On 11/13/25 07:10, Kuniyuki Iwashima wrote:
On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM Sunday Adelodun
<[email protected]> wrote:
On 11/12/25 23:04, Kuniyuki Iwashima wrote:
On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM Sunday Adelodun
<[email protected]> wrote:
Add selftests to verify and document Linux’s intended behaviour for
UNIX domain sockets (SOCK_STREAM and SOCK_DGRAM) when a peer closes.
The tests verify that:

   1. SOCK_STREAM returns EOF when the peer closes normally.
   2. SOCK_STREAM returns ECONNRESET if the peer closes with unread data.
   3. SOCK_SEQPACKET returns EOF when the peer closes normally.
   4. SOCK_SEQPACKET returns ECONNRESET if the peer closes with unread data.
   5. SOCK_DGRAM does not return ECONNRESET when the peer closes.

This follows up on review feedback suggesting a selftest to clarify
Linux’s semantics.

Suggested-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Sunday Adelodun <[email protected]>
---
   tools/testing/selftests/net/.gitignore        |   1 +
   tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/Makefile  |   1 +
   .../selftests/net/af_unix/unix_connreset.c    | 178 ++++++++++++++++++
   3 files changed, 180 insertions(+)
   create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/unix_connreset.c

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/.gitignore 
b/tools/testing/selftests/net/.gitignore
index 439101b518ee..e89a60581a13 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/.gitignore
@@ -65,3 +65,4 @@ udpgso
   udpgso_bench_rx
   udpgso_bench_tx
   unix_connect
+unix_connreset
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/Makefile 
b/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/Makefile
index de805cbbdf69..5826a8372451 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS := \
          scm_pidfd \
          scm_rights \
          unix_connect \
+       unix_connreset \
   # end of TEST_GEN_PROGS

   include ../../lib.mk
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/unix_connreset.c 
b/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/unix_connreset.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9413f8a0814f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/af_unix/unix_connreset.c
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Selftest for AF_UNIX socket close and ECONNRESET behaviour.
+ *
+ * This test verifies:
+ *  1. SOCK_STREAM returns EOF when the peer closes normally.
+ *  2. SOCK_STREAM returns ECONNRESET if peer closes with unread data.
+ *  3. SOCK_SEQPACKET returns EOF when the peer closes normally.
+ *  4. SOCK_SEQPACKET returns ECONNRESET if the peer closes with unread data.
+ *  5. SOCK_DGRAM does not return ECONNRESET when the peer closes.
+ *
+ * These tests document the intended Linux behaviour.
+ *
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/un.h>
+#include "../../kselftest_harness.h"
+
+#define SOCK_PATH "/tmp/af_unix_connreset.sock"
+
+static void remove_socket_file(void)
+{
+       unlink(SOCK_PATH);
+}
+
+FIXTURE(unix_sock)
+{
+       int server;
+       int client;
+       int child;
+};
+
+FIXTURE_VARIANT(unix_sock)
+{
+       int socket_type;
+       const char *name;
+};
+
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(unix_sock, stream) {
+       .socket_type = SOCK_STREAM,
+       .name = "SOCK_STREAM",
+};
+
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(unix_sock, dgram) {
+       .socket_type = SOCK_DGRAM,
+       .name = "SOCK_DGRAM",
+};
+
+FIXTURE_VARIANT_ADD(unix_sock, seqpacket) {
+       .socket_type = SOCK_SEQPACKET,
+       .name = "SOCK_SEQPACKET",
+};
+
+FIXTURE_SETUP(unix_sock)
+{
+       struct sockaddr_un addr = {};
+       int err;
+
+       addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+       strcpy(addr.sun_path, SOCK_PATH);
+       remove_socket_file();
+
+       self->server = socket(AF_UNIX, variant->socket_type, 0);
+       ASSERT_LT(-1, self->server);
+
+       err = bind(self->server, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr));
+       ASSERT_EQ(0, err);
+
+       if (variant->socket_type == SOCK_STREAM ||
+           variant->socket_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
+               err = listen(self->server, 1);
+               ASSERT_EQ(0, err);
+       }
+
+       self->client = socket(AF_UNIX, variant->socket_type | SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0);
+       ASSERT_LT(-1, self->client);
+
+       err = connect(self->client, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr));
+       ASSERT_EQ(0, err);
+}
+
+FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(unix_sock)
+{
+       if ((variant->socket_type == SOCK_STREAM ||
+            variant->socket_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) & self->child > 0)
+               close(self->child);
+
+       close(self->client);
+       close(self->server);
+       remove_socket_file();
+}
+
+/* Test 1: peer closes normally */
+TEST_F(unix_sock, eof)
+{
+       char buf[16] = {};
+       ssize_t n;
+
+       if (variant->socket_type == SOCK_STREAM ||
+           variant->socket_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
+               self->child = accept(self->server, NULL, NULL);
+               ASSERT_LT(-1, self->child);
+
+               close(self->child);
+       } else {
+               close(self->server);
+       }
+
+       n = recv(self->client, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
+
+       if (variant->socket_type == SOCK_STREAM ||
+           variant->socket_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
+               ASSERT_EQ(0, n);
+       } else {
+               ASSERT_EQ(-1, n);
+               ASSERT_EQ(EAGAIN, errno);
+       }
+}
+
+/* Test 2: peer closes with unread data */
+TEST_F(unix_sock, reset_unread_behavior)
+{
+       char buf[16] = {};
+       ssize_t n;
+
+       if (variant->socket_type == SOCK_DGRAM) {
+               /* No real connection, just close the server */
+               close(self->server);
+       } else {
+               /* Establish full connection first */
+               self->child = accept(self->server, NULL, NULL);
+               ASSERT_LT(-1, self->child);
+
+               /* Send data that will remain unread */
+               send(self->client, "hello", 5, 0);
Could you move this send() before "if (...)" because we want
to test unread_data behaviour for SOCK_DGRAM too ?

Otherwise looks good, so with that fixed:

Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima <[email protected]>

Thanks!
Thank you for the prompt response.
I thought of putting the send before the if the statement , but I was afraid
STREAM and SEQPACKET connections won't be accepted before data sending.
connect() create the paired child socket and accept()
allocates a file descriptor to expose the socket to user
space.
Thank you for this explanation.

In that sense, the comment above accept() sounds a
bit weird ;)
I understand.
I am changing it to
/* Accept client connection */

If this is accepted, I will send v5 immediately

Thank you for your guidance.


I will start working on v5.

That part will look like this now:
/* Test 2: peer closes with unread data */
TEST_F(unix_sock, reset_unread_behavior)
{
          char buf[16] = {};
          ssize_t n;

*/* Send data that will remain unread */
          send(self->client, "hello", 5, 0);*

*if (variant->socket_type == SOCK_DGRAM) {
                  /* No real connection, just close the server */
                  close(self->server);
          } else {
                  /* Establish full connection first */
                  self->child = accept(self->server, NULL, NULL);
                  ASSERT_LT(-1, self->child);

                  /* Peer closes before client reads */
                  close(self->child);
          }*

          n = recv(self->client, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
          ASSERT_EQ(-1, n);

          if (variant->socket_type == SOCK_STREAM ||
              variant->socket_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
                  ASSERT_EQ(ECONNRESET, errno);
          } else {
                  ASSERT_EQ(EAGAIN, errno);
          }
}

Thank you once again.

+
+               /* Peer closes before client reads */
+               close(self->child);
+       }
+
+       n = recv(self->client, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
+       ASSERT_EQ(-1, n);
+
+       if (variant->socket_type == SOCK_STREAM ||
+           variant->socket_type == SOCK_SEQPACKET) {
+               ASSERT_EQ(ECONNRESET, errno);
+       } else {
+               ASSERT_EQ(EAGAIN, errno);
+       }
+}
+
+/* Test 3: closing unaccepted (embryo) server socket should reset client. */
+TEST_F(unix_sock, reset_closed_embryo)
+{
+       char buf[16] = {};
+       ssize_t n;
+
+       if (variant->socket_type == SOCK_DGRAM)
+               SKIP(return, "This test only applies to SOCK_STREAM and 
SOCK_SEQPACKET");
+
+       /* Close server without accept()ing */
+       close(self->server);
+
+       n = recv(self->client, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
+
+       ASSERT_EQ(-1, n);
+       ASSERT_EQ(ECONNRESET, errno);
+}
+
+TEST_HARNESS_MAIN
+
--
2.43.0



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