kunit: tool: copy caller args in run_kernel to prevent mutation

run_kernel() appended KUnit flags directly to the caller-provided args
list. When exec_tests() calls run_kernel() repeatedly (e.g. with
--run_isolated), each call mutated the same list, causing later runs
to inherit stale filter_glob values and duplicate kunit.enable flags.

Fix this by copying args at the start of run_kernel(). Add a regression
test that calls run_kernel() twice with the same list and verifies the
original remains unchanged.

Fixes: ff9e09a376 ("kunit: tool: support running each suite/test separately")
Signed-off-by: Shuvam Pandey <shuvampandey1@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: David Gow <david@davidgow.net>
Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
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Shuvam Pandey 2026-02-26 21:14:10 +05:45 committed by Shuah Khan
parent 7dd34dfc8d
commit 40804c4974
2 changed files with 30 additions and 2 deletions

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@ -346,8 +346,10 @@ class LinuxSourceTree:
return self.validate_config(build_dir)
def run_kernel(self, args: Optional[List[str]]=None, build_dir: str='', filter_glob: str='', filter: str='', filter_action: Optional[str]=None, timeout: Optional[int]=None) -> Iterator[str]:
if not args:
args = []
# Copy to avoid mutating the caller-supplied list. exec_tests() reuses
# the same args across repeated run_kernel() calls (e.g. --run_isolated),
# so appending to the original would accumulate stale flags on each call.
args = list(args) if args else []
if filter_glob:
args.append('kunit.filter_glob=' + filter_glob)
if filter:

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@ -503,6 +503,32 @@ class LinuxSourceTreeTest(unittest.TestCase):
with open(kunit_kernel.get_outfile_path(build_dir), 'rt') as outfile:
self.assertEqual(outfile.read(), 'hi\nbye\n', msg='Missing some output')
def test_run_kernel_args_not_mutated(self):
"""Verify run_kernel() copies args so callers can reuse them."""
start_calls = []
def fake_start(start_args, unused_build_dir):
start_calls.append(list(start_args))
return subprocess.Popen(['printf', 'KTAP version 1\n'],
text=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory('') as build_dir:
tree = kunit_kernel.LinuxSourceTree(build_dir,
kunitconfig_paths=[os.devnull])
with mock.patch.object(tree._ops, 'start', side_effect=fake_start), \
mock.patch.object(kunit_kernel.subprocess, 'call'):
kernel_args = ['mem=1G']
for _ in tree.run_kernel(args=kernel_args, build_dir=build_dir,
filter_glob='suite.test1'):
pass
for _ in tree.run_kernel(args=kernel_args, build_dir=build_dir,
filter_glob='suite.test2'):
pass
self.assertEqual(kernel_args, ['mem=1G'],
'run_kernel() should not modify caller args')
self.assertIn('kunit.filter_glob=suite.test1', start_calls[0])
self.assertIn('kunit.filter_glob=suite.test2', start_calls[1])
def test_build_reconfig_no_config(self):
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory('') as build_dir:
with open(kunit_kernel.get_kunitconfig_path(build_dir), 'w') as f: