test_printf: test printf family at runtime
authorRasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk>
Sat, 7 Nov 2015 00:30:29 +0000 (16:30 -0800)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Sat, 7 Nov 2015 01:50:42 +0000 (17:50 -0800)
commit707cc7280f452a162c52bc240eae62568b9753c2
treed0d32718d956868c4111a1926ca6067d14e2e51f
parent80c9eb46fa7236c1236ec695bfa2403c10cb8645
test_printf: test printf family at runtime

This adds a simple module for testing the kernel's printf facilities.
Previously, some %p extensions have caused a wrong return value in case
the entire output didn't fit and/or been unusable in kasprintf().  This
should help catch such issues.  Also, it should help ensure that changes
to the formatting algorithms don't break anything.

I'm not sure if we have a struct dentry or struct file lying around at
boot time or if we can fake one, but most %p extensions should be
testable, as should the ordinary number and string formatting.

The nature of vararg functions means we can't use a more conventional
table-driven approach.

For now, this is mostly a skeleton; contributions are very
welcome. Some tests are/will be slightly annoying to write, since the
expected output depends on stuff like CONFIG_*, sizeof(long), runtime
values etc.

Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Martin Kletzander <mkletzan@redhat.com>
Cc: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
lib/Kconfig.debug
lib/Makefile
lib/test_printf.c [new file with mode: 0644]