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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3ef42f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+kdbus-test
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f36cb566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+CFLAGS += -I../../../../usr/include/
+CFLAGS += -I../../../../samples/kdbus/
+CFLAGS += -I../../../../include/uapi/
+CFLAGS += -std=gnu99
+CFLAGS += -DKBUILD_MODNAME=\"kdbus\" -D_GNU_SOURCE
+LDLIBS = -pthread -lcap -lm
+
+OBJS= \
+	kdbus-enum.o		\
+	kdbus-util.o		\
+	kdbus-test.o		\
+	kdbus-test.o		\
+	test-activator.o	\
+	test-benchmark.o	\
+	test-bus.o		\
+	test-chat.o		\
+	test-connection.o	\
+	test-daemon.o		\
+	test-endpoint.o		\
+	test-fd.o		\
+	test-free.o		\
+	test-match.o		\
+	test-message.o		\
+	test-metadata-ns.o	\
+	test-monitor.o		\
+	test-names.o		\
+	test-policy.o		\
+	test-policy-ns.o	\
+	test-policy-priv.o	\
+	test-sync.o		\
+	test-timeout.o
+
+all: kdbus-test
+
+include ../lib.mk
+
+%.o: %.c kdbus-enum.h kdbus-test.h kdbus-util.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+kdbus-test: $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ $(LDLIBS) -o $@
+
+TEST_PROGS := kdbus-test
+
+run_tests:
+	./kdbus-test --tap
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.o kdbus-test
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-enum.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-enum.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f1e57978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-enum.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Kay Sievers
+ *
+ * kdbus is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+struct kdbus_enum_table {
+	long long id;
+	const char *name;
+};
+
+#define TABLE(what) static struct kdbus_enum_table kdbus_table_##what[]
+#define ENUM(_id) { .id = _id, .name = STRINGIFY(_id) }
+#define LOOKUP(what)							\
+	const char *enum_##what(long long id)				\
+	{								\
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < ELEMENTSOF(kdbus_table_##what); i++) \
+			if (id == kdbus_table_##what[i].id)		\
+				return kdbus_table_##what[i].name;	\
+		return "UNKNOWN";					\
+	}
+
+TABLE(CMD) = {
+	ENUM(KDBUS_CMD_BUS_MAKE),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_CMD_ENDPOINT_MAKE),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_CMD_HELLO),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_CMD_SEND),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_CMD_RECV),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_CMD_LIST),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_CMD_NAME_RELEASE),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_CMD_CONN_INFO),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_CMD_MATCH_ADD),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_CMD_MATCH_REMOVE),
+};
+LOOKUP(CMD);
+
+TABLE(MSG) = {
+	ENUM(_KDBUS_ITEM_NULL),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_VEC),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_OFF),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_MEMFD),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_FDS),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_BLOOM_PARAMETER),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_BLOOM_FILTER),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_DST_NAME),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_MAKE_NAME),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_ATTACH_FLAGS_SEND),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_ATTACH_FLAGS_RECV),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_ID),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_NAME),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_TIMESTAMP),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_CREDS),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_PIDS),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_AUXGROUPS),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_OWNED_NAME),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_TID_COMM),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_PID_COMM),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_EXE),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_CMDLINE),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_CGROUP),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_CAPS),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_SECLABEL),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_AUDIT),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_CONN_DESCRIPTION),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_ADD),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_REMOVE),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_CHANGE),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_ID_ADD),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_ID_REMOVE),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_REPLY_TIMEOUT),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_ITEM_REPLY_DEAD),
+};
+LOOKUP(MSG);
+
+TABLE(PAYLOAD) = {
+	ENUM(KDBUS_PAYLOAD_KERNEL),
+	ENUM(KDBUS_PAYLOAD_DBUS),
+};
+LOOKUP(PAYLOAD);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-enum.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-enum.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed28cca26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-enum.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Kay Sievers
+ *
+ * kdbus is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+const char *enum_CMD(long long id);
+const char *enum_MSG(long long id);
+const char *enum_MATCH(long long id);
+const char *enum_PAYLOAD(long long id);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db732e596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,899 @@
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/mount.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+
+enum {
+	TEST_CREATE_BUS		= 1 << 0,
+	TEST_CREATE_CONN	= 1 << 1,
+};
+
+struct kdbus_test {
+	const char *name;
+	const char *desc;
+	int (*func)(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+	unsigned int flags;
+};
+
+struct kdbus_test_args {
+	bool mntns;
+	bool pidns;
+	bool userns;
+	char *uid_map;
+	char *gid_map;
+	int loop;
+	int wait;
+	int fork;
+	int tap_output;
+	char *module;
+	char *root;
+	char *test;
+	char *busname;
+};
+
+static const struct kdbus_test tests[] = {
+	{
+		.name	= "bus-make",
+		.desc	= "bus make functions",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_bus_make,
+		.flags	= 0,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "hello",
+		.desc	= "the HELLO command",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_hello,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "byebye",
+		.desc	= "the BYEBYE command",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_byebye,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "chat",
+		.desc	= "a chat pattern",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_chat,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "daemon",
+		.desc	= "a simple daemon",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_daemon,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "fd-passing",
+		.desc	= "file descriptor passing",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_fd_passing,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "endpoint",
+		.desc	= "custom endpoint",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_custom_endpoint,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "monitor",
+		.desc	= "monitor functionality",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_monitor,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "name-basics",
+		.desc	= "basic name registry functions",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_name_basic,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "name-conflict",
+		.desc	= "name registry conflict details",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_name_conflict,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "name-queue",
+		.desc	= "queuing of names",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_name_queue,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "message-basic",
+		.desc	= "basic message handling",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_message_basic,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "message-prio",
+		.desc	= "handling of messages with priority",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_message_prio,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "message-quota",
+		.desc	= "message quotas are enforced",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_message_quota,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "memory-access",
+		.desc	= "memory access",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_memory_access,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "timeout",
+		.desc	= "timeout",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_timeout,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "sync-byebye",
+		.desc	= "synchronous replies vs. BYEBYE",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_sync_byebye,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "sync-reply",
+		.desc	= "synchronous replies",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_sync_reply,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "message-free",
+		.desc	= "freeing of memory",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_free,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "connection-info",
+		.desc	= "retrieving connection information",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_conn_info,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "connection-update",
+		.desc	= "updating connection information",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_conn_update,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "writable-pool",
+		.desc	= "verifying pools are never writable",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_writable_pool,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "policy",
+		.desc	= "policy",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_policy,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "policy-priv",
+		.desc	= "unprivileged bus access",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_policy_priv,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "policy-ns",
+		.desc	= "policy in user namespaces",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_policy_ns,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "metadata-ns",
+		.desc	= "metadata in different namespaces",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_metadata_ns,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "match-id-add",
+		.desc	= "adding of matches by id",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_match_id_add,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "match-id-remove",
+		.desc	= "removing of matches by id",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_match_id_remove,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "match-replace",
+		.desc	= "replace of matches with the same cookie",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_match_replace,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "match-name-add",
+		.desc	= "adding of matches by name",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_match_name_add,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "match-name-remove",
+		.desc	= "removing of matches by name",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_match_name_remove,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "match-name-change",
+		.desc	= "matching for name changes",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_match_name_change,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "match-bloom",
+		.desc	= "matching with bloom filters",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_match_bloom,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "activator",
+		.desc	= "activator connections",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_activator,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS | TEST_CREATE_CONN,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "benchmark",
+		.desc	= "benchmark",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_benchmark,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "benchmark-nomemfds",
+		.desc	= "benchmark without using memfds",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_benchmark_nomemfds,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+	{
+		.name	= "benchmark-uds",
+		.desc	= "benchmark comparison to UDS",
+		.func	= kdbus_test_benchmark_uds,
+		.flags	= TEST_CREATE_BUS,
+	},
+};
+
+#define N_TESTS ((int) (sizeof(tests) / sizeof(tests[0])))
+
+static int test_prepare_env(const struct kdbus_test *t,
+			    const struct kdbus_test_args *args,
+			    struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	if (t->flags & TEST_CREATE_BUS) {
+		char *s;
+		char *n = NULL;
+		int ret;
+
+		asprintf(&s, "%s/control", args->root);
+
+		env->control_fd = open(s, O_RDWR);
+		free(s);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(env->control_fd >= 0);
+
+		if (!args->busname) {
+			n = unique_name("test-bus");
+			ASSERT_RETURN(n);
+		}
+
+		ret = kdbus_create_bus(env->control_fd,
+				       args->busname ?: n,
+				       _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL, &s);
+		free(n);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+		asprintf(&env->buspath, "%s/%s/bus", args->root, s);
+		free(s);
+	}
+
+	if (t->flags & TEST_CREATE_CONN) {
+		env->conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(env->conn);
+	}
+
+	env->root = args->root;
+	env->module = args->module;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void test_unprepare_env(const struct kdbus_test *t, struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	if (env->conn) {
+		kdbus_conn_free(env->conn);
+		env->conn = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (env->control_fd >= 0) {
+		close(env->control_fd);
+		env->control_fd = -1;
+	}
+
+	if (env->buspath) {
+		free(env->buspath);
+		env->buspath = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static int test_run(const struct kdbus_test *t,
+		    const struct kdbus_test_args *kdbus_args,
+		    int wait)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_test_env env = {};
+
+	ret = test_prepare_env(t, kdbus_args, &env);
+	if (ret != TEST_OK)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (wait > 0) {
+		printf("Sleeping %d seconds before running test ...\n", wait);
+		sleep(wait);
+	}
+
+	ret = t->func(&env);
+	test_unprepare_env(t, &env);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int test_run_forked(const struct kdbus_test *t,
+			   const struct kdbus_test_args *kdbus_args,
+			   int wait)
+{
+	int ret;
+	pid_t pid;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid < 0) {
+		return TEST_ERR;
+	} else if (pid == 0) {
+		ret = test_run(t, kdbus_args, wait);
+		_exit(ret);
+	}
+
+	pid = waitpid(pid, &ret, 0);
+	if (pid <= 0)
+		return TEST_ERR;
+	else if (!WIFEXITED(ret))
+		return TEST_ERR;
+	else
+		return WEXITSTATUS(ret);
+}
+
+static void print_test_result(int ret)
+{
+	switch (ret) {
+	case TEST_OK:
+		printf("OK");
+		break;
+	case TEST_SKIP:
+		printf("SKIPPED");
+		break;
+	case TEST_ERR:
+		printf("ERROR");
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+static int start_all_tests(struct kdbus_test_args *kdbus_args)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned int fail_cnt = 0;
+	unsigned int skip_cnt = 0;
+	unsigned int ok_cnt = 0;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (kdbus_args->tap_output) {
+		printf("1..%d\n", N_TESTS);
+		fflush(stdout);
+	}
+
+	kdbus_util_verbose = false;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < N_TESTS; i++) {
+		const struct kdbus_test *t = tests + i;
+
+		if (!kdbus_args->tap_output) {
+			unsigned int n;
+
+			printf("Testing %s (%s) ", t->desc, t->name);
+			for (n = 0; n < 60 - strlen(t->desc) - strlen(t->name); n++)
+				printf(".");
+			printf(" ");
+		}
+
+		ret = test_run_forked(t, kdbus_args, 0);
+		switch (ret) {
+		case TEST_OK:
+			ok_cnt++;
+			break;
+		case TEST_SKIP:
+			skip_cnt++;
+			break;
+		case TEST_ERR:
+			fail_cnt++;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (kdbus_args->tap_output) {
+			printf("%sok %d - %s%s (%s)\n",
+			       (ret == TEST_ERR) ? "not " : "", i + 1,
+			       (ret == TEST_SKIP) ? "# SKIP " : "",
+			       t->desc, t->name);
+			fflush(stdout);
+		} else {
+			print_test_result(ret);
+			printf("\n");
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (kdbus_args->tap_output)
+		printf("Failed %d/%d tests, %.2f%% okay\n", fail_cnt, N_TESTS,
+		       100.0 - (fail_cnt * 100.0) / ((float) N_TESTS));
+	else
+		printf("\nSUMMARY: %u tests passed, %u skipped, %u failed\n",
+		       ok_cnt, skip_cnt, fail_cnt);
+
+	return fail_cnt > 0 ? TEST_ERR : TEST_OK;
+}
+
+static int start_one_test(struct kdbus_test_args *kdbus_args)
+{
+	int i, ret;
+	bool test_found = false;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < N_TESTS; i++) {
+		const struct kdbus_test *t = tests + i;
+
+		if (strcmp(t->name, kdbus_args->test))
+			continue;
+
+		do {
+			test_found = true;
+			if (kdbus_args->fork)
+				ret = test_run_forked(t, kdbus_args,
+						      kdbus_args->wait);
+			else
+				ret = test_run(t, kdbus_args,
+					       kdbus_args->wait);
+
+			printf("Testing %s: ", t->desc);
+			print_test_result(ret);
+			printf("\n");
+
+			if (ret != TEST_OK)
+				break;
+		} while (kdbus_args->loop);
+
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (!test_found) {
+		printf("Unknown test-id '%s'\n", kdbus_args->test);
+		return TEST_ERR;
+	}
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+static void usage(const char *argv0)
+{
+	unsigned int i, j;
+
+	printf("Usage: %s [options]\n"
+	       "Options:\n"
+	       "\t-a, --tap		Output test results in TAP format\n"
+	       "\t-m, --module <module>	Kdbus module name\n"
+	       "\t-x, --loop		Run in a loop\n"
+	       "\t-f, --fork		Fork before running a test\n"
+	       "\t-h, --help		Print this help\n"
+	       "\t-r, --root <root>	Toplevel of the kdbus hierarchy\n"
+	       "\t-t, --test <test-id>	Run one specific test only, in verbose mode\n"
+	       "\t-b, --bus <busname>	Instead of generating a random bus name, take <busname>.\n"
+	       "\t-w, --wait <secs>	Wait <secs> before actually starting test\n"
+	       "\t    --mntns		New mount namespace\n"
+	       "\t    --pidns		New PID namespace\n"
+	       "\t    --userns		New user namespace\n"
+	       "\t    --uidmap uid_map	UID map for user namespace\n"
+	       "\t    --gidmap gid_map	GID map for user namespace\n"
+	       "\n", argv0);
+
+	printf("By default, all test are run once, and a summary is printed.\n"
+	       "Available tests for --test:\n\n");
+
+	for (i = 0; i < N_TESTS; i++) {
+		const struct kdbus_test *t = tests + i;
+
+		printf("\t%s", t->name);
+
+		for (j = 0; j < 24 - strlen(t->name); j++)
+			printf(" ");
+
+		printf("Test %s\n", t->desc);
+	}
+
+	printf("\n");
+	printf("Note that some tests may, if run specifically by --test, "
+	       "behave differently, and not terminate by themselves.\n");
+
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+void print_kdbus_test_args(struct kdbus_test_args *args)
+{
+	if (args->userns || args->pidns || args->mntns)
+		printf("# Starting tests in new %s%s%s namespaces%s\n",
+			args->mntns ? "MOUNT " : "",
+			args->pidns ? "PID " : "",
+			args->userns ? "USER " : "",
+			args->mntns ? ", kdbusfs will be remounted" : "");
+	else
+		printf("# Starting tests in the same namespaces\n");
+}
+
+void print_metadata_support(void)
+{
+	bool no_meta_audit, no_meta_cgroups, no_meta_seclabel;
+
+	/*
+	 * KDBUS_ATTACH_CGROUP, KDBUS_ATTACH_AUDIT and
+	 * KDBUS_ATTACH_SECLABEL
+	 */
+	no_meta_audit = !config_auditsyscall_is_enabled();
+	no_meta_cgroups = !config_cgroups_is_enabled();
+	no_meta_seclabel = !config_security_is_enabled();
+
+	if (no_meta_audit | no_meta_cgroups | no_meta_seclabel)
+		printf("# Starting tests without %s%s%s metadata support\n",
+		       no_meta_audit ? "AUDIT " : "",
+		       no_meta_cgroups ? "CGROUP " : "",
+		       no_meta_seclabel ? "SECLABEL " : "");
+	else
+		printf("# Starting tests with full metadata support\n");
+}
+
+int run_tests(struct kdbus_test_args *kdbus_args)
+{
+	int ret;
+	static char control[4096];
+
+	snprintf(control, sizeof(control), "%s/control", kdbus_args->root);
+
+	if (access(control, W_OK) < 0) {
+		printf("Unable to locate control node at '%s'.\n",
+			control);
+		return TEST_ERR;
+	}
+
+	if (kdbus_args->test) {
+		ret = start_one_test(kdbus_args);
+	} else {
+		do {
+			ret = start_all_tests(kdbus_args);
+			if (ret != TEST_OK)
+				break;
+		} while (kdbus_args->loop);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void nop_handler(int sig) {}
+
+static int test_prepare_mounts(struct kdbus_test_args *kdbus_args)
+{
+	int ret;
+	char kdbusfs[64] = {'\0'};
+
+	snprintf(kdbusfs, sizeof(kdbusfs), "%sfs", kdbus_args->module);
+
+	/* make current mount slave */
+	ret = mount(NULL, "/", NULL, MS_SLAVE|MS_REC, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		printf("error mount() root: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* Remount procfs since we need it in our tests */
+	if (kdbus_args->pidns) {
+		ret = mount("proc", "/proc", "proc",
+			    MS_NOSUID|MS_NOEXEC|MS_NODEV, NULL);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			ret = -errno;
+			printf("error mount() /proc : %d (%m)\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Remount kdbusfs */
+	ret = mount(kdbusfs, kdbus_args->root, kdbusfs,
+		    MS_NOSUID|MS_NOEXEC|MS_NODEV, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		printf("error mount() %s :%d (%m)\n", kdbusfs, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int run_tests_in_namespaces(struct kdbus_test_args *kdbus_args)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int efd = -1;
+	int status;
+	pid_t pid, rpid;
+	struct sigaction oldsa;
+	struct sigaction sa = {
+		.sa_handler = nop_handler,
+		.sa_flags = SA_NOCLDSTOP,
+	};
+
+	efd = eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC);
+	if (efd < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		printf("eventfd() failed: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return TEST_ERR;
+	}
+
+	ret = sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa, &oldsa);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		printf("sigaction() failed: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return TEST_ERR;
+	}
+
+	/* setup namespaces */
+	pid = syscall(__NR_clone, SIGCHLD|
+		      (kdbus_args->userns ? CLONE_NEWUSER : 0) |
+		      (kdbus_args->mntns ? CLONE_NEWNS : 0) |
+		      (kdbus_args->pidns ? CLONE_NEWPID : 0), NULL);
+	if (pid < 0) {
+		printf("clone() failed: %d (%m)\n", -errno);
+		return TEST_ERR;
+	}
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		eventfd_t event_status = 0;
+
+		ret = prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGKILL);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			ret = -errno;
+			printf("error prctl(): %d (%m)\n", ret);
+			_exit(TEST_ERR);
+		}
+
+		/* reset sighandlers of childs */
+		ret = sigaction(SIGCHLD, &oldsa, NULL);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			ret = -errno;
+			printf("sigaction() failed: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+			_exit(TEST_ERR);
+		}
+
+		ret = eventfd_read(efd, &event_status);
+		if (ret < 0 || event_status != 1) {
+			printf("error eventfd_read()\n");
+			_exit(TEST_ERR);
+		}
+
+		if (kdbus_args->mntns) {
+			ret = test_prepare_mounts(kdbus_args);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				printf("error preparing mounts\n");
+				_exit(TEST_ERR);
+			}
+		}
+
+		ret = run_tests(kdbus_args);
+		_exit(ret);
+	}
+
+	/* Setup userns mapping */
+	if (kdbus_args->userns) {
+		ret = userns_map_uid_gid(pid, kdbus_args->uid_map,
+					 kdbus_args->gid_map);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			printf("error mapping uid and gid in userns\n");
+			eventfd_write(efd, 2);
+			return TEST_ERR;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = eventfd_write(efd, 1);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		printf("error eventfd_write(): %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return TEST_ERR;
+	}
+
+	rpid = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(rpid == pid, TEST_ERR);
+
+	close(efd);
+
+	if (!WIFEXITED(status) || WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0)
+		return TEST_ERR;
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int start_tests(struct kdbus_test_args *kdbus_args)
+{
+	int ret;
+	bool namespaces;
+	static char fspath[4096];
+
+	namespaces = (kdbus_args->mntns || kdbus_args->pidns ||
+		      kdbus_args->userns);
+
+	/* for pidns we need mntns set */
+	if (kdbus_args->pidns && !kdbus_args->mntns) {
+		printf("Failed: please set both pid and mnt namesapces\n");
+		return TEST_ERR;
+	}
+
+	if (kdbus_args->userns) {
+		if (!config_user_ns_is_enabled()) {
+			printf("User namespace not supported\n");
+			return TEST_ERR;
+		}
+
+		if (!kdbus_args->uid_map || !kdbus_args->gid_map) {
+			printf("Failed: please specify uid or gid mapping\n");
+			return TEST_ERR;
+		}
+	}
+
+	print_kdbus_test_args(kdbus_args);
+	print_metadata_support();
+
+	/* setup kdbus paths */
+	if (!kdbus_args->module)
+		kdbus_args->module = "kdbus";
+
+	if (!kdbus_args->root) {
+		snprintf(fspath, sizeof(fspath), "/sys/fs/%s",
+			 kdbus_args->module);
+		kdbus_args->root = fspath;
+	}
+
+	/* Start tests */
+	if (namespaces)
+		ret = run_tests_in_namespaces(kdbus_args);
+	else
+		ret = run_tests(kdbus_args);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int t, ret = 0;
+	struct kdbus_test_args *kdbus_args;
+	enum {
+		ARG_MNTNS = 0x100,
+		ARG_PIDNS,
+		ARG_USERNS,
+		ARG_UIDMAP,
+		ARG_GIDMAP,
+	};
+
+	kdbus_args = malloc(sizeof(*kdbus_args));
+	if (!kdbus_args) {
+		printf("unable to malloc() kdbus_args\n");
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	memset(kdbus_args, 0, sizeof(*kdbus_args));
+
+	static const struct option options[] = {
+		{ "loop",	no_argument,		NULL, 'x' },
+		{ "help",	no_argument,		NULL, 'h' },
+		{ "root",	required_argument,	NULL, 'r' },
+		{ "test",	required_argument,	NULL, 't' },
+		{ "bus",	required_argument,	NULL, 'b' },
+		{ "wait",	required_argument,	NULL, 'w' },
+		{ "fork",	no_argument,		NULL, 'f' },
+		{ "module",	required_argument,	NULL, 'm' },
+		{ "tap",	no_argument,		NULL, 'a' },
+		{ "mntns",	no_argument,		NULL, ARG_MNTNS },
+		{ "pidns",	no_argument,		NULL, ARG_PIDNS },
+		{ "userns",	no_argument,		NULL, ARG_USERNS },
+		{ "uidmap",	required_argument,	NULL, ARG_UIDMAP },
+		{ "gidmap",	required_argument,	NULL, ARG_GIDMAP },
+		{}
+	};
+
+	srand(time(NULL));
+
+	while ((t = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hxfm:r:t:b:w:a", options, NULL)) >= 0) {
+		switch (t) {
+		case 'x':
+			kdbus_args->loop = 1;
+			break;
+
+		case 'm':
+			kdbus_args->module = optarg;
+			break;
+
+		case 'r':
+			kdbus_args->root = optarg;
+			break;
+
+		case 't':
+			kdbus_args->test = optarg;
+			break;
+
+		case 'b':
+			kdbus_args->busname = optarg;
+			break;
+
+		case 'w':
+			kdbus_args->wait = strtol(optarg, NULL, 10);
+			break;
+
+		case 'f':
+			kdbus_args->fork = 1;
+			break;
+
+		case 'a':
+			kdbus_args->tap_output = 1;
+			break;
+
+		case ARG_MNTNS:
+			kdbus_args->mntns = true;
+			break;
+
+		case ARG_PIDNS:
+			kdbus_args->pidns = true;
+			break;
+
+		case ARG_USERNS:
+			kdbus_args->userns = true;
+			break;
+
+		case ARG_UIDMAP:
+			kdbus_args->uid_map = optarg;
+			break;
+
+		case ARG_GIDMAP:
+			kdbus_args->gid_map = optarg;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+		case 'h':
+			usage(argv[0]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = start_tests(kdbus_args);
+	if (ret == TEST_ERR)
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+
+	free(kdbus_args);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-test.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-test.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5c6ae81b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-test.h
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#ifndef _TEST_KDBUS_H_
+#define _TEST_KDBUS_H_
+
+struct kdbus_test_env {
+	char *buspath;
+	const char *root;
+	const char *module;
+	int control_fd;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+};
+
+enum {
+	TEST_OK,
+	TEST_SKIP,
+	TEST_ERR,
+};
+
+#define ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(cond, val)		\
+	if (!(cond)) {			\
+		fprintf(stderr,	"Assertion '%s' failed in %s(), %s:%d\n", \
+			#cond, __func__, __FILE__, __LINE__);	\
+		return val;	\
+	}
+
+#define ASSERT_EXIT_VAL(cond, val)		\
+	if (!(cond)) {			\
+		fprintf(stderr, "Assertion '%s' failed in %s(), %s:%d\n", \
+			#cond, __func__, __FILE__, __LINE__);	\
+		_exit(val);	\
+	}
+
+#define ASSERT_BREAK(cond)		\
+	if (!(cond)) {			\
+		fprintf(stderr, "Assertion '%s' failed in %s(), %s:%d\n", \
+			#cond, __func__, __FILE__, __LINE__);	\
+		break; \
+	}
+
+#define ASSERT_RETURN(cond)		\
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(cond, TEST_ERR)
+
+#define ASSERT_EXIT(cond)		\
+	ASSERT_EXIT_VAL(cond, EXIT_FAILURE)
+
+int kdbus_test_activator(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_benchmark(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_benchmark_nomemfds(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_benchmark_uds(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_bus_make(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_byebye(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_chat(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_conn_info(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_conn_update(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_daemon(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_custom_endpoint(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_fd_passing(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_free(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_hello(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_match_bloom(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_match_id_add(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_match_id_remove(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_match_replace(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_match_name_add(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_match_name_change(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_match_name_remove(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_message_basic(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_message_prio(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_message_quota(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_memory_access(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_metadata_ns(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_monitor(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_name_basic(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_name_conflict(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_name_queue(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_policy(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_policy_ns(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_policy_priv(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_sync_byebye(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_sync_reply(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_timeout(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+int kdbus_test_writable_pool(struct kdbus_test_env *env);
+
+#endif /* _TEST_KDBUS_H_ */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-util.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5e54ca3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-util.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1611 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Daniel Mack
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Kay Sievers
+ * Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Djalal Harouni
+ *
+ * kdbus is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <grp.h>
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <linux/unistd.h>
+#include <linux/memfd.h>
+
+#ifndef __NR_memfd_create
+  #ifdef __x86_64__
+    #define __NR_memfd_create 319
+  #elif defined __arm__
+    #define __NR_memfd_create 385
+  #else
+    #define __NR_memfd_create 356
+  #endif
+#endif
+
+#include "kdbus-api.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+#ifndef F_ADD_SEALS
+#define F_LINUX_SPECIFIC_BASE	1024
+#define F_ADD_SEALS     (F_LINUX_SPECIFIC_BASE + 9)
+#define F_GET_SEALS     (F_LINUX_SPECIFIC_BASE + 10)
+
+#define F_SEAL_SEAL     0x0001  /* prevent further seals from being set */
+#define F_SEAL_SHRINK   0x0002  /* prevent file from shrinking */
+#define F_SEAL_GROW     0x0004  /* prevent file from growing */
+#define F_SEAL_WRITE    0x0008  /* prevent writes */
+#endif
+
+int kdbus_util_verbose = true;
+
+int kdbus_sysfs_get_parameter_mask(const char *path, uint64_t *mask)
+{
+	int ret;
+	FILE *file;
+	unsigned long long value;
+
+	file = fopen(path, "r");
+	if (!file) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("--- error fopen(): %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = fscanf(file, "%llu", &value);
+	if (ret != 1) {
+		if (ferror(file))
+			ret = -errno;
+		else
+			ret = -EIO;
+
+		kdbus_printf("--- error fscanf(): %d\n", ret);
+		fclose(file);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	*mask = (uint64_t)value;
+
+	fclose(file);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_sysfs_set_parameter_mask(const char *path, uint64_t mask)
+{
+	int ret;
+	FILE *file;
+
+	file = fopen(path, "w");
+	if (!file) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("--- error open(): %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = fprintf(file, "%llu", (unsigned long long)mask);
+	if (ret <= 0) {
+		ret = -EIO;
+		kdbus_printf("--- error fprintf(): %d\n", ret);
+	}
+
+	fclose(file);
+
+	return ret > 0 ? 0 : ret;
+}
+
+int kdbus_create_bus(int control_fd, const char *name,
+		     uint64_t owner_meta, char **path)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd cmd;
+
+		/* bloom size item */
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			struct kdbus_bloom_parameter bloom;
+		} bp;
+
+		/* owner metadata items */
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			uint64_t flags;
+		} attach;
+
+		/* name item */
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			char str[64];
+		} name;
+	} bus_make;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&bus_make, 0, sizeof(bus_make));
+	bus_make.bp.size = sizeof(bus_make.bp);
+	bus_make.bp.type = KDBUS_ITEM_BLOOM_PARAMETER;
+	bus_make.bp.bloom.size = 64;
+	bus_make.bp.bloom.n_hash = 1;
+
+	snprintf(bus_make.name.str, sizeof(bus_make.name.str),
+		 "%u-%s", getuid(), name);
+
+	bus_make.attach.type = KDBUS_ITEM_ATTACH_FLAGS_SEND;
+	bus_make.attach.size = sizeof(bus_make.attach);
+	bus_make.attach.flags = owner_meta;
+
+	bus_make.name.type = KDBUS_ITEM_MAKE_NAME;
+	bus_make.name.size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE +
+			     strlen(bus_make.name.str) + 1;
+
+	bus_make.cmd.flags = KDBUS_MAKE_ACCESS_WORLD;
+	bus_make.cmd.size = sizeof(bus_make.cmd) +
+			     bus_make.bp.size +
+			     bus_make.attach.size +
+			     bus_make.name.size;
+
+	kdbus_printf("Creating bus with name >%s< on control fd %d ...\n",
+		     name, control_fd);
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_bus_make(control_fd, &bus_make.cmd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("--- error when making bus: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (ret == 0 && path)
+		*path = strdup(bus_make.name.str);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct kdbus_conn *
+kdbus_hello(const char *path, uint64_t flags,
+	    const struct kdbus_item *item, size_t item_size)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_free cmd_free = {};
+	int fd, ret;
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd_hello hello;
+
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			char str[16];
+		} conn_name;
+
+		uint8_t extra_items[item_size];
+	} h;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+
+	memset(&h, 0, sizeof(h));
+
+	if (item_size > 0)
+		memcpy(h.extra_items, item, item_size);
+
+	kdbus_printf("-- opening bus connection %s\n", path);
+	fd = open(path, O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("--- error %d (%m)\n", fd);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	h.hello.flags = flags | KDBUS_HELLO_ACCEPT_FD;
+	h.hello.attach_flags_send = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+	h.hello.attach_flags_recv = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+	h.conn_name.type = KDBUS_ITEM_CONN_DESCRIPTION;
+	strcpy(h.conn_name.str, "this-is-my-name");
+	h.conn_name.size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + strlen(h.conn_name.str) + 1;
+
+	h.hello.size = sizeof(h);
+	h.hello.pool_size = POOL_SIZE;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_hello(fd, (struct kdbus_cmd_hello *) &h.hello);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("--- error when saying hello: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	kdbus_printf("-- Our peer ID for %s: %llu -- bus uuid: '%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x'\n",
+		     path, (unsigned long long)h.hello.id,
+		     h.hello.id128[0],  h.hello.id128[1],  h.hello.id128[2],
+		     h.hello.id128[3],  h.hello.id128[4],  h.hello.id128[5],
+		     h.hello.id128[6],  h.hello.id128[7],  h.hello.id128[8],
+		     h.hello.id128[9],  h.hello.id128[10], h.hello.id128[11],
+		     h.hello.id128[12], h.hello.id128[13], h.hello.id128[14],
+		     h.hello.id128[15]);
+
+	cmd_free.size = sizeof(cmd_free);
+	cmd_free.offset = h.hello.offset;
+	kdbus_cmd_free(fd, &cmd_free);
+
+	conn = malloc(sizeof(*conn));
+	if (!conn) {
+		kdbus_printf("unable to malloc()!?\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	conn->buf = mmap(NULL, POOL_SIZE, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
+	if (conn->buf == MAP_FAILED) {
+		free(conn);
+		close(fd);
+		kdbus_printf("--- error mmap (%m)\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	conn->fd = fd;
+	conn->id = h.hello.id;
+	return conn;
+}
+
+struct kdbus_conn *
+kdbus_hello_registrar(const char *path, const char *name,
+		      const struct kdbus_policy_access *access,
+		      size_t num_access, uint64_t flags)
+{
+	struct kdbus_item *item, *items;
+	size_t i, size;
+
+	size = KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(strlen(name) + 1) +
+		num_access * KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(*access));
+
+	items = alloca(size);
+
+	item = items;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + strlen(name) + 1;
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_NAME;
+	strcpy(item->str, name);
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_access; i++) {
+		item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE +
+			     sizeof(struct kdbus_policy_access);
+		item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_POLICY_ACCESS;
+
+		item->policy_access.type = access[i].type;
+		item->policy_access.access = access[i].access;
+		item->policy_access.id = access[i].id;
+
+		item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+	}
+
+	return kdbus_hello(path, flags, items, size);
+}
+
+struct kdbus_conn *kdbus_hello_activator(const char *path, const char *name,
+				   const struct kdbus_policy_access *access,
+				   size_t num_access)
+{
+	return kdbus_hello_registrar(path, name, access, num_access,
+				     KDBUS_HELLO_ACTIVATOR);
+}
+
+bool kdbus_item_in_message(struct kdbus_msg *msg, uint64_t type)
+{
+	const struct kdbus_item *item;
+
+	KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, msg, items)
+		if (item->type == type)
+			return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+int kdbus_bus_creator_info(struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+			   uint64_t flags,
+			   uint64_t *offset)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_info *cmd;
+	size_t size = sizeof(*cmd);
+	int ret;
+
+	cmd = alloca(size);
+	memset(cmd, 0, size);
+	cmd->size = size;
+	cmd->attach_flags = flags;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_bus_creator_info(conn->fd, cmd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("--- error when requesting info: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (offset)
+		*offset = cmd->offset;
+	else
+		kdbus_free(conn, cmd->offset);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_conn_info(struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t id,
+		    const char *name, uint64_t flags,
+		    uint64_t *offset)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_info *cmd;
+	size_t size = sizeof(*cmd);
+	struct kdbus_info *info;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (name)
+		size += KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + strlen(name) + 1;
+
+	cmd = alloca(size);
+	memset(cmd, 0, size);
+	cmd->size = size;
+	cmd->attach_flags = flags;
+
+	if (name) {
+		cmd->items[0].size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + strlen(name) + 1;
+		cmd->items[0].type = KDBUS_ITEM_NAME;
+		strcpy(cmd->items[0].str, name);
+	} else {
+		cmd->id = id;
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_conn_info(conn->fd, cmd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("--- error when requesting info: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	info = (struct kdbus_info *) (conn->buf + cmd->offset);
+	if (info->size != cmd->info_size) {
+		kdbus_printf("%s(): size mismatch: %d != %d\n", __func__,
+				(int) info->size, (int) cmd->info_size);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	if (offset)
+		*offset = cmd->offset;
+	else
+		kdbus_free(conn, cmd->offset);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void kdbus_conn_free(struct kdbus_conn *conn)
+{
+	if (!conn)
+		return;
+
+	if (conn->buf)
+		munmap(conn->buf, POOL_SIZE);
+
+	if (conn->fd >= 0)
+		close(conn->fd);
+
+	free(conn);
+}
+
+int sys_memfd_create(const char *name, __u64 size)
+{
+	int ret, fd;
+
+	fd = syscall(__NR_memfd_create, name, MFD_ALLOW_SEALING);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return fd;
+
+	ret = ftruncate(fd, size);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		close(fd);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return fd;
+}
+
+int sys_memfd_seal_set(int fd)
+{
+	return fcntl(fd, F_ADD_SEALS, F_SEAL_SHRINK |
+			 F_SEAL_GROW | F_SEAL_WRITE | F_SEAL_SEAL);
+}
+
+off_t sys_memfd_get_size(int fd, off_t *size)
+{
+	struct stat stat;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = fstat(fd, &stat);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("stat() failed: %m\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	*size = stat.st_size;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __kdbus_msg_send(const struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+			    const char *name,
+			    uint64_t cookie,
+			    uint64_t flags,
+			    uint64_t timeout,
+			    int64_t priority,
+			    uint64_t dst_id,
+			    uint64_t cmd_flags,
+			    int cancel_fd)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_send *cmd = NULL;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg = NULL;
+	const char ref1[1024 * 128 + 3] = "0123456789_0";
+	const char ref2[] = "0123456789_1";
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	struct timespec now;
+	uint64_t size;
+	int memfd = -1;
+	int ret;
+
+	size = sizeof(*msg) + 3 * KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_vec));
+
+	if (dst_id == KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST)
+		size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_bloom_filter)) + 64;
+	else {
+		memfd = sys_memfd_create("my-name-is-nice", 1024 * 1024);
+		if (memfd < 0) {
+			kdbus_printf("failed to create memfd: %m\n");
+			return memfd;
+		}
+
+		if (write(memfd, "kdbus memfd 1234567", 19) != 19) {
+			ret = -errno;
+			kdbus_printf("writing to memfd failed: %m\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = sys_memfd_seal_set(memfd);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			ret = -errno;
+			kdbus_printf("memfd sealing failed: %m\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_memfd));
+	}
+
+	if (name)
+		size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(strlen(name) + 1);
+
+	msg = malloc(size);
+	if (!msg) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("unable to malloc()!?\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (dst_id == KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST)
+		flags |= KDBUS_MSG_SIGNAL;
+
+	memset(msg, 0, size);
+	msg->flags = flags;
+	msg->priority = priority;
+	msg->size = size;
+	msg->src_id = conn->id;
+	msg->dst_id = name ? 0 : dst_id;
+	msg->cookie = cookie;
+	msg->payload_type = KDBUS_PAYLOAD_DBUS;
+
+	if (timeout) {
+		ret = clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE, &now);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+
+		msg->timeout_ns = now.tv_sec * 1000000000ULL +
+				  now.tv_nsec + timeout;
+	}
+
+	item = msg->items;
+
+	if (name) {
+		item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_DST_NAME;
+		item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + strlen(name) + 1;
+		strcpy(item->str, name);
+		item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+	}
+
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_VEC;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(struct kdbus_vec);
+	item->vec.address = (uintptr_t)&ref1;
+	item->vec.size = sizeof(ref1);
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	/* data padding for ref1 */
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_VEC;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(struct kdbus_vec);
+	item->vec.address = (uintptr_t)NULL;
+	item->vec.size =  KDBUS_ALIGN8(sizeof(ref1)) - sizeof(ref1);
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_VEC;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(struct kdbus_vec);
+	item->vec.address = (uintptr_t)&ref2;
+	item->vec.size = sizeof(ref2);
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	if (dst_id == KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST) {
+		item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_BLOOM_FILTER;
+		item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_bloom_filter)) + 64;
+		item->bloom_filter.generation = 0;
+	} else {
+		item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_MEMFD;
+		item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(struct kdbus_memfd);
+		item->memfd.size = 16;
+		item->memfd.fd = memfd;
+	}
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	size = sizeof(*cmd);
+	if (cancel_fd != -1)
+		size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(cancel_fd));
+
+	cmd = malloc(size);
+	if (!cmd) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("unable to malloc()!?\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	cmd->size = size;
+	cmd->flags = cmd_flags;
+	cmd->msg_address = (uintptr_t)msg;
+
+	item = cmd->items;
+
+	if (cancel_fd != -1) {
+		item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_CANCEL_FD;
+		item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(cancel_fd);
+		item->fds[0] = cancel_fd;
+		item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_send(conn->fd, cmd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("error sending message: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (cmd_flags & KDBUS_SEND_SYNC_REPLY) {
+		struct kdbus_msg *reply;
+
+		kdbus_printf("SYNC REPLY @offset %llu:\n", cmd->reply.offset);
+		reply = (struct kdbus_msg *)(conn->buf + cmd->reply.offset);
+		kdbus_msg_dump(conn, reply);
+
+		kdbus_msg_free(reply);
+
+		ret = kdbus_free(conn, cmd->reply.offset);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+out:
+	free(msg);
+	free(cmd);
+
+	if (memfd >= 0)
+		close(memfd);
+
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_msg_send(const struct kdbus_conn *conn, const char *name,
+		   uint64_t cookie, uint64_t flags, uint64_t timeout,
+		   int64_t priority, uint64_t dst_id)
+{
+	return __kdbus_msg_send(conn, name, cookie, flags, timeout, priority,
+				dst_id, 0, -1);
+}
+
+int kdbus_msg_send_sync(const struct kdbus_conn *conn, const char *name,
+			uint64_t cookie, uint64_t flags, uint64_t timeout,
+			int64_t priority, uint64_t dst_id, int cancel_fd)
+{
+	return __kdbus_msg_send(conn, name, cookie, flags, timeout, priority,
+				dst_id, KDBUS_SEND_SYNC_REPLY, cancel_fd);
+}
+
+int kdbus_msg_send_reply(const struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+			 uint64_t reply_cookie,
+			 uint64_t dst_id)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_send cmd = {};
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	const char ref1[1024 * 128 + 3] = "0123456789_0";
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	uint64_t size;
+	int ret;
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_msg);
+	size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_vec));
+
+	msg = malloc(size);
+	if (!msg) {
+		kdbus_printf("unable to malloc()!?\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	memset(msg, 0, size);
+	msg->size = size;
+	msg->src_id = conn->id;
+	msg->dst_id = dst_id;
+	msg->cookie_reply = reply_cookie;
+	msg->payload_type = KDBUS_PAYLOAD_DBUS;
+
+	item = msg->items;
+
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_VEC;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(struct kdbus_vec);
+	item->vec.address = (uintptr_t)&ref1;
+	item->vec.size = sizeof(ref1);
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	cmd.size = sizeof(cmd);
+	cmd.msg_address = (uintptr_t)msg;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_send(conn->fd, &cmd);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		kdbus_printf("error sending message: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+
+	free(msg);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static char *msg_id(uint64_t id, char *buf)
+{
+	if (id == 0)
+		return "KERNEL";
+	if (id == ~0ULL)
+		return "BROADCAST";
+	sprintf(buf, "%llu", (unsigned long long)id);
+	return buf;
+}
+
+int kdbus_msg_dump(const struct kdbus_conn *conn, const struct kdbus_msg *msg)
+{
+	const struct kdbus_item *item = msg->items;
+	char buf_src[32];
+	char buf_dst[32];
+	uint64_t timeout = 0;
+	uint64_t cookie_reply = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (msg->flags & KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY)
+		timeout = msg->timeout_ns;
+	else
+		cookie_reply = msg->cookie_reply;
+
+	kdbus_printf("MESSAGE: %s (%llu bytes) flags=0x%08llx, %s → %s, "
+		     "cookie=%llu, timeout=%llu cookie_reply=%llu priority=%lli\n",
+		enum_PAYLOAD(msg->payload_type), (unsigned long long)msg->size,
+		(unsigned long long)msg->flags,
+		msg_id(msg->src_id, buf_src), msg_id(msg->dst_id, buf_dst),
+		(unsigned long long)msg->cookie, (unsigned long long)timeout,
+		(unsigned long long)cookie_reply, (long long)msg->priority);
+
+	KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, msg, items) {
+		if (item->size < KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE) {
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) invalid data record\n",
+				     enum_MSG(item->type), item->size);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		switch (item->type) {
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_OFF: {
+			char *s;
+
+			if (item->vec.offset == ~0ULL)
+				s = "[\\0-bytes]";
+			else
+				s = (char *)msg + item->vec.offset;
+
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) off=%llu size=%llu '%s'\n",
+			       enum_MSG(item->type), item->size,
+			       (unsigned long long)item->vec.offset,
+			       (unsigned long long)item->vec.size, s);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_FDS: {
+			int i, n = (item->size - KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE) /
+					sizeof(int);
+
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes, %d fds)\n",
+			       enum_MSG(item->type), item->size, n);
+
+			for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+				kdbus_printf("    fd[%d] = %d\n",
+					     i, item->fds[i]);
+
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_MEMFD: {
+			char *buf;
+			off_t size;
+
+			buf = mmap(NULL, item->memfd.size, PROT_READ,
+				   MAP_PRIVATE, item->memfd.fd, 0);
+			if (buf == MAP_FAILED) {
+				kdbus_printf("mmap() fd=%i size=%llu failed: %m\n",
+					     item->memfd.fd, item->memfd.size);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (sys_memfd_get_size(item->memfd.fd, &size) < 0) {
+				kdbus_printf("KDBUS_CMD_MEMFD_SIZE_GET failed: %m\n");
+				break;
+			}
+
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) fd=%i size=%llu filesize=%llu '%s'\n",
+			       enum_MSG(item->type), item->size, item->memfd.fd,
+			       (unsigned long long)item->memfd.size,
+			       (unsigned long long)size, buf);
+			munmap(buf, item->memfd.size);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_CREDS:
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) uid=%lld, euid=%lld, suid=%lld, fsuid=%lld, "
+							"gid=%lld, egid=%lld, sgid=%lld, fsgid=%lld\n",
+				enum_MSG(item->type), item->size,
+				item->creds.uid, item->creds.euid,
+				item->creds.suid, item->creds.fsuid,
+				item->creds.gid, item->creds.egid,
+				item->creds.sgid, item->creds.fsgid);
+			break;
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_PIDS:
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) pid=%lld, tid=%lld, ppid=%lld\n",
+				enum_MSG(item->type), item->size,
+				item->pids.pid, item->pids.tid,
+				item->pids.ppid);
+			break;
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_AUXGROUPS: {
+			int i, n;
+
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes)\n",
+				     enum_MSG(item->type), item->size);
+			n = (item->size - KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE) /
+				sizeof(uint64_t);
+
+			for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+				kdbus_printf("    gid[%d] = %lld\n",
+					     i, item->data64[i]);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_NAME:
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_PID_COMM:
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_TID_COMM:
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_EXE:
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_CGROUP:
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_SECLABEL:
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_DST_NAME:
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_CONN_DESCRIPTION:
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) '%s' (%zu)\n",
+				     enum_MSG(item->type), item->size,
+				     item->str, strlen(item->str));
+			break;
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_OWNED_NAME: {
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) '%s' (%zu) flags=0x%08llx\n",
+				     enum_MSG(item->type), item->size,
+				     item->name.name, strlen(item->name.name),
+				     item->name.flags);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_CMDLINE: {
+			size_t size = item->size - KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE;
+			const char *str = item->str;
+			int count = 0;
+
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) ",
+				     enum_MSG(item->type), item->size);
+			while (size) {
+				kdbus_printf("'%s' ", str);
+				size -= strlen(str) + 1;
+				str += strlen(str) + 1;
+				count++;
+			}
+
+			kdbus_printf("(%d string%s)\n",
+				     count, (count == 1) ? "" : "s");
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_AUDIT:
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) loginuid=%u sessionid=%u\n",
+			       enum_MSG(item->type), item->size,
+			       item->audit.loginuid, item->audit.sessionid);
+			break;
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_CAPS: {
+			const uint32_t *cap;
+			int n, i;
+
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) len=%llu bytes, last_cap %d\n",
+				     enum_MSG(item->type), item->size,
+				     (unsigned long long)item->size -
+					KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE,
+				     (int) item->caps.last_cap);
+
+			cap = item->caps.caps;
+			n = (item->size - offsetof(struct kdbus_item, caps.caps))
+				/ 4 / sizeof(uint32_t);
+
+			kdbus_printf("    CapInh=");
+			for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+				kdbus_printf("%08x", cap[(0 * n) + (n - i - 1)]);
+
+			kdbus_printf(" CapPrm=");
+			for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+				kdbus_printf("%08x", cap[(1 * n) + (n - i - 1)]);
+
+			kdbus_printf(" CapEff=");
+			for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+				kdbus_printf("%08x", cap[(2 * n) + (n - i - 1)]);
+
+			kdbus_printf(" CapBnd=");
+			for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+				kdbus_printf("%08x", cap[(3 * n) + (n - i - 1)]);
+			kdbus_printf("\n");
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_TIMESTAMP:
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) seq=%llu realtime=%lluns monotonic=%lluns\n",
+			       enum_MSG(item->type), item->size,
+			       (unsigned long long)item->timestamp.seqnum,
+			       (unsigned long long)item->timestamp.realtime_ns,
+			       (unsigned long long)item->timestamp.monotonic_ns);
+			break;
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_REPLY_TIMEOUT:
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) cookie=%llu\n",
+			       enum_MSG(item->type), item->size,
+			       msg->cookie_reply);
+			break;
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_ADD:
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_REMOVE:
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_CHANGE:
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) '%s', old id=%lld, now id=%lld, old_flags=0x%llx new_flags=0x%llx\n",
+				enum_MSG(item->type),
+				(unsigned long long) item->size,
+				item->name_change.name,
+				item->name_change.old_id.id,
+				item->name_change.new_id.id,
+				item->name_change.old_id.flags,
+				item->name_change.new_id.flags);
+			break;
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_ID_ADD:
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_ID_REMOVE:
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes) id=%llu flags=%llu\n",
+			       enum_MSG(item->type),
+			       (unsigned long long) item->size,
+			       (unsigned long long) item->id_change.id,
+			       (unsigned long long) item->id_change.flags);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			kdbus_printf("  +%s (%llu bytes)\n",
+				     enum_MSG(item->type), item->size);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ((char *)item - ((char *)msg + msg->size) >= 8) {
+		kdbus_printf("invalid padding at end of message\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	kdbus_printf("\n");
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void kdbus_msg_free(struct kdbus_msg *msg)
+{
+	const struct kdbus_item *item;
+	int nfds, i;
+
+	if (!msg)
+		return;
+
+	KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, msg, items) {
+		switch (item->type) {
+		/* close all memfds */
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_MEMFD:
+			close(item->memfd.fd);
+			break;
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_FDS:
+			nfds = (item->size - KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE) /
+				sizeof(int);
+
+			for (i = 0; i < nfds; i++)
+				close(item->fds[i]);
+
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+int kdbus_msg_recv(struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+		   struct kdbus_msg **msg_out,
+		   uint64_t *offset)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_recv recv = { .size = sizeof(recv) };
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_recv(conn->fd, &recv);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	msg = (struct kdbus_msg *)(conn->buf + recv.msg.offset);
+	ret = kdbus_msg_dump(conn, msg);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (msg_out) {
+		*msg_out = msg;
+
+		if (offset)
+			*offset = recv.msg.offset;
+	} else {
+		kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+		ret = kdbus_free(conn, recv.msg.offset);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns: 0 on success, negative errno on failure.
+ *
+ * We must return -ETIMEDOUT, -ECONNREST, -EAGAIN and other errors.
+ * We must return the result of kdbus_msg_recv()
+ */
+int kdbus_msg_recv_poll(struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+			int timeout_ms,
+			struct kdbus_msg **msg_out,
+			uint64_t *offset)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	do {
+		struct timeval before, after, diff;
+		struct pollfd fd;
+
+		fd.fd = conn->fd;
+		fd.events = POLLIN | POLLPRI | POLLHUP;
+		fd.revents = 0;
+
+		gettimeofday(&before, NULL);
+		ret = poll(&fd, 1, timeout_ms);
+		gettimeofday(&after, NULL);
+
+		if (ret == 0) {
+			ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (ret > 0) {
+			if (fd.revents & POLLIN)
+				ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn, msg_out, offset);
+
+			if (fd.revents & (POLLHUP | POLLERR))
+				ret = -ECONNRESET;
+		}
+
+		if (ret == 0 || ret != -EAGAIN)
+			break;
+
+		timersub(&after, &before, &diff);
+		timeout_ms -= diff.tv_sec * 1000UL +
+			      diff.tv_usec / 1000UL;
+	} while (timeout_ms > 0);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int kdbus_free(const struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t offset)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_free cmd_free = {};
+	int ret;
+
+	cmd_free.size = sizeof(cmd_free);
+	cmd_free.offset = offset;
+	cmd_free.flags = 0;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_free(conn->fd, &cmd_free);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("KDBUS_CMD_FREE failed: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_name_acquire(struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+		       const char *name, uint64_t *flags)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd *cmd_name;
+	size_t name_len = strlen(name) + 1;
+	uint64_t size = sizeof(*cmd_name) + KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(name_len);
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	int ret;
+
+	cmd_name = alloca(size);
+
+	memset(cmd_name, 0, size);
+
+	item = cmd_name->items;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + name_len;
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_NAME;
+	strcpy(item->str, name);
+
+	cmd_name->size = size;
+	if (flags)
+		cmd_name->flags = *flags;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_name_acquire(conn->fd, cmd_name);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("error aquiring name: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	kdbus_printf("%s(): flags after call: 0x%llx\n", __func__,
+		     cmd_name->return_flags);
+
+	if (flags)
+		*flags = cmd_name->return_flags;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_name_release(struct kdbus_conn *conn, const char *name)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd *cmd_name;
+	size_t name_len = strlen(name) + 1;
+	uint64_t size = sizeof(*cmd_name) + KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(name_len);
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	int ret;
+
+	cmd_name = alloca(size);
+
+	memset(cmd_name, 0, size);
+
+	item = cmd_name->items;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + name_len;
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_NAME;
+	strcpy(item->str, name);
+
+	cmd_name->size = size;
+
+	kdbus_printf("conn %lld giving up name '%s'\n",
+		     (unsigned long long) conn->id, name);
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_name_release(conn->fd, cmd_name);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("error releasing name: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_list(struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t flags)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_list cmd_list = {};
+	struct kdbus_info *list, *name;
+	int ret;
+
+	cmd_list.size = sizeof(cmd_list);
+	cmd_list.flags = flags;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_list(conn->fd, &cmd_list);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("error listing names: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	kdbus_printf("REGISTRY:\n");
+	list = (struct kdbus_info *)(conn->buf + cmd_list.offset);
+
+	KDBUS_FOREACH(name, list, cmd_list.list_size) {
+		uint64_t flags = 0;
+		struct kdbus_item *item;
+		const char *n = "MISSING-NAME";
+
+		if (name->size == sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd))
+			continue;
+
+		KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, name, items)
+			if (item->type == KDBUS_ITEM_OWNED_NAME) {
+				n = item->name.name;
+				flags = item->name.flags;
+			}
+
+		kdbus_printf("%8llu flags=0x%08llx conn=0x%08llx '%s'\n",
+			     name->id, (unsigned long long) flags,
+			     name->flags, n);
+	}
+	kdbus_printf("\n");
+
+	ret = kdbus_free(conn, cmd_list.offset);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int kdbus_conn_update_attach_flags(struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+				   uint64_t attach_flags_send,
+				   uint64_t attach_flags_recv)
+{
+	int ret;
+	size_t size;
+	struct kdbus_cmd *update;
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd);
+	size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(uint64_t)) * 2;
+
+	update = malloc(size);
+	if (!update) {
+		kdbus_printf("error malloc: %m\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	memset(update, 0, size);
+	update->size = size;
+
+	item = update->items;
+
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_ATTACH_FLAGS_SEND;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(uint64_t);
+	item->data64[0] = attach_flags_send;
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_ATTACH_FLAGS_RECV;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(uint64_t);
+	item->data64[0] = attach_flags_recv;
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_update(conn->fd, update);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		kdbus_printf("error conn update: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+
+	free(update);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int kdbus_conn_update_policy(struct kdbus_conn *conn, const char *name,
+			     const struct kdbus_policy_access *access,
+			     size_t num_access)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd *update;
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	size_t i, size;
+	int ret;
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd);
+	size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(strlen(name) + 1);
+	size += num_access * KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_policy_access));
+
+	update = malloc(size);
+	if (!update) {
+		kdbus_printf("error malloc: %m\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	memset(update, 0, size);
+	update->size = size;
+
+	item = update->items;
+
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_NAME;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + strlen(name) + 1;
+	strcpy(item->str, name);
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_access; i++) {
+		item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE +
+			     sizeof(struct kdbus_policy_access);
+		item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_POLICY_ACCESS;
+
+		item->policy_access.type = access[i].type;
+		item->policy_access.access = access[i].access;
+		item->policy_access.id = access[i].id;
+
+		item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_update(conn->fd, update);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		kdbus_printf("error conn update: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+
+	free(update);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int kdbus_add_match_id(struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t cookie,
+		       uint64_t type, uint64_t id)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd_match cmd;
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			struct kdbus_notify_id_change chg;
+		} item;
+	} buf;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+
+	buf.cmd.size = sizeof(buf);
+	buf.cmd.cookie = cookie;
+	buf.item.size = sizeof(buf.item);
+	buf.item.type = type;
+	buf.item.chg.id = id;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_match_add(conn->fd, &buf.cmd);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		kdbus_printf("--- error adding conn match: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int kdbus_add_match_empty(struct kdbus_conn *conn)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd_match cmd;
+		struct kdbus_item item;
+	} buf;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+
+	buf.item.size = sizeof(uint64_t) * 3;
+	buf.item.type = KDBUS_ITEM_ID;
+	buf.item.id = KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY;
+
+	buf.cmd.size = sizeof(buf.cmd) + buf.item.size;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_match_add(conn->fd, &buf.cmd);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		kdbus_printf("--- error adding conn match: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int all_ids_are_mapped(const char *path)
+{
+	int ret;
+	FILE *file;
+	uint32_t inside_id, length;
+
+	file = fopen(path, "r");
+	if (!file) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("error fopen() %s: %d (%m)\n",
+			     path, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = fscanf(file, "%u\t%*u\t%u", &inside_id, &length);
+	if (ret != 2) {
+		if (ferror(file))
+			ret = -errno;
+		else
+			ret = -EIO;
+
+		kdbus_printf("--- error fscanf(): %d\n", ret);
+		fclose(file);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	fclose(file);
+
+	/*
+	 * If length is 4294967295 which means the invalid uid
+	 * (uid_t) -1 then we are able to map all uid/gids
+	 */
+	if (inside_id == 0 && length == (uid_t) -1)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int all_uids_gids_are_mapped(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = all_ids_are_mapped("/proc/self/uid_map");
+	if (ret <= 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("--- error not all uids are mapped\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = all_ids_are_mapped("/proc/self/gid_map");
+	if (ret <= 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("--- error not all gids are mapped\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int drop_privileges(uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = setgroups(0, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("error setgroups: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = setresgid(gid, gid, gid);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("error setresgid: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = setresuid(uid, uid, uid);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("error setresuid: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+uint64_t now(clockid_t clock)
+{
+	struct timespec spec;
+
+	clock_gettime(clock, &spec);
+	return spec.tv_sec * 1000ULL * 1000ULL * 1000ULL + spec.tv_nsec;
+}
+
+char *unique_name(const char *prefix)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	uint64_t u_now;
+	char n[17];
+	char *str;
+	int r;
+
+	/*
+	 * This returns a random string which is guaranteed to be
+	 * globally unique across all calls to unique_name(). We
+	 * compose the string as:
+	 *   <prefix>-<random>-<time>
+	 * With:
+	 *   <prefix>: string provided by the caller
+	 *   <random>: a random alpha string of 16 characters
+	 *   <time>: the current time in micro-seconds since last boot
+	 *
+	 * The <random> part makes the string always look vastly different,
+	 * the <time> part makes sure no two calls return the same string.
+	 */
+
+	u_now = now(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(n) - 1; ++i)
+		n[i] = 'a' + (rand() % ('z' - 'a'));
+	n[sizeof(n) - 1] = 0;
+
+	r = asprintf(&str, "%s-%s-%" PRIu64, prefix, n, u_now);
+	if (r < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return str;
+}
+
+static int do_userns_map_id(pid_t pid,
+			    const char *map_file,
+			    const char *map_id)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int fd;
+	char *map;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	map = strndupa(map_id, strlen(map_id));
+	if (!map) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("error strndupa %s: %d (%m)\n",
+			map_file, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < strlen(map); i++)
+		if (map[i] == ',')
+			map[i] = '\n';
+
+	fd = open(map_file, O_RDWR);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("error open %s: %d (%m)\n",
+			map_file, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = write(fd, map, strlen(map));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("error write to %s: %d (%m)\n",
+			     map_file, ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = 0;
+
+out:
+	close(fd);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int userns_map_uid_gid(pid_t pid,
+		       const char *map_uid,
+		       const char *map_gid)
+{
+	int fd, ret;
+	char file_id[128] = {'\0'};
+
+	snprintf(file_id, sizeof(file_id), "/proc/%ld/uid_map",
+		 (long) pid);
+
+	ret = do_userns_map_id(pid, file_id, map_uid);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	snprintf(file_id, sizeof(file_id), "/proc/%ld/setgroups",
+		 (long) pid);
+
+	fd = open(file_id, O_WRONLY);
+	if (fd >= 0) {
+		write(fd, "deny\n", 5);
+		close(fd);
+	}
+
+	snprintf(file_id, sizeof(file_id), "/proc/%ld/gid_map",
+		 (long) pid);
+
+	return do_userns_map_id(pid, file_id, map_gid);
+}
+
+static int do_cap_get_flag(cap_t caps, cap_value_t cap)
+{
+	int ret;
+	cap_flag_value_t flag_set;
+
+	ret = cap_get_flag(caps, cap, CAP_EFFECTIVE, &flag_set);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("error cap_get_flag(): %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return (flag_set == CAP_SET);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns:
+ *  1 in case all the requested effective capabilities are set.
+ *  0 in case we do not have the requested capabilities. This value
+ *    will be used to abort tests with TEST_SKIP
+ *  Negative errno on failure.
+ *
+ *  Terminate args with a negative value.
+ */
+int test_is_capable(int cap, ...)
+{
+	int ret;
+	va_list ap;
+	cap_t caps;
+
+	caps = cap_get_proc();
+	if (!caps) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("error cap_get_proc(): %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = do_cap_get_flag(caps, (cap_value_t)cap);
+	if (ret <= 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	va_start(ap, cap);
+	while ((cap = va_arg(ap, int)) > 0) {
+		ret = do_cap_get_flag(caps, (cap_value_t)cap);
+		if (ret <= 0)
+			break;
+	}
+	va_end(ap);
+
+out:
+	cap_free(caps);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int config_user_ns_is_enabled(void)
+{
+	return (access("/proc/self/uid_map", F_OK) == 0);
+}
+
+int config_auditsyscall_is_enabled(void)
+{
+	return (access("/proc/self/loginuid", F_OK) == 0);
+}
+
+int config_cgroups_is_enabled(void)
+{
+	return (access("/proc/self/cgroup", F_OK) == 0);
+}
+
+int config_security_is_enabled(void)
+{
+	int fd;
+	int ret;
+	char buf[128];
+
+	/* CONFIG_SECURITY is disabled */
+	if (access("/proc/self/attr/current", F_OK) != 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Now only if read() fails with -EINVAL then we assume
+	 * that SECLABEL and LSM are disabled
+	 */
+	fd = open("/proc/self/attr/current", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return 1;
+
+	ret = read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+	if (ret == -1 && errno == EINVAL)
+		ret = 0;
+	else
+		ret = 1;
+
+	close(fd);
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-util.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1e18b92f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/kdbus-util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Kay Sievers
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Daniel Mack
+ *
+ * kdbus is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#define BIT(X) (1 << (X))
+
+#include <time.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <linux/kdbus.h>
+
+#define _STRINGIFY(x) #x
+#define STRINGIFY(x) _STRINGIFY(x)
+#define ELEMENTSOF(x) (sizeof(x)/sizeof((x)[0]))
+
+#define KDBUS_PTR(addr) ((void *)(uintptr_t)(addr))
+
+#define KDBUS_ALIGN8(l) (((l) + 7) & ~7)
+#define KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE offsetof(struct kdbus_item, data)
+#define KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(s) KDBUS_ALIGN8((s) + KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE)
+
+#define KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item) \
+	(typeof(item))((uint8_t *)(item) + KDBUS_ALIGN8((item)->size))
+#define KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, head, first)				\
+	for ((item) = (head)->first;					\
+	     ((uint8_t *)(item) < (uint8_t *)(head) + (head)->size) &&	\
+	       ((uint8_t *)(item) >= (uint8_t *)(head));		\
+	     (item) = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item))
+#define KDBUS_FOREACH(iter, first, _size)				\
+	for ((iter) = (first);						\
+	     ((uint8_t *)(iter) < (uint8_t *)(first) + (_size)) &&	\
+	       ((uint8_t *)(iter) >= (uint8_t *)(first));		\
+	     (iter) = (void *)((uint8_t *)(iter) + KDBUS_ALIGN8((iter)->size)))
+
+#define _KDBUS_ATTACH_BITS_SET_NR (__builtin_popcountll(_KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL))
+
+/* Sum of KDBUS_ITEM_* that reflects _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL */
+#define KDBUS_ATTACH_ITEMS_TYPE_SUM					\
+	((((_KDBUS_ATTACH_BITS_SET_NR - 1) *				\
+	((_KDBUS_ATTACH_BITS_SET_NR - 1) + 1)) / 2) +			\
+	(_KDBUS_ITEM_ATTACH_BASE * _KDBUS_ATTACH_BITS_SET_NR))
+
+#define POOL_SIZE (16 * 1024LU * 1024LU)
+
+#define UNPRIV_UID 65534
+#define UNPRIV_GID 65534
+
+/* Dump as user of process, useful for user namespace testing */
+#define SUID_DUMP_USER	1
+
+extern int kdbus_util_verbose;
+
+#define kdbus_printf(X...) \
+	if (kdbus_util_verbose) \
+		printf(X)
+
+#define RUN_UNPRIVILEGED(child_uid, child_gid, _child_, _parent_) ({	\
+		pid_t pid, rpid;					\
+		int ret;						\
+									\
+		pid = fork();						\
+		if (pid == 0) {						\
+			ret = drop_privileges(child_uid, child_gid);	\
+			ASSERT_EXIT_VAL(ret == 0, ret);			\
+									\
+			_child_;					\
+			_exit(0);					\
+		} else if (pid > 0) {					\
+			_parent_;					\
+			rpid = waitpid(pid, &ret, 0);			\
+			ASSERT_RETURN(rpid == pid);			\
+			ASSERT_RETURN(WIFEXITED(ret));			\
+			ASSERT_RETURN(WEXITSTATUS(ret) == 0);		\
+			ret = TEST_OK;					\
+		} else {						\
+			ret = pid;					\
+		}							\
+									\
+		ret;							\
+	})
+
+#define RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(_var_, _bus_, _code_)			\
+	RUN_UNPRIVILEGED(UNPRIV_UID, UNPRIV_GID, ({			\
+		struct kdbus_conn *_var_;				\
+		_var_ = kdbus_hello(_bus_, 0, NULL, 0);			\
+		ASSERT_EXIT(_var_);					\
+		_code_;							\
+		kdbus_conn_free(_var_);					\
+	}), ({ 0; }))
+
+#define RUN_CLONE_CHILD(clone_ret, flags, _setup_, _child_body_,	\
+			_parent_setup_, _parent_body_) ({		\
+	pid_t pid, rpid;						\
+	int ret;							\
+	int efd = -1;							\
+									\
+	_setup_;							\
+	efd = eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC);					\
+	ASSERT_RETURN(efd >= 0);					\
+	*(clone_ret) = 0;						\
+	pid = syscall(__NR_clone, flags, NULL);				\
+	if (pid == 0) {							\
+		eventfd_t event_status = 0;				\
+		ret = prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGKILL);			\
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);					\
+		ret = eventfd_read(efd, &event_status);			\
+		if (ret < 0 || event_status != 1) {			\
+			kdbus_printf("error eventfd_read()\n");		\
+			_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);				\
+		}							\
+		_child_body_;						\
+		_exit(0);						\
+	} else if (pid > 0) {						\
+		_parent_setup_;						\
+		ret = eventfd_write(efd, 1);				\
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);				\
+		_parent_body_;						\
+		rpid = waitpid(pid, &ret, 0);				\
+		ASSERT_RETURN(rpid == pid);				\
+		ASSERT_RETURN(WIFEXITED(ret));				\
+		ASSERT_RETURN(WEXITSTATUS(ret) == 0);			\
+		ret = TEST_OK;						\
+	} else {							\
+		ret = -errno;						\
+		*(clone_ret) = -errno;					\
+	}								\
+	close(efd);							\
+	ret;								\
+})
+
+/* Enums for parent if it should drop privs or not */
+enum kdbus_drop_parent {
+	DO_NOT_DROP,
+	DROP_SAME_UNPRIV,
+	DROP_OTHER_UNPRIV,
+};
+
+struct kdbus_conn {
+	int fd;
+	uint64_t id;
+	unsigned char *buf;
+};
+
+int kdbus_sysfs_get_parameter_mask(const char *path, uint64_t *mask);
+int kdbus_sysfs_set_parameter_mask(const char *path, uint64_t mask);
+
+int sys_memfd_create(const char *name, __u64 size);
+int sys_memfd_seal_set(int fd);
+off_t sys_memfd_get_size(int fd, off_t *size);
+
+int kdbus_list(struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t flags);
+int kdbus_name_release(struct kdbus_conn *conn, const char *name);
+int kdbus_name_acquire(struct kdbus_conn *conn, const char *name,
+		       uint64_t *flags);
+void kdbus_msg_free(struct kdbus_msg *msg);
+int kdbus_msg_recv(struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+		   struct kdbus_msg **msg, uint64_t *offset);
+int kdbus_msg_recv_poll(struct kdbus_conn *conn, int timeout_ms,
+			struct kdbus_msg **msg_out, uint64_t *offset);
+int kdbus_free(const struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t offset);
+int kdbus_msg_dump(const struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+		   const struct kdbus_msg *msg);
+int kdbus_create_bus(int control_fd, const char *name,
+		     uint64_t owner_meta, char **path);
+int kdbus_msg_send(const struct kdbus_conn *conn, const char *name,
+		   uint64_t cookie, uint64_t flags, uint64_t timeout,
+		   int64_t priority, uint64_t dst_id);
+int kdbus_msg_send_sync(const struct kdbus_conn *conn, const char *name,
+			uint64_t cookie, uint64_t flags, uint64_t timeout,
+			int64_t priority, uint64_t dst_id, int cancel_fd);
+int kdbus_msg_send_reply(const struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+			 uint64_t reply_cookie,
+			 uint64_t dst_id);
+struct kdbus_conn *kdbus_hello(const char *path, uint64_t hello_flags,
+			       const struct kdbus_item *item,
+			       size_t item_size);
+struct kdbus_conn *kdbus_hello_registrar(const char *path, const char *name,
+					 const struct kdbus_policy_access *access,
+					 size_t num_access, uint64_t flags);
+struct kdbus_conn *kdbus_hello_activator(const char *path, const char *name,
+					 const struct kdbus_policy_access *access,
+					 size_t num_access);
+bool kdbus_item_in_message(struct kdbus_msg *msg, uint64_t type);
+int kdbus_bus_creator_info(struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+			   uint64_t flags,
+			   uint64_t *offset);
+int kdbus_conn_info(struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t id,
+		    const char *name, uint64_t flags, uint64_t *offset);
+void kdbus_conn_free(struct kdbus_conn *conn);
+int kdbus_conn_update_attach_flags(struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+				   uint64_t attach_flags_send,
+				   uint64_t attach_flags_recv);
+int kdbus_conn_update_policy(struct kdbus_conn *conn, const char *name,
+			     const struct kdbus_policy_access *access,
+			     size_t num_access);
+
+int kdbus_add_match_id(struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t cookie,
+		       uint64_t type, uint64_t id);
+int kdbus_add_match_empty(struct kdbus_conn *conn);
+
+int all_uids_gids_are_mapped(void);
+int drop_privileges(uid_t uid, gid_t gid);
+uint64_t now(clockid_t clock);
+char *unique_name(const char *prefix);
+
+int userns_map_uid_gid(pid_t pid, const char *map_uid, const char *map_gid);
+int test_is_capable(int cap, ...);
+int config_user_ns_is_enabled(void);
+int config_auditsyscall_is_enabled(void);
+int config_cgroups_is_enabled(void);
+int config_security_is_enabled(void);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-activator.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-activator.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d1b76370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-activator.c
@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+static int kdbus_starter_poll(struct kdbus_conn *conn)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct pollfd fd;
+
+	fd.fd = conn->fd;
+	fd.events = POLLIN | POLLPRI | POLLHUP;
+	fd.revents = 0;
+
+	ret = poll(&fd, 1, 100);
+	if (ret == 0)
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	else if (ret > 0) {
+		if (fd.revents & POLLIN)
+			return 0;
+
+		if (fd.revents & (POLLHUP | POLLERR))
+			ret = -ECONNRESET;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* Ensure that kdbus activator logic is safe */
+static int kdbus_priv_activator(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg = NULL;
+	uint64_t cookie = 0xdeadbeef;
+	uint64_t flags = KDBUS_NAME_REPLACE_EXISTING;
+	struct kdbus_conn *activator;
+	struct kdbus_conn *service;
+	struct kdbus_conn *client;
+	struct kdbus_conn *holder;
+	struct kdbus_policy_access *access;
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access[]){
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = getuid(),
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = getuid(),
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+		},
+	};
+
+	activator = kdbus_hello_activator(env->buspath, "foo.priv.activator",
+					  access, 2);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(activator);
+
+	service = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(service);
+
+	client = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(client);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure that other users can't TALK to the activator
+	 */
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		/* Try to talk using the ID */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, NULL, 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+				     0, activator->id);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -ENXIO);
+
+		/* Try to talk to the name */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "foo.priv.activator",
+				     0xdeadbeef, 0, 0, 0,
+				     KDBUS_DST_ID_NAME);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -EPERM);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure that we did not receive anything, so the
+	 * service will not be started automatically
+	 */
+
+	ret = kdbus_starter_poll(activator);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ETIMEDOUT);
+
+	/*
+	 * Now try to emulate the starter/service logic and
+	 * acquire the name.
+	 */
+
+	cookie++;
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(service, "foo.priv.activator", cookie,
+			     0, 0, 0, KDBUS_DST_ID_NAME);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_starter_poll(activator);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Policies are still checked, access denied */
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "foo.priv.activator",
+					 &flags);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EPERM);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(service, "foo.priv.activator",
+				 &flags);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* We read our previous starter message */
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(service, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Try to talk, we still fail */
+
+	cookie++;
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		/* Try to talk to the name */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "foo.priv.activator",
+				     cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+				     KDBUS_DST_ID_NAME);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -EPERM);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/* Still nothing to read */
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(service, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ETIMEDOUT);
+
+	/* We receive every thing now */
+
+	cookie++;
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(client, "foo.priv.activator", cookie,
+			     0, 0, 0, KDBUS_DST_ID_NAME);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(service, 100, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0 && msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	/* Policies default to deny TALK now */
+	kdbus_conn_free(activator);
+
+	cookie++;
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		/* Try to talk to the name */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "foo.priv.activator",
+				     cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+				     KDBUS_DST_ID_NAME);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -EPERM);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(service, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ETIMEDOUT);
+
+	/* Same user is able to TALK */
+	cookie++;
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(client, "foo.priv.activator", cookie,
+			     0, 0, 0, KDBUS_DST_ID_NAME);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(service, 100, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0 && msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access []){
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD,
+			.id = getuid(),
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+		},
+	};
+
+	holder = kdbus_hello_registrar(env->buspath, "foo.priv.activator",
+				       access, 1, KDBUS_HELLO_POLICY_HOLDER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(holder);
+
+	/* Now we are able to TALK to the name */
+
+	cookie++;
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		/* Try to talk to the name */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "foo.priv.activator",
+				     cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+				     KDBUS_DST_ID_NAME);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(service, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "foo.priv.activator",
+					 &flags);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EPERM);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(service);
+	kdbus_conn_free(client);
+	kdbus_conn_free(holder);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_activator(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_conn *activator;
+	struct pollfd fds[2];
+	bool activator_done = false;
+	struct kdbus_policy_access access[2];
+
+	access[0].type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER;
+	access[0].id = getuid();
+	access[0].access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN;
+
+	access[1].type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD;
+	access[1].access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK;
+
+	activator = kdbus_hello_activator(env->buspath, "foo.test.activator",
+					  access, 2);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(activator);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(env->conn);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_list(env->conn, KDBUS_LIST_NAMES |
+				    KDBUS_LIST_UNIQUE |
+				    KDBUS_LIST_ACTIVATORS |
+				    KDBUS_LIST_QUEUED);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(env->conn, "foo.test.activator", 0xdeafbeef,
+			     0, 0, 0, KDBUS_DST_ID_NAME);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	fds[0].fd = activator->fd;
+	fds[1].fd = env->conn->fd;
+
+	kdbus_printf("-- entering poll loop ...\n");
+
+	for (;;) {
+		int i, nfds = sizeof(fds) / sizeof(fds[0]);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < nfds; i++) {
+			fds[i].events = POLLIN | POLLPRI;
+			fds[i].revents = 0;
+		}
+
+		ret = poll(fds, nfds, 3000);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+		ret = kdbus_list(env->conn, KDBUS_LIST_NAMES);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+		if ((fds[0].revents & POLLIN) && !activator_done) {
+			uint64_t flags = KDBUS_NAME_REPLACE_EXISTING;
+
+			kdbus_printf("Starter was called back!\n");
+
+			ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn,
+						 "foo.test.activator", &flags);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+			activator_done = true;
+		}
+
+		if (fds[1].revents & POLLIN) {
+			kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, NULL, NULL);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Check if all uids/gids are mapped */
+	if (!all_uids_gids_are_mapped())
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	/* Check now capabilities, so we run the previous tests */
+	ret = test_is_capable(CAP_SETUID, CAP_SETGID, -1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	if (!ret)
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	ret = kdbus_priv_activator(env);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(activator);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-benchmark.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-benchmark.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a9744b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-benchmark.c
@@ -0,0 +1,451 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <locale.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <math.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-api.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+#define SERVICE_NAME "foo.bar.echo"
+
+/*
+ * To have a banchmark comparison with unix socket, set:
+ * user_memfd	= false;
+ * compare_uds	= true;
+ * attach_none	= true;		do not attached metadata
+ */
+
+static bool use_memfd = true;		/* transmit memfd? */
+static bool compare_uds = false;		/* unix-socket comparison? */
+static bool attach_none = false;		/* clear attach-flags? */
+static char stress_payload[8192];
+
+struct stats {
+	uint64_t count;
+	uint64_t latency_acc;
+	uint64_t latency_low;
+	uint64_t latency_high;
+	uint64_t latency_avg;
+	uint64_t latency_ssquares;
+};
+
+static struct stats stats;
+
+static void reset_stats(void)
+{
+	stats.count = 0;
+	stats.latency_acc = 0;
+	stats.latency_low = UINT64_MAX;
+	stats.latency_high = 0;
+	stats.latency_avg = 0;
+	stats.latency_ssquares = 0;
+}
+
+static void dump_stats(bool is_uds)
+{
+	if (stats.count > 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("stats %s: %'llu packets processed, latency (nsecs) min/max/avg/dev %'7llu // %'7llu // %'7llu // %'7.f\n",
+			     is_uds ? " (UNIX)" : "(KDBUS)",
+			     (unsigned long long) stats.count,
+			     (unsigned long long) stats.latency_low,
+			     (unsigned long long) stats.latency_high,
+			     (unsigned long long) stats.latency_avg,
+			     sqrt(stats.latency_ssquares / stats.count));
+	} else {
+		kdbus_printf("*** no packets received. bus stuck?\n");
+	}
+}
+
+static void add_stats(uint64_t prev)
+{
+	uint64_t diff, latency_avg_prev;
+
+	diff = now(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID) - prev;
+
+	stats.count++;
+	stats.latency_acc += diff;
+
+	/* see Welford62 */
+	latency_avg_prev = stats.latency_avg;
+	stats.latency_avg = stats.latency_acc / stats.count;
+	stats.latency_ssquares += (diff - latency_avg_prev) * (diff - stats.latency_avg);
+
+	if (stats.latency_low > diff)
+		stats.latency_low = diff;
+
+	if (stats.latency_high < diff)
+		stats.latency_high = diff;
+}
+
+static int setup_simple_kdbus_msg(struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+				  uint64_t dst_id,
+				  struct kdbus_msg **msg_out)
+{
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	uint64_t size;
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_msg);
+	size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_vec));
+
+	msg = malloc(size);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(msg, -ENOMEM);
+
+	memset(msg, 0, size);
+	msg->size = size;
+	msg->src_id = conn->id;
+	msg->dst_id = dst_id;
+	msg->payload_type = KDBUS_PAYLOAD_DBUS;
+
+	item = msg->items;
+
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_VEC;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(struct kdbus_vec);
+	item->vec.address = (uintptr_t) stress_payload;
+	item->vec.size = sizeof(stress_payload);
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	*msg_out = msg;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int setup_memfd_kdbus_msg(struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+				 uint64_t dst_id,
+				 off_t *memfd_item_offset,
+				 struct kdbus_msg **msg_out)
+{
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	uint64_t size;
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_msg);
+	size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_vec));
+	size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_memfd));
+
+	msg = malloc(size);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(msg, -ENOMEM);
+
+	memset(msg, 0, size);
+	msg->size = size;
+	msg->src_id = conn->id;
+	msg->dst_id = dst_id;
+	msg->payload_type = KDBUS_PAYLOAD_DBUS;
+
+	item = msg->items;
+
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_VEC;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(struct kdbus_vec);
+	item->vec.address = (uintptr_t) stress_payload;
+	item->vec.size = sizeof(stress_payload);
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_MEMFD;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(struct kdbus_memfd);
+	item->memfd.size = sizeof(uint64_t);
+
+	*memfd_item_offset = (unsigned char *)item - (unsigned char *)msg;
+	*msg_out = msg;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+send_echo_request(struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t dst_id,
+		  void *kdbus_msg, off_t memfd_item_offset)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_send cmd = {};
+	int memfd = -1;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (use_memfd) {
+		uint64_t now_ns = now(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID);
+		struct kdbus_item *item = memfd_item_offset + kdbus_msg;
+		memfd = sys_memfd_create("memfd-name", 0);
+		ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(memfd >= 0, memfd);
+
+		ret = write(memfd, &now_ns, sizeof(now_ns));
+		ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == sizeof(now_ns), -EAGAIN);
+
+		ret = sys_memfd_seal_set(memfd);
+		ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, -errno);
+
+		item->memfd.fd = memfd;
+	}
+
+	cmd.size = sizeof(cmd);
+	cmd.msg_address = (uintptr_t)kdbus_msg;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_send(conn->fd, &cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+
+	close(memfd);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+handle_echo_reply(struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t send_ns)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_cmd_recv recv = { .size = sizeof(recv) };
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	const struct kdbus_item *item;
+	bool has_memfd = false;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_recv(conn->fd, &recv);
+	if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+		return ret;
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+
+	if (!use_memfd)
+		goto out;
+
+	msg = (struct kdbus_msg *)(conn->buf + recv.msg.offset);
+
+	KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, msg, items) {
+		switch (item->type) {
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_MEMFD: {
+			char *buf;
+
+			buf = mmap(NULL, item->memfd.size, PROT_READ,
+				   MAP_PRIVATE, item->memfd.fd, 0);
+			ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(buf != MAP_FAILED, -EINVAL);
+			ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(item->memfd.size == sizeof(uint64_t),
+					  -EINVAL);
+
+			add_stats(*(uint64_t*)buf);
+			munmap(buf, item->memfd.size);
+			close(item->memfd.fd);
+			has_memfd = true;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_OFF:
+			/* ignore */
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (!has_memfd)
+		add_stats(send_ns);
+
+	ret = kdbus_free(conn, recv.msg.offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, -errno);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int benchmark(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	static char buf[sizeof(stress_payload)];
+	struct kdbus_msg *kdbus_msg = NULL;
+	off_t memfd_cached_offset = 0;
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn_a, *conn_b;
+	struct pollfd fds[2];
+	uint64_t start, send_ns, now_ns, diff;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int uds[2];
+
+	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(stress_payload); i++)
+		stress_payload[i] = i;
+
+	/* setup kdbus pair */
+
+	conn_a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	conn_b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_a && conn_b);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn_a);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn_b);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn_a, SERVICE_NAME, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	if (attach_none) {
+		ret = kdbus_conn_update_attach_flags(conn_a,
+						     _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL,
+						     0);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	}
+
+	/* setup UDS pair */
+
+	ret = socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_SEQPACKET | SOCK_NONBLOCK, 0, uds);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* setup a kdbus msg now */
+	if (use_memfd) {
+		ret = setup_memfd_kdbus_msg(conn_b, conn_a->id,
+					    &memfd_cached_offset,
+					    &kdbus_msg);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	} else {
+		ret = setup_simple_kdbus_msg(conn_b, conn_a->id, &kdbus_msg);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	}
+
+	/* start benchmark */
+
+	kdbus_printf("-- entering poll loop ...\n");
+
+	do {
+		/* run kdbus benchmark */
+		fds[0].fd = conn_a->fd;
+		fds[1].fd = conn_b->fd;
+
+		/* cancel any pending message */
+		handle_echo_reply(conn_a, 0);
+
+		start = now(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID);
+		reset_stats();
+
+		send_ns = now(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID);
+		ret = send_echo_request(conn_b, conn_a->id,
+					kdbus_msg, memfd_cached_offset);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+		while (1) {
+			unsigned int nfds = sizeof(fds) / sizeof(fds[0]);
+			unsigned int i;
+
+			for (i = 0; i < nfds; i++) {
+				fds[i].events = POLLIN | POLLPRI | POLLHUP;
+				fds[i].revents = 0;
+			}
+
+			ret = poll(fds, nfds, 10);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				break;
+
+			if (fds[0].revents & POLLIN) {
+				ret = handle_echo_reply(conn_a, send_ns);
+				ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+				send_ns = now(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID);
+				ret = send_echo_request(conn_b, conn_a->id,
+							kdbus_msg,
+							memfd_cached_offset);
+				ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+			}
+
+			now_ns = now(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID);
+			diff = now_ns - start;
+			if (diff > 1000000000ULL) {
+				start = now_ns;
+
+				dump_stats(false);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!compare_uds)
+			continue;
+
+		/* run unix-socket benchmark as comparison */
+
+		fds[0].fd = uds[0];
+		fds[1].fd = uds[1];
+
+		/* cancel any pendign message */
+		read(uds[1], buf, sizeof(buf));
+
+		start = now(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID);
+		reset_stats();
+
+		send_ns = now(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID);
+		ret = write(uds[0], stress_payload, sizeof(stress_payload));
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == sizeof(stress_payload));
+
+		while (1) {
+			unsigned int nfds = sizeof(fds) / sizeof(fds[0]);
+			unsigned int i;
+
+			for (i = 0; i < nfds; i++) {
+				fds[i].events = POLLIN | POLLPRI | POLLHUP;
+				fds[i].revents = 0;
+			}
+
+			ret = poll(fds, nfds, 10);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				break;
+
+			if (fds[1].revents & POLLIN) {
+				ret = read(uds[1], buf, sizeof(buf));
+				ASSERT_RETURN(ret == sizeof(buf));
+
+				add_stats(send_ns);
+
+				send_ns = now(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID);
+				ret = write(uds[0], buf, sizeof(buf));
+				ASSERT_RETURN(ret == sizeof(buf));
+			}
+
+			now_ns = now(CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID);
+			diff = now_ns - start;
+			if (diff > 1000000000ULL) {
+				start = now_ns;
+
+				dump_stats(true);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+	} while (kdbus_util_verbose);
+
+	kdbus_printf("-- closing bus connections\n");
+
+	free(kdbus_msg);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_a);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_b);
+
+	return (stats.count > 1) ? TEST_OK : TEST_ERR;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_benchmark(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	use_memfd = true;
+	attach_none = false;
+	compare_uds = false;
+	return benchmark(env);
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_benchmark_nomemfds(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	use_memfd = false;
+	attach_none = false;
+	compare_uds = false;
+	return benchmark(env);
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_benchmark_uds(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	use_memfd = false;
+	attach_none = true;
+	compare_uds = true;
+	return benchmark(env);
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-bus.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-bus.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..762fb3039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-bus.c
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-api.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+
+static struct kdbus_item *kdbus_get_item(struct kdbus_info *info,
+					 uint64_t type)
+{
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+
+	KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, info, items)
+		if (item->type == type)
+			return item;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int test_bus_creator_info(const char *bus_path)
+{
+	int ret;
+	uint64_t offset;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_info *info;
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	char *tmp, *busname;
+
+	/* extract the bus-name from @bus_path */
+	tmp = strdup(bus_path);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(tmp);
+	busname = strrchr(tmp, '/');
+	ASSERT_RETURN(busname);
+	*busname = 0;
+	busname = strrchr(tmp, '/');
+	ASSERT_RETURN(busname);
+	++busname;
+
+	conn = kdbus_hello(bus_path, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn);
+
+	ret = kdbus_bus_creator_info(conn, _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	info = (struct kdbus_info *)(conn->buf + offset);
+
+	item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_MAKE_NAME);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(item);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(!strcmp(item->str, busname));
+
+	ret = kdbus_free(conn, offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+
+	free(tmp);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_bus_make(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd cmd;
+
+		/* bloom size item */
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			struct kdbus_bloom_parameter bloom;
+		} bs;
+
+		/* name item */
+		uint64_t n_size;
+		uint64_t n_type;
+		char name[64];
+	} bus_make;
+	char s[PATH_MAX], *name;
+	int ret, control_fd2;
+	uid_t uid;
+
+	name = unique_name("");
+	ASSERT_RETURN(name);
+
+	snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s/control", env->root);
+	env->control_fd = open(s, O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(env->control_fd >= 0);
+
+	control_fd2 = open(s, O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(control_fd2 >= 0);
+
+	memset(&bus_make, 0, sizeof(bus_make));
+
+	bus_make.bs.size = sizeof(bus_make.bs);
+	bus_make.bs.type = KDBUS_ITEM_BLOOM_PARAMETER;
+	bus_make.bs.bloom.size = 64;
+	bus_make.bs.bloom.n_hash = 1;
+
+	bus_make.n_type = KDBUS_ITEM_MAKE_NAME;
+
+	uid = getuid();
+
+	/* missing uid prefix */
+	snprintf(bus_make.name, sizeof(bus_make.name), "foo");
+	bus_make.n_size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + strlen(bus_make.name) + 1;
+	bus_make.cmd.size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd) +
+			    sizeof(bus_make.bs) + bus_make.n_size;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_bus_make(env->control_fd, &bus_make.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	/* non alphanumeric character */
+	snprintf(bus_make.name, sizeof(bus_make.name), "%u-blah@123", uid);
+	bus_make.n_size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + strlen(bus_make.name) + 1;
+	bus_make.cmd.size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd) +
+			    sizeof(bus_make.bs) + bus_make.n_size;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_bus_make(env->control_fd, &bus_make.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	/* '-' at the end */
+	snprintf(bus_make.name, sizeof(bus_make.name), "%u-blah-", uid);
+	bus_make.n_size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + strlen(bus_make.name) + 1;
+	bus_make.cmd.size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd) +
+			    sizeof(bus_make.bs) + bus_make.n_size;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_bus_make(env->control_fd, &bus_make.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	/* create a new bus */
+	snprintf(bus_make.name, sizeof(bus_make.name), "%u-%s-1", uid, name);
+	bus_make.n_size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + strlen(bus_make.name) + 1;
+	bus_make.cmd.size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd) +
+			    sizeof(bus_make.bs) + bus_make.n_size;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_bus_make(env->control_fd, &bus_make.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_bus_make(control_fd2, &bus_make.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EEXIST);
+
+	snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%s/%u-%s-1/bus", env->root, uid, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(access(s, F_OK) == 0);
+
+	ret = test_bus_creator_info(s);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* can't use the same fd for bus make twice, even though a different
+	 * bus name is used
+	 */
+	snprintf(bus_make.name, sizeof(bus_make.name), "%u-%s-2", uid, name);
+	bus_make.n_size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + strlen(bus_make.name) + 1;
+	bus_make.cmd.size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd) +
+			    sizeof(bus_make.bs) + bus_make.n_size;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_bus_make(env->control_fd, &bus_make.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EBADFD);
+
+	/* create a new bus, with different fd and different bus name */
+	snprintf(bus_make.name, sizeof(bus_make.name), "%u-%s-2", uid, name);
+	bus_make.n_size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + strlen(bus_make.name) + 1;
+	bus_make.cmd.size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd) +
+			    sizeof(bus_make.bs) + bus_make.n_size;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_bus_make(control_fd2, &bus_make.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	close(control_fd2);
+	free(name);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-chat.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-chat.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71a92d8b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-chat.c
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+int kdbus_test_chat(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int ret, cookie;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn_a, *conn_b;
+	struct pollfd fds[2];
+	uint64_t flags;
+	int count;
+
+	conn_a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	conn_b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_a && conn_b);
+
+	flags = KDBUS_NAME_ALLOW_REPLACEMENT;
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn_a, "foo.bar.test", &flags);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn_a, "foo.bar.baz", NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	flags = KDBUS_NAME_QUEUE;
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn_b, "foo.bar.baz", &flags);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn_a, "foo.bar.double", NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn_a, "foo.bar.double", NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EALREADY);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(conn_a, "foo.bar.double");
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(conn_a, "foo.bar.double");
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ESRCH);
+
+	ret = kdbus_list(conn_b, KDBUS_LIST_UNIQUE |
+				 KDBUS_LIST_NAMES  |
+				 KDBUS_LIST_QUEUED |
+				 KDBUS_LIST_ACTIVATORS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn_a);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn_b);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	cookie = 0;
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn_b, NULL, 0xc0000000 | cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+			     KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	fds[0].fd = conn_a->fd;
+	fds[1].fd = conn_b->fd;
+
+	kdbus_printf("-- entering poll loop ...\n");
+
+	for (count = 0;; count++) {
+		int i, nfds = sizeof(fds) / sizeof(fds[0]);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < nfds; i++) {
+			fds[i].events = POLLIN | POLLPRI | POLLHUP;
+			fds[i].revents = 0;
+		}
+
+		ret = poll(fds, nfds, 3000);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+		if (fds[0].revents & POLLIN) {
+			if (count > 2)
+				kdbus_name_release(conn_a, "foo.bar.baz");
+
+			ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn_a, NULL, NULL);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+			ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn_a, NULL,
+					     0xc0000000 | cookie++,
+					     0, 0, 0, conn_b->id);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+		}
+
+		if (fds[1].revents & POLLIN) {
+			ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn_b, NULL, NULL);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+			ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn_b, NULL,
+					     0xc0000000 | cookie++,
+					     0, 0, 0, conn_a->id);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+		}
+
+		ret = kdbus_list(conn_b, KDBUS_LIST_UNIQUE |
+					 KDBUS_LIST_NAMES  |
+					 KDBUS_LIST_QUEUED |
+					 KDBUS_LIST_ACTIVATORS);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+		if (count > 10)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	kdbus_printf("-- closing bus connections\n");
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_a);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_b);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-connection.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-connection.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4688ce8ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-connection.c
@@ -0,0 +1,597 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-api.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+
+int kdbus_test_hello(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_free cmd_free = {};
+	struct kdbus_cmd_hello hello;
+	int fd, ret;
+
+	memset(&hello, 0, sizeof(hello));
+
+	fd = open(env->buspath, O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(fd >= 0);
+
+	hello.flags = KDBUS_HELLO_ACCEPT_FD;
+	hello.attach_flags_send = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+	hello.attach_flags_recv = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+	hello.size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd_hello);
+	hello.pool_size = POOL_SIZE;
+
+	/* an unaligned hello must result in -EFAULT */
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_hello(fd, (struct kdbus_cmd_hello *) ((char *) &hello + 1));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EFAULT);
+
+	/* a size of 0 must return EMSGSIZE */
+	hello.size = 1;
+	hello.flags = KDBUS_HELLO_ACCEPT_FD;
+	hello.attach_flags_send = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_hello(fd, &hello);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	hello.size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd_hello);
+
+	/* check faulty flags */
+	hello.flags = 1ULL << 32;
+	hello.attach_flags_send = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_hello(fd, &hello);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	/* check for faulty pool sizes */
+	hello.pool_size = 0;
+	hello.flags = KDBUS_HELLO_ACCEPT_FD;
+	hello.attach_flags_send = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_hello(fd, &hello);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	hello.pool_size = 4097;
+	hello.attach_flags_send = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_hello(fd, &hello);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	hello.pool_size = POOL_SIZE;
+
+	hello.attach_flags_send = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+	hello.offset = (__u64)-1;
+
+	/* success test */
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_hello(fd, &hello);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* The kernel should have returned some items */
+	ASSERT_RETURN(hello.offset != (__u64)-1);
+	cmd_free.size = sizeof(cmd_free);
+	cmd_free.offset = hello.offset;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_free(fd, &cmd_free);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	close(fd);
+
+	fd = open(env->buspath, O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(fd >= 0);
+
+	/* no ACTIVATOR flag without a name */
+	hello.flags = KDBUS_HELLO_ACTIVATOR;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_hello(fd, &hello);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	close(fd);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_byebye(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_cmd_recv cmd_recv = { .size = sizeof(cmd_recv) };
+	struct kdbus_cmd cmd_byebye = { .size = sizeof(cmd_byebye) };
+	int ret;
+
+	/* create a 2nd connection */
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn != NULL);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(env->conn);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* send over 1st connection */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(env->conn, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+			     KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* say byebye on the 2nd, which must fail */
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_byebye(conn->fd, &cmd_byebye);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EBUSY);
+
+	/* receive the message */
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_recv(conn->fd, &cmd_recv);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_free(conn, cmd_recv.msg.offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* and try again */
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_byebye(conn->fd, &cmd_byebye);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* a 2nd try should result in -ECONNRESET */
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_byebye(conn->fd, &cmd_byebye);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ECONNRESET);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+/* Get only the first item */
+static struct kdbus_item *kdbus_get_item(struct kdbus_info *info,
+					 uint64_t type)
+{
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+
+	KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, info, items)
+		if (item->type == type)
+			return item;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static unsigned int kdbus_count_item(struct kdbus_info *info,
+				     uint64_t type)
+{
+	unsigned int i = 0;
+	const struct kdbus_item *item;
+
+	KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, info, items)
+		if (item->type == type)
+			i++;
+
+	return i;
+}
+
+static int kdbus_fuzz_conn_info(struct kdbus_test_env *env, int capable)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned int cnt = 0;
+	uint64_t offset = 0;
+	struct kdbus_info *info;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_conn *privileged;
+	const struct kdbus_item *item;
+	uint64_t valid_flags = KDBUS_ATTACH_NAMES |
+			       KDBUS_ATTACH_CREDS |
+			       KDBUS_ATTACH_PIDS |
+			       KDBUS_ATTACH_CONN_DESCRIPTION;
+
+	uint64_t invalid_flags = KDBUS_ATTACH_NAMES	|
+				 KDBUS_ATTACH_CREDS	|
+				 KDBUS_ATTACH_PIDS	|
+				 KDBUS_ATTACH_CAPS	|
+				 KDBUS_ATTACH_CGROUP	|
+				 KDBUS_ATTACH_CONN_DESCRIPTION;
+
+	struct kdbus_creds cached_creds;
+	uid_t ruid, euid, suid;
+	gid_t rgid, egid, sgid;
+
+	getresuid(&ruid, &euid, &suid);
+	getresgid(&rgid, &egid, &sgid);
+
+	cached_creds.uid = ruid;
+	cached_creds.euid = euid;
+	cached_creds.suid = suid;
+	cached_creds.fsuid = ruid;
+
+	cached_creds.gid = rgid;
+	cached_creds.egid = egid;
+	cached_creds.sgid = sgid;
+	cached_creds.fsgid = rgid;
+
+	struct kdbus_pids cached_pids = {
+		.pid	= getpid(),
+		.tid	= syscall(SYS_gettid),
+		.ppid	= getppid(),
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(env->conn, env->conn->id, NULL,
+			      valid_flags, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	info = (struct kdbus_info *)(env->conn->buf + offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(info->id == env->conn->id);
+
+	/* We do not have any well-known name */
+	item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_NAME);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(item == NULL);
+
+	item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_CONN_DESCRIPTION);
+	if (valid_flags & KDBUS_ATTACH_CONN_DESCRIPTION) {
+		ASSERT_RETURN(item);
+	} else {
+		ASSERT_RETURN(item == NULL);
+	}
+
+	kdbus_free(env->conn, offset);
+
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn);
+
+	privileged = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(privileged);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(conn, conn->id, NULL, valid_flags, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	info = (struct kdbus_info *)(conn->buf + offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(info->id == conn->id);
+
+	/* We do not have any well-known name */
+	item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_NAME);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(item == NULL);
+
+	cnt = kdbus_count_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_CREDS);
+	if (valid_flags & KDBUS_ATTACH_CREDS) {
+		ASSERT_RETURN(cnt == 1);
+
+		item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_CREDS);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(item);
+
+		/* Compare received items with cached creds */
+		ASSERT_RETURN(memcmp(&item->creds, &cached_creds,
+				      sizeof(struct kdbus_creds)) == 0);
+	} else {
+		ASSERT_RETURN(cnt == 0);
+	}
+
+	item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_PIDS);
+	if (valid_flags & KDBUS_ATTACH_PIDS) {
+		ASSERT_RETURN(item);
+
+		/* Compare item->pids with cached PIDs */
+		ASSERT_RETURN(item->pids.pid == cached_pids.pid &&
+			      item->pids.tid == cached_pids.tid &&
+			      item->pids.ppid == cached_pids.ppid);
+	} else {
+		ASSERT_RETURN(item == NULL);
+	}
+
+	/* We did not request KDBUS_ITEM_CAPS */
+	item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_CAPS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(item == NULL);
+
+	kdbus_free(conn, offset);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn, "com.example.a", NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(conn, conn->id, NULL, valid_flags, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	info = (struct kdbus_info *)(conn->buf + offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(info->id == conn->id);
+
+	item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_OWNED_NAME);
+	if (valid_flags & KDBUS_ATTACH_NAMES) {
+		ASSERT_RETURN(item && !strcmp(item->name.name, "com.example.a"));
+	} else {
+		ASSERT_RETURN(item == NULL);
+	}
+
+	kdbus_free(conn, offset);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(conn, 0, "com.example.a", valid_flags, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	info = (struct kdbus_info *)(conn->buf + offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(info->id == conn->id);
+
+	kdbus_free(conn, offset);
+
+	/* does not have the necessary caps to drop to unprivileged */
+	if (!capable)
+		goto continue_test;
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED(UNPRIV_UID, UNPRIV_GID, ({
+		ret = kdbus_conn_info(conn, conn->id, NULL,
+				      valid_flags, &offset);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		info = (struct kdbus_info *)(conn->buf + offset);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(info->id == conn->id);
+
+		if (valid_flags & KDBUS_ATTACH_NAMES) {
+			item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_OWNED_NAME);
+			ASSERT_EXIT(item &&
+				    strcmp(item->name.name,
+				           "com.example.a") == 0);
+		}
+
+		if (valid_flags & KDBUS_ATTACH_CREDS) {
+			item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_CREDS);
+			ASSERT_EXIT(item);
+
+			/* Compare received items with cached creds */
+			ASSERT_EXIT(memcmp(&item->creds, &cached_creds,
+				    sizeof(struct kdbus_creds)) == 0);
+		}
+
+		if (valid_flags & KDBUS_ATTACH_PIDS) {
+			item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_PIDS);
+			ASSERT_EXIT(item);
+
+			/*
+			 * Compare item->pids with cached pids of
+			 * privileged one.
+			 *
+			 * cmd_info will always return cached pids.
+			 */
+			ASSERT_EXIT(item->pids.pid == cached_pids.pid &&
+				    item->pids.tid == cached_pids.tid);
+		}
+
+		kdbus_free(conn, offset);
+
+		/*
+		 * Use invalid_flags and make sure that userspace
+		 * do not play with us.
+		 */
+		ret = kdbus_conn_info(conn, conn->id, NULL,
+				      invalid_flags, &offset);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		/*
+		 * Make sure that we return only one creds item and
+		 * it points to the cached creds.
+		 */
+		cnt = kdbus_count_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_CREDS);
+		if (invalid_flags & KDBUS_ATTACH_CREDS) {
+			ASSERT_EXIT(cnt == 1);
+
+			item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_CREDS);
+			ASSERT_EXIT(item);
+
+			/* Compare received items with cached creds */
+			ASSERT_EXIT(memcmp(&item->creds, &cached_creds,
+				    sizeof(struct kdbus_creds)) == 0);
+		} else {
+			ASSERT_EXIT(cnt == 0);
+		}
+
+		if (invalid_flags & KDBUS_ATTACH_PIDS) {
+			cnt = kdbus_count_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_PIDS);
+			ASSERT_EXIT(cnt == 1);
+
+			item = kdbus_get_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_PIDS);
+			ASSERT_EXIT(item);
+
+			/* Compare item->pids with cached pids */
+			ASSERT_EXIT(item->pids.pid == cached_pids.pid &&
+				    item->pids.tid == cached_pids.tid);
+		}
+
+		cnt = kdbus_count_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_CGROUP);
+		if (invalid_flags & KDBUS_ATTACH_CGROUP) {
+			ASSERT_EXIT(cnt == 1);
+		} else {
+			ASSERT_EXIT(cnt == 0);
+		}
+
+		cnt = kdbus_count_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_CAPS);
+		if (invalid_flags & KDBUS_ATTACH_CAPS) {
+			ASSERT_EXIT(cnt == 1);
+		} else {
+			ASSERT_EXIT(cnt == 0);
+		}
+
+		kdbus_free(conn, offset);
+	}),
+	({ 0; }));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+continue_test:
+
+	/* A second name */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn, "com.example.b", NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(conn, conn->id, NULL, valid_flags, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	info = (struct kdbus_info *)(conn->buf + offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(info->id == conn->id);
+
+	cnt = kdbus_count_item(info, KDBUS_ITEM_OWNED_NAME);
+	if (valid_flags & KDBUS_ATTACH_NAMES) {
+		ASSERT_RETURN(cnt == 2);
+	} else {
+		ASSERT_RETURN(cnt == 0);
+	}
+
+	kdbus_free(conn, offset);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_conn_info(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int have_caps;
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd_info cmd_info;
+
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			char str[64];
+		} name;
+	} buf;
+
+	buf.cmd_info.size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd_info);
+	buf.cmd_info.flags = 0;
+	buf.cmd_info.attach_flags = 0;
+	buf.cmd_info.id = env->conn->id;
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(env->conn, env->conn->id, NULL, 0, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* try to pass a name that is longer than the buffer's size */
+	buf.name.size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + 1;
+	buf.name.type = KDBUS_ITEM_NAME;
+	strcpy(buf.name.str, "foo.bar.bla");
+
+	buf.cmd_info.id = 0;
+	buf.cmd_info.size = sizeof(buf.cmd_info) + buf.name.size;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_conn_info(env->conn->fd, (struct kdbus_cmd_info *) &buf);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	/* Pass a non existent name */
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(env->conn, 0, "non.existent.name", 0, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ESRCH);
+
+	if (!all_uids_gids_are_mapped())
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	/* Test for caps here, so we run the previous test */
+	have_caps = test_is_capable(CAP_SETUID, CAP_SETGID, -1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(have_caps >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_fuzz_conn_info(env, have_caps);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Now if we have skipped some tests then let the user know */
+	if (!have_caps)
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_conn_update(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	int found = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * kdbus_hello() sets all attach flags. Receive a message by this
+	 * connection, and make sure a timestamp item (just to pick one) is
+	 * present.
+	 */
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(env->conn, NULL, 0x12345678, 0, 0, 0, conn->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	found = kdbus_item_in_message(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_TIMESTAMP);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(found == 1);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	/*
+	 * Now, modify the attach flags and repeat the action. The item must
+	 * now be missing.
+	 */
+	found = 0;
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_attach_flags(conn,
+					     _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL,
+					     _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL &
+					     ~KDBUS_ATTACH_TIMESTAMP);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(env->conn, NULL, 0x12345678, 0, 0, 0, conn->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	found = kdbus_item_in_message(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_TIMESTAMP);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(found == 0);
+
+	/* Provide a bogus attach_flags value */
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_attach_flags(conn,
+					     _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL + 1,
+					     _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_writable_pool(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_free cmd_free = {};
+	struct kdbus_cmd_hello hello;
+	int fd, ret;
+	void *map;
+
+	fd = open(env->buspath, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(fd >= 0);
+
+	memset(&hello, 0, sizeof(hello));
+	hello.flags = KDBUS_HELLO_ACCEPT_FD;
+	hello.attach_flags_send = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+	hello.attach_flags_recv = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+	hello.size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd_hello);
+	hello.pool_size = POOL_SIZE;
+	hello.offset = (__u64)-1;
+
+	/* success test */
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_hello(fd, &hello);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* The kernel should have returned some items */
+	ASSERT_RETURN(hello.offset != (__u64)-1);
+	cmd_free.size = sizeof(cmd_free);
+	cmd_free.offset = hello.offset;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_free(fd, &cmd_free);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/* pools cannot be mapped writable */
+	map = mmap(NULL, POOL_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(map == MAP_FAILED);
+
+	/* pools can always be mapped readable */
+	map = mmap(NULL, POOL_SIZE, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(map != MAP_FAILED);
+
+	/* make sure we cannot change protection masks to writable */
+	ret = mprotect(map, POOL_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret < 0);
+
+	munmap(map, POOL_SIZE);
+	close(fd);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-daemon.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-daemon.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bc238619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-daemon.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+int kdbus_test_daemon(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct pollfd fds[2];
+	int count;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* This test doesn't make any sense in non-interactive mode */
+	if (!kdbus_util_verbose)
+		return TEST_OK;
+
+	printf("Created connection %llu on bus '%s'\n",
+		(unsigned long long) env->conn->id, env->buspath);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, "com.example.kdbus-test", NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	printf("  Aquired name: com.example.kdbus-test\n");
+
+	fds[0].fd = env->conn->fd;
+	fds[1].fd = STDIN_FILENO;
+
+	printf("Monitoring connections:\n");
+
+	for (count = 0;; count++) {
+		int i, nfds = sizeof(fds) / sizeof(fds[0]);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < nfds; i++) {
+			fds[i].events = POLLIN | POLLPRI | POLLHUP;
+			fds[i].revents = 0;
+		}
+
+		ret = poll(fds, nfds, -1);
+		if (ret <= 0)
+			break;
+
+		if (fds[0].revents & POLLIN) {
+			ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, NULL, NULL);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+		}
+
+		/* stdin */
+		if (fds[1].revents & POLLIN)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	printf("Closing bus connection\n");
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-endpoint.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-endpoint.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34a7be49c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-endpoint.c
@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-api.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+
+#define KDBUS_SYSNAME_MAX_LEN			63
+
+static int install_name_add_match(struct kdbus_conn *conn, const char *name)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd_match cmd;
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			struct kdbus_notify_name_change chg;
+		} item;
+		char name[64];
+	} buf;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* install the match rule */
+	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	buf.item.type = KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_ADD;
+	buf.item.chg.old_id.id = KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY;
+	buf.item.chg.new_id.id = KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY;
+	strncpy(buf.name, name, sizeof(buf.name) - 1);
+	buf.item.size = sizeof(buf.item) + strlen(buf.name) + 1;
+	buf.cmd.size = sizeof(buf.cmd) + buf.item.size;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_match_add(conn->fd, &buf.cmd);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int create_endpoint(const char *buspath, uid_t uid, const char *name,
+			   uint64_t flags)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd cmd;
+
+		/* name item */
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			/* max should be KDBUS_SYSNAME_MAX_LEN */
+			char str[128];
+		} name;
+	} ep_make;
+	int fd, ret;
+
+	fd = open(buspath, O_RDWR);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return fd;
+
+	memset(&ep_make, 0, sizeof(ep_make));
+
+	snprintf(ep_make.name.str,
+		 /* Use the KDBUS_SYSNAME_MAX_LEN or sizeof(str) */
+		 KDBUS_SYSNAME_MAX_LEN > strlen(name) ?
+		 KDBUS_SYSNAME_MAX_LEN : sizeof(ep_make.name.str),
+		 "%u-%s", uid, name);
+
+	ep_make.name.type = KDBUS_ITEM_MAKE_NAME;
+	ep_make.name.size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE +
+			    strlen(ep_make.name.str) + 1;
+
+	ep_make.cmd.flags = flags;
+	ep_make.cmd.size = sizeof(ep_make.cmd) + ep_make.name.size;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_endpoint_make(fd, &ep_make.cmd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("error creating endpoint: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return fd;
+}
+
+static int unpriv_test_custom_ep(const char *buspath)
+{
+	int ret, ep_fd1, ep_fd2;
+	char *ep1, *ep2, *tmp1, *tmp2;
+
+	tmp1 = strdup(buspath);
+	tmp2 = strdup(buspath);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(tmp1 && tmp2);
+
+	ret = asprintf(&ep1, "%s/%u-%s", dirname(tmp1), getuid(), "apps1");
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = asprintf(&ep2, "%s/%u-%s", dirname(tmp2), getuid(), "apps2");
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	free(tmp1);
+	free(tmp2);
+
+	/* endpoint only accessible to current uid */
+	ep_fd1 = create_endpoint(buspath, getuid(), "apps1", 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ep_fd1 >= 0);
+
+	/* endpoint world accessible */
+	ep_fd2 = create_endpoint(buspath, getuid(), "apps2",
+				  KDBUS_MAKE_ACCESS_WORLD);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ep_fd2 >= 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED(UNPRIV_UID, UNPRIV_UID, ({
+		int ep_fd;
+		struct kdbus_conn *ep_conn;
+
+		/*
+		 * Make sure that we are not able to create custom
+		 * endpoints
+		 */
+		ep_fd = create_endpoint(buspath, getuid(),
+					"unpriv_costum_ep", 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ep_fd == -EPERM);
+
+		/*
+		 * Endpoint "apps1" only accessible to same users,
+		 * that own the endpoint. Access denied by VFS
+		 */
+		ep_conn = kdbus_hello(ep1, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(!ep_conn && errno == EACCES);
+
+		/* Endpoint "apps2" world accessible */
+		ep_conn = kdbus_hello(ep2, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ep_conn);
+
+		kdbus_conn_free(ep_conn);
+
+		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+	}),
+	({ 0; }));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	close(ep_fd1);
+	close(ep_fd2);
+	free(ep1);
+	free(ep2);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int update_endpoint(int fd, const char *name)
+{
+	int len = strlen(name) + 1;
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd cmd;
+
+		/* name item */
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			char str[KDBUS_ALIGN8(len)];
+		} name;
+
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			struct kdbus_policy_access access;
+		} access;
+	} ep_update;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&ep_update, 0, sizeof(ep_update));
+
+	ep_update.name.size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + len;
+	ep_update.name.type = KDBUS_ITEM_NAME;
+	strncpy(ep_update.name.str, name, sizeof(ep_update.name.str) - 1);
+
+	ep_update.access.size = sizeof(ep_update.access);
+	ep_update.access.type = KDBUS_ITEM_POLICY_ACCESS;
+	ep_update.access.access.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD;
+	ep_update.access.access.access = KDBUS_POLICY_SEE;
+
+	ep_update.cmd.size = sizeof(ep_update);
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_endpoint_update(fd, &ep_update.cmd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("error updating endpoint: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_custom_endpoint(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	char *ep, *tmp;
+	int ret, ep_fd;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	struct kdbus_conn *ep_conn;
+	struct kdbus_conn *reader;
+	const char *name = "foo.bar.baz";
+	const char *epname = "foo";
+	char fake_ep[KDBUS_SYSNAME_MAX_LEN + 1] = {'\0'};
+
+	memset(fake_ep, 'X', sizeof(fake_ep) - 1);
+
+	/* Try to create a custom endpoint with a long name */
+	ret = create_endpoint(env->buspath, getuid(), fake_ep, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENAMETOOLONG);
+
+	/* Try to create a custom endpoint with a different uid */
+	ret = create_endpoint(env->buspath, getuid() + 1, "foobar", 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	/* create a custom endpoint, and open a connection on it */
+	ep_fd = create_endpoint(env->buspath, getuid(), "foo", 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ep_fd >= 0);
+
+	tmp = strdup(env->buspath);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(tmp);
+
+	ret = asprintf(&ep, "%s/%u-%s", dirname(tmp), getuid(), epname);
+	free(tmp);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/* Register a connection that listen to broadcasts */
+	reader = kdbus_hello(ep, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(reader);
+
+	/* Register to kernel signals */
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_id(reader, 0x1, KDBUS_ITEM_ID_ADD,
+				 KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_id(reader, 0x2, KDBUS_ITEM_ID_REMOVE,
+				 KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = install_name_add_match(reader, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Monitor connections are not supported on custom endpoints */
+	ep_conn = kdbus_hello(ep, KDBUS_HELLO_MONITOR, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(!ep_conn && errno == EOPNOTSUPP);
+
+	ep_conn = kdbus_hello(ep, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ep_conn);
+
+	/* Check that the reader got the IdAdd notification */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(reader, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].type == KDBUS_ITEM_ID_ADD);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].id_change.id == ep_conn->id);
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	/*
+	 * Add a name add match on the endpoint connection, acquire name from
+	 * the unfiltered connection, and make sure the filtered connection
+	 * did not get the notification on the name owner change. Also, the
+	 * endpoint connection may not be able to call conn_info, neither on
+	 * the name nor on the ID.
+	 */
+	ret = install_name_add_match(ep_conn, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, name, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(ep_conn, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(ep_conn, 0, name, 0, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ESRCH);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(ep_conn, 0, "random.crappy.name", 0, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ESRCH);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(ep_conn, env->conn->id, NULL, 0, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENXIO);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(ep_conn, 0x0fffffffffffffffULL, NULL, 0, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENXIO);
+
+	/* Check that the reader did not receive the name notification */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(reader, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	/*
+	 * Release the name again, update the custom endpoint policy,
+	 * and try again. This time, the connection on the custom endpoint
+	 * should have gotten it.
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(env->conn, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Check that the reader did not receive the name notification */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(reader, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	ret = update_endpoint(ep_fd, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, name, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(ep_conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].type == KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_ADD);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].name_change.old_id.id == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].name_change.new_id.id == env->conn->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(strcmp(msg->items[0].name_change.name, name) == 0);
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(reader, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(strcmp(msg->items[0].name_change.name, name) == 0);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(ep_conn, 0, name, 0, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_info(ep_conn, env->conn->id, NULL, 0, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* If we have privileges test custom endpoints */
+	ret = test_is_capable(CAP_SETUID, CAP_SETGID, -1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * All uids/gids are mapped and we have the necessary caps
+	 */
+	if (ret && all_uids_gids_are_mapped()) {
+		ret = unpriv_test_custom_ep(env->buspath);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	}
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(reader);
+	kdbus_conn_free(ep_conn);
+	close(ep_fd);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-fd.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-fd.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ae0f5ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-fd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,789 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-api.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+#define KDBUS_MSG_MAX_ITEMS     128
+#define KDBUS_USER_MAX_CONN	256
+
+/* maximum number of inflight fds in a target queue per user */
+#define KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER	16
+
+/* maximum number of memfd items per message */
+#define KDBUS_MSG_MAX_MEMFD_ITEMS       16
+
+static int make_msg_payload_dbus(uint64_t src_id, uint64_t dst_id,
+				 uint64_t msg_size,
+				 struct kdbus_msg **msg_dbus)
+{
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+
+	msg = malloc(msg_size);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(msg, -ENOMEM);
+
+	memset(msg, 0, msg_size);
+	msg->size = msg_size;
+	msg->src_id = src_id;
+	msg->dst_id = dst_id;
+	msg->payload_type = KDBUS_PAYLOAD_DBUS;
+
+	*msg_dbus = msg;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void make_item_memfds(struct kdbus_item *item,
+			     int *memfds, size_t memfd_size)
+{
+	size_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < memfd_size; i++) {
+		item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_MEMFD;
+		item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE +
+			     sizeof(struct kdbus_memfd);
+		item->memfd.fd = memfds[i];
+		item->memfd.size = sizeof(uint64_t); /* const size */
+		item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+	}
+}
+
+static void make_item_fds(struct kdbus_item *item,
+			  int *fd_array, size_t fd_size)
+{
+	size_t i;
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_FDS;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + (sizeof(int) * fd_size);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < fd_size; i++)
+		item->fds[i] = fd_array[i];
+}
+
+static int memfd_write(const char *name, void *buf, size_t bufsize)
+{
+	ssize_t ret;
+	int memfd;
+
+	memfd = sys_memfd_create(name, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(memfd >= 0, memfd);
+
+	ret = write(memfd, buf, bufsize);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == (ssize_t)bufsize, -EAGAIN);
+
+	ret = sys_memfd_seal_set(memfd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, -errno);
+
+	return memfd;
+}
+
+static int send_memfds(struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t dst_id,
+		       int *memfds_array, size_t memfd_count)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_send cmd = {};
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	uint64_t size;
+	int ret;
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_msg);
+	size += memfd_count * KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_memfd));
+
+	if (dst_id == KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST)
+		size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_bloom_filter)) + 64;
+
+	ret = make_msg_payload_dbus(conn->id, dst_id, size, &msg);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+
+	item = msg->items;
+
+	if (dst_id == KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST) {
+		item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_BLOOM_FILTER;
+		item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_bloom_filter)) + 64;
+		item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+		msg->flags |= KDBUS_MSG_SIGNAL;
+	}
+
+	make_item_memfds(item, memfds_array, memfd_count);
+
+	cmd.size = sizeof(cmd);
+	cmd.msg_address = (uintptr_t)msg;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_send(conn->fd, &cmd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("error sending message: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	free(msg);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int send_fds(struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t dst_id,
+		    int *fd_array, size_t fd_count)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_send cmd = {};
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	uint64_t size;
+	int ret;
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_msg);
+	size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(int) * fd_count);
+
+	if (dst_id == KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST)
+		size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_bloom_filter)) + 64;
+
+	ret = make_msg_payload_dbus(conn->id, dst_id, size, &msg);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+
+	item = msg->items;
+
+	if (dst_id == KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST) {
+		item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_BLOOM_FILTER;
+		item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_bloom_filter)) + 64;
+		item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+		msg->flags |= KDBUS_MSG_SIGNAL;
+	}
+
+	make_item_fds(item, fd_array, fd_count);
+
+	cmd.size = sizeof(cmd);
+	cmd.msg_address = (uintptr_t)msg;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_send(conn->fd, &cmd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("error sending message: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	free(msg);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int send_fds_memfds(struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t dst_id,
+			   int *fds_array, size_t fd_count,
+			   int *memfds_array, size_t memfd_count)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_send cmd = {};
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	uint64_t size;
+	int ret;
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_msg);
+	size += memfd_count * KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_memfd));
+	size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(int) * fd_count);
+
+	ret = make_msg_payload_dbus(conn->id, dst_id, size, &msg);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+
+	item = msg->items;
+
+	make_item_fds(item, fds_array, fd_count);
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+	make_item_memfds(item, memfds_array, memfd_count);
+
+	cmd.size = sizeof(cmd);
+	cmd.msg_address = (uintptr_t)msg;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_send(conn->fd, &cmd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("error sending message: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	free(msg);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* Return the number of received fds */
+static unsigned int kdbus_item_get_nfds(struct kdbus_msg *msg)
+{
+	unsigned int fds = 0;
+	const struct kdbus_item *item;
+
+	KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, msg, items) {
+		switch (item->type) {
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_FDS: {
+			fds += (item->size - KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE) /
+				sizeof(int);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_MEMFD:
+			fds++;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fds;
+}
+
+static struct kdbus_msg *
+get_kdbus_msg_with_fd(struct kdbus_conn *conn_src,
+		      uint64_t dst_id, uint64_t cookie, int fd)
+{
+	int ret;
+	uint64_t size;
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_msg);
+	if (fd >= 0)
+		size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(int));
+
+	ret = make_msg_payload_dbus(conn_src->id, dst_id, size, &msg);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, NULL);
+
+	msg->cookie = cookie;
+
+	if (fd >= 0) {
+		item = msg->items;
+
+		make_item_fds(item, (int *)&fd, 1);
+	}
+
+	return msg;
+}
+
+static int kdbus_test_no_fds(struct kdbus_test_env *env,
+			     int *fds, int *memfd)
+{
+	pid_t pid;
+	int ret, status;
+	uint64_t cookie;
+	int connfd1, connfd2;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg, *msg_sync_reply;
+	struct kdbus_cmd_hello hello;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn_src, *conn_dst, *conn_dummy;
+	struct kdbus_cmd_send cmd = {};
+	struct kdbus_cmd_free cmd_free = {};
+
+	conn_src = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_src);
+
+	connfd1 = open(env->buspath, O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(connfd1 >= 0);
+
+	connfd2 = open(env->buspath, O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(connfd2 >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Create connections without KDBUS_HELLO_ACCEPT_FD
+	 * to test if send fd operations are blocked
+	 */
+	conn_dst = malloc(sizeof(*conn_dst));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_dst);
+
+	conn_dummy = malloc(sizeof(*conn_dummy));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_dummy);
+
+	memset(&hello, 0, sizeof(hello));
+	hello.size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd_hello);
+	hello.pool_size = POOL_SIZE;
+	hello.attach_flags_send = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_hello(connfd1, &hello);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	cmd_free.size = sizeof(cmd_free);
+	cmd_free.offset = hello.offset;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_free(connfd1, &cmd_free);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	conn_dst->fd = connfd1;
+	conn_dst->id = hello.id;
+
+	memset(&hello, 0, sizeof(hello));
+	hello.size = sizeof(struct kdbus_cmd_hello);
+	hello.pool_size = POOL_SIZE;
+	hello.attach_flags_send = _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_hello(connfd2, &hello);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	cmd_free.size = sizeof(cmd_free);
+	cmd_free.offset = hello.offset;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_free(connfd2, &cmd_free);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	conn_dummy->fd = connfd2;
+	conn_dummy->id = hello.id;
+
+	conn_dst->buf = mmap(NULL, POOL_SIZE, PROT_READ,
+			     MAP_SHARED, connfd1, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_dst->buf != MAP_FAILED);
+
+	conn_dummy->buf = mmap(NULL, POOL_SIZE, PROT_READ,
+			       MAP_SHARED, connfd2, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_dummy->buf != MAP_FAILED);
+
+	/*
+	 * Send fds to connection that do not accept fd passing
+	 */
+	ret = send_fds(conn_src, conn_dst->id, fds, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ECOMM);
+
+	/*
+	 * memfd are kdbus payload
+	 */
+	ret = send_memfds(conn_src, conn_dst->id, memfd, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_dst, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	cookie = time(NULL);
+
+	pid = fork();
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(pid >= 0, pid);
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		struct timespec now;
+
+		/*
+		 * A sync send/reply to a connection that do not
+		 * accept fds should fail if it contains an fd
+		 */
+		msg_sync_reply = get_kdbus_msg_with_fd(conn_dst,
+						       conn_dummy->id,
+						       cookie, fds[0]);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(msg_sync_reply);
+
+		ret = clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE, &now);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		msg_sync_reply->timeout_ns = now.tv_sec * 1000000000ULL +
+					     now.tv_nsec + 100000000ULL;
+		msg_sync_reply->flags = KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY;
+
+		memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+		cmd.size = sizeof(cmd);
+		cmd.msg_address = (uintptr_t)msg_sync_reply;
+		cmd.flags = KDBUS_SEND_SYNC_REPLY;
+
+		ret = kdbus_cmd_send(conn_dst->fd, &cmd);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -ECOMM);
+
+		/*
+		 * Now send a normal message, but the sync reply
+		 * will fail since it contains an fd that the
+		 * original sender do not want.
+		 *
+		 * The original sender will fail with -ETIMEDOUT
+		 */
+		cookie++;
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send_sync(conn_dst, NULL, cookie,
+					  KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+					  5000000000ULL, 0, conn_src->id, -1);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -EREMOTEIO);
+
+		cookie++;
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_dst, 100, &msg, NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+		free(msg_sync_reply);
+		kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_dummy, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ETIMEDOUT);
+
+	cookie++;
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_src, 100, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0 && msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	/*
+	 * Try to reply with a kdbus connection handle, this should
+	 * fail with -EOPNOTSUPP
+	 */
+	msg_sync_reply = get_kdbus_msg_with_fd(conn_src,
+					       conn_dst->id,
+					       cookie, conn_dst->fd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg_sync_reply);
+
+	msg_sync_reply->cookie_reply = cookie;
+
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd.size = sizeof(cmd);
+	cmd.msg_address = (uintptr_t)msg_sync_reply;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_send(conn_src->fd, &cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EOPNOTSUPP);
+
+	free(msg_sync_reply);
+
+	/*
+	 * Try to reply with a normal fd, this should fail even
+	 * if the response is a sync reply
+	 *
+	 * From the sender view we fail with -ECOMM
+	 */
+	msg_sync_reply = get_kdbus_msg_with_fd(conn_src,
+					       conn_dst->id,
+					       cookie, fds[0]);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg_sync_reply);
+
+	msg_sync_reply->cookie_reply = cookie;
+
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd.size = sizeof(cmd);
+	cmd.msg_address = (uintptr_t)msg_sync_reply;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_send(conn_src->fd, &cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ECOMM);
+
+	free(msg_sync_reply);
+
+	/*
+	 * Resend another normal message and check if the queue
+	 * is clear
+	 */
+	cookie++;
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn_src, NULL, cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+			     conn_dst->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret >= 0, ret);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_dummy);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_dst);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_src);
+
+	return (status == EXIT_SUCCESS) ? TEST_OK : TEST_ERR;
+}
+
+static int kdbus_send_multiple_fds(struct kdbus_conn *conn_src,
+				   struct kdbus_conn *conn_dst)
+{
+	int ret, i;
+	unsigned int nfds;
+	int fds[KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER + 1];
+	int memfds[KDBUS_MSG_MAX_ITEMS + 1];
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	uint64_t dummy_value;
+
+	dummy_value = time(NULL);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER + 1; i++) {
+		fds[i] = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC);
+		ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(fds[i] >= 0, -errno);
+	}
+
+	/* Send KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER with one more fd */
+	ret = send_fds(conn_src, conn_dst->id, fds,
+		       KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER + 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EMFILE);
+
+	/* Retry with the correct KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER */
+	ret = send_fds(conn_src, conn_dst->id, fds,
+		       KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn_dst, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Check we got the right number of fds */
+	nfds = kdbus_item_get_nfds(msg);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(nfds == KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < KDBUS_MSG_MAX_ITEMS + 1; i++, dummy_value++) {
+		memfds[i] = memfd_write("memfd-name",
+					&dummy_value,
+					sizeof(dummy_value));
+		ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(memfds[i] >= 0, memfds[i]);
+	}
+
+	/* Send KDBUS_MSG_MAX_ITEMS with one more memfd */
+	ret = send_memfds(conn_src, conn_dst->id,
+			  memfds, KDBUS_MSG_MAX_ITEMS + 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -E2BIG);
+
+	ret = send_memfds(conn_src, conn_dst->id,
+			  memfds, KDBUS_MSG_MAX_MEMFD_ITEMS + 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -E2BIG);
+
+	/* Retry with the correct KDBUS_MSG_MAX_ITEMS */
+	ret = send_memfds(conn_src, conn_dst->id,
+			  memfds, KDBUS_MSG_MAX_MEMFD_ITEMS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn_dst, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Check we got the right number of fds */
+	nfds = kdbus_item_get_nfds(msg);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(nfds == KDBUS_MSG_MAX_MEMFD_ITEMS);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+
+	/*
+	 * Combine multiple KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER+1 fds and
+	 * 10 memfds
+	 */
+	ret = send_fds_memfds(conn_src, conn_dst->id,
+			      fds, KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER + 1,
+			      memfds, 10);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EMFILE);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn_dst, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	/*
+	 * Combine multiple KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER fds and
+	 * (128 - 1) + 1 memfds, all fds take one item, while each
+	 * memfd takes one item
+	 */
+	ret = send_fds_memfds(conn_src, conn_dst->id,
+			      fds, KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER,
+			      memfds, (KDBUS_MSG_MAX_ITEMS - 1) + 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -E2BIG);
+
+	ret = send_fds_memfds(conn_src, conn_dst->id,
+			      fds, KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER,
+			      memfds, KDBUS_MSG_MAX_MEMFD_ITEMS + 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -E2BIG);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn_dst, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	/*
+	 * Send KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER fds +
+	 * KDBUS_MSG_MAX_MEMFD_ITEMS memfds
+	 */
+	ret = send_fds_memfds(conn_src, conn_dst->id,
+			      fds, KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER,
+			      memfds, KDBUS_MSG_MAX_MEMFD_ITEMS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn_dst, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Check we got the right number of fds */
+	nfds = kdbus_item_get_nfds(msg);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(nfds == KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER +
+			      KDBUS_MSG_MAX_MEMFD_ITEMS);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+
+	/*
+	 * Re-send fds + memfds, close them, but do not receive them
+	 * and try to queue more
+	 */
+	ret = send_fds_memfds(conn_src, conn_dst->id,
+			      fds, KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER,
+			      memfds, KDBUS_MSG_MAX_MEMFD_ITEMS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* close old references and get a new ones */
+	for (i = 0; i < KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER + 1; i++) {
+		close(fds[i]);
+		fds[i] = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR|O_CLOEXEC);
+		ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(fds[i] >= 0, -errno);
+	}
+
+	/* should fail since we have already fds in the queue */
+	ret = send_fds(conn_src, conn_dst->id, fds,
+		       KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EMFILE);
+
+	/* This should succeed */
+	ret = send_memfds(conn_src, conn_dst->id,
+			  memfds, KDBUS_MSG_MAX_MEMFD_ITEMS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn_dst, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	nfds = kdbus_item_get_nfds(msg);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(nfds == KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER +
+			      KDBUS_MSG_MAX_MEMFD_ITEMS);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn_dst, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	nfds = kdbus_item_get_nfds(msg);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(nfds == KDBUS_MSG_MAX_MEMFD_ITEMS);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn_dst, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < KDBUS_CONN_MAX_FDS_PER_USER + 1; i++)
+		close(fds[i]);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < KDBUS_MSG_MAX_ITEMS + 1; i++)
+		close(memfds[i]);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_fd_passing(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn_src, *conn_dst;
+	const char *str = "stackenblocken";
+	const struct kdbus_item *item;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	unsigned int i;
+	uint64_t now;
+	int fds_conn[2];
+	int sock_pair[2];
+	int fds[2];
+	int memfd;
+	int ret;
+
+	now = (uint64_t) time(NULL);
+
+	/* create two connections */
+	conn_src = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	conn_dst = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_src && conn_dst);
+
+	fds_conn[0] = conn_src->fd;
+	fds_conn[1] = conn_dst->fd;
+
+	ret = socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, sock_pair);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Setup memfd */
+	memfd = memfd_write("memfd-name", &now, sizeof(now));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(memfd >= 0);
+
+	/* Setup pipes */
+	ret = pipe(fds);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	i = write(fds[1], str, strlen(str));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(i == strlen(str));
+
+	/*
+	 * Try to ass the handle of a connection as message payload.
+	 * This must fail.
+	 */
+	ret = send_fds(conn_src, conn_dst->id, fds_conn, 2);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENOTSUP);
+
+	ret = send_fds(conn_dst, conn_src->id, fds_conn, 2);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENOTSUP);
+
+	ret = send_fds(conn_src, conn_dst->id, sock_pair, 2);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENOTSUP);
+
+	/*
+	 * Send fds and memfds to connection that do not accept fds
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_test_no_fds(env, fds, (int *)&memfd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Try to broadcast file descriptors. This must fail. */
+	ret = send_fds(conn_src, KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST, fds, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENOTUNIQ);
+
+	/* Try to broadcast memfd. This must succeed. */
+	ret = send_memfds(conn_src, KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST, (int *)&memfd, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Open code this loop */
+loop_send_fds:
+
+	/*
+	 * Send the read end of the pipe and close it.
+	 */
+	ret = send_fds(conn_src, conn_dst->id, fds, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	close(fds[0]);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn_dst, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, msg, items) {
+		if (item->type == KDBUS_ITEM_FDS) {
+			char tmp[14];
+			int nfds = (item->size - KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE) /
+					sizeof(int);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(nfds == 1);
+
+			i = read(item->fds[0], tmp, sizeof(tmp));
+			if (i != 0) {
+				ASSERT_RETURN(i == sizeof(tmp));
+				ASSERT_RETURN(memcmp(tmp, str, sizeof(tmp)) == 0);
+
+				/* Write EOF */
+				close(fds[1]);
+
+				/*
+				 * Resend the read end of the pipe,
+				 * the receiver still holds a reference
+				 * to it...
+				 */
+				goto loop_send_fds;
+			}
+
+			/* Got EOF */
+
+			/*
+			 * Close the last reference to the read end
+			 * of the pipe, other references are
+			 * automatically closed just after send.
+			 */
+			close(item->fds[0]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Try to resend the read end of the pipe. Must fail with
+	 * -EBADF since both the sender and receiver closed their
+	 * references to it. We assume the above since sender and
+	 * receiver are on the same process.
+	 */
+	ret = send_fds(conn_src, conn_dst->id, fds, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EBADF);
+
+	/* Then we clear out received any data... */
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	ret = kdbus_send_multiple_fds(conn_src, conn_dst);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	close(sock_pair[0]);
+	close(sock_pair[1]);
+	close(memfd);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_src);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_dst);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-free.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-free.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f666da3e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-free.c
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-api.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+
+static int sample_ioctl_call(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_cmd_list cmd_list = {
+		.flags = KDBUS_LIST_QUEUED,
+		.size = sizeof(cmd_list),
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_list(env->conn->fd, &cmd_list);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* DON'T FREE THIS SLICE OF MEMORY! */
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_free(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_cmd_free cmd_free = {};
+
+	/* free an unallocated buffer */
+	cmd_free.size = sizeof(cmd_free);
+	cmd_free.flags = 0;
+	cmd_free.offset = 0;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_free(env->conn->fd, &cmd_free);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENXIO);
+
+	/* free a buffer out of the pool's bounds */
+	cmd_free.size = sizeof(cmd_free);
+	cmd_free.offset = POOL_SIZE + 1;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_free(env->conn->fd, &cmd_free);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENXIO);
+
+	/*
+	 * The user application is responsible for freeing the allocated
+	 * memory with the KDBUS_CMD_FREE ioctl, so let's test what happens
+	 * if we forget about it.
+	 */
+
+	ret = sample_ioctl_call(env);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = sample_ioctl_call(env);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-match.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-match.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2360dc1d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-match.c
@@ -0,0 +1,441 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-api.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+
+int kdbus_test_match_id_add(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd_match cmd;
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			struct kdbus_notify_id_change chg;
+		} item;
+	} buf;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+
+	buf.cmd.size = sizeof(buf);
+	buf.cmd.cookie = 0xdeafbeefdeaddead;
+	buf.item.size = sizeof(buf.item);
+	buf.item.type = KDBUS_ITEM_ID_ADD;
+	buf.item.chg.id = KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY;
+
+	/* match on id add */
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_match_add(env->conn->fd, &buf.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* create 2nd connection */
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn != NULL);
+
+	/* 1st connection should have received a notification */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].type == KDBUS_ITEM_ID_ADD);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].id_change.id == conn->id);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_match_id_remove(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd_match cmd;
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			struct kdbus_notify_id_change chg;
+		} item;
+	} buf;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	size_t id;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* create 2nd connection */
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn != NULL);
+	id = conn->id;
+
+	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	buf.cmd.size = sizeof(buf);
+	buf.cmd.cookie = 0xdeafbeefdeaddead;
+	buf.item.size = sizeof(buf.item);
+	buf.item.type = KDBUS_ITEM_ID_REMOVE;
+	buf.item.chg.id = id;
+
+	/* register match on 2nd connection */
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_match_add(env->conn->fd, &buf.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* remove 2nd connection again */
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	/* 1st connection should have received a notification */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].type == KDBUS_ITEM_ID_REMOVE);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].id_change.id == id);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_match_replace(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd_match cmd;
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			struct kdbus_notify_id_change chg;
+		} item;
+	} buf;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	size_t id;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* add a match to id_add */
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_test_match_id_add(env) == TEST_OK);
+
+	/* do a replace of the match from id_add to id_remove */
+	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+
+	buf.cmd.size = sizeof(buf);
+	buf.cmd.cookie = 0xdeafbeefdeaddead;
+	buf.cmd.flags = KDBUS_MATCH_REPLACE;
+	buf.item.size = sizeof(buf.item);
+	buf.item.type = KDBUS_ITEM_ID_REMOVE;
+	buf.item.chg.id = KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_match_add(env->conn->fd, &buf.cmd);
+
+	/* create 2nd connection */
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn != NULL);
+	id = conn->id;
+
+	/* 1st connection should _not_ have received a notification */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret != 0);
+
+	/* remove 2nd connection */
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	/* 1st connection should _now_ have received a notification */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].type == KDBUS_ITEM_ID_REMOVE);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].id_change.id == id);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_match_name_add(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd_match cmd;
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			struct kdbus_notify_name_change chg;
+		} item;
+		char name[64];
+	} buf;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	char *name;
+	int ret;
+
+	name = "foo.bla.blaz";
+
+	/* install the match rule */
+	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	buf.item.type = KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_ADD;
+	buf.item.chg.old_id.id = KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY;
+	buf.item.chg.new_id.id = KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY;
+	strncpy(buf.name, name, sizeof(buf.name) - 1);
+	buf.item.size = sizeof(buf.item) + strlen(buf.name) + 1;
+	buf.cmd.size = sizeof(buf.cmd) + buf.item.size;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_match_add(env->conn->fd, &buf.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* acquire the name */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, name, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* we should have received a notification */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].type == KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_ADD);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].name_change.old_id.id == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].name_change.new_id.id == env->conn->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(strcmp(msg->items[0].name_change.name, name) == 0);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_match_name_remove(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd_match cmd;
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			struct kdbus_notify_name_change chg;
+		} item;
+		char name[64];
+	} buf;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	char *name;
+	int ret;
+
+	name = "foo.bla.blaz";
+
+	/* acquire the name */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, name, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* install the match rule */
+	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	buf.item.type = KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_REMOVE;
+	buf.item.chg.old_id.id = KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY;
+	buf.item.chg.new_id.id = KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY;
+	strncpy(buf.name, name, sizeof(buf.name) - 1);
+	buf.item.size = sizeof(buf.item) + strlen(buf.name) + 1;
+	buf.cmd.size = sizeof(buf.cmd) + buf.item.size;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_match_add(env->conn->fd, &buf.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* release the name again */
+	kdbus_name_release(env->conn, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* we should have received a notification */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].type == KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_REMOVE);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].name_change.old_id.id == env->conn->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].name_change.new_id.id == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(strcmp(msg->items[0].name_change.name, name) == 0);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_match_name_change(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd_match cmd;
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			struct kdbus_notify_name_change chg;
+		} item;
+		char name[64];
+	} buf;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	uint64_t flags;
+	char *name = "foo.bla.baz";
+	int ret;
+
+	/* acquire the name */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, name, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* install the match rule */
+	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	buf.item.type = KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_CHANGE;
+	buf.item.chg.old_id.id = KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY;
+	buf.item.chg.new_id.id = KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY;
+	strncpy(buf.name, name, sizeof(buf.name) - 1);
+	buf.item.size = sizeof(buf.item) + strlen(buf.name) + 1;
+	buf.cmd.size = sizeof(buf.cmd) + buf.item.size;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_match_add(env->conn->fd, &buf.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* create a 2nd connection */
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn != NULL);
+
+	/* allow the new connection to own the same name */
+	/* queue the 2nd connection as waiting owner */
+	flags = KDBUS_NAME_QUEUE;
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn, name, &flags);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(flags & KDBUS_NAME_IN_QUEUE);
+
+	/* release name from 1st connection */
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(env->conn, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* we should have received a notification */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].type == KDBUS_ITEM_NAME_CHANGE);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].name_change.old_id.id == env->conn->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->items[0].name_change.new_id.id == conn->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(strcmp(msg->items[0].name_change.name, name) == 0);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+static int send_bloom_filter(const struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+			     uint64_t cookie,
+			     const uint8_t *filter,
+			     size_t filter_size,
+			     uint64_t filter_generation)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_send cmd = {};
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	uint64_t size;
+	int ret;
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_msg);
+	size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_bloom_filter)) + filter_size;
+
+	msg = alloca(size);
+
+	memset(msg, 0, size);
+	msg->size = size;
+	msg->src_id = conn->id;
+	msg->dst_id = KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST;
+	msg->flags = KDBUS_MSG_SIGNAL;
+	msg->payload_type = KDBUS_PAYLOAD_DBUS;
+	msg->cookie = cookie;
+
+	item = msg->items;
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_BLOOM_FILTER;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_bloom_filter)) +
+				filter_size;
+
+	item->bloom_filter.generation = filter_generation;
+	memcpy(item->bloom_filter.data, filter, filter_size);
+
+	cmd.size = sizeof(cmd);
+	cmd.msg_address = (uintptr_t)msg;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_send(conn->fd, &cmd);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("error sending message: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_match_bloom(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct kdbus_cmd_match cmd;
+		struct {
+			uint64_t size;
+			uint64_t type;
+			uint8_t data_gen0[64];
+			uint8_t data_gen1[64];
+		} item;
+	} buf;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	uint64_t cookie = 0xf000f00f;
+	uint8_t filter[64];
+	int ret;
+
+	/* install the match rule */
+	memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+	buf.cmd.size = sizeof(buf);
+
+	buf.item.size = sizeof(buf.item);
+	buf.item.type = KDBUS_ITEM_BLOOM_MASK;
+	buf.item.data_gen0[0] = 0x55;
+	buf.item.data_gen0[63] = 0x80;
+
+	buf.item.data_gen1[1] = 0xaa;
+	buf.item.data_gen1[9] = 0x02;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_match_add(env->conn->fd, &buf.cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* create a 2nd connection */
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn != NULL);
+
+	/* a message with a 0'ed out filter must not reach the other peer */
+	memset(filter, 0, sizeof(filter));
+	ret = send_bloom_filter(conn, ++cookie, filter, sizeof(filter), 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	/* now set the filter to the connection's mask and expect success */
+	filter[0] = 0x55;
+	filter[63] = 0x80;
+	ret = send_bloom_filter(conn, ++cookie, filter, sizeof(filter), 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	/* broaden the filter and try again. this should also succeed. */
+	filter[0] = 0xff;
+	filter[8] = 0xff;
+	filter[63] = 0xff;
+	ret = send_bloom_filter(conn, ++cookie, filter, sizeof(filter), 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	/* the same filter must not match against bloom generation 1 */
+	ret = send_bloom_filter(conn, ++cookie, filter, sizeof(filter), 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	/* set a different filter and try again */
+	filter[1] = 0xaa;
+	filter[9] = 0x02;
+	ret = send_bloom_filter(conn, ++cookie, filter, sizeof(filter), 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(env->conn, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-message.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-message.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddc1e0af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-message.c
@@ -0,0 +1,734 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-api.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+
+/* maximum number of queued messages from the same individual user */
+#define KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS			256
+
+/* maximum number of queued requests waiting for a reply */
+#define KDBUS_CONN_MAX_REQUESTS_PENDING		128
+
+/* maximum message payload size */
+#define KDBUS_MSG_MAX_PAYLOAD_VEC_SIZE		(2 * 1024UL * 1024UL)
+
+int kdbus_test_message_basic(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_conn *sender;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	uint64_t cookie = 0x1234abcd5678eeff;
+	uint64_t offset;
+	int ret;
+
+	sender = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(sender != NULL);
+
+	/* create a 2nd connection */
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn != NULL);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(sender);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* send over 1st connection */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(sender, NULL, cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+			     KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Make sure that we do get our own broadcasts */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(sender, &msg, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	/* ... and receive on the 2nd */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn, 100, &msg, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	/* Msgs that expect a reply must have timeout and cookie */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(sender, NULL, 0, KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+			     0, 0, conn->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	/* Faked replies with a valid reply cookie are rejected */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send_reply(conn, time(NULL) ^ cookie, sender->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EPERM);
+
+	ret = kdbus_free(conn, offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(sender);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+static int msg_recv_prio(struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+			 int64_t requested_prio,
+			 int64_t expected_prio)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_recv recv = {
+		.size = sizeof(recv),
+		.flags = KDBUS_RECV_USE_PRIORITY,
+		.priority = requested_prio,
+	};
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_recv(conn->fd, &recv);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("error receiving message: %d (%m)\n", -errno);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	msg = (struct kdbus_msg *)(conn->buf + recv.msg.offset);
+	kdbus_msg_dump(conn, msg);
+
+	if (msg->priority != expected_prio) {
+		kdbus_printf("expected message prio %lld, got %lld\n",
+			     (unsigned long long) expected_prio,
+			     (unsigned long long) msg->priority);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+	ret = kdbus_free(conn, recv.msg.offset);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_message_prio(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *a, *b;
+	uint64_t cookie = 0;
+
+	a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(a && b);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0,   25, a->id) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0, -600, a->id) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0,   10, a->id) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0,  -35, a->id) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0, -100, a->id) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0,   20, a->id) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0,  -15, a->id) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0, -800, a->id) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0, -150, a->id) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0,   10, a->id) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0, -800, a->id) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0,  -10, a->id) == 0);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg_recv_prio(a, -200, -800) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg_recv_prio(a, -100, -800) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg_recv_prio(a, -400, -600) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg_recv_prio(a, -400, -600) == -EAGAIN);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg_recv_prio(a, 10, -150) == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg_recv_prio(a, 10, -100) == 0);
+
+	kdbus_printf("--- get priority (all)\n");
+	ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_recv(a, NULL, NULL) == 0);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(a);
+	kdbus_conn_free(b);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+static int kdbus_test_notify_kernel_quota(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned int i;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_conn *reader;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg = NULL;
+	struct kdbus_cmd_recv recv = { .size = sizeof(recv) };
+
+	reader = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(reader);
+
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn);
+
+	/* Register for ID signals */
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_id(reader, 0x1, KDBUS_ITEM_ID_ADD,
+				 KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_id(reader, 0x2, KDBUS_ITEM_ID_REMOVE,
+				 KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Each iteration two notifications: add and remove ID */
+	for (i = 0; i < KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS / 2; i++) {
+		struct kdbus_conn *notifier;
+
+		notifier = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(notifier);
+
+		kdbus_conn_free(notifier);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Now the reader queue is full with kernel notfications,
+	 * but as a user we still have room to push our messages.
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn, NULL, 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0, 0, reader->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* More ID kernel notifications that will be lost */
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	/*
+	 * We lost only 3 packets since only signal msgs are
+	 * accounted. The connection ID add/remove notification
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_recv(reader->fd, &recv);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(recv.return_flags & KDBUS_RECV_RETURN_DROPPED_MSGS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(recv.dropped_msgs == 3);
+
+	msg = (struct kdbus_msg *)(reader->buf + recv.msg.offset);
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	/* Read our queue */
+	for (i = 0; i < KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS - 1; i++) {
+		memset(&recv, 0, sizeof(recv));
+		recv.size = sizeof(recv);
+
+		ret = kdbus_cmd_recv(reader->fd, &recv);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(!(recv.return_flags &
+			        KDBUS_RECV_RETURN_DROPPED_MSGS));
+
+		msg = (struct kdbus_msg *)(reader->buf + recv.msg.offset);
+		kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(reader, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(reader, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(reader);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Return the number of message successfully sent */
+static int kdbus_fill_conn_queue(struct kdbus_conn *conn_src,
+				 uint64_t dst_id,
+				 unsigned int max_msgs)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	uint64_t cookie = 0;
+	size_t size;
+	struct kdbus_cmd_send cmd = {};
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	int ret;
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_msg);
+	msg = malloc(size);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(msg, -ENOMEM);
+
+	memset(msg, 0, size);
+	msg->size = size;
+	msg->src_id = conn_src->id;
+	msg->dst_id = dst_id;
+	msg->payload_type = KDBUS_PAYLOAD_DBUS;
+
+	cmd.size = sizeof(cmd);
+	cmd.msg_address = (uintptr_t)msg;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < max_msgs; i++) {
+		msg->cookie = cookie++;
+		ret = kdbus_cmd_send(conn_src->fd, &cmd);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	free(msg);
+
+	return i;
+}
+
+static int kdbus_test_activator_quota(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int activator_msgs_count = 0;
+	uint64_t cookie = time(NULL);
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_conn *sender;
+	struct kdbus_conn *activator;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	uint64_t flags = KDBUS_NAME_REPLACE_EXISTING;
+	struct kdbus_cmd_recv recv = { .size = sizeof(recv) };
+	struct kdbus_policy_access access = {
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+		.id = geteuid(),
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+	};
+
+	activator = kdbus_hello_activator(env->buspath, "foo.test.activator",
+					  &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(activator);
+
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	sender = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn || sender);
+
+	ret = kdbus_list(sender, KDBUS_LIST_NAMES |
+				 KDBUS_LIST_UNIQUE |
+				 KDBUS_LIST_ACTIVATORS |
+				 KDBUS_LIST_QUEUED);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS; i++) {
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(sender, "foo.test.activator",
+				     cookie++, 0, 0, 0,
+				     KDBUS_DST_ID_NAME);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
+		activator_msgs_count++;
+	}
+
+	/* we must have at least sent one message */
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(i > 0, -errno);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENOBUFS);
+
+	/* Good, activator queue is full now */
+
+	/* ENXIO on direct send (activators can never be addressed by ID) */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn, NULL, cookie++, 0, 0, 0, activator->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENXIO);
+
+	/* can't queue more */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn, "foo.test.activator", cookie++,
+			     0, 0, 0, KDBUS_DST_ID_NAME);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENOBUFS);
+
+	/* no match installed, so the broadcast will not inc dropped_msgs */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(sender, NULL, cookie++, 0, 0, 0,
+			     KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Check activator queue */
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_recv(activator->fd, &recv);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(recv.dropped_msgs == 0);
+
+	activator_msgs_count--;
+
+	msg = (struct kdbus_msg *)(activator->buf + recv.msg.offset);
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+
+	/* Stage 1) of test check the pool memory quota */
+
+	/* Consume the connection pool memory */
+	for (i = 0; i < KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS; i++) {
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(sender, NULL,
+				     cookie++, 0, 0, 0, conn->id);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	/* consume one message, so later at least one can be moved */
+	memset(&recv, 0, sizeof(recv));
+	recv.size = sizeof(recv);
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_recv(conn->fd, &recv);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(recv.dropped_msgs == 0);
+	msg = (struct kdbus_msg *)(conn->buf + recv.msg.offset);
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	/* Try to acquire the name now */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn, "foo.test.activator", &flags);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* try to read messages and see if we have lost some */
+	memset(&recv, 0, sizeof(recv));
+	recv.size = sizeof(recv);
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_recv(conn->fd, &recv);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(recv.dropped_msgs != 0);
+
+	/* number of dropped msgs < received ones (at least one was moved) */
+	ASSERT_RETURN(recv.dropped_msgs < activator_msgs_count);
+
+	/* Deduct the number of dropped msgs from the activator msgs */
+	activator_msgs_count -= recv.dropped_msgs;
+
+	msg = (struct kdbus_msg *)(activator->buf + recv.msg.offset);
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	/*
+	 * Release the name and hand it back to activator, now
+	 * we should have 'activator_msgs_count' msgs again in
+	 * the activator queue
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(conn, "foo.test.activator");
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* make sure that we got our previous activator msgs */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(activator, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->src_id == sender->id);
+
+	activator_msgs_count--;
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+
+	/* Stage 2) of test check max message quota */
+
+	/* Empty conn queue */
+	for (i = 0; i < KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS; i++) {
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn, NULL, NULL);
+		if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	/* fill queue with max msgs quota */
+	ret = kdbus_fill_conn_queue(sender, conn->id, KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS);
+
+	/* This one is lost but it is not accounted */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(sender, NULL,
+			     cookie++, 0, 0, 0, conn->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENOBUFS);
+
+	/* Acquire the name again */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn, "foo.test.activator", &flags);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	memset(&recv, 0, sizeof(recv));
+	recv.size = sizeof(recv);
+
+	/*
+	 * Try to read messages and make sure that we have lost all
+	 * the activator messages due to quota checks. Our queue is
+	 * already full.
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_recv(conn->fd, &recv);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(recv.dropped_msgs == activator_msgs_count);
+
+	msg = (struct kdbus_msg *)(activator->buf + recv.msg.offset);
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(sender);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+	kdbus_conn_free(activator);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int kdbus_test_expected_reply_quota(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned int i, n;
+	unsigned int count;
+	uint64_t cookie = 0x1234abcd5678eeff;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	struct kdbus_conn *connections[9];
+
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
+		connections[i] = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(connections[i]);
+	}
+
+	count = 0;
+	/* Send 16 messages to 8 different connections */
+	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+		for (n = 0; n < 16; n++) {
+			ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn, NULL, cookie++,
+					     KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+					     100000000ULL, 0,
+					     connections[i]->id);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				break;
+
+			count++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We should have queued at least
+	 * KDBUS_CONN_MAX_REQUESTS_PENDING method call
+	 */
+	ASSERT_RETURN(count == KDBUS_CONN_MAX_REQUESTS_PENDING);
+
+	/*
+	 * Now try to send a message to the last connection,
+	 * if we have reached KDBUS_CONN_MAX_REQUESTS_PENDING
+	 * no further requests are allowed
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn, NULL, cookie++, KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+			     1000000000ULL, 0, connections[8]->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EMLINK);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 9; i++)
+		kdbus_conn_free(connections[i]);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_pool_quota(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *a, *b, *c;
+	struct kdbus_cmd_send cmd = {};
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	struct kdbus_msg *recv_msg;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	uint64_t cookie = time(NULL);
+	uint64_t size;
+	unsigned int i;
+	char *payload;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* just a guard */
+	if (POOL_SIZE <= KDBUS_MSG_MAX_PAYLOAD_VEC_SIZE ||
+	    POOL_SIZE % KDBUS_MSG_MAX_PAYLOAD_VEC_SIZE != 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	payload = calloc(KDBUS_MSG_MAX_PAYLOAD_VEC_SIZE, sizeof(char));
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(payload, -ENOMEM);
+
+	a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	c = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(a && b && c);
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_msg);
+	size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_vec));
+
+	msg = malloc(size);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(msg, -ENOMEM);
+
+	memset(msg, 0, size);
+	msg->size = size;
+	msg->src_id = a->id;
+	msg->dst_id = c->id;
+	msg->payload_type = KDBUS_PAYLOAD_DBUS;
+
+	item = msg->items;
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_VEC;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(struct kdbus_vec);
+	item->vec.address = (uintptr_t)payload;
+	item->vec.size = KDBUS_MSG_MAX_PAYLOAD_VEC_SIZE;
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	cmd.size = sizeof(cmd);
+	cmd.msg_address = (uintptr_t)msg;
+
+	/*
+	 * Send 2097248 bytes, a user is only allowed to get 33% of half of
+	 * the free space of the pool, the already used space is
+	 * accounted as free space
+	 */
+	size += KDBUS_MSG_MAX_PAYLOAD_VEC_SIZE;
+	for (i = size; i < (POOL_SIZE / 2 / 3); i += size) {
+		msg->cookie = cookie++;
+
+		ret = kdbus_cmd_send(a->fd, &cmd);
+		ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+	}
+
+	/* Try to get more than 33% */
+	msg->cookie = cookie++;
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_send(a->fd, &cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENOBUFS);
+
+	/* We still can pass small messages */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, cookie++, 0, 0, 0, c->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	for (i = size; i < (POOL_SIZE / 2 / 3); i += size) {
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv(c, &recv_msg, NULL);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(recv_msg->src_id == a->id);
+
+		kdbus_msg_free(recv_msg);
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(c, &recv_msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(recv_msg->src_id == b->id);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(recv_msg);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(c, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	free(msg);
+	free(payload);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(c);
+	kdbus_conn_free(b);
+	kdbus_conn_free(a);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_message_quota(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *a, *b;
+	uint64_t cookie = 0;
+	int ret;
+	int i;
+
+	ret = kdbus_test_activator_quota(env);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_test_notify_kernel_quota(env);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_test_pool_quota(env);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_test_expected_reply_quota(env);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_fill_conn_queue(b, a->id, KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0, 0, a->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENOBUFS);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS; ++i) {
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv(a, NULL, NULL);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(a, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	ret = kdbus_fill_conn_queue(b, a->id, KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS + 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(b, NULL, ++cookie, 0, 0, 0, a->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ENOBUFS);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(a);
+	kdbus_conn_free(b);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_memory_access(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *a, *b;
+	struct kdbus_cmd_send cmd = {};
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	uint64_t test_addr = 0;
+	char line[256];
+	uint64_t size;
+	FILE *f;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * Search in /proc/kallsyms for the address of a kernel symbol that
+	 * should always be there, regardless of the config. Use that address
+	 * in a PAYLOAD_VEC item and make sure it's inaccessible.
+	 */
+
+	f = fopen("/proc/kallsyms", "r");
+	if (!f)
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), f)) {
+		char *s = line;
+
+		if (!strsep(&s, " "))
+			continue;
+
+		if (!strsep(&s, " "))
+			continue;
+
+		if (!strncmp(s, "mutex_lock", 10)) {
+			test_addr = strtoull(line, NULL, 16);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	fclose(f);
+
+	if (!test_addr)
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(a && b);
+
+	size = sizeof(struct kdbus_msg);
+	size += KDBUS_ITEM_SIZE(sizeof(struct kdbus_vec));
+
+	msg = alloca(size);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(msg, -ENOMEM);
+
+	memset(msg, 0, size);
+	msg->size = size;
+	msg->src_id = a->id;
+	msg->dst_id = b->id;
+	msg->payload_type = KDBUS_PAYLOAD_DBUS;
+
+	item = msg->items;
+	item->type = KDBUS_ITEM_PAYLOAD_VEC;
+	item->size = KDBUS_ITEM_HEADER_SIZE + sizeof(struct kdbus_vec);
+	item->vec.address = test_addr;
+	item->vec.size = sizeof(void*);
+	item = KDBUS_ITEM_NEXT(item);
+
+	cmd.size = sizeof(cmd);
+	cmd.msg_address = (uintptr_t)msg;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_send(a->fd, &cmd);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EFAULT);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(b);
+	kdbus_conn_free(a);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-metadata-ns.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-metadata-ns.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f6edc090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-metadata-ns.c
@@ -0,0 +1,500 @@
+/*
+ * Test metadata in new namespaces. Even if our tests can run
+ * in a namespaced setup, this test is necessary so we can inspect
+ * metadata on the same kdbusfs but between multiple namespaces
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sched.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+static const struct kdbus_creds privileged_creds = {};
+
+static const struct kdbus_creds unmapped_creds = {
+	.uid	= UNPRIV_UID,
+	.euid	= UNPRIV_UID,
+	.suid	= UNPRIV_UID,
+	.fsuid	= UNPRIV_UID,
+	.gid	= UNPRIV_GID,
+	.egid	= UNPRIV_GID,
+	.sgid	= UNPRIV_GID,
+	.fsgid	= UNPRIV_GID,
+};
+
+static const struct kdbus_pids unmapped_pids = {};
+
+/* Get only the first item */
+static struct kdbus_item *kdbus_get_item(struct kdbus_msg *msg,
+					 uint64_t type)
+{
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+
+	KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, msg, items)
+		if (item->type == type)
+			return item;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int kdbus_match_kdbus_creds(struct kdbus_msg *msg,
+				   const struct kdbus_creds *expected_creds)
+{
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+
+	item = kdbus_get_item(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_CREDS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(item);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(memcmp(&item->creds, expected_creds,
+			     sizeof(struct kdbus_creds)) == 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int kdbus_match_kdbus_pids(struct kdbus_msg *msg,
+				  const struct kdbus_pids *expected_pids)
+{
+	struct kdbus_item *item;
+
+	item = kdbus_get_item(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_PIDS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(item);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(memcmp(&item->pids, expected_pids,
+			     sizeof(struct kdbus_pids)) == 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __kdbus_clone_userns_test(const char *bus,
+				     struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+				     uint64_t grandpa_pid,
+				     int signal_fd)
+{
+	int clone_ret;
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg = NULL;
+	const struct kdbus_item *item;
+	uint64_t cookie = time(NULL) ^ 0xdeadbeef;
+	struct kdbus_conn *unpriv_conn = NULL;
+	struct kdbus_pids parent_pids = {
+		.pid = getppid(),
+		.tid = getppid(),
+		.ppid = grandpa_pid,
+	};
+
+	ret = drop_privileges(UNPRIV_UID, UNPRIV_GID);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+	unpriv_conn = kdbus_hello(bus, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(unpriv_conn);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(unpriv_conn);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * ping privileged connection from this new unprivileged
+	 * one
+	 */
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv_conn, NULL, cookie, 0, 0,
+			     0, conn->id);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Since we just dropped privileges, the dumpable flag
+	 * was just cleared which makes the /proc/$clone_child/uid_map
+	 * to be owned by root, hence any userns uid mapping will fail
+	 * with -EPERM since the mapping will be done by uid 65534.
+	 *
+	 * To avoid this set the dumpable flag again which makes
+	 * procfs update the /proc/$clone_child/ inodes owner to 65534.
+	 *
+	 * Using this we will be able write to /proc/$clone_child/uid_map
+	 * as uid 65534 and map the uid 65534 to 0 inside the user namespace.
+	 */
+	ret = prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, SUID_DUMP_USER);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Make child privileged in its new userns and run tests */
+
+	ret = RUN_CLONE_CHILD(&clone_ret,
+			      SIGCHLD | CLONE_NEWUSER | CLONE_NEWPID,
+	({ 0;  /* Clone setup, nothing */ }),
+	({
+		eventfd_t event_status = 0;
+		struct kdbus_conn *userns_conn;
+
+		/* ping connection from the new user namespace */
+		userns_conn = kdbus_hello(bus, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(userns_conn);
+
+		ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(userns_conn);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		cookie++;
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(userns_conn, NULL, cookie,
+				     0, 0, 0, conn->id);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		/* Parent did send */
+		ret = eventfd_read(signal_fd, &event_status);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0 && event_status == 1);
+
+		/*
+		 * Receive from privileged connection
+		 */
+		kdbus_printf("Privileged → unprivileged/privileged "
+			     "in its userns "
+			     "(different userns and pidns):\n");
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(userns_conn, 300, &msg, NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(msg->dst_id == userns_conn->id);
+
+		item = kdbus_get_item(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_CAPS);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(item);
+
+		/* uid/gid not mapped, so we have unpriv cached creds */
+		ret = kdbus_match_kdbus_creds(msg, &unmapped_creds);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		/*
+		 * Diffent pid namepsaces. This is the child pidns
+		 * so it should not see its parent kdbus_pids
+		 */
+		ret = kdbus_match_kdbus_pids(msg, &unmapped_pids);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+
+		/*
+		 * Receive broadcast from privileged connection
+		 */
+		kdbus_printf("Privileged → unprivileged/privileged "
+			     "in its userns "
+			     "(different userns and pidns):\n");
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(userns_conn, 300, &msg, NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(msg->dst_id == KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+
+		item = kdbus_get_item(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_CAPS);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(item);
+
+		/* uid/gid not mapped, so we have unpriv cached creds */
+		ret = kdbus_match_kdbus_creds(msg, &unmapped_creds);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		/*
+		 * Diffent pid namepsaces. This is the child pidns
+		 * so it should not see its parent kdbus_pids
+		 */
+		ret = kdbus_match_kdbus_pids(msg, &unmapped_pids);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+		kdbus_conn_free(userns_conn);
+	}),
+	({
+		/* Parent setup map child uid/gid */
+		ret = userns_map_uid_gid(pid, "0 65534 1", "0 65534 1");
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+	}),
+	({ 0; }));
+	/* Unprivileged was not able to create user namespace */
+	if (clone_ret == -EPERM) {
+		kdbus_printf("-- CLONE_NEWUSER TEST Failed for "
+			     "uid: %u\n -- Make sure that your kernel "
+			     "do not allow CLONE_NEWUSER for "
+			     "unprivileged users\n", UNPRIV_UID);
+		ret = 0;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+
+	/*
+	 * Receive from privileged connection
+	 */
+	kdbus_printf("\nPrivileged → unprivileged (same namespaces):\n");
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(unpriv_conn, 300, &msg, NULL);
+
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(msg->dst_id == unpriv_conn->id);
+
+	/* will get the privileged creds */
+	ret = kdbus_match_kdbus_creds(msg, &privileged_creds);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Same pidns so will get the kdbus_pids */
+	ret = kdbus_match_kdbus_pids(msg, &parent_pids);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+
+	/*
+	 * Receive broadcast from privileged connection
+	 */
+	kdbus_printf("\nPrivileged → unprivileged (same namespaces):\n");
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(unpriv_conn, 300, &msg, NULL);
+
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(msg->dst_id == KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+
+	/* will get the privileged creds */
+	ret = kdbus_match_kdbus_creds(msg, &privileged_creds);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_match_kdbus_pids(msg, &parent_pids);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+out:
+	kdbus_conn_free(unpriv_conn);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int kdbus_clone_userns_test(const char *bus,
+				   struct kdbus_conn *conn)
+{
+	int ret, status, efd;
+	pid_t pid, ppid;
+	uint64_t unpriv_conn_id, userns_conn_id;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	const struct kdbus_item *item;
+	struct kdbus_pids expected_pids;
+	struct kdbus_conn *monitor;
+
+	kdbus_printf("STARTING TEST 'metadata-ns'.\n");
+
+	monitor = kdbus_hello(bus, KDBUS_HELLO_MONITOR, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(monitor);
+
+	/*
+	 * parent will signal to child that is in its
+	 * userns to read its queue
+	 */
+	efd = eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(efd >= 0, efd);
+
+	ppid = getppid();
+
+	pid = fork();
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(pid >= 0, -errno);
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		ret = prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGKILL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT_VAL(ret == 0, -errno);
+
+		ret = __kdbus_clone_userns_test(bus, conn, ppid, efd);
+		_exit(ret);
+	}
+
+
+	/* Phase 1) privileged receives from unprivileged */
+
+	/*
+	 * Receive from the unprivileged child
+	 */
+	kdbus_printf("\nUnprivileged → privileged (same namespaces):\n");
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn, 300, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	unpriv_conn_id = msg->src_id;
+
+	/* Unprivileged user */
+	ret = kdbus_match_kdbus_creds(msg, &unmapped_creds);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Set the expected creds_pids */
+	expected_pids = (struct kdbus_pids) {
+		.pid = pid,
+		.tid = pid,
+		.ppid = getpid(),
+	};
+	ret = kdbus_match_kdbus_pids(msg, &expected_pids);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+
+	/*
+	 * Receive from the unprivileged that is in his own
+	 * userns and pidns
+	 */
+
+	kdbus_printf("\nUnprivileged/privileged in its userns → privileged "
+		     "(different userns and pidns)\n");
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn, 300, &msg, NULL);
+	if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
+		/* perhaps unprivileged userns is not allowed */
+		goto wait;
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	userns_conn_id = msg->src_id;
+
+	item = kdbus_get_item(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_CAPS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(item);
+
+	/*
+	 * Compare received items, creds must be translated into
+	 * the receiver user namespace, so the user is unprivileged
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_match_kdbus_creds(msg, &unmapped_creds);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * We should have the kdbus_pids since we are the parent
+	 * pidns
+	 */
+	item = kdbus_get_item(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_PIDS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(item);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(memcmp(&item->pids, &unmapped_pids,
+			     sizeof(struct kdbus_pids)) != 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Parent pid of the unprivileged/privileged in its userns
+	 * is the unprivileged child pid that was forked here.
+	 */
+	ASSERT_RETURN((uint64_t)pid == item->pids.ppid);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+
+	/* Phase 2) Privileged connection sends now 3 packets */
+
+	/*
+	 * Sending to unprivileged connections a unicast
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn, NULL, 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+			     0, unpriv_conn_id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* signal to child that is in its userns */
+	ret = eventfd_write(efd, 1);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Sending to unprivileged/privilged in its userns
+	 * connections a unicast
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn, NULL, 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+			     0, userns_conn_id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Sending to unprivileged connections a broadcast
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn, NULL, 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+			     0, KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+
+wait:
+	ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(WIFEXITED(status))
+	ASSERT_RETURN(!WEXITSTATUS(status));
+
+	/* Dump monitor queue */
+	kdbus_printf("\n\nMonitor queue:\n");
+	for (;;) {
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(monitor, 100, &msg, NULL);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
+
+		if (msg->payload_type == KDBUS_PAYLOAD_DBUS) {
+			/*
+			 * Parent pidns should see all the
+			 * pids
+			 */
+			item = kdbus_get_item(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_PIDS);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(item);
+
+			ASSERT_RETURN(item->pids.pid != 0 &&
+				      item->pids.tid != 0 &&
+				      item->pids.ppid != 0);
+		}
+
+		kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+	}
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(monitor);
+	close(efd);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_metadata_ns(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_conn *holder, *conn;
+	struct kdbus_policy_access policy_access = {
+		/* Allow world so we can inspect metadata in namespace */
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD,
+		.id = geteuid(),
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+	};
+
+	/*
+	 * We require user-namespaces and all uids/gids
+	 * should be mapped (we can just require the necessary ones)
+	 */
+	if (!config_user_ns_is_enabled() ||
+	    !all_uids_gids_are_mapped())
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	ret = test_is_capable(CAP_SETUID, CAP_SETGID, CAP_SYS_ADMIN, -1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/* no enough privileges, SKIP test */
+	if (!ret)
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	holder = kdbus_hello_registrar(env->buspath, "com.example.metadata",
+				       &policy_access, 1,
+				       KDBUS_HELLO_POLICY_HOLDER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(holder);
+
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn, "com.example.metadata", NULL);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_clone_userns_test(env->buspath, conn);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(holder);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-monitor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-monitor.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e00d738a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-monitor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+
+int kdbus_test_monitor(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *monitor, *conn;
+	unsigned int cookie = 0xdeadbeef;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	uint64_t offset = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn);
+
+	/* add matches to make sure the monitor do not trigger an item add or
+	 * remove on connect and disconnect, respectively.
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_id(conn, 0x1, KDBUS_ITEM_ID_ADD,
+				 KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_id(conn, 0x2, KDBUS_ITEM_ID_REMOVE,
+				 KDBUS_MATCH_ID_ANY);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* register a monitor */
+	monitor = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, KDBUS_HELLO_MONITOR, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(monitor);
+
+	/* make sure we did not receive a monitor connect notification */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn, &msg, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	/* check that a monitor cannot acquire a name */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(monitor, "foo.bar.baz", NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EOPNOTSUPP);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(env->conn, NULL, cookie, 0, 0,  0, conn->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* the recipient should have gotten the message */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn, &msg, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == cookie);
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+	kdbus_free(conn, offset);
+
+	/* and so should the monitor */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(monitor, &msg, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+	kdbus_free(monitor, offset);
+
+	/* Installing matches for monitors must fais must fail */
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(monitor);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EOPNOTSUPP);
+
+	cookie++;
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(env->conn, NULL, cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+			     KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* The monitor should get the message. */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(monitor, 100, &msg, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+	kdbus_free(monitor, offset);
+
+	/*
+	 * Since we are the only monitor, update the attach flags
+	 * and tell we are not interessted in attach flags recv
+	 */
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_attach_flags(monitor,
+					     _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL,
+					     0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	cookie++;
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(env->conn, NULL, cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+			     KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(monitor, 100, &msg, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	ret = kdbus_item_in_message(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_TIMESTAMP);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+	kdbus_free(monitor, offset);
+
+	/*
+	 * Now we are interested in KDBUS_ITEM_TIMESTAMP and
+	 * KDBUS_ITEM_CREDS
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_attach_flags(monitor,
+					     _KDBUS_ATTACH_ALL,
+					     KDBUS_ATTACH_TIMESTAMP |
+					     KDBUS_ATTACH_CREDS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	cookie++;
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(env->conn, NULL, cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+			     KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(monitor, 100, &msg, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	ret = kdbus_item_in_message(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_TIMESTAMP);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 1);
+
+	ret = kdbus_item_in_message(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_CREDS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 1);
+
+	/* the KDBUS_ITEM_PID_COMM was not requested */
+	ret = kdbus_item_in_message(msg, KDBUS_ITEM_PID_COMM);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+	kdbus_free(monitor, offset);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(monitor);
+	/* make sure we did not receive a monitor disconnect notification */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(conn, &msg, &offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	/* Make sure that monitor as unprivileged is not allowed */
+	ret = test_is_capable(CAP_SETUID, CAP_SETGID, -1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	if (ret && all_uids_gids_are_mapped()) {
+		ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED(UNPRIV_UID, UNPRIV_UID, ({
+			monitor = kdbus_hello(env->buspath,
+					      KDBUS_HELLO_MONITOR,
+					      NULL, 0);
+			ASSERT_EXIT(!monitor && errno == EPERM);
+
+			_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+		}),
+		({ 0; }));
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	}
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-names.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-names.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66ebb4737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-names.c
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-api.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+
+static int conn_is_name_owner(const struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+			      const char *needle)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_list cmd_list = { .size = sizeof(cmd_list) };
+	struct kdbus_info *name, *list;
+	bool found = false;
+	int ret;
+
+	cmd_list.flags = KDBUS_LIST_NAMES;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_list(conn->fd, &cmd_list);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	list = (struct kdbus_info *)(conn->buf + cmd_list.offset);
+	KDBUS_FOREACH(name, list, cmd_list.list_size) {
+		struct kdbus_item *item;
+		const char *n = NULL;
+
+		KDBUS_ITEM_FOREACH(item, name, items)
+			if (item->type == KDBUS_ITEM_OWNED_NAME)
+				n = item->name.name;
+
+		if (name->id == conn->id &&
+		    n && strcmp(needle, n) == 0) {
+			found = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_free(conn, cmd_list.offset);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	return found ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_name_basic(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	char *name, *dot_name, *invalid_name, *wildcard_name;
+	int ret;
+
+	name = "foo.bla.blaz";
+	dot_name = ".bla.blaz";
+	invalid_name = "foo";
+	wildcard_name = "foo.bla.bl.*";
+
+	/* create a 2nd connection */
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn != NULL);
+
+	/* acquire name "foo.bar.xxx" name */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn, "foo.bar.xxx", NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Name is not valid, must fail */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, dot_name, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, invalid_name, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, wildcard_name, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	/* check that we can acquire a name */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, name, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = conn_is_name_owner(env->conn, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* ... and release it again */
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(env->conn, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = conn_is_name_owner(env->conn, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret != 0);
+
+	/* check that we can't release it again */
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(env->conn, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ESRCH);
+
+	/* check that we can't release a name that we don't own */
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(env->conn, "foo.bar.xxx");
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EADDRINUSE);
+
+	/* Name is not valid, must fail */
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(env->conn, dot_name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ESRCH);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(env->conn, invalid_name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ESRCH);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(env->conn, wildcard_name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ESRCH);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_name_conflict(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	char *name;
+	int ret;
+
+	name = "foo.bla.blaz";
+
+	/* create a 2nd connection */
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn != NULL);
+
+	/* allow the new connection to own the same name */
+	/* acquire name from the 1st connection */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, name, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = conn_is_name_owner(env->conn, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* check that we can't acquire it again from the 1st connection */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, name, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EALREADY);
+
+	/* check that we also can't acquire it again from the 2nd connection */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn, name, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EEXIST);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_name_queue(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+	const char *name;
+	uint64_t flags;
+	int ret;
+
+	name = "foo.bla.blaz";
+
+	flags = KDBUS_NAME_ALLOW_REPLACEMENT;
+
+	/* create a 2nd connection */
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn != NULL);
+
+	/* allow the new connection to own the same name */
+	/* acquire name from the 1st connection */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(env->conn, name, &flags);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = conn_is_name_owner(env->conn, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* queue the 2nd connection as waiting owner */
+	flags = KDBUS_NAME_QUEUE;
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn, name, &flags);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(flags & KDBUS_NAME_IN_QUEUE);
+
+	/* release name from 1st connection */
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(env->conn, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* now the name should be owned by the 2nd connection */
+	ret = conn_is_name_owner(conn, name);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-policy-ns.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-policy-ns.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3437012f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-policy-ns.c
@@ -0,0 +1,632 @@
+/*
+ * Test metadata and policies in new namespaces. Even if our tests
+ * can run in a namespaced setup, this test is necessary so we can
+ * inspect policies on the same kdbusfs but between multiple
+ * namespaces.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Djalal Harouni
+ *
+ * kdbus is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <sched.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+#define MAX_CONN	64
+#define POLICY_NAME	"foo.test.policy-test"
+
+#define KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS_PER_USER            16
+
+/**
+ * Note: this test can be used to inspect policy_db->talk_access_hash
+ *
+ * The purpose of these tests:
+ * 1) Check KDBUS_POLICY_TALK
+ * 2) Check the cache state: kdbus_policy_db->talk_access_hash
+ * Should be extended
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Check a list of connections against conn_db[0]
+ * conn_db[0] will own the name "foo.test.policy-test" and the
+ * policy holder connection for this name will update the policy
+ * entries, so different use cases can be tested.
+ */
+static struct kdbus_conn **conn_db;
+
+static void *kdbus_recv_echo(void *ptr)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn = ptr;
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn, 200, NULL, NULL);
+
+	return (void *)(long)ret;
+}
+
+/* Trigger kdbus_policy_set() */
+static int kdbus_set_policy_talk(struct kdbus_conn *conn,
+				 const char *name,
+				 uid_t id, unsigned int type)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_policy_access access = {
+		.type = type,
+		.id = id,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn, name, &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+/* return TEST_OK or TEST_ERR on failure */
+static int kdbus_register_same_activator(char *bus, const char *name,
+					 struct kdbus_conn **c)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_conn *activator;
+
+	activator = kdbus_hello_activator(bus, name, NULL, 0);
+	if (activator) {
+		*c = activator;
+		fprintf(stderr, "--- error was able to register name twice '%s'.\n",
+			name);
+		return TEST_ERR;
+	}
+
+	ret = -errno;
+	/* -EEXIST means test succeeded */
+	if (ret == -EEXIST)
+		return TEST_OK;
+
+	return TEST_ERR;
+}
+
+/* return TEST_OK or TEST_ERR on failure */
+static int kdbus_register_policy_holder(char *bus, const char *name,
+					struct kdbus_conn **conn)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *c;
+	struct kdbus_policy_access access[2];
+
+	access[0].type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER;
+	access[0].access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN;
+	access[0].id = geteuid();
+
+	access[1].type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD;
+	access[1].access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK;
+	access[1].id = geteuid();
+
+	c = kdbus_hello_registrar(bus, name, access, 2,
+				  KDBUS_HELLO_POLICY_HOLDER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(c);
+
+	*conn = c;
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Create new threads for receiving from multiple senders,
+ * The 'conn_db' will be populated by newly created connections.
+ * Caller should free all allocated connections.
+ *
+ * return 0 on success, negative errno on failure.
+ */
+static int kdbus_recv_in_threads(const char *bus, const char *name,
+				 struct kdbus_conn **conn_db)
+{
+	int ret;
+	bool pool_full = false;
+	unsigned int sent_packets = 0;
+	unsigned int lost_packets = 0;
+	unsigned int i, tid;
+	unsigned long dst_id;
+	unsigned long cookie = 1;
+	unsigned int thread_nr = MAX_CONN - 1;
+	pthread_t thread_id[MAX_CONN - 1] = {'\0'};
+
+	dst_id = name ? KDBUS_DST_ID_NAME : conn_db[0]->id;
+
+	for (tid = 0, i = 1; tid < thread_nr; tid++, i++) {
+		ret = pthread_create(&thread_id[tid], NULL,
+				     kdbus_recv_echo, (void *)conn_db[0]);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			ret = -errno;
+			kdbus_printf("error pthread_create: %d (%m)\n",
+				      ret);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* just free before re-using */
+		kdbus_conn_free(conn_db[i]);
+		conn_db[i] = NULL;
+
+		/* We need to create connections here */
+		conn_db[i] = kdbus_hello(bus, 0, NULL, 0);
+		if (!conn_db[i]) {
+			ret = -errno;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn_db[i]);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
+
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn_db[i], name, cookie++,
+				     0, 0, 0, dst_id);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			/*
+			 * Receivers are not reading their messages,
+			 * not scheduled ?!
+			 *
+			 * So set the pool full here, perhaps the
+			 * connection pool or queue was full, later
+			 * recheck receivers errors
+			 */
+			if (ret == -ENOBUFS || ret == -EXFULL)
+				pool_full = true;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		sent_packets++;
+	}
+
+	for (tid = 0; tid < thread_nr; tid++) {
+		int thread_ret = 0;
+
+		if (thread_id[tid]) {
+			pthread_join(thread_id[tid], (void *)&thread_ret);
+			if (thread_ret < 0) {
+				/* Update only if send did not fail */
+				if (ret == 0)
+					ret = thread_ret;
+
+				lost_packets++;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * When sending if we did fail with -ENOBUFS or -EXFULL
+	 * then we should have set lost_packet and we should at
+	 * least have sent_packets set to KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS_PER_USER
+	 */
+	if (pool_full) {
+		ASSERT_RETURN(lost_packets > 0);
+
+		/*
+		 * We should at least send KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS_PER_USER
+		 *
+		 * For every send operation we create a thread to
+		 * recv the packet, so we keep the queue clean
+		 */
+		ASSERT_RETURN(sent_packets >= KDBUS_CONN_MAX_MSGS_PER_USER);
+
+		/*
+		 * Set ret to zero since we only failed due to
+		 * the receiving threads that have not been
+		 * scheduled
+		 */
+		ret = 0;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/* Return: TEST_OK or TEST_ERR on failure */
+static int kdbus_normal_test(const char *bus, const char *name,
+			     struct kdbus_conn **conn_db)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = kdbus_recv_in_threads(bus, name, conn_db);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+static int kdbus_fork_test_by_id(const char *bus,
+				 struct kdbus_conn **conn_db,
+				 int parent_status, int child_status)
+{
+	int ret;
+	pid_t pid;
+	uint64_t cookie = 0x9876ecba;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg = NULL;
+	uint64_t offset = 0;
+	int status = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the child_status is not EXIT_SUCCESS, then we expect
+	 * that sending from the child will fail, thus receiving
+	 * from parent must error with -ETIMEDOUT, and vice versa.
+	 */
+	bool parent_timedout = !!child_status;
+	bool child_timedout = !!parent_status;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(pid >= 0, pid);
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		struct kdbus_conn *conn_src;
+
+		ret = prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGKILL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		ret = drop_privileges(65534, 65534);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		conn_src = kdbus_hello(bus, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(conn_src);
+
+		ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn_src);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		/*
+		 * child_status is always checked against send
+		 * operations, in case it fails always return
+		 * EXIT_FAILURE.
+		 */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn_src, NULL, cookie,
+				     0, 0, 0, conn_db[0]->id);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == child_status);
+
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_src, 100, NULL, NULL);
+
+		kdbus_conn_free(conn_src);
+
+		/*
+		 * Child kdbus_msg_recv_poll() should timeout since
+		 * the parent_status was set to a non EXIT_SUCCESS
+		 * value.
+		 */
+		if (child_timedout)
+			_exit(ret == -ETIMEDOUT ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+		_exit(ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_db[0], 100, &msg, &offset);
+	/*
+	 * If parent_timedout is set then this should fail with
+	 * -ETIMEDOUT since the child_status was set to a non
+	 * EXIT_SUCCESS value. Otherwise, assume
+	 * that kdbus_msg_recv_poll() has succeeded.
+	 */
+	if (parent_timedout) {
+		ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == -ETIMEDOUT, TEST_ERR);
+
+		/* timedout no need to continue, we don't have the
+		 * child connection ID, so just terminate. */
+		goto out;
+	} else {
+		ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn_db[0], NULL, ++cookie,
+			     0, 0, 0, msg->src_id);
+	/*
+	 * parent_status is checked against send operations,
+	 * on failures always return TEST_ERR.
+	 */
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == parent_status, TEST_ERR);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+	kdbus_free(conn_db[0], offset);
+
+out:
+	ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret >= 0, ret);
+
+	return (status == EXIT_SUCCESS) ? TEST_OK : TEST_ERR;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return: TEST_OK, TEST_ERR or TEST_SKIP
+ * we return TEST_OK only if the children return with the expected
+ * 'expected_status' that is specified as an argument.
+ */
+static int kdbus_fork_test(const char *bus, const char *name,
+			   struct kdbus_conn **conn_db, int expected_status)
+{
+	pid_t pid;
+	int ret = 0;
+	int status = 0;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(pid >= 0, pid);
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		ret = prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGKILL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		ret = drop_privileges(65534, 65534);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		ret = kdbus_recv_in_threads(bus, name, conn_db);
+		_exit(ret == expected_status ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	return (status == EXIT_SUCCESS) ? TEST_OK : TEST_ERR;
+}
+
+/* Return EXIT_SUCCESS, EXIT_FAILURE or negative errno */
+static int __kdbus_clone_userns_test(const char *bus,
+				     const char *name,
+				     struct kdbus_conn **conn_db,
+				     int expected_status)
+{
+	int efd;
+	pid_t pid;
+	int ret = 0;
+	unsigned int uid = 65534;
+	int status;
+
+	ret = drop_privileges(uid, uid);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+
+	/*
+	 * Since we just dropped privileges, the dumpable flag was just
+	 * cleared which makes the /proc/$clone_child/uid_map to be
+	 * owned by root, hence any userns uid mapping will fail with
+	 * -EPERM since the mapping will be done by uid 65534.
+	 *
+	 * To avoid this set the dumpable flag again which makes procfs
+	 * update the /proc/$clone_child/ inodes owner to 65534.
+	 *
+	 * Using this we will be able write to /proc/$clone_child/uid_map
+	 * as uid 65534 and map the uid 65534 to 0 inside the user
+	 * namespace.
+	 */
+	ret = prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, SUID_DUMP_USER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+
+	/* sync parent/child */
+	efd = eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(efd >= 0, efd);
+
+	pid = syscall(__NR_clone, SIGCHLD|CLONE_NEWUSER, NULL);
+	if (pid < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		kdbus_printf("error clone: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		/*
+		 * Normal user not allowed to create userns,
+		 * so nothing to worry about ?
+		 */
+		if (ret == -EPERM) {
+			kdbus_printf("-- CLONE_NEWUSER TEST Failed for uid: %u\n"
+				"-- Make sure that your kernel do not allow "
+				"CLONE_NEWUSER for unprivileged users\n"
+				"-- Upstream Commit: "
+				"https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5eaf563e\n",
+				uid);
+			ret = 0;
+		}
+
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		struct kdbus_conn *conn_src;
+		eventfd_t event_status = 0;
+
+		ret = prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGKILL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		ret = eventfd_read(efd, &event_status);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0 && event_status == 1);
+
+		/* ping connection from the new user namespace */
+		conn_src = kdbus_hello(bus, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(conn_src);
+
+		ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn_src);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn_src, name, 0xabcd1234,
+				     0, 0, 0, KDBUS_DST_ID_NAME);
+		kdbus_conn_free(conn_src);
+
+		_exit(ret == expected_status ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+
+	ret = userns_map_uid_gid(pid, "0 65534 1", "0 65534 1");
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+
+	/* Tell child we are ready */
+	ret = eventfd_write(efd, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+
+	ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret >= 0, ret);
+
+	close(efd);
+
+	return status == EXIT_SUCCESS ? TEST_OK : TEST_ERR;
+}
+
+static int kdbus_clone_userns_test(const char *bus,
+				   const char *name,
+				   struct kdbus_conn **conn_db,
+				   int expected_status)
+{
+	pid_t pid;
+	int ret = 0;
+	int status;
+
+	pid = fork();
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(pid >= 0, -errno);
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		ret = prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGKILL);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+
+		ret = __kdbus_clone_userns_test(bus, name, conn_db,
+						expected_status);
+		_exit(ret);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Receive in the original (root privileged) user namespace,
+	 * must fail with -ETIMEDOUT.
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_db[0], 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == -ETIMEDOUT, ret);
+
+	ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret >= 0, ret);
+
+	return (status == EXIT_SUCCESS) ? TEST_OK : TEST_ERR;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_policy_ns(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int i;
+	int ret;
+	struct kdbus_conn *activator = NULL;
+	struct kdbus_conn *policy_holder = NULL;
+	char *bus = env->buspath;
+
+	ret = test_is_capable(CAP_SETUID, CAP_SETGID, -1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/* no enough privileges, SKIP test */
+	if (!ret)
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	/* we require user-namespaces */
+	if (access("/proc/self/uid_map", F_OK) != 0)
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	/* uids/gids must be mapped */
+	if (!all_uids_gids_are_mapped())
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	conn_db = calloc(MAX_CONN, sizeof(struct kdbus_conn *));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_db);
+
+	memset(conn_db, 0, MAX_CONN * sizeof(struct kdbus_conn *));
+
+	conn_db[0] = kdbus_hello(bus, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_db[0]);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn_db[0]);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_fork_test_by_id(bus, conn_db, -EPERM, -EPERM);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_register_policy_holder(bus, POLICY_NAME,
+					   &policy_holder);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Try to register the same name with an activator */
+	ret = kdbus_register_same_activator(bus, POLICY_NAME,
+					    &activator);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Acquire POLICY_NAME */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn_db[0], POLICY_NAME, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_normal_test(bus, POLICY_NAME, conn_db);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_list(conn_db[0], KDBUS_LIST_NAMES |
+				     KDBUS_LIST_UNIQUE |
+				     KDBUS_LIST_ACTIVATORS |
+				     KDBUS_LIST_QUEUED);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_fork_test(bus, POLICY_NAME, conn_db, EXIT_SUCCESS);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * children connections are able to talk to conn_db[0] since
+	 * current POLICY_NAME TALK type is KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD,
+	 * so expect EXIT_SUCCESS when sending from child. However,
+	 * since the child's connection does not own any well-known
+	 * name, The parent connection conn_db[0] should fail with
+	 * -EPERM but since it is a privileged bus user the TALK is
+	 *  allowed.
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_fork_test_by_id(bus, conn_db,
+				    EXIT_SUCCESS, EXIT_SUCCESS);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Connections that can talk are perhaps being destroyed now.
+	 * Restrict the policy and purge cache entries where the
+	 * conn_db[0] is the destination.
+	 *
+	 * Now only connections with uid == 0 are allowed to talk.
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_set_policy_talk(policy_holder, POLICY_NAME,
+				    geteuid(), KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Testing connections (FORK+DROP) again:
+	 * After setting the policy re-check connections
+	 * we expect the children to fail with -EPERM
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_fork_test(bus, POLICY_NAME, conn_db, -EPERM);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Now expect that both parent and child to fail.
+	 *
+	 * Child should fail with -EPERM since we just restricted
+	 * the POLICY_NAME TALK to uid 0 and its uid is 65534.
+	 *
+	 * Since the parent's connection will timeout when receiving
+	 * from the child, we never continue. FWIW just put -EPERM.
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_fork_test_by_id(bus, conn_db, -EPERM, -EPERM);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Check if the name can be reached in a new userns */
+	ret = kdbus_clone_userns_test(bus, POLICY_NAME, conn_db, -EPERM);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_CONN; i++)
+		kdbus_conn_free(conn_db[i]);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(activator);
+	kdbus_conn_free(policy_holder);
+
+	free(conn_db);
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-policy-priv.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-policy-priv.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0208638a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-policy-priv.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1285 @@
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <sys/capability.h>
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+static int test_policy_priv_by_id(const char *bus,
+				  struct kdbus_conn *conn_dst,
+				  bool drop_second_user,
+				  int parent_status,
+				  int child_status)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	uint64_t expected_cookie = time(NULL) ^ 0xdeadbeef;
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_dst);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, bus, ({
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, NULL,
+				     expected_cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+				     conn_dst->id);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == child_status);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_dst, 300, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == parent_status);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int test_policy_priv_by_broadcast(const char *bus,
+					 struct kdbus_conn *conn_dst,
+					 int drop_second_user,
+					 int parent_status,
+					 int child_status)
+{
+	int efd;
+	int ret = 0;
+	eventfd_t event_status = 0;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg = NULL;
+	uid_t second_uid = UNPRIV_UID;
+	gid_t second_gid = UNPRIV_GID;
+	struct kdbus_conn *child_2 = conn_dst;
+	uint64_t expected_cookie = time(NULL) ^ 0xdeadbeef;
+
+	/* Drop to another unprivileged user other than UNPRIV_UID */
+	if (drop_second_user == DROP_OTHER_UNPRIV) {
+		second_uid = UNPRIV_UID - 1;
+		second_gid = UNPRIV_GID - 1;
+	}
+
+	/* child will signal parent to send broadcast */
+	efd = eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(efd >= 0, efd);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED(UNPRIV_UID, UNPRIV_GID, ({
+		struct kdbus_conn *child;
+
+		child = kdbus_hello(bus, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(child);
+
+		ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(child);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		/* signal parent */
+		ret = eventfd_write(efd, 1);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		/* Use a little bit high time */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(child, 500, &msg, NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == child_status);
+
+		/*
+		 * If we expect the child to get the broadcast
+		 * message, then check the received cookie.
+		 */
+		if (ret == 0) {
+			ASSERT_EXIT(expected_cookie == msg->cookie);
+		}
+
+		/* Use expected_cookie since 'msg' might be NULL */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(child, NULL, expected_cookie + 1,
+				     0, 0, 0, KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+		kdbus_conn_free(child);
+	}),
+	({
+		if (drop_second_user == DO_NOT_DROP) {
+			ASSERT_RETURN(child_2);
+
+			ret = eventfd_read(efd, &event_status);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0 && event_status == 1);
+
+			ret = kdbus_msg_send(child_2, NULL,
+					     expected_cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+					     KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+			/* drop own broadcast */
+			ret = kdbus_msg_recv(child_2, &msg, NULL);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(msg->src_id == child_2->id);
+			kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+			/* Use a little bit high time */
+			ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(child_2, 1000,
+						  &msg, NULL);
+			ASSERT_RETURN(ret == parent_status);
+
+			/*
+			 * Check returned cookie in case we expect
+			 * success.
+			 */
+			if (ret == 0) {
+				ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie ==
+					      expected_cookie + 1);
+			}
+
+			kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * Two unprivileged users will try to
+			 * communicate using broadcast.
+			 */
+			ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED(second_uid, second_gid, ({
+				child_2 = kdbus_hello(bus, 0, NULL, 0);
+				ASSERT_EXIT(child_2);
+
+				ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(child_2);
+				ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+				ret = eventfd_read(efd, &event_status);
+				ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0 && event_status == 1);
+
+				ret = kdbus_msg_send(child_2, NULL,
+						expected_cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+						KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+				ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+				/* drop own broadcast */
+				ret = kdbus_msg_recv(child_2, &msg, NULL);
+				ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+				ASSERT_RETURN(msg->src_id == child_2->id);
+				kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+				/* Use a little bit high time */
+				ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(child_2, 1000,
+							  &msg, NULL);
+				ASSERT_EXIT(ret == parent_status);
+
+				/*
+				 * Check returned cookie in case we expect
+				 * success.
+				 */
+				if (ret == 0) {
+					ASSERT_EXIT(msg->cookie ==
+						    expected_cookie + 1);
+				}
+
+				kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+				kdbus_conn_free(child_2);
+			}),
+			({ 0; }));
+			ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+		}
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	close(efd);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void nosig(int sig)
+{
+}
+
+static int test_priv_before_policy_upload(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn;
+
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged bus user cannot acquire names
+	 * before registring any policy holder.
+	 */
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "com.example.a", NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret < 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged bus users cannot talk by default
+	 * to privileged ones, unless a policy holder that allows
+	 * this was uploaded.
+	 */
+
+	ret = test_policy_priv_by_id(env->buspath, conn, false,
+				     -ETIMEDOUT, -EPERM);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Activate matching for a privileged connection */
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * First make sure that BROADCAST with msg flag
+	 * KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY will fail with -ENOTUNIQ
+	 */
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, NULL, 0xdeadbeef,
+				     KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+				     5000000000ULL, 0,
+				     KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -ENOTUNIQ);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Test broadcast with a privileged connection.
+	 *
+	 * The first unprivileged receiver should not get the
+	 * broadcast message sent by the privileged connection,
+	 * since there is no a TALK policy that allows the
+	 * unprivileged to TALK to the privileged connection. It
+	 * will fail with -ETIMEDOUT
+	 *
+	 * Then second case:
+	 * The privileged connection should get the broadcast
+	 * message from the unprivileged one. Since the receiver is
+	 * a privileged bus user and it has default TALK access to
+	 * all connections it will receive those.
+	 */
+
+	ret = test_policy_priv_by_broadcast(env->buspath, conn,
+					    DO_NOT_DROP,
+					    0, -ETIMEDOUT);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+
+	/*
+	 * Test broadcast with two unprivileged connections running
+	 * under the same user.
+	 *
+	 * Both connections should succeed.
+	 */
+
+	ret = test_policy_priv_by_broadcast(env->buspath, NULL,
+					    DROP_SAME_UNPRIV, 0, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Test broadcast with two unprivileged connections running
+	 * under different users.
+	 *
+	 * Both connections will fail with -ETIMEDOUT.
+	 */
+
+	ret = test_policy_priv_by_broadcast(env->buspath, NULL,
+					    DROP_OTHER_UNPRIV,
+					    -ETIMEDOUT, -ETIMEDOUT);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int test_broadcast_after_policy_upload(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int efd;
+	eventfd_t event_status = 0;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg = NULL;
+	struct kdbus_conn *owner_a, *owner_b;
+	struct kdbus_conn *holder_a, *holder_b;
+	struct kdbus_policy_access access = {};
+	uint64_t expected_cookie = time(NULL) ^ 0xdeadbeef;
+
+	owner_a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(owner_a);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(owner_a, "com.example.broadcastA", NULL);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged bus users cannot talk by default
+	 * to privileged ones, unless a policy holder that allows
+	 * this was uploaded.
+	 */
+
+	++expected_cookie;
+	ret = test_policy_priv_by_id(env->buspath, owner_a, false,
+				     -ETIMEDOUT, -EPERM);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure that privileged won't receive broadcasts unless
+	 * it installs a match. It will fail with -ETIMEDOUT
+	 *
+	 * At same time check that the unprivileged connection will
+	 * not receive the broadcast message from the privileged one
+	 * since the privileged one owns a name with a restricted
+	 * policy TALK (actually the TALK policy is still not
+	 * registered so we fail by default), thus the unprivileged
+	 * receiver is not able to TALK to that name.
+	 */
+
+	/* Activate matching for a privileged connection */
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(owner_a);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Redo the previous test. The privileged conn owner_a is
+	 * able to TALK to any connection so it will receive the
+	 * broadcast message now.
+	 */
+
+	ret = test_policy_priv_by_broadcast(env->buspath, owner_a,
+					    DO_NOT_DROP,
+					    0, -ETIMEDOUT);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Test that broadcast between two unprivileged users running
+	 * under the same user still succeed.
+	 */
+
+	ret = test_policy_priv_by_broadcast(env->buspath, NULL,
+					    DROP_SAME_UNPRIV, 0, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Test broadcast with two unprivileged connections running
+	 * under different users.
+	 *
+	 * Both connections will fail with -ETIMEDOUT.
+	 */
+
+	ret = test_policy_priv_by_broadcast(env->buspath, NULL,
+					    DROP_OTHER_UNPRIV,
+					    -ETIMEDOUT, -ETIMEDOUT);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+		.id = geteuid(),
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+	};
+
+	holder_a = kdbus_hello_registrar(env->buspath,
+					 "com.example.broadcastA",
+					 &access, 1,
+					 KDBUS_HELLO_POLICY_HOLDER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(holder_a);
+
+	holder_b = kdbus_hello_registrar(env->buspath,
+					 "com.example.broadcastB",
+					 &access, 1,
+					 KDBUS_HELLO_POLICY_HOLDER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(holder_b);
+
+	/* Free connections and their received messages and restart */
+	kdbus_conn_free(owner_a);
+
+	owner_a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(owner_a);
+
+	/* Activate matching for a privileged connection */
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(owner_a);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(owner_a, "com.example.broadcastA", NULL);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	owner_b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(owner_b);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(owner_b, "com.example.broadcastB", NULL);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	/* Activate matching for a privileged connection */
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(owner_b);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Test that even if "com.example.broadcastA" and
+	 * "com.example.broadcastB" do have a TALK access by default
+	 * they are able to signal each other using broadcast due to
+	 * the fact they are privileged connections, they receive
+	 * all broadcasts if the match allows it.
+	 */
+
+	++expected_cookie;
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(owner_a, NULL, expected_cookie, 0,
+			     0, 0, KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(owner_a, 100, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == expected_cookie);
+
+	/* Check src ID */
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->src_id == owner_a->id);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(owner_b, 100, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == expected_cookie);
+
+	/* Check src ID */
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->src_id == owner_a->id);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	/* Release name "com.example.broadcastB" */
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(owner_b, "com.example.broadcastB");
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	/* KDBUS_POLICY_OWN for unprivileged connections */
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD,
+		.id = geteuid(),
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+	};
+
+	/* Update the policy so unprivileged will own the name */
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(holder_b,
+				       "com.example.broadcastB",
+				       &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Send broadcasts from an unprivileged connection that
+	 * owns a name "com.example.broadcastB".
+	 *
+	 * We'll have four destinations here:
+	 *
+	 * 1) destination owner_a: privileged connection that owns
+	 * "com.example.broadcastA". It will receive the broadcast
+	 * since it is a privileged has default TALK access to all
+	 * connections, and it is subscribed to the match.
+	 * Will succeed.
+	 *
+	 * owner_b: privileged connection (running under a different
+	 * uid) that do not own names, but with an empty broadcast
+	 * match, so it will receive broadcasts since it has default
+	 * TALK access to all connection.
+	 *
+	 * unpriv_a: unpriv connection that do not own any name.
+	 * It will receive the broadcast since it is running under
+	 * the same user of the one broadcasting and did install
+	 * matches. It should get the message.
+	 *
+	 * unpriv_b: unpriv connection is not interested in broadcast
+	 * messages, so it did not install broadcast matches. Should
+	 * fail with -ETIMEDOUT
+	 */
+
+	++expected_cookie;
+	efd = eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(efd >= 0, efd);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED(UNPRIV_UID, UNPRIV_UID, ({
+		struct kdbus_conn *unpriv_owner;
+		struct kdbus_conn *unpriv_a, *unpriv_b;
+
+		unpriv_owner = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(unpriv_owner);
+
+		unpriv_a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(unpriv_a);
+
+		unpriv_b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(unpriv_b);
+
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv_owner,
+					 "com.example.broadcastB",
+					 NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+		ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(unpriv_a);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		/* Signal that we are doing broadcasts */
+		ret = eventfd_write(efd, 1);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		/*
+		 * Do broadcast from a connection that owns the
+		 * names "com.example.broadcastB".
+		 */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv_owner, NULL,
+				     expected_cookie,
+				     0, 0, 0,
+				     KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		/*
+		 * Unprivileged connection running under the same
+		 * user. It should succeed.
+		 */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(unpriv_a, 300, &msg, NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0 && msg->cookie == expected_cookie);
+
+		/*
+		 * Did not install matches, not interested in
+		 * broadcasts
+		 */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(unpriv_b, 300, NULL, NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -ETIMEDOUT);
+	}),
+	({
+		ret = eventfd_read(efd, &event_status);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0 && event_status == 1);
+
+		/*
+		 * owner_a must fail with -ETIMEDOUT, since it owns
+		 * name "com.example.broadcastA" and its TALK
+		 * access is restriced.
+		 */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(owner_a, 300, &msg, NULL);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+		/* confirm the received cookie */
+		ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == expected_cookie);
+
+		kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+		/*
+		 * owner_b got the broadcast from an unprivileged
+		 * connection.
+		 */
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(owner_b, 300, &msg, NULL);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+		/* confirm the received cookie */
+		ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == expected_cookie);
+
+		kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	close(efd);
+
+	/*
+	 * Test broadcast with two unprivileged connections running
+	 * under different users.
+	 *
+	 * Both connections will fail with -ETIMEDOUT.
+	 */
+
+	ret = test_policy_priv_by_broadcast(env->buspath, NULL,
+					    DROP_OTHER_UNPRIV,
+					    -ETIMEDOUT, -ETIMEDOUT);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* Drop received broadcasts by privileged */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(owner_a, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(owner_a, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(owner_a, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(owner_b, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(owner_b, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv(owner_b, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	/*
+	 * Perform last tests, allow others to talk to name
+	 * "com.example.broadcastA". So now receiving broadcasts
+	 * from it should succeed since the TALK policy allow it.
+	 */
+
+	/* KDBUS_POLICY_OWN for unprivileged connections */
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD,
+		.id = geteuid(),
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(holder_a,
+				       "com.example.broadcastA",
+				       &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Unprivileged is able to TALK to "com.example.broadcastA"
+	 * now so it will receive its broadcasts
+	 */
+	ret = test_policy_priv_by_broadcast(env->buspath, owner_a,
+					    DO_NOT_DROP, 0, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	++expected_cookie;
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "com.example.broadcastB",
+					 NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, NULL, expected_cookie,
+				     0, 0, 0, KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* owner_a is privileged it will get the broadcast now. */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(owner_a, 300, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* confirm the received cookie */
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == expected_cookie);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	/*
+	 * owner_a released name "com.example.broadcastA". It should
+	 * receive broadcasts since it is still privileged and has
+	 * the right match.
+	 *
+	 * Unprivileged connection will own a name and will try to
+	 * signal to the privileged connection.
+	 */
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_release(owner_a, "com.example.broadcastA");
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	++expected_cookie;
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "com.example.broadcastB",
+					 NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, NULL, expected_cookie,
+				     0, 0, 0, KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* owner_a will get the broadcast now. */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(owner_a, 300, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/* confirm the received cookie */
+	ASSERT_RETURN(msg->cookie == expected_cookie);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(owner_a);
+	kdbus_conn_free(owner_b);
+	kdbus_conn_free(holder_a);
+	kdbus_conn_free(holder_b);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int test_policy_priv(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn_a, *conn_b, *conn, *owner;
+	struct kdbus_policy_access access, *acc;
+	sigset_t sset;
+	size_t num;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure we have CAP_SETUID/SETGID so we can drop privileges
+	 */
+
+	ret = test_is_capable(CAP_SETUID, CAP_SETGID, -1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	if (!ret)
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	/* make sure that uids and gids are mapped */
+	if (!all_uids_gids_are_mapped())
+		return TEST_SKIP;
+
+	/*
+	 * Setup:
+	 *  conn_a: policy holder for com.example.a
+	 *  conn_b: name holder of com.example.b
+	 */
+
+	signal(SIGUSR1, nosig);
+	sigemptyset(&sset);
+	sigaddset(&sset, SIGUSR1);
+	sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &sset, NULL);
+
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn);
+
+	/*
+	 * Before registering any policy holder, make sure that the
+	 * bus is secure by default. This test is necessary, it catches
+	 * several cases where old D-Bus was vulnerable.
+	 */
+
+	ret = test_priv_before_policy_upload(env);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged are not able to register policy
+	 * holders
+	 */
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED(UNPRIV_UID, UNPRIV_GID, ({
+		struct kdbus_conn *holder;
+
+		holder = kdbus_hello_registrar(env->buspath,
+					       "com.example.a", NULL, 0,
+					       KDBUS_HELLO_POLICY_HOLDER);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(holder == NULL && errno == EPERM);
+	}),
+	({ 0; }));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+
+	/* Register policy holder */
+
+	conn_a = kdbus_hello_registrar(env->buspath, "com.example.a",
+				       NULL, 0, KDBUS_HELLO_POLICY_HOLDER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_a);
+
+	conn_b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_b);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn_b, "com.example.b", NULL);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure bus-owners can always acquire names.
+	 */
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(conn, "com.example.a", NULL);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged users cannot acquire names with default
+	 * policy assigned.
+	 */
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "com.example.a", NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret < 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged users can acquire names if we make them
+	 * world-accessible.
+	 */
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD,
+		.id = 0,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+	};
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged/normal connections are not able
+	 * to update policies
+	 */
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(unpriv, "com.example.a",
+					       &access, 1);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -EOPNOTSUPP);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.a", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "com.example.a", NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged users can acquire names if we make them
+	 * gid-accessible. But only if the gid matches.
+	 */
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_GROUP,
+		.id = UNPRIV_GID,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.a", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "com.example.a", NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_GROUP,
+		.id = 1,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.a", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "com.example.a", NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret < 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged users can acquire names if we make them
+	 * uid-accessible. But only if the uid matches.
+	 */
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+		.id = UNPRIV_UID,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.a", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "com.example.a", NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+		.id = 1,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.a", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "com.example.a", NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret < 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged users cannot acquire names if no owner-policy
+	 * matches, even if SEE/TALK policies match.
+	 */
+
+	num = 4;
+	acc = (struct kdbus_policy_access[]){
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_GROUP,
+			.id = UNPRIV_GID,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_SEE,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = UNPRIV_UID,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD,
+			.id = 0,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD,
+			.id = 0,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_SEE,
+		},
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.a", acc, num);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "com.example.a", NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret < 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged users can acquire names if the only matching
+	 * policy is somewhere in the middle.
+	 */
+
+	num = 5;
+	acc = (struct kdbus_policy_access[]){
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = 1,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = 2,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = UNPRIV_UID,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = 3,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = 4,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+		},
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.a", acc, num);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(unpriv, "com.example.a", NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Clear policies
+	 */
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.a", NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure privileged bus users can _always_ talk to others.
+	 */
+
+	conn = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn, "com.example.b", 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_b, 300, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged bus users cannot talk by default.
+	 */
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "com.example.b", 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+				     0, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -EPERM);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged bus users can talk to equals, even without
+	 * policy.
+	 */
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+		.id = UNPRIV_UID,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.c", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		struct kdbus_conn *owner;
+
+		owner = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(owner);
+
+		ret = kdbus_name_acquire(owner, "com.example.c", NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "com.example.c", 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+				     0, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(owner, 100, NULL, NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+		kdbus_conn_free(owner);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged bus users can talk to privileged users if a
+	 * suitable UID policy is set.
+	 */
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+		.id = UNPRIV_UID,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.b", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "com.example.b", 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+				     0, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_b, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged bus users can talk to privileged users if a
+	 * suitable GID policy is set.
+	 */
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_GROUP,
+		.id = UNPRIV_GID,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.b", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "com.example.b", 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+				     0, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_b, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged bus users can talk to privileged users if a
+	 * suitable WORLD policy is set.
+	 */
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD,
+		.id = 0,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.b", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "com.example.b", 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+				     0, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_b, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged bus users cannot talk to privileged users if
+	 * no suitable policy is set.
+	 */
+
+	num = 5;
+	acc = (struct kdbus_policy_access[]){
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = 0,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = 1,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = UNPRIV_UID,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_SEE,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = 3,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+		},
+		{
+			.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+			.id = 4,
+			.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+		},
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.b", acc, num);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "com.example.b", 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+				     0, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -EPERM);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure unprivileged bus users can talk to privileged users if a
+	 * suitable OWN privilege overwrites TALK.
+	 */
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD,
+		.id = 0,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.b", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "com.example.b", 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+				     0, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_b, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the TALK cache is reset correctly when policies are
+	 * updated.
+	 */
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD,
+		.id = 0,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_TALK,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.b", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED_CONN(unpriv, env->buspath, ({
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "com.example.b", 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+				     0, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_b, 100, NULL, NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+		ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.b",
+					       NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "com.example.b", 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+				     0, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -EPERM);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the TALK cache is reset correctly when policy holders
+	 * disconnect.
+	 */
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_WORLD,
+		.id = 0,
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_OWN,
+	};
+
+	conn = kdbus_hello_registrar(env->buspath, "com.example.c",
+				     NULL, 0, KDBUS_HELLO_POLICY_HOLDER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn, "com.example.c", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	owner = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(owner);
+
+	ret = kdbus_name_acquire(owner, "com.example.c", NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+	ret = RUN_UNPRIVILEGED(UNPRIV_UID, UNPRIV_GID, ({
+		struct kdbus_conn *unpriv;
+
+		/* wait for parent to be finished */
+		sigemptyset(&sset);
+		ret = sigsuspend(&sset);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+
+		unpriv = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(unpriv);
+
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "com.example.c", 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+				     0, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(owner, 100, NULL, NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret >= 0);
+
+		/* free policy holder */
+		kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send(unpriv, "com.example.c", 0xdeadbeef, 0, 0,
+				     0, 0);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -EPERM);
+
+		kdbus_conn_free(unpriv);
+	}), ({
+		/* make sure policy holder is only valid in child */
+		kdbus_conn_free(conn);
+		kill(pid, SIGUSR1);
+	}));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret >= 0);
+
+
+	/*
+	 * The following tests are necessary.
+	 */
+
+	ret = test_broadcast_after_policy_upload(env);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(owner);
+
+	/*
+	 * cleanup resources
+	 */
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_b);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_a);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_policy_priv(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	pid_t pid;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* make sure to exit() if a child returns from fork() */
+	pid = getpid();
+	ret = test_policy_priv(env);
+	if (pid != getpid())
+		exit(1);
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-policy.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-policy.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96d20d5e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-policy.c
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+int kdbus_test_policy(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn_a, *conn_b;
+	struct kdbus_policy_access access;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Invalid name */
+	conn_a = kdbus_hello_registrar(env->buspath, ".example.a",
+				       NULL, 0, KDBUS_HELLO_POLICY_HOLDER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_a == NULL);
+
+	conn_a = kdbus_hello_registrar(env->buspath, "example",
+				       NULL, 0, KDBUS_HELLO_POLICY_HOLDER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_a == NULL);
+
+	conn_a = kdbus_hello_registrar(env->buspath, "com.example.a",
+				       NULL, 0, KDBUS_HELLO_POLICY_HOLDER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_a);
+
+	conn_b = kdbus_hello_registrar(env->buspath, "com.example.b",
+				       NULL, 0, KDBUS_HELLO_POLICY_HOLDER);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_b);
+
+	/*
+	 * Verify there cannot be any duplicate entries, except for specific vs.
+	 * wildcard entries.
+	 */
+
+	access = (struct kdbus_policy_access){
+		.type = KDBUS_POLICY_ACCESS_USER,
+		.id = geteuid(),
+		.access = KDBUS_POLICY_SEE,
+	};
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.a", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_b, "com.example.a", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EEXIST);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_b, "com.example.a.*", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.a.*", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EEXIST);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_a, "com.example.*", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_b, "com.example.a", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_b, "com.example.*", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EEXIST);
+
+	/* Invalid name */
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_b, ".example.*", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	ret = kdbus_conn_update_policy(conn_b, "example", &access, 1);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EINVAL);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_b);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_a);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-sync.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-sync.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2be910d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-sync.c
@@ -0,0 +1,369 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/eventfd.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-api.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+static struct kdbus_conn *conn_a, *conn_b;
+static unsigned int cookie = 0xdeadbeef;
+
+static void nop_handler(int sig) {}
+
+static int interrupt_sync(struct kdbus_conn *conn_src,
+			  struct kdbus_conn *conn_dst)
+{
+	pid_t pid;
+	int ret, status;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg = NULL;
+	struct sigaction sa = {
+		.sa_handler = nop_handler,
+		.sa_flags = SA_NOCLDSTOP|SA_RESTART,
+	};
+
+	cookie++;
+	pid = fork();
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(pid >= 0, pid);
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		ret = sigaction(SIGINT, &sa, NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send_sync(conn_dst, NULL, cookie,
+					  KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+					  100000000ULL, 0, conn_src->id, -1);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -ETIMEDOUT);
+
+		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_src, 100, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0 && msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	ret = kill(pid, SIGINT);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0, ret);
+
+	ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret >= 0, ret);
+
+	if (WIFSIGNALED(status))
+		return TEST_ERR;
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_src, 100, NULL, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ETIMEDOUT);
+
+	return (status == EXIT_SUCCESS) ? TEST_OK : TEST_ERR;
+}
+
+static int close_epipe_sync(const char *bus)
+{
+	pid_t pid;
+	int ret, status;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn_src;
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn_dst;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg = NULL;
+
+	conn_src = kdbus_hello(bus, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_src);
+
+	ret = kdbus_add_match_empty(conn_src);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	conn_dst = kdbus_hello(bus, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_dst);
+
+	cookie++;
+	pid = fork();
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(pid >= 0, pid);
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		uint64_t dst_id;
+
+		/* close our reference */
+		dst_id = conn_dst->id;
+		kdbus_conn_free(conn_dst);
+
+		ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_src, 100, &msg, NULL);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0 && msg->cookie == cookie);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(msg->src_id == dst_id);
+
+		cookie++;
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send_sync(conn_src, NULL, cookie,
+					  KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+					  100000000ULL, 0, dst_id, -1);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -EPIPE);
+
+		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send(conn_dst, NULL, cookie, 0, 0, 0,
+			     KDBUS_DST_ID_BROADCAST);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	cookie++;
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_dst, 100, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0 && msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	/* destroy connection */
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_dst);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_src);
+
+	ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret >= 0, ret);
+
+	if (!WIFEXITED(status))
+		return TEST_ERR;
+
+	return (status == EXIT_SUCCESS) ? TEST_OK : TEST_ERR;
+}
+
+static int cancel_fd_sync(struct kdbus_conn *conn_src,
+			  struct kdbus_conn *conn_dst)
+{
+	pid_t pid;
+	int cancel_fd;
+	int ret, status;
+	uint64_t counter = 1;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg = NULL;
+
+	cancel_fd = eventfd(0, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(cancel_fd >= 0, cancel_fd);
+
+	cookie++;
+	pid = fork();
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(pid >= 0, pid);
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send_sync(conn_dst, NULL, cookie,
+					  KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+					  100000000ULL, 0, conn_src->id,
+					  cancel_fd);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == -ECANCELED);
+
+		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_src, 100, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0 && msg->cookie == cookie);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	ret = write(cancel_fd, &counter, sizeof(counter));
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == sizeof(counter));
+
+	ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret >= 0, ret);
+
+	if (WIFSIGNALED(status))
+		return TEST_ERR;
+
+	return (status == EXIT_SUCCESS) ? TEST_OK : TEST_ERR;
+}
+
+static int no_cancel_sync(struct kdbus_conn *conn_src,
+			  struct kdbus_conn *conn_dst)
+{
+	pid_t pid;
+	int cancel_fd;
+	int ret, status;
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg = NULL;
+
+	/* pass eventfd, but never signal it so it shouldn't have any effect */
+
+	cancel_fd = eventfd(0, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(cancel_fd >= 0, cancel_fd);
+
+	cookie++;
+	pid = fork();
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(pid >= 0, pid);
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		ret = kdbus_msg_send_sync(conn_dst, NULL, cookie,
+					  KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+					  100000000ULL, 0, conn_src->id,
+					  cancel_fd);
+		ASSERT_EXIT(ret == 0);
+
+		_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_src, 100, &msg, NULL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret == 0 && msg->cookie == cookie, -1);
+
+	kdbus_msg_free(msg);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send_reply(conn_src, cookie, conn_dst->id);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret >= 0, ret);
+
+	ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(ret >= 0, ret);
+
+	if (WIFSIGNALED(status))
+		return -1;
+
+	return (status == EXIT_SUCCESS) ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+static void *run_thread_reply(void *data)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned long status = TEST_OK;
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_a, 3000, NULL, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto exit_thread;
+
+	kdbus_printf("Thread received message, sending reply ...\n");
+
+	/* using an unknown cookie must fail */
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send_reply(conn_a, ~cookie, conn_b->id);
+	if (ret != -EPERM) {
+		status = TEST_ERR;
+		goto exit_thread;
+	}
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send_reply(conn_a, cookie, conn_b->id);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		status = TEST_ERR;
+		goto exit_thread;
+	}
+
+exit_thread:
+	pthread_exit(NULL);
+	return (void *) status;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_sync_reply(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	unsigned long status;
+	pthread_t thread;
+	int ret;
+
+	conn_a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	conn_b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_a && conn_b);
+
+	pthread_create(&thread, NULL, run_thread_reply, NULL);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send_sync(conn_b, NULL, cookie,
+				  KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+				  5000000000ULL, 0, conn_a->id, -1);
+
+	pthread_join(thread, (void *) &status);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(status == 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = interrupt_sync(conn_a, conn_b);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = close_epipe_sync(env->buspath);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = cancel_fd_sync(conn_a, conn_b);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	ret = no_cancel_sync(conn_a, conn_b);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == 0);
+
+	kdbus_printf("-- closing bus connections\n");
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_a);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_b);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
+
+#define BYEBYE_ME ((void*)0L)
+#define BYEBYE_THEM ((void*)1L)
+
+static void *run_thread_byebye(void *data)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd cmd_byebye = { .size = sizeof(cmd_byebye) };
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_recv_poll(conn_a, 3000, NULL, NULL);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("Thread received message, invoking BYEBYE ...\n");
+		kdbus_msg_recv(conn_a, NULL, NULL);
+		if (data == BYEBYE_ME)
+			kdbus_cmd_byebye(conn_b->fd, &cmd_byebye);
+		else if (data == BYEBYE_THEM)
+			kdbus_cmd_byebye(conn_a->fd, &cmd_byebye);
+	}
+
+	pthread_exit(NULL);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_sync_byebye(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	pthread_t thread;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * This sends a synchronous message to a thread, which waits until it
+	 * received the message and then invokes BYEBYE on the *ORIGINAL*
+	 * connection. That is, on the same connection that synchronously waits
+	 * for an reply.
+	 * This should properly wake the connection up and cause ECONNRESET as
+	 * the connection is disconnected now.
+	 *
+	 * The second time, we do the same but invoke BYEBYE on the *TARGET*
+	 * connection. This should also wake up the synchronous sender as the
+	 * reply cannot be sent by a disconnected target.
+	 */
+
+	conn_a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	conn_b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_a && conn_b);
+
+	pthread_create(&thread, NULL, run_thread_byebye, BYEBYE_ME);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send_sync(conn_b, NULL, cookie,
+				  KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+				  5000000000ULL, 0, conn_a->id, -1);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -ECONNRESET);
+
+	pthread_join(thread, NULL);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_a);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_b);
+
+	conn_a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	conn_b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_a && conn_b);
+
+	pthread_create(&thread, NULL, run_thread_byebye, BYEBYE_THEM);
+
+	ret = kdbus_msg_send_sync(conn_b, NULL, cookie,
+				  KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+				  5000000000ULL, 0, conn_a->id, -1);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(ret == -EPIPE);
+
+	pthread_join(thread, NULL);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_a);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_b);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-timeout.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-timeout.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfd193066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kdbus/test-timeout.c
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "kdbus-api.h"
+#include "kdbus-test.h"
+#include "kdbus-util.h"
+#include "kdbus-enum.h"
+
+int timeout_msg_recv(struct kdbus_conn *conn, uint64_t *expected)
+{
+	struct kdbus_cmd_recv recv = { .size = sizeof(recv) };
+	struct kdbus_msg *msg;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = kdbus_cmd_recv(conn->fd, &recv);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kdbus_printf("error receiving message: %d (%m)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	msg = (struct kdbus_msg *)(conn->buf + recv.msg.offset);
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(msg->payload_type == KDBUS_PAYLOAD_KERNEL, -EINVAL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(msg->src_id == KDBUS_SRC_ID_KERNEL, -EINVAL);
+	ASSERT_RETURN_VAL(msg->dst_id == conn->id, -EINVAL);
+
+	*expected &= ~(1ULL << msg->cookie_reply);
+	kdbus_printf("Got message timeout for cookie %llu\n",
+		     msg->cookie_reply);
+
+	ret = kdbus_free(conn, recv.msg.offset);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kdbus_test_timeout(struct kdbus_test_env *env)
+{
+	struct kdbus_conn *conn_a, *conn_b;
+	struct pollfd fd;
+	int ret, i, n_msgs = 4;
+	uint64_t expected = 0;
+	uint64_t cookie = 0xdeadbeef;
+
+	conn_a = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	conn_b = kdbus_hello(env->buspath, 0, NULL, 0);
+	ASSERT_RETURN(conn_a && conn_b);
+
+	fd.fd = conn_b->fd;
+
+	/*
+	 * send messages that expect a reply (within 100 msec),
+	 * but never answer it.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < n_msgs; i++, cookie++) {
+		kdbus_printf("Sending message with cookie %llu ...\n",
+			     (unsigned long long)cookie);
+		ASSERT_RETURN(kdbus_msg_send(conn_b, NULL, cookie,
+			      KDBUS_MSG_EXPECT_REPLY,
+			      (i + 1) * 100ULL * 1000000ULL, 0,
+			      conn_a->id) == 0);
+		expected |= 1ULL << cookie;
+	}
+
+	for (;;) {
+		fd.events = POLLIN | POLLPRI | POLLHUP;
+		fd.revents = 0;
+
+		ret = poll(&fd, 1, (n_msgs + 1) * 100);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			kdbus_printf("--- timeout\n");
+		if (ret <= 0)
+			break;
+
+		if (fd.revents & POLLIN)
+			ASSERT_RETURN(!timeout_msg_recv(conn_b, &expected));
+
+		if (expected == 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	ASSERT_RETURN(expected == 0);
+
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_a);
+	kdbus_conn_free(conn_b);
+
+	return TEST_OK;
+}