip_one),
+ KUNIT_CASE(riscv_stacktrace_skip_two),
+ KUNIT_CASE(riscv_return_address_level_zero),
+ KUNIT_CASE(riscv_return_address_level_one),
+ {}
+};
+
+static struct kunit_suite riscv_stacktrace_suite = {
+ .name = "riscv-stacktrace-skip",
+ .test_cases = riscv_stacktrace_cases,
+};
+
+kunit_test_suite(riscv_stacktrace_suite);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");