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+/*
+ * <tested_file_path>src/eviction/lru.c</tested_file_path>
+ * <tested_function>_lru_init</tested_function>
+ * <functions_to_leave>
+ * 	update_lru_head
+ * 	update_lru_tail
+ * 	update_lru_head_tail
+ *      _lru_init
+ * 	add_lru_head
+ * 	remove_lru_list
+ * 	balance_lru_list
+ * </functions_to_leave>
+ */
+
+#undef static
+
+#undef inline
+
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include <cmocka.h>
+#include "print_desc.h"
+
+#include "eviction.h"
+#include "lru.h"
+#include "ops.h"
+#include "../utils/utils_cleaner.h"
+#include "../utils/utils_cache_line.h"
+#include "../concurrency/ocf_concurrency.h"
+#include "../mngt/ocf_mngt_common.h"
+#include "../engine/engine_zero.h"
+#include "../ocf_request.h"
+
+#include "eviction/lru.c/lru_generated_wraps.c"
+
+#define META_COUNT 128
+
+static union eviction_policy_meta meta[META_COUNT];
+
+union eviction_policy_meta*
+__wrap_ocf_metadata_get_eviction_policy(ocf_cache_t cache, ocf_cache_line_t line)
+{
+	assert (line < META_COUNT);
+	return &meta[line];
+}
+
+static const unsigned end_marker = -1;
+
+static void _lru_init_test01(void **state)
+{
+	struct ocf_lru_list l;
+
+	print_test_description("test init\n");
+
+	_lru_init(&l, end_marker);
+
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, 0);
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, 0);
+	assert_int_equal(l.head, end_marker);
+	assert_int_equal(l.tail, end_marker);
+	assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, end_marker);
+
+	assert_int_equal(1,1);
+}
+
+static void check_hot_elems(struct ocf_lru_list *l)
+{
+	unsigned i;
+	unsigned curr = l->head;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < l->num_hot; i++) {
+		assert_int_equal(meta[curr].lru.hot, 1);
+		curr = meta[curr].lru.next;
+	}
+	for (i = l->num_hot; i < l->num_nodes; i++) {
+		assert_int_equal(meta[curr].lru.hot, 0);
+		curr = meta[curr].lru.next;
+	}
+}
+
+static void _lru_init_test02(void **state)
+{
+	struct ocf_lru_list l;
+	unsigned i;
+
+	memset(meta, 0, sizeof(meta));
+
+	print_test_description("test add\n");
+
+	_lru_init(&l, end_marker);
+
+	for (i = 1; i <= 8; i++)
+	{
+		add_lru_head(NULL, &l, i, end_marker);
+		balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+		assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, i / 2);
+		assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, i);
+		assert_int_equal(l.head, i);
+		assert_int_equal(l.tail, 1);
+		assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, i < 2 ? end_marker :
+				i - i / 2 + 1);
+		check_hot_elems(&l);
+	}
+}
+
+static void _lru_init_test03(void **state)
+{
+	struct ocf_lru_list l;
+	unsigned i;
+
+	memset(meta, 0, sizeof(meta));
+
+	print_test_description("remove head\n");
+
+	_lru_init(&l, end_marker);
+
+	for (i = 1; i <= 8; i++) {
+		add_lru_head(NULL, &l, i, end_marker);
+		balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 8; i >= 1; i--) {
+		assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, i / 2);
+		assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, i);
+		assert_int_equal(l.head, i);
+		assert_int_equal(l.tail, 1);
+		assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, i < 2 ? end_marker :
+				i - i / 2 + 1);
+		check_hot_elems(&l);
+
+		remove_lru_list(NULL, &l, i, end_marker);
+		balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	}
+
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, 0);
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, 0);
+	assert_int_equal(l.head, end_marker);
+	assert_int_equal(l.tail, end_marker);
+	assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, end_marker);
+}
+
+static void _lru_init_test04(void **state)
+{
+	struct ocf_lru_list l;
+	unsigned i;
+
+	memset(meta, 0, sizeof(meta));
+
+	print_test_description("remove tail\n");
+
+	_lru_init(&l, end_marker);
+
+	for (i = 1; i <= 8; i++) {
+		add_lru_head(NULL, &l, i, end_marker);
+		balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 8; i >= 1; i--) {
+		assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, i / 2);
+		assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, i);
+		assert_int_equal(l.head, 8);
+		assert_int_equal(l.tail, 9 - i);
+		assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, i < 2 ? end_marker :
+				8 - i / 2 + 1);
+		check_hot_elems(&l);
+
+		remove_lru_list(NULL, &l, 9 - i, end_marker);
+		balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	}
+
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, 0);
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, 0);
+	assert_int_equal(l.head, end_marker);
+	assert_int_equal(l.tail, end_marker);
+	assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, end_marker);
+}
+
+static void _lru_init_test05(void **state)
+{
+	struct ocf_lru_list l;
+	unsigned i, j;
+	bool present[9];
+	unsigned count;
+
+	memset(meta, 0, sizeof(meta));
+
+	print_test_description("remove last hot\n");
+
+	_lru_init(&l, end_marker);
+
+	for (i = 1; i <= 8; i++) {
+		add_lru_head(NULL, &l, i, end_marker);
+		balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+		present[i] = true;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 8; i >= 3; i--) {
+		assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, i / 2);
+		assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, i);
+		assert_int_equal(l.head, 8);
+		assert_int_equal(l.tail, 1);
+
+		count = 0;
+		j = 8;
+		while (count < i / 2) {
+			if (present[j])
+				++count;
+			--j;
+		}
+
+		assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, j + 1);
+		check_hot_elems(&l);
+
+		present[l.last_hot] = false;
+		remove_lru_list(NULL, &l, l.last_hot, end_marker);
+		balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	}
+
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, 1);
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, 2);
+	assert_int_equal(l.head, 2);
+	assert_int_equal(l.tail, 1);
+	assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, 2);
+}
+
+static void _lru_init_test06(void **state)
+{
+	struct ocf_lru_list l;
+	unsigned i;
+	unsigned count;
+
+	memset(meta, 0, sizeof(meta));
+
+	print_test_description("remove middle hot\n");
+
+	_lru_init(&l, end_marker);
+
+	for (i = 1; i <= 8; i++) {
+		add_lru_head(NULL, &l, i, end_marker);
+		balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	}
+
+	count = 8;
+
+	remove_lru_list(NULL, &l, 7, end_marker);
+	balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	--count;
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, count / 2);
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, count);
+	assert_int_equal(l.head, 8);
+	assert_int_equal(l.tail, 1);
+	assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, 5);
+
+	remove_lru_list(NULL, &l, 6, end_marker);
+	balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	--count;
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, count / 2);
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, count);
+	assert_int_equal(l.head, 8);
+	assert_int_equal(l.tail, 1);
+	assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, 4);
+
+	remove_lru_list(NULL, &l, 5, end_marker);
+	balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	--count;
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, count / 2);
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, count);
+	assert_int_equal(l.head, 8);
+	assert_int_equal(l.tail, 1);
+	assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, 4);
+
+	remove_lru_list(NULL, &l, 4, end_marker);
+	balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	--count;
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, count / 2);
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, count);
+	assert_int_equal(l.head, 8);
+	assert_int_equal(l.tail, 1);
+	assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, 3);
+
+	remove_lru_list(NULL, &l, 3, end_marker);
+	balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	--count;
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, count / 2);
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, count);
+	assert_int_equal(l.head, 8);
+	assert_int_equal(l.tail, 1);
+	assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, 8);
+
+	remove_lru_list(NULL, &l, 8, end_marker);
+	balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	--count;
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, count / 2);
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, count);
+	assert_int_equal(l.head, 2);
+	assert_int_equal(l.tail, 1);
+	assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, 2);
+
+	remove_lru_list(NULL, &l, 2, end_marker);
+	balance_lru_list(NULL, &l, end_marker);
+	--count;
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_hot, count / 2);
+	assert_int_equal(l.num_nodes, count);
+	assert_int_equal(l.head, 1);
+	assert_int_equal(l.tail, 1);
+	assert_int_equal(l.last_hot, end_marker);
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	const struct CMUnitTest tests[] = {
+		cmocka_unit_test(_lru_init_test01),
+		cmocka_unit_test(_lru_init_test02),
+		cmocka_unit_test(_lru_init_test03),
+		cmocka_unit_test(_lru_init_test04),
+		cmocka_unit_test(_lru_init_test05),
+		cmocka_unit_test(_lru_init_test06)
+	};
+
+	return cmocka_run_group_tests(tests, NULL, NULL);
+}