linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 17/19] mm/ksw: add recursive stack corruption test

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Message-ID: <20250910053147.1152253-9-wangjinchao600@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:31:15 +0800
From: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@...il.com>
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	Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 17/19] mm/ksw: add recursive stack corruption test

Add a test that triggers stack writes across recursive calls,verifying
detection at specific recursion depths.

Signed-off-by: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@...il.com>
---
 mm/kstackwatch/test.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/kstackwatch/test.c b/mm/kstackwatch/test.c
index b10465381089..6a75cd3e313d 100644
--- a/mm/kstackwatch/test.c
+++ b/mm/kstackwatch/test.c
@@ -147,6 +147,27 @@ static void silent_corruption_test(void)
 		silent_corruption_victim(i);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Test Case 3: Recursive Call Corruption
+ * Test corruption detection at specified recursion depth
+ */
+static void recursive_corruption_test(int depth)
+{
+	u64 buffer[BUFFER_SIZE];
+
+	pr_info("recursive call at depth %d\n", depth);
+	pr_info("buffer 0x%lx\n", (unsigned long)buffer);
+	if (depth <= MAX_DEPTH)
+		recursive_corruption_test(depth + 1);
+
+	buffer[0] = depth;
+
+	/* make sure the compiler do not drop assign action */
+	barrier_data(buffer);
+
+	pr_info("returning from depth %d\n", depth);
+}
+
 static ssize_t test_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 			       size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
@@ -178,6 +199,11 @@ static ssize_t test_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
 			pr_info("triggering silent corruption test\n");
 			silent_corruption_test();
 			break;
+		case 3:
+			pr_info("triggering recursive corruption test\n");
+			/* depth start with 0 */
+			recursive_corruption_test(0);
+			break;
 		default:
 			pr_err("Unknown test number %d\n", test_num);
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -199,7 +225,8 @@ static ssize_t test_proc_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
 		"Usage:\n"
 		"  echo 'test0' > /proc/kstackwatch_test  - Canary write test\n"
 		"  echo 'test1' > /proc/kstackwatch_test  - Canary overflow test\n"
-		"  echo 'test2' > /proc/kstackwatch_test  - Silent corruption test\n";
+		"  echo 'test2' > /proc/kstackwatch_test  - Silent corruption test\n"
+		"  echo 'test3' > /proc/kstackwatch_test  - Recursive corruption test\n";
 
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buffer, count, pos, usage,
 				       strlen(usage));
-- 
2.43.0