[PATCH 3/4] test: refactor file prefix arg handling

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Sat Nov 15 20:33:09 CET 2025


Make setting up --file-prefix arg logic into a function,
and avoid impossible case of file prefix path causing overflow
of string.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
---
 app/test/test_eal_flags.c | 123 +++++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/test/test_eal_flags.c b/app/test/test_eal_flags.c
index e32f83d3c8..0eead2a422 100644
--- a/app/test/test_eal_flags.c
+++ b/app/test/test_eal_flags.c
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ test_misc_flags(void)
 #define no_shconf "--no-shconf"
 #define allow "--allow"
 #define vdev "--vdev"
+#define file_prefix "--file-prefix"
+
 #define memtest "memtest"
 #define memtest1 "memtest1"
 #define memtest2 "memtest2"
@@ -312,6 +314,25 @@ get_number_of_sockets(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+static const char *
+get_file_prefix(void)
+{
+#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD
+	/* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
+	return "";
+#else
+	static char prefix[PATH_MAX + sizeof(file_prefix)];
+	char tmp[PATH_MAX];
+
+	if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
+		printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), file_prefix "=%s", tmp);
+	return prefix;
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  * Test that the app doesn't run with invalid allow option.
  * Final tests ensures it does run with valid options as sanity check (one
@@ -320,18 +341,10 @@ get_number_of_sockets(void)
 static int
 test_allow_flag(void)
 {
-	unsigned i;
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD
-	/* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
-	const char * prefix = "";
-#else
-	char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
-	if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
-		printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+	unsigned int i;
+	const char *prefix = get_file_prefix();
+	if (prefix == NULL)
 		return -1;
-	}
-	snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
-#endif
 
 	const char *wlinval[][7] = {
 		{prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
@@ -387,17 +400,9 @@ test_allow_flag(void)
 static int
 test_invalid_b_flag(void)
 {
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD
-	/* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
-	const char * prefix = "";
-#else
-	char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
-	if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
-		printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+	const char *prefix = get_file_prefix();
+	if (prefix == NULL)
 		return -1;
-	}
-	snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
-#endif
 
 	const char *blinval[][5] = {
 		{prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-b", "error"},
@@ -491,17 +496,9 @@ test_invalid_vdev_flag(void)
 static int
 test_invalid_r_flag(void)
 {
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD
-	/* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
-	const char * prefix = "";
-#else
-	char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
-	if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
-		printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+	const char *prefix = get_file_prefix();
+	if (prefix == NULL)
 		return -1;
-	}
-	snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
-#endif
 
 	const char *rinval[][5] = {
 			{prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-r", "error"},
@@ -535,17 +532,9 @@ test_invalid_r_flag(void)
 static int
 test_missing_c_flag(void)
 {
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD
-	/* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
-	const char * prefix = "";
-#else
-	char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
-	if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
-		printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+	const char *prefix = get_file_prefix();
+	if (prefix == NULL)
 		return -1;
-	}
-	snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
-#endif
 
 	/* -c flag but no coremask value */
 	const char *argv1[] = { prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c"};
@@ -694,17 +683,9 @@ test_missing_c_flag(void)
 static int
 test_main_lcore_flag(void)
 {
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD
-	/* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
-	const char *prefix = "";
-#else
-	char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
-	if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
-		printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+	const char *prefix = get_file_prefix();
+	if (prefix == NULL)
 		return -1;
-	}
-	snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
-#endif
 
 	if (!rte_lcore_is_enabled(0) || !rte_lcore_is_enabled(1))
 		return TEST_SKIPPED;
@@ -751,17 +732,9 @@ test_main_lcore_flag(void)
 static int
 test_invalid_n_flag(void)
 {
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD
-	/* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
-	const char * prefix = "";
-#else
-	char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
-	if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
-		printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+	const char *prefix = get_file_prefix();
+	if (prefix == NULL)
 		return -1;
-	}
-	snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
-#endif
 
 	/* -n flag but no value */
 	const char *argv1[] = { prgname, prefix, no_huge, no_shconf,
@@ -803,17 +776,12 @@ test_invalid_n_flag(void)
 static int
 test_no_hpet_flag(void)
 {
-	char prefix[PATH_MAX] = "";
-
 #ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD
 	return 0;
 #else
-	char tmp[PATH_MAX];
-	if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
-		printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+	const char *prefix = get_file_prefix();
+	if (prefix == NULL)
 		return -1;
-	}
-	snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
 #endif
 
 	/* With --no-hpet */
@@ -913,17 +881,14 @@ test_misc_flags(void)
 	const char * prefix = "";
 	const char * nosh_prefix = "";
 #else
-	char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
+	const char *prefix = get_file_prefix();
 	const char * nosh_prefix = "--file-prefix=noshconf";
 	FILE * hugedir_handle = NULL;
 	char line[PATH_MAX] = {0};
 	unsigned i, isempty = 1;
 
-	if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
-		printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+	if (prefix == NULL)
 		return -1;
-	}
-	snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
 
 	/*
 	 * get first valid hugepage path
@@ -1525,17 +1490,9 @@ populate_socket_mem_param(int num_sockets, const char *mem,
 static int
 test_memory_flags(void)
 {
-#ifdef RTE_EXEC_ENV_FREEBSD
-	/* BSD target doesn't support prefixes at this point */
-	const char * prefix = "";
-#else
-	char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
-	if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
-		printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
+	const char *prefix = get_file_prefix();
+	if (prefix == NULL)
 		return -1;
-	}
-	snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
-#endif
 
 	/* valid -m flag and mp flag */
 	const char *argv0[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag,
-- 
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