[PATCH bpf-next 8/9] selftests/bpf: Verify iter link_create logs

From: Leon Hwang

Date: Mon Nov 09 2026 - 09:15:29 EST


Check the error code, log message, and reported log size for invalid target
FDs, flags, and iterator information. Also cover attaching a sleepable
program to an iterator that does not support it.

Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/iter_link.c | 132 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 132 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/iter_link.c

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/iter_link.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/iter_link.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c684a109091a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/iter_link.c
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <test_progs.h>
+#include "bpf_iter_bpf_map.skel.h"
+
+static void test_iter_link_create_log(int target_fd, struct bpf_link_create_opts *opts,
+ __u64 flags, int err_exp, const char *msg)
+{
+ struct bpf_iter_bpf_map *skel;
+ char log_buf[128] = {};
+ int err, fd, prog_fd;
+ LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_log_opts, log_opts,
+ .buf = log_buf,
+ .size = sizeof(log_buf),
+ .level = 1,
+ );
+
+ skel = bpf_iter_bpf_map__open();
+ if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "bpf_iter_bpf_map__open"))
+ return;
+
+ err = bpf_program__set_flags(skel->progs.dump_bpf_map, flags);
+ if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "bpf_program__set_flags"))
+ goto out;
+
+ err = bpf_iter_bpf_map__load(skel);
+ if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "bpf_iter_bpf_map__load"))
+ goto out;
+
+ opts->log_opts = &log_opts;
+ prog_fd = bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.dump_bpf_map);
+ fd = bpf_link_create(prog_fd, target_fd, BPF_TRACE_ITER, opts);
+ if (!ASSERT_LT(fd, 0, "bpf_link_create")) {
+ close(fd);
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ ASSERT_EQ(fd, err_exp, "err");
+ ASSERT_STREQ(log_buf, msg, "log_buf");
+ ASSERT_EQ(log_opts.true_size, strlen(msg) + 1, "log_size");
+
+out:
+ bpf_iter_bpf_map__destroy(skel);
+}
+
+static void test_log_invalid_target_fd(void)
+{
+ const char *msg = "Invalid target_fd.\n";
+ LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_link_create_opts, opts);
+
+ test_iter_link_create_log(-1, &opts, 0, -EINVAL, msg);
+}
+
+static void test_log_invalid_flags(void)
+{
+ const char *msg = "Invalid flags.\n";
+ LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_link_create_opts, opts,
+ .flags = 1,
+ );
+
+ test_iter_link_create_log(0, &opts, 0, -EINVAL, msg);
+}
+
+static void test_log_iter_info_only(void)
+{
+ const char *msg = "iter_info and iter_info_len must be both set or both unset.\n";
+ union bpf_iter_link_info info = {};
+ LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_link_create_opts, opts,
+ .iter.info = &info,
+ );
+
+ test_iter_link_create_log(0, &opts, 0, -EINVAL, msg);
+}
+
+static void test_log_iter_info_len_only(void)
+{
+ const char *msg = "iter_info and iter_info_len must be both set or both unset.\n";
+ LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_link_create_opts, opts,
+ .iter.len = sizeof(union bpf_iter_link_info),
+ );
+
+ test_iter_link_create_log(0, &opts, 0, -EINVAL, msg);
+}
+
+static void test_log_invalid_iter_info(void)
+{
+ unsigned char info[sizeof(union bpf_iter_link_info) + 1] = {};
+ const char *msg = "Invalid iter_info.\n";
+ LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_link_create_opts, opts,
+ .iter.info = (union bpf_iter_link_info *)info,
+ .iter.len = sizeof(info),
+ );
+
+ info[sizeof(info) - 1] = 1;
+ test_iter_link_create_log(0, &opts, 0, -E2BIG, msg);
+}
+
+static void test_log_invalid_iter_info_len(void)
+{
+ const char *msg = "Invalid iter_info_len.\n";
+ LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_link_create_opts, opts,
+ .iter.info = (union bpf_iter_link_info *)1,
+ .iter.len = sizeof(union bpf_iter_link_info),
+ );
+
+ test_iter_link_create_log(0, &opts, 0, -EFAULT, msg);
+}
+
+static void test_log_invalid_prog(void)
+{
+ const char *msg = "The iter target does not support the bpf prog.\n";
+ LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_link_create_opts, opts);
+
+ test_iter_link_create_log(0, &opts, BPF_F_SLEEPABLE, -EINVAL, msg);
+}
+
+void test_iter_link_log(void)
+{
+ if (test__start_subtest("invalid_target_fd"))
+ test_log_invalid_target_fd();
+ if (test__start_subtest("invalid_flags"))
+ test_log_invalid_flags();
+ if (test__start_subtest("iter_info_only"))
+ test_log_iter_info_only();
+ if (test__start_subtest("iter_info_len_only"))
+ test_log_iter_info_len_only();
+ if (test__start_subtest("invalid_iter_info"))
+ test_log_invalid_iter_info();
+ if (test__start_subtest("invalid_iter_info_len"))
+ test_log_invalid_iter_info_len();
+ if (test__start_subtest("invalid_prog"))
+ test_log_invalid_prog();
+}
--
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