linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/7] of: unittest: new node lifecycle tests

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20230217214402.GA1611091-robh@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:44:02 -0600
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
Cc:     devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] of: unittest: new node lifecycle tests

On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 12:56:55PM -0600, Frank Rowand wrote:
> Create new devicetree node lifecycle tests.
> 
> The tests introduce use of EXPECT_NOT messages, similar to EXPECT
> messages.  This requires updating scripts/dtc/of_unittest_expect
> to process EXPECT_NOT messages.
> 
> The new tests revealed an issue in printk formatting when using
> format "%pOF" on a node with a reference count of zero.  A patch
> is included to the fix the caller which revealed the issue.
> 
> Update kconfig unittest help to further explain that unittests
> should only be enabled for developer kernels.  Also add info
> about using scripts/dtc/of_unittest_expect to process the output
> of unittests.
> 
> Add an additional consistency check to of_node_release(), which
> is the function that potentially frees node related memory when
> the node's reference count is decremented to zero.
> 
> Add docbook documentation to the devicetree node creation functions
> about caller responsibility to call of_node_put() and how the
> memory free process works.
> 
> Frank Rowand (7):
>   of: prepare to add processing of EXPECT_NOT to of_unittest_expect
>   of: add processing of EXPECT_NOT to of_unittest_expect
>   of: update kconfig unittest help
>   of: unittest: add node lifecycle tests
>   of: do not use "%pOF" printk format on node with refcount of zero
>   of: add consistency check to of_node_release()
>   of: dynamic: add lifecycle docbook info to node creation functions

Series applied.

Rob