[PATCH v3 16/16] selftests/ftrace: Add event filter syntax check test case
From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
Date: Tue Oct 27 2026 - 20:50:20 EST
From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Add a new ftracetest test case (filter-syntax-check.tc) to verify valid
event filter expressions, error_log caret reporting for malformed filter
expressions (empty filters, missing fields, unbalanced parentheses and
quotes, dangling logical operators, invalid fields/values/cpulists),
newline truncation on multi-line filter input, and error returns on
invalid subsystem filters.
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
- Replace negated pipelines (! cmd) with explicit
"if cmd; then exit_fail; fi" checks to properly catch unexpected success
under POSIX sh with set -e.
- Add test cases for empty string matching (prev_comm == "",
prev_comm ~ "").
- Add test cases for out-of-range CPU IDs with CPUS{} comparison.
- Add test cases for missing operands after operators.
- Add test cases for empty operands and stray operators.
- Add test cases for operand type mismatches and brace errors.
- Add test cases for function event filter syntax checks (including
INVALID_OP and ILLEGAL_FIELD_OP caret checks).
- Add test cases for multi-line input validation on event and subsystem
filters.
---
.../ftrace/test.d/filter/filter-syntax-check.tc | 100 ++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 100 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/filter/filter-syntax-check.tc
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/filter/filter-syntax-check.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/filter/filter-syntax-check.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..02fb2be6e6eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/filter/filter-syntax-check.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: event filter - test filter syntax error check
+# requires: set_event events/sched/sched_switch/filter error_log
+# flags: instance
+
+check_error() { # command-with-error-pos-by-^
+ ftrace_errlog_check 'event filter parse error' "$1" 'events/sched/sched_switch/filter'
+}
+
+# Valid filter expressions
+echo '(common_pid == 0)' > events/sched/sched_switch/filter
+echo '((common_pid == 0) && (prev_pid == 0))' > events/sched/sched_switch/filter
+echo 'prev_comm ~ "*sh"' > events/sched/sched_switch/filter
+echo 'prev_comm ~ "*"' > events/sched/sched_switch/filter
+echo 'prev_comm == ""' > events/sched/sched_switch/filter
+echo 'prev_comm ~ ""' > events/sched/sched_switch/filter
+echo 'common_pid == CPUS{0}' > events/sched/sched_switch/filter
+echo 'common_pid != CPUS{0}' > events/sched/sched_switch/filter
+echo 0 > events/sched/sched_switch/filter
+
+# Empty or meaningless filter expressions
+check_error '^()' # NO_FILTER
+check_error '^== 1' # INVALID_FILTER
+check_error 'common_pid ==^' # INVALID_FILTER
+check_error 'common_pid !=^' # INVALID_FILTER
+check_error 'common_pid >=^' # INVALID_FILTER
+
+# Unbalanced parentheses and quotes
+check_error '^(common_pid == 1' # TOO_MANY_OPEN
+check_error 'common_pid == 1^)' # TOO_MANY_CLOSE
+check_error 'prev_comm == ^"bash' # MISSING_QUOTE
+
+# Dangling logical operators and empty operands
+check_error 'common_pid == 1 &&^' # TOO_MANY_PREDS
+check_error 'common_pid == 1 ||^' # TOO_MANY_PREDS
+check_error 'common_pid == 1 || (common_pid == 2 && ^)' # INVALID_FILTER
+check_error '(common_pid == ^)' # INVALID_VALUE
+check_error 'common_pid == ^&& common_pid == 0' # INVALID_VALUE
+
+# Invalid field, operator, or operand type
+check_error '^no_such_field == 1' # FIELD_NOT_FOUND
+check_error 'common_pid == ^@' # INVALID_VALUE
+check_error 'common_pid == ^"1"' # EXPECT_DIGIT
+check_error 'prev_comm == ^0' # EXPECT_STRING
+check_error 'common_pid ^~ 1' # ILLEGAL_FIELD_OP
+
+# CPUS{} syntax errors
+check_error 'common_pid ^> CPUS{0}' # ILLEGAL_FIELD_OP
+check_error 'common_pid == CPUS^0}' # MISSING_BRACE_OPEN
+check_error 'common_pid == CPUS{0^' # MISSING_BRACE_CLOSE
+check_error 'common_pid == CPUS{^}' # INVALID_CPULIST
+check_error 'common_pid == CPUS{99999^}' # INVALID_CPULIST
+
+# Function event filter errors (if supported)
+if [ -f events/kmem/kmem_cache_free/filter ]; then
+ check_kmem_error() {
+ ftrace_errlog_check 'event filter parse error' "$1" 'events/kmem/kmem_cache_free/filter'
+ }
+ check_kmem_error 'call_site.function == non_exist_func^' # NO_FUNCTION
+ check_kmem_error 'call_site.function ==^' # INVALID_FILTER
+ check_kmem_error 'call_site.function ^> 0' # INVALID_OP
+ check_kmem_error 'common_type^.function == 0' # ILLEGAL_FIELD_OP
+ echo 0 > events/kmem/kmem_cache_free/filter
+fi
+
+# Multi-line input with non-whitespace characters after newline must fail
+if ( printf "common_pid == 0\ncommon_pid == 1" | \
+ dd of=events/sched/sched_switch/filter bs=4096 ) 2> /dev/null; then
+ exit_fail
+fi
+if ( printf "common_pid == CPUS{0\n\"} && common_pid == 0" | \
+ dd of=events/sched/sched_switch/filter bs=4096 ) 2> /dev/null; then
+ exit_fail
+fi
+
+# Trailing whitespace characters after newline are permitted
+printf "common_pid == 0\n \n\t \n" | \
+ dd of=events/sched/sched_switch/filter bs=4096 2> /dev/null
+echo 0 > events/sched/sched_switch/filter
+
+# Subsystem filter must fail on invalid filter expressions
+echo 'common_pid >= 0' > events/sched/filter
+if echo 'no_such_field == 1' > events/sched/filter 2> /dev/null; then
+ exit_fail
+fi
+if echo 'common_pid == 1 &&' > events/sched/filter 2> /dev/null; then
+ exit_fail
+fi
+if ( printf "common_pid == 0\nfoo" | \
+ dd of=events/sched/filter bs=4096 ) 2> /dev/null; then
+ exit_fail
+fi
+
+# Subsystem filter with trailing whitespace after newline must succeed
+printf "common_pid == 0\n \n\t \n" | \
+ dd of=events/sched/filter bs=4096 2> /dev/null
+echo 0 > events/sched/filter
+
+exit 0