[PATCH v2 2/2] Input: test state seeding across device registration

From: Karlos Abel

Date: Sat Oct 10 2026 - 15:10:55 EST


Add KUnit coverage for input events used to initialize device state before
registration. Register a handler for a virtual switch/LED device, seed a
switch before input_register_device(), and inject a later LED update and
SYN_REPORT. Verify that the initial state is retained without replaying
its event or reusing its timestamp, and that a real later change arrives.

Exercise both the original event buffer and registration with a larger
buffer. Also verify preservation and subsequent delivery of absolute-axis
state in the resizing case. Use SW_DOCK to avoid real radio operations.

These tests depend on the preceding pre-registration event fix. Against
the unpatched input core, the non-resizing case delivers one stale switch
event and both cases retain the initialization timestamp. Both tests pass
with the fix, together with the four existing input-core tests.

Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Karlos Abel <kabel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Check absinfo allocation before seeding ABS_X and free the test device
if allocation failed.
- Unregister the test handler before unregistering the device, so its
pointer matcher cannot bind to a replacement at the freed address.

drivers/input/tests/input_test.c | 171 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 171 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/input/tests/input_test.c b/drivers/input/tests/input_test.c
index e105ce71a..fe4beec8e 100644
--- a/drivers/input/tests/input_test.c
+++ b/drivers/input/tests/input_test.c
@@ -161,11 +161,182 @@ static void input_test_grab(struct kunit *test)
input_put_device(input_dev);
}

+struct input_seed_test {
+ struct input_dev *dev;
+ struct input_handler handler;
+ struct input_handle handle;
+ unsigned int switch_events;
+ unsigned int abs_events;
+ ktime_t led_timestamp;
+ bool connected;
+};
+
+static void input_seed_event(struct input_handle *handle, unsigned int type,
+ unsigned int code, int value)
+{
+ struct input_seed_test *seed = handle->private;
+
+ if (type == EV_SW && code == SW_DOCK)
+ seed->switch_events++;
+ if (type == EV_ABS && code == ABS_X)
+ seed->abs_events++;
+ if (type == EV_LED && code == LED_NUML)
+ seed->led_timestamp = input_get_timestamp(handle->dev)[INPUT_CLK_MONO];
+}
+
+static bool input_seed_match(struct input_handler *handler,
+ struct input_dev *dev)
+{
+ struct input_seed_test *seed = container_of(handler, struct input_seed_test,
+ handler);
+
+ return seed->dev == dev;
+}
+
+static int input_seed_connect(struct input_handler *handler,
+ struct input_dev *dev,
+ const struct input_device_id *id)
+{
+ struct input_seed_test *seed = container_of(handler, struct input_seed_test,
+ handler);
+ int error;
+
+ seed->handle.dev = dev;
+ seed->handle.handler = handler;
+ seed->handle.name = "input-seed-test";
+ seed->handle.private = seed;
+ error = input_register_handle(&seed->handle);
+ if (error)
+ return error;
+
+ error = input_open_device(&seed->handle);
+ if (error) {
+ input_unregister_handle(&seed->handle);
+ return error;
+ }
+
+ seed->connected = true;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void input_seed_disconnect(struct input_handle *handle)
+{
+ input_close_device(handle);
+ input_unregister_handle(handle);
+}
+
+static const struct input_device_id input_seed_ids[] = {
+ { .flags = INPUT_DEVICE_ID_MATCH_BUS, .bustype = BUS_VIRTUAL },
+ { }
+};
+
+static void input_test_seed_events(struct kunit *test, bool resize)
+{
+ const ktime_t seed_timestamp = ktime_set(123456, 789);
+ struct input_seed_test *seed;
+ int error;
+
+ seed = kunit_kzalloc(test, sizeof(*seed), GFP_KERNEL);
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(test, seed);
+ seed->dev = input_allocate_device();
+ KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(test, seed->dev);
+
+ seed->dev->name = "Input pre-registration events";
+ seed->dev->id.bustype = BUS_VIRTUAL;
+ input_set_capability(seed->dev, EV_SW, SW_DOCK);
+ input_set_capability(seed->dev, EV_LED, LED_NUML);
+ /* An ABS axis also raises the estimated event-buffer size. */
+ if (resize) {
+ input_set_abs_params(seed->dev, ABS_X, 0, 100, 0, 0);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_NOT_NULL(test, seed->dev->absinfo);
+ if (!seed->dev->absinfo)
+ goto free_device;
+ seed->dev->hint_events_per_packet = 128;
+ }
+
+ seed->handler.event = input_seed_event;
+ seed->handler.match = input_seed_match;
+ seed->handler.connect = input_seed_connect;
+ seed->handler.disconnect = input_seed_disconnect;
+ seed->handler.name = "input-seed-test";
+ seed->handler.id_table = input_seed_ids;
+ error = input_register_handler(&seed->handler);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, error, 0);
+ if (error)
+ goto free_device;
+
+ /* Initialize state before registration, without a SYN_REPORT. */
+ input_set_timestamp(seed->dev, seed_timestamp);
+ input_report_switch(seed->dev, SW_DOCK, 1);
+ if (resize)
+ input_report_abs(seed->dev, ABS_X, 42);
+ error = input_register_device(seed->dev);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, error, 0);
+ if (error)
+ goto unregister_handler;
+
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, seed->connected);
+ if (!seed->connected)
+ goto unregister_device;
+
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, test_bit(SW_DOCK, seed->dev->sw));
+ if (resize)
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, input_abs_get_val(seed->dev, ABS_X), 42);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, seed->switch_events, 0);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, seed->abs_events, 0);
+
+ /* A later LED write must not replay the initialization events. */
+ input_inject_event(&seed->handle, EV_LED, LED_NUML, 1);
+ input_inject_event(&seed->handle, EV_SYN, SYN_REPORT, 0);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, seed->switch_events, 0);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, seed->abs_events, 0);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, seed->led_timestamp, seed_timestamp);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, seed->led_timestamp, ktime_set(0, 0));
+
+ /* Genuine post-registration state changes must still be delivered. */
+ seed->switch_events = 0;
+ seed->abs_events = 0;
+ input_report_switch(seed->dev, SW_DOCK, 0);
+ if (resize)
+ input_report_abs(seed->dev, ABS_X, 77);
+ input_sync(seed->dev);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, seed->switch_events, 1);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, seed->abs_events, resize ? 1 : 0);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, test_bit(SW_DOCK, seed->dev->sw));
+ if (resize)
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, input_abs_get_val(seed->dev, ABS_X), 77);
+ input_inject_event(&seed->handle, EV_SYN, SYN_REPORT, 0);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, seed->switch_events, 1);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, seed->abs_events, resize ? 1 : 0);
+
+unregister_device:
+ input_unregister_handler(&seed->handler);
+ input_unregister_device(seed->dev);
+ return;
+
+unregister_handler:
+ input_unregister_handler(&seed->handler);
+free_device:
+ input_free_device(seed->dev);
+}
+
+static void input_test_seed(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ input_test_seed_events(test, false);
+}
+
+static void input_test_seed_resize(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ input_test_seed_events(test, true);
+}
+
static struct kunit_case input_tests[] = {
KUNIT_CASE(input_test_polling),
KUNIT_CASE(input_test_timestamp),
KUNIT_CASE(input_test_match_device_id),
KUNIT_CASE(input_test_grab),
+ KUNIT_CASE(input_test_seed),
+ KUNIT_CASE(input_test_seed_resize),
{ /* sentinel */ }
};

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2.56.0