[Qemu-devel] [PATCH] hostmem: Validate host-nodes before setting bitmap

Eduardo Habkost posted 1 patch 5 years, 4 months ago
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backends/hostmem.c                   | 13 +++++++---
tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH] hostmem: Validate host-nodes before setting bitmap
Posted by Eduardo Habkost 5 years, 4 months ago
host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes() was not validating
host-nodes before writing to backend->host_nodes, making QEMU
write beyond the end of the bitmap.

Fix the crash and add a simple regression test for the fix.

Reported-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
---
 backends/hostmem.c                   | 13 +++++++---
 tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py

diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
index 1a89342039..ef199d32fd 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem.c
@@ -103,11 +103,18 @@ host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
     HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(obj);
-    uint16List *l = NULL;
+    uint16List *l, *host_nodes = NULL;
 
-    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &l, errp);
+    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_nodes, errp);
+
+    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
+        if (l->value >= MAX_NODES) {
+            error_setg(errp, "Invalid host-nodes value: %d", l->value);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
 
-    while (l) {
+    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
         bitmap_set(backend->host_nodes, l->value, 1);
         l = l->next;
     }
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py b/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e803e10104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Regression test for host-nodes limit validation
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Author:
+#  Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
+# later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+
+from avocado_qemu import Test
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+
+MAX_NODES = 128
+
+class HostNodesValidation(Test):
+    def test_large_host_nodes(self):
+        p = Popen([self.qemu_bin, '-display', 'none', '-nodefaults',
+                   '-object', 'memory-backend-ram,id=m0,'
+                              'size=4096,host-nodes=%d' % (MAX_NODES)],
+                  stderr=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
+        stdout,stderr = p.communicate()
+
+        self.assertIn(b'Invalid host-nodes', stderr)
+        self.assertEquals(stdout, b'')
+        self.assertEquals(p.returncode, 1)
+
+    def test_valid_host_nodes(self):
+        p = Popen([self.qemu_bin, '-display', 'none', '-nodefaults',
+                   '-object', 'memory-backend-ram,id=m0,'
+                              'size=4096,host-nodes=%d' % (MAX_NODES - 1)],
+                  stderr=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
+        stdout,stderr = p.communicate()
+
+        self.assertIn(b'host-nodes must be empty', stderr)
+        self.assertEquals(p.returncode, 1)
-- 
2.18.0.rc1.1.g3f1ff2140


Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] hostmem: Validate host-nodes before setting bitmap
Posted by Stefano Garzarella 5 years, 4 months ago
On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 7:59 PM Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes() was not validating
> host-nodes before writing to backend->host_nodes, making QEMU
> write beyond the end of the bitmap.
>
> Fix the crash and add a simple regression test for the fix.
>
> Reported-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
> ---
>  backends/hostmem.c                   | 13 +++++++---
>  tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
>
> diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
> index 1a89342039..ef199d32fd 100644
> --- a/backends/hostmem.c
> +++ b/backends/hostmem.c
> @@ -103,11 +103,18 @@ host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>  {
>  #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
>      HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(obj);
> -    uint16List *l = NULL;
> +    uint16List *l, *host_nodes = NULL;
>
> -    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &l, errp);
> +    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_nodes, errp);
> +
> +    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
> +        if (l->value >= MAX_NODES) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "Invalid host-nodes value: %d", l->value);
> +            return;
> +        }
> +    }
>
> -    while (l) {
> +    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
>          bitmap_set(backend->host_nodes, l->value, 1);
>          l = l->next;
>      }

Using the for loop instead of the while, maybe we need to remove the l
= l->next in the for body.

Cheers,
Stefano

> diff --git a/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py b/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..e803e10104
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
> @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
> +# Regression test for host-nodes limit validation
> +#
> +# Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
> +#
> +# Author:
> +#  Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
> +#
> +# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
> +# later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
> +
> +from avocado_qemu import Test
> +from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
> +
> +MAX_NODES = 128
> +
> +class HostNodesValidation(Test):
> +    def test_large_host_nodes(self):
> +        p = Popen([self.qemu_bin, '-display', 'none', '-nodefaults',
> +                   '-object', 'memory-backend-ram,id=m0,'
> +                              'size=4096,host-nodes=%d' % (MAX_NODES)],
> +                  stderr=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
> +        stdout,stderr = p.communicate()
> +
> +        self.assertIn(b'Invalid host-nodes', stderr)
> +        self.assertEquals(stdout, b'')
> +        self.assertEquals(p.returncode, 1)
> +
> +    def test_valid_host_nodes(self):
> +        p = Popen([self.qemu_bin, '-display', 'none', '-nodefaults',
> +                   '-object', 'memory-backend-ram,id=m0,'
> +                              'size=4096,host-nodes=%d' % (MAX_NODES - 1)],
> +                  stderr=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
> +        stdout,stderr = p.communicate()
> +
> +        self.assertIn(b'host-nodes must be empty', stderr)
> +        self.assertEquals(p.returncode, 1)
> --
> 2.18.0.rc1.1.g3f1ff2140
>
>


--
Stefano Garzarella
Red Hat

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] hostmem: Validate host-nodes before setting bitmap
Posted by Eduardo Habkost 5 years, 4 months ago
On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 09:32:21AM +0100, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 7:59 PM Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes() was not validating
> > host-nodes before writing to backend->host_nodes, making QEMU
> > write beyond the end of the bitmap.
> >
> > Fix the crash and add a simple regression test for the fix.
> >
> > Reported-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  backends/hostmem.c                   | 13 +++++++---
> >  tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
> >
> > diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
> > index 1a89342039..ef199d32fd 100644
> > --- a/backends/hostmem.c
> > +++ b/backends/hostmem.c
> > @@ -103,11 +103,18 @@ host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
> >  {
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
> >      HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(obj);
> > -    uint16List *l = NULL;
> > +    uint16List *l, *host_nodes = NULL;
> >
> > -    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &l, errp);
> > +    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_nodes, errp);
> > +
> > +    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
> > +        if (l->value >= MAX_NODES) {
> > +            error_setg(errp, "Invalid host-nodes value: %d", l->value);
> > +            return;
> > +        }
> > +    }
> >
> > -    while (l) {
> > +    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
> >          bitmap_set(backend->host_nodes, l->value, 1);
> >          l = l->next;
> >      }
> 
> Using the for loop instead of the while, maybe we need to remove the l
> = l->next in the for body.

Yeah, we must remove it.  I did remove it locally but I think I
forgot to amend the commit before submitting.  Thanks for
catching!

-- 
Eduardo

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] hostmem: Validate host-nodes before setting bitmap
Posted by Markus Armbruster 5 years, 4 months ago
Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com> writes:

> host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes() was not validating
> host-nodes before writing to backend->host_nodes, making QEMU
> write beyond the end of the bitmap.
>
> Fix the crash and add a simple regression test for the fix.
>
> Reported-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
> ---
>  backends/hostmem.c                   | 13 +++++++---
>  tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
>
> diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
> index 1a89342039..ef199d32fd 100644
> --- a/backends/hostmem.c
> +++ b/backends/hostmem.c
> @@ -103,11 +103,18 @@ host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>  {
>  #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
>      HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(obj);
> -    uint16List *l = NULL;
> +    uint16List *l, *host_nodes = NULL;
>  
> -    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &l, errp);
> +    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_nodes, errp);
> +
> +    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
> +        if (l->value >= MAX_NODES) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "Invalid host-nodes value: %d", l->value);
> +            return;
> +        }
> +    }
>  
> -    while (l) {
> +    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
>          bitmap_set(backend->host_nodes, l->value, 1);
>          l = l->next;
>      }

Pre-existing: leaks the list created by visit_type_uint16List(), or am I
confused?

host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes() looks like it leaks, too.  

The function to free such lists is qapi_free_uint16List().

> diff --git a/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py b/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..e803e10104
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
> @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
> +# Regression test for host-nodes limit validation
> +#
> +# Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
> +#
> +# Author:
> +#  Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
> +#
> +# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
> +# later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
> +
> +from avocado_qemu import Test
> +from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
> +
> +MAX_NODES = 128
> +
> +class HostNodesValidation(Test):
> +    def test_large_host_nodes(self):
> +        p = Popen([self.qemu_bin, '-display', 'none', '-nodefaults',
> +                   '-object', 'memory-backend-ram,id=m0,'
> +                              'size=4096,host-nodes=%d' % (MAX_NODES)],
> +                  stderr=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
> +        stdout,stderr = p.communicate()
> +
> +        self.assertIn(b'Invalid host-nodes', stderr)
> +        self.assertEquals(stdout, b'')
> +        self.assertEquals(p.returncode, 1)
> +
> +    def test_valid_host_nodes(self):
> +        p = Popen([self.qemu_bin, '-display', 'none', '-nodefaults',
> +                   '-object', 'memory-backend-ram,id=m0,'
> +                              'size=4096,host-nodes=%d' % (MAX_NODES - 1)],
> +                  stderr=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
> +        stdout,stderr = p.communicate()
> +
> +        self.assertIn(b'host-nodes must be empty', stderr)
> +        self.assertEquals(p.returncode, 1)

Perhaps this test should become part of a more comprehensive
menory-backend-ram test.

Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] hostmem: Validate host-nodes before setting bitmap
Posted by Eduardo Habkost 5 years, 4 months ago
On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 09:37:49AM +0100, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com> writes:
> 
> > host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes() was not validating
> > host-nodes before writing to backend->host_nodes, making QEMU
> > write beyond the end of the bitmap.
> >
> > Fix the crash and add a simple regression test for the fix.
> >
> > Reported-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  backends/hostmem.c                   | 13 +++++++---
> >  tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
> >
> > diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
> > index 1a89342039..ef199d32fd 100644
> > --- a/backends/hostmem.c
> > +++ b/backends/hostmem.c
> > @@ -103,11 +103,18 @@ host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
> >  {
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
> >      HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(obj);
> > -    uint16List *l = NULL;
> > +    uint16List *l, *host_nodes = NULL;
> >  
> > -    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &l, errp);
> > +    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_nodes, errp);
> > +
> > +    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
> > +        if (l->value >= MAX_NODES) {
> > +            error_setg(errp, "Invalid host-nodes value: %d", l->value);
> > +            return;
> > +        }
> > +    }
> >  
> > -    while (l) {
> > +    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
> >          bitmap_set(backend->host_nodes, l->value, 1);
> >          l = l->next;
> >      }
> 
> Pre-existing: leaks the list created by visit_type_uint16List(), or am I
> confused?
> 
> host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes() looks like it leaks, too.  
> 
> The function to free such lists is qapi_free_uint16List().

Thanks, I will fix it in v2.


> 
> > diff --git a/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py b/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..e803e10104
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
> > @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
> > +# Regression test for host-nodes limit validation
> > +#
> > +# Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
> > +#
> > +# Author:
> > +#  Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
> > +#
> > +# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
> > +# later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
> > +
> > +from avocado_qemu import Test
> > +from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
> > +
> > +MAX_NODES = 128
> > +
> > +class HostNodesValidation(Test):
> > +    def test_large_host_nodes(self):
> > +        p = Popen([self.qemu_bin, '-display', 'none', '-nodefaults',
> > +                   '-object', 'memory-backend-ram,id=m0,'
> > +                              'size=4096,host-nodes=%d' % (MAX_NODES)],
> > +                  stderr=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
> > +        stdout,stderr = p.communicate()
> > +
> > +        self.assertIn(b'Invalid host-nodes', stderr)
> > +        self.assertEquals(stdout, b'')
> > +        self.assertEquals(p.returncode, 1)
> > +
> > +    def test_valid_host_nodes(self):
> > +        p = Popen([self.qemu_bin, '-display', 'none', '-nodefaults',
> > +                   '-object', 'memory-backend-ram,id=m0,'
> > +                              'size=4096,host-nodes=%d' % (MAX_NODES - 1)],
> > +                  stderr=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
> > +        stdout,stderr = p.communicate()
> > +
> > +        self.assertIn(b'host-nodes must be empty', stderr)
> > +        self.assertEquals(p.returncode, 1)
> 
> Perhaps this test should become part of a more comprehensive
> menory-backend-ram test.

If such a test existed, yes.

> 
> Reviewed-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>

Thanks!

(Although this version is broken due to the extra "l = l->next"
line and we need v2)

-- 
Eduardo

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] hostmem: Validate host-nodes before setting bitmap
Posted by David Hildenbrand 5 years, 4 months ago
On 30.11.18 09:37, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com> writes:
> 
>> host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes() was not validating
>> host-nodes before writing to backend->host_nodes, making QEMU
>> write beyond the end of the bitmap.
>>
>> Fix the crash and add a simple regression test for the fix.
>>
>> Reported-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
>> ---
>>  backends/hostmem.c                   | 13 +++++++---
>>  tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>  create mode 100644 tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
>>
>> diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
>> index 1a89342039..ef199d32fd 100644
>> --- a/backends/hostmem.c
>> +++ b/backends/hostmem.c
>> @@ -103,11 +103,18 @@ host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>>  {
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
>>      HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(obj);
>> -    uint16List *l = NULL;
>> +    uint16List *l, *host_nodes = NULL;
>>  
>> -    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &l, errp);
>> +    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_nodes, errp);
>> +
>> +    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
>> +        if (l->value >= MAX_NODES) {
>> +            error_setg(errp, "Invalid host-nodes value: %d", l->value);
>> +            return;
>> +        }
>> +    }
>>  
>> -    while (l) {
>> +    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
>>          bitmap_set(backend->host_nodes, l->value, 1);
>>          l = l->next;
>>      }
> 
> Pre-existing: leaks the list created by visit_type_uint16List(), or am I
> confused?
> 

I think you're right.

-- 

Thanks,

David / dhildenb

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] hostmem: Validate host-nodes before setting bitmap
Posted by David Hildenbrand 5 years, 4 months ago
On 29.11.18 19:57, Eduardo Habkost wrote:
> host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes() was not validating
> host-nodes before writing to backend->host_nodes, making QEMU
> write beyond the end of the bitmap.
> 
> Fix the crash and add a simple regression test for the fix.
> 
> Reported-by: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
> ---
>  backends/hostmem.c                   | 13 +++++++---
>  tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
> 
> diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
> index 1a89342039..ef199d32fd 100644
> --- a/backends/hostmem.c
> +++ b/backends/hostmem.c
> @@ -103,11 +103,18 @@ host_memory_backend_set_host_nodes(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>  {
>  #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
>      HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(obj);
> -    uint16List *l = NULL;
> +    uint16List *l, *host_nodes = NULL;
>  
> -    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &l, errp);
> +    visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_nodes, errp);
> +
> +    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
> +        if (l->value >= MAX_NODES) {
> +            error_setg(errp, "Invalid host-nodes value: %d", l->value);
> +            return;
> +        }
> +    }
>  

An alternative would be to use a temporary bitmap (on the stack)
instead and copy it only on success. E.g.

for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
    if (l->value >= MAX_NODE) {
        error_setg(&local_err, "Invalid host-nodes value: %d", l->value);
        break;
    }
    bitmap_set(tmp, l->value, 1);
}

if (!local_err) {
    bitmap_copy(backend->host_nodes, tmp, MAX_NODE);
}
error_propagate...
free...


> -    while (l) {
> +    for (l = host_nodes; l; l = l->next) {
>          bitmap_set(backend->host_nodes, l->value, 1);
>          l = l->next;
>      }
> diff --git a/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py b/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..e803e10104
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tests/acceptance/host-nodes-limit.py
> @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
> +# Regression test for host-nodes limit validation
> +#
> +# Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
> +#
> +# Author:
> +#  Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
> +#
> +# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
> +# later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
> +
> +from avocado_qemu import Test
> +from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
> +
> +MAX_NODES = 128
> +
> +class HostNodesValidation(Test):
> +    def test_large_host_nodes(self):
> +        p = Popen([self.qemu_bin, '-display', 'none', '-nodefaults',
> +                   '-object', 'memory-backend-ram,id=m0,'
> +                              'size=4096,host-nodes=%d' % (MAX_NODES)],
> +                  stderr=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
> +        stdout,stderr = p.communicate()
> +
> +        self.assertIn(b'Invalid host-nodes', stderr)
> +        self.assertEquals(stdout, b'')
> +        self.assertEquals(p.returncode, 1)
> +
> +    def test_valid_host_nodes(self):
> +        p = Popen([self.qemu_bin, '-display', 'none', '-nodefaults',
> +                   '-object', 'memory-backend-ram,id=m0,'
> +                              'size=4096,host-nodes=%d' % (MAX_NODES - 1)],
> +                  stderr=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
> +        stdout,stderr = p.communicate()
> +
> +        self.assertIn(b'host-nodes must be empty', stderr)
> +        self.assertEquals(p.returncode, 1)
> 


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Thanks,

David / dhildenb