Re: [PATCH] lib: skip percpu_counter_tree boundary kunit tests on single-CPU

[Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>]

On 17 March 2026 15:06:38 GMT, David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com> wrote:
>On single-CPU topologies, accuracy_multiplier is zero, making both
>approx_accuracy_range.under and .over zero. The boundary tests in
>hpcc_test_compare_value_boundaries and hpcc_test_compare_counter_boundaries
>then degenerate to comparing 0 vs 0, which correctly returns 0 (equal)
>but the tests expect nonzero results.
>
>Skip these boundary tests with kunit_skip() when accuracy is zero,
>since approximation boundaries are meaningless without multi-CPU carry
>propagation.
>
>Fixes: ebc1ff504f55 ("lib: add kunit boundary tests for percpu_counter_tree comparisons")
>Signed-off-by: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com>
>---
> lib/tests/percpu_counter_tree_kunit.c | 6 ++++++
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
>diff --git a/lib/tests/percpu_counter_tree_kunit.c b/lib/tests/percpu_counter_tree_kunit.c
>index 4d058bc78f7d..609992bfaa21 100644
>--- a/lib/tests/percpu_counter_tree_kunit.c
>+++ b/lib/tests/percpu_counter_tree_kunit.c
>@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ static void hpcc_test_compare_value_boundaries(struct kunit *test)
> 	percpu_counter_tree_set(&pct, 0);
> 	percpu_counter_tree_approximate_accuracy_range(&pct, &under, &over);
> 
>+	if (!under && !over)
>+		kunit_skip(test, "no approximation accuracy on single-CPU topology");
>+
> 	/*
> 	 * With approx_sum = precise_sum = 0, from the accuracy invariant:
> 	 *   approx_sum - over <= precise_sum <= approx_sum + under
>@@ -214,6 +217,9 @@ static void hpcc_test_compare_counter_boundaries(struct kunit *test)
> 	 */
> 	combined = under + over;
> 
>+	if (!combined)
>+		kunit_skip(test, "no approximation accuracy on single-CPU topology");
>+
> 	/* --- percpu_counter_tree_approximate_compare --- */
> 
> 	/* At boundary: indeterminate */




Keep it up!
Have a great day!

Reviewed-by: Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>


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