On Tue, Dec 2, 2025 at 6:20 AM Shuran Liu <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Add a regression test for bpf_d_path() when invoked from an LSM program.
> The test attaches to the bprm_check_security hook, calls bpf_d_path() on
> the binary being executed, and verifies that a simple prefix comparison on
> the returned pathname behaves correctly after the fix in patch 1.
>
> To avoid nondeterminism, the LSM program now filters based on the
> expected PID, which is populated from userspace before the test binary is
> executed. This prevents unrelated processes that also trigger the
> bprm_check_security LSM hook from overwriting test results. Parent and
> child processes are synchronized through a pipe to ensure the PID is set
> before the child execs the test binary.
>
> Per review feedback, the new LSM coverage is merged into the existing
> d_path selftest rather than adding new prog_tests/ or progs/ files. The
> loop that checks the pathname prefix now uses bpf_for(), which is a
> verifier-friendly way to express a small, fixed-iteration loop, and the
> temporary /tmp/bpf_d_path_test binary is removed in the test cleanup
> path.
>
> Co-developed-by: Zesen Liu <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Zesen Liu <[email protected]>
> Co-developed-by: Peili Gao <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Peili Gao <[email protected]>
> Co-developed-by: Haoran Ni <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Haoran Ni <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Shuran Liu <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Matt Bobrowski <[email protected]>
> ---
>  .../testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/d_path.c | 65 +++++++++++++++++++
>  .../testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_d_path.c | 33 ++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 98 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/d_path.c 
> b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/d_path.c
> index ccc768592e66..202b44e6f482 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/d_path.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/d_path.c
> @@ -195,6 +195,68 @@ static void test_d_path_check_types(void)
>         test_d_path_check_types__destroy(skel);
>  }
>
> +static void test_d_path_lsm(void)
> +{
> +       struct test_d_path *skel;
> +       int err;
> +       int pipefd[2];
> +       pid_t pid;
> +
> +       skel = test_d_path__open_and_load();
> +       if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "d_path skeleton failed"))
> +               return;
> +
> +       err = test_d_path__attach(skel);
> +       if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "attach failed"))
> +               goto cleanup;
> +
> +       /* Prepare the test binary */
> +       system("cp /bin/true /tmp/bpf_d_path_test 2>/dev/null || :");
> +
> +       if (!ASSERT_OK(pipe(pipefd), "pipe failed"))
> +               goto cleanup;
> +
> +       pid = fork();
> +       if (!ASSERT_GE(pid, 0, "fork failed")) {
> +               close(pipefd[0]);
> +               close(pipefd[1]);
> +               goto cleanup;
> +       }
> +
> +       if (pid == 0) {
> +               /* Child */
> +               char buf;
> +
> +               close(pipefd[1]);
> +               /* Wait for parent to set PID in BPF map */
> +               if (read(pipefd[0], &buf, 1) != 1)
> +                       exit(1);
> +               close(pipefd[0]);
> +               execl("/tmp/bpf_d_path_test", "/tmp/bpf_d_path_test", NULL);
> +               exit(1);
> +       }

No forks please. They often make selftest to be flaky.
Use simples possible way to test it.
Without forks and pipes.

pw-bot: cr

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