Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests/mm: test a uffd write-protect range with an unregistered page

From: Mike Rapoport

Date: Tue Nov 03 2026 - 14:10:44 EST


Hi Umang,

On Mon, Nov 02, 2026 at 04:06:21PM +0530, Umang Pokhriyal wrote:
> Register only the first of two pages and check that UFFDIO_WRITEPROTECT
> over both pages fails with ENOENT without changing the first page, when
> protecting and when unprotecting.

I don't think it's worth keeping the test for a regression we already
fixed.

> Signed-off-by: Umang Pokhriyal <umangpokhriyall@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-unit-tests.c | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-unit-tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-unit-tests.c
> index 298609544..57e442fd2 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-unit-tests.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-unit-tests.c
> @@ -375,6 +375,56 @@ static void uffd_wp_unpopulated_test(uffd_global_test_opts_t *gopts, uffd_test_a
> uffd_test_pass();
> }
>
> +/*
> + * UFFDIO_WRITEPROTECT over a range whose second page is not registered must
> + * fail without changing the first page, in both directions.
> + */
> +static void uffd_wp_partial_range_test(uffd_global_test_opts_t *gopts,
> + uffd_test_args_t *args)
> +{
> + struct uffdio_writeprotect prms = {
> + .range.start = (uint64_t)gopts->area_dst,
> + .range.len = 2 * gopts->page_size,
> + };
> + uint64_t value;
> + int pagemap_fd;
> +
> + /* Only the first page is registered; the second is a separate VMA */
> + if (uffd_register(gopts->uffd, gopts->area_dst, gopts->page_size,
> + false, true, false))
> + err("register failed");
> +
> + pagemap_fd = pagemap_open();
> + *gopts->area_dst = 1;
> +
> + prms.mode = UFFDIO_WRITEPROTECT_MODE_WP;
> + if (!ioctl(gopts->uffd, UFFDIO_WRITEPROTECT, &prms) || errno != ENOENT) {
> + uffd_test_fail("protect over an unregistered page did not fail with ENOENT");
> + goto out;
> + }
> + value = pagemap_get_entry(pagemap_fd, gopts->area_dst);
> + if (value & PM_UFFD_WP) {
> + uffd_test_fail("failed protect changed the first page");
> + goto out;
> + }
> +
> + wp_range(gopts->uffd, (uint64_t)gopts->area_dst, gopts->page_size, true);
> + prms.mode = 0;
> + if (!ioctl(gopts->uffd, UFFDIO_WRITEPROTECT, &prms) || errno != ENOENT) {
> + uffd_test_fail("unprotect over an unregistered page did not fail with ENOENT");
> + goto out;
> + }
> + value = pagemap_get_entry(pagemap_fd, gopts->area_dst);
> + if (!(value & PM_UFFD_WP)) {
> + uffd_test_fail("failed unprotect changed the first page");
> + goto out;
> + }
> +
> + uffd_test_pass();
> +out:
> + close(pagemap_fd);
> +}
> +
> static void uffd_wp_fork_test_common(uffd_global_test_opts_t *gopts, uffd_test_args_t *args,
> bool with_event)
> {
> @@ -2403,6 +2453,12 @@ uffd_test_case_t uffd_tests[] = {
> .uffd_feature_required =
> UFFD_FEATURE_PAGEFAULT_FLAG_WP | UFFD_FEATURE_WP_UNPOPULATED,
> },
> + {
> + .name = "wp-partial-range",
> + .uffd_fn = uffd_wp_partial_range_test,
> + .mem_targets = MEM_ANON,
> + .uffd_feature_required = UFFD_FEATURE_PAGEFAULT_FLAG_WP,
> + },
> {
> .name = "minor",
> .uffd_fn = uffd_minor_test,
> --
> 2.53.0
>

--
Sincerely yours,
Mike.