diff --git a/lmkd/tests/Android.bp b/lmkd/tests/Android.bp
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+// Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "lmkd_unit_test",
+
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
+        "liblog",
+    ],
+
+    static_libs: [
+        "liblmkd_utils",
+    ],
+
+    target: {
+        android: {
+            srcs: ["lmkd_test.cpp"],
+        },
+    },
+
+    cflags: [
+        "-Wall",
+        "-Wextra",
+        "-Werror",
+    ],
+
+    compile_multilib: "first",
+}
diff --git a/lmkd/tests/lmkd_test.cpp b/lmkd/tests/lmkd_test.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <sstream>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <string>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <android-base/file.h>
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
+#include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
+#include <android-base/strings.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <lmkd.h>
+#include <liblmkd_utils.h>
+#include <log/log_properties.h>
+#include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
+
+using namespace android::base;
+
+#define INKERNEL_MINFREE_PATH "/sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree"
+#define LMKDTEST_RESPAWN_FLAG "LMKDTEST_RESPAWN"
+
+#define LMKD_LOGCAT_MARKER "lowmemorykiller"
+#define LMKD_KILL_MARKER_TEMPLATE LMKD_LOGCAT_MARKER ": Killing '%s'"
+#define OOM_MARKER "Out of memory"
+#define OOM_KILL_MARKER "Killed process"
+#define MIN_LOG_SIZE 100
+
+#define ONE_MB (1 << 20)
+
+/* Test constant parameters */
+#define OOM_ADJ_MAX 1000
+#define OOM_ADJ_MIN 0
+#define OOM_ADJ_STEP 100
+#define STEP_COUNT ((OOM_ADJ_MAX - OOM_ADJ_MIN) / OOM_ADJ_STEP + 1)
+
+#define ALLOC_STEP (ONE_MB)
+#define ALLOC_DELAY 1000
+
+/* Utility functions */
+std::string readCommand(const std::string& command) {
+    FILE* fp = popen(command.c_str(), "r");
+    std::string content;
+    ReadFdToString(fileno(fp), &content);
+    pclose(fp);
+    return content;
+}
+
+std::string readLogcat(const std::string& marker) {
+    std::string content = readCommand("logcat -d -b all");
+    size_t pos = content.find(marker);
+    if (pos == std::string::npos) return "";
+    content.erase(0, pos);
+    return content;
+}
+
+bool writeFile(const std::string& file, const std::string& string) {
+    if (getuid() == static_cast<unsigned>(AID_ROOT)) {
+        return WriteStringToFile(string, file);
+    }
+    return string == readCommand(
+        "echo -n '" + string + "' | su root tee " + file + " 2>&1");
+}
+
+bool writeKmsg(const std::string& marker) {
+    return writeFile("/dev/kmsg", marker);
+}
+
+std::string getTextAround(const std::string& text, size_t pos,
+                          size_t lines_before, size_t lines_after) {
+    size_t start_pos = pos;
+
+    // find start position
+    // move up lines_before number of lines
+    while (lines_before > 0 &&
+           (start_pos = text.rfind('\n', start_pos)) != std::string::npos) {
+        lines_before--;
+    }
+    // move to the beginning of the line
+    start_pos = text.rfind('\n', start_pos);
+    start_pos = (start_pos == std::string::npos) ? 0 : start_pos + 1;
+
+    // find end position
+    // move down lines_after number of lines
+    while (lines_after > 0 &&
+           (pos = text.find('\n', pos)) != std::string::npos) {
+        pos++;
+        lines_after--;
+    }
+    return text.substr(start_pos, (pos == std::string::npos) ?
+                       std::string::npos : pos - start_pos);
+}
+
+bool getExecPath(std::string &path) {
+    char buf[PATH_MAX + 1];
+    int ret = readlink("/proc/self/exe", buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    buf[ret] = '\0';
+    path = buf;
+    return true;
+}
+
+/* Child synchronization primitives */
+#define STATE_INIT 0
+#define STATE_CHILD_READY 1
+#define STATE_PARENT_READY 2
+
+struct state_sync {
+    pthread_mutex_t mutex;
+    pthread_cond_t condition;
+    int state;
+};
+
+struct state_sync * init_state_sync_obj() {
+    struct state_sync *ssync;
+
+    ssync = (struct state_sync*)mmap(NULL, sizeof(struct state_sync),
+                PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_SHARED, -1, 0);
+    if (ssync == MAP_FAILED) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    pthread_mutexattr_t mattr;
+    pthread_mutexattr_init(&mattr);
+    pthread_mutexattr_setpshared(&mattr, PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED);
+    pthread_mutex_init(&ssync->mutex, &mattr);
+
+    pthread_condattr_t cattr;
+    pthread_condattr_init(&cattr);
+    pthread_condattr_setpshared(&cattr, PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED);
+    pthread_cond_init(&ssync->condition, &cattr);
+
+    ssync->state = STATE_INIT;
+    return ssync;
+}
+
+void destroy_state_sync_obj(struct state_sync *ssync) {
+    pthread_cond_destroy(&ssync->condition);
+    pthread_mutex_destroy(&ssync->mutex);
+    munmap(ssync, sizeof(struct state_sync));
+}
+
+void signal_state(struct state_sync *ssync, int state) {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&ssync->mutex);
+    ssync->state = state;
+    pthread_cond_signal(&ssync->condition);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ssync->mutex);
+}
+
+void wait_for_state(struct state_sync *ssync, int state) {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&ssync->mutex);
+    while (ssync->state != state) {
+        pthread_cond_wait(&ssync->condition, &ssync->mutex);
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ssync->mutex);
+}
+
+/* Memory allocation and data sharing */
+struct shared_data {
+    size_t allocated;
+    bool finished;
+    size_t total_size;
+    size_t step_size;
+    size_t step_delay;
+    int oomadj;
+};
+
+volatile void *gptr;
+void add_pressure(struct shared_data *data) {
+    volatile void *ptr;
+    size_t allocated_size = 0;
+
+    data->finished = false;
+    while (allocated_size < data->total_size) {
+        ptr = mmap(NULL, data->step_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+                MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_PRIVATE, 0, 0);
+        if (ptr != MAP_FAILED) {
+            /* create ptr aliasing to prevent compiler optimizing the access */
+            gptr = ptr;
+            /* make data non-zero */
+            memset((void*)ptr, (int)(allocated_size + 1), data->step_size);
+            allocated_size += data->step_size;
+            data->allocated = allocated_size;
+        }
+        usleep(data->step_delay);
+    }
+    data->finished = (allocated_size >= data->total_size);
+}
+
+/* Memory stress test main body */
+void runMemStressTest() {
+    struct shared_data *data;
+    struct state_sync *ssync;
+    int sock;
+    pid_t pid;
+    uid_t uid = getuid();
+
+    ASSERT_FALSE((sock = lmkd_connect()) < 0)
+        << "Failed to connect to lmkd process, err=" << strerror(errno);
+
+    /* allocate shared memory to communicate params with a child */
+    data = (struct shared_data*)mmap(NULL, sizeof(struct shared_data),
+                PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_SHARED, -1, 0);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(data == MAP_FAILED) << "Memory allocation failure";
+    data->total_size = (size_t)-1; /* allocate until killed */
+    data->step_size = ALLOC_STEP;
+    data->step_delay = ALLOC_DELAY;
+
+    /* allocate state sync object */
+    ASSERT_FALSE((ssync = init_state_sync_obj()) == NULL)
+        << "Memory allocation failure";
+
+    /* run the test gradually decreasing oomadj */
+    data->oomadj = OOM_ADJ_MAX;
+    while (data->oomadj >= OOM_ADJ_MIN) {
+        ASSERT_FALSE((pid = fork()) < 0)
+            << "Failed to spawn a child process, err=" << strerror(errno);
+        if (pid != 0) {
+            /* Parent */
+            struct lmk_procprio params;
+            /* wait for child to start and get ready */
+            wait_for_state(ssync, STATE_CHILD_READY);
+            params.pid = pid;
+            params.uid = uid;
+            params.oomadj = data->oomadj;
+            ASSERT_FALSE(lmkd_register_proc(sock, &params) < 0)
+                << "Failed to communicate with lmkd, err=" << strerror(errno);
+            // signal the child it can proceed
+            signal_state(ssync, STATE_PARENT_READY);
+            waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
+            if (data->finished) {
+                GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "Child [pid=" << pid << "] allocated "
+                                 << data->allocated / ONE_MB << "MB";
+            } else {
+                GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "Child [pid=" << pid << "] allocated "
+                                 << data->allocated / ONE_MB
+                                 << "MB before being killed";
+            }
+            data->oomadj -= OOM_ADJ_STEP;
+        } else {
+            /* Child */
+            pid = getpid();
+            GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "Child [pid=" << pid
+                             << "] is running at oomadj="
+                             << data->oomadj;
+            data->allocated = 0;
+            data->finished = false;
+            ASSERT_FALSE(create_memcg(uid, pid) != 0)
+                << "Child [pid=" << pid << "] failed to create a cgroup";
+            signal_state(ssync, STATE_CHILD_READY);
+            wait_for_state(ssync, STATE_PARENT_READY);
+            add_pressure(data);
+            /* should not reach here, child should be killed by OOM/LMK */
+            FAIL() << "Child [pid=" << pid << "] was not killed";
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    destroy_state_sync_obj(ssync);
+    munmap(data, sizeof(struct shared_data));
+    close(sock);
+}
+
+TEST(lmkd, check_for_oom) {
+    // test requirements
+    //   userdebug build
+    if (!__android_log_is_debuggable()) {
+        GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "Must be userdebug build, terminating test";
+        return;
+    }
+    // check if in-kernel LMK driver is present
+    if (!access(INKERNEL_MINFREE_PATH, W_OK)) {
+        GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "Must not have kernel lowmemorykiller driver,"
+                         << " terminating test";
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // if respawned test process then run the test and exit (no analysis)
+    if (getenv(LMKDTEST_RESPAWN_FLAG) != NULL) {
+        runMemStressTest();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Main test process
+    // mark the beginning of the test
+    std::string marker = StringPrintf(
+        "LMKD test start %lu\n", static_cast<unsigned long>(time(nullptr)));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(writeKmsg(marker));
+
+    // get executable complete path
+    std::string test_path;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(getExecPath(test_path));
+
+    std::string test_output;
+    if (getuid() != static_cast<unsigned>(AID_ROOT)) {
+        // if not root respawn itself as root and capture output
+        std::string command = StringPrintf(
+            "%s=true su root %s 2>&1", LMKDTEST_RESPAWN_FLAG,
+            test_path.c_str());
+        std::string test_output = readCommand(command);
+        GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << test_output;
+    } else {
+        // main test process is root, run the test
+        runMemStressTest();
+    }
+
+    // Analyze results
+    // capture logcat containind kernel logs
+    std::string logcat_out = readLogcat(marker);
+
+    // 1. extract LMKD kills from logcat output, count kills
+    std::stringstream kill_logs;
+    int hit_count = 0;
+    size_t pos = 0;
+    marker = StringPrintf(LMKD_KILL_MARKER_TEMPLATE, test_path.c_str());
+
+    while (true) {
+        if ((pos = logcat_out.find(marker, pos)) != std::string::npos) {
+            kill_logs << getTextAround(logcat_out, pos, 0, 1);
+            pos += marker.length();
+            hit_count++;
+        } else {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "====Logged kills====" << std::endl
+                     << kill_logs.str();
+    EXPECT_TRUE(hit_count == STEP_COUNT) << "Number of kills " << hit_count
+                                         << " is less than expected "
+                                         << STEP_COUNT;
+
+    // 2. check kernel logs for OOM kills
+    pos = logcat_out.find(OOM_MARKER);
+    bool oom_detected = (pos != std::string::npos);
+    bool oom_kill_detected = (oom_detected &&
+        logcat_out.find(OOM_KILL_MARKER, pos) != std::string::npos);
+
+    EXPECT_FALSE(oom_kill_detected) << "OOM kill is detected!";
+    if (oom_detected || oom_kill_detected) {
+        // capture logcat with logs around all OOMs
+        pos = 0;
+        while ((pos = logcat_out.find(OOM_MARKER, pos)) != std::string::npos) {
+            GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "====Logs around OOM====" << std::endl
+                             << getTextAround(logcat_out, pos,
+                                    MIN_LOG_SIZE / 2, MIN_LOG_SIZE / 2);
+            pos += strlen(OOM_MARKER);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // output complete logcat with kernel (might get truncated)
+    GTEST_LOG_(INFO) << "====Complete logcat output====" << std::endl
+                     << logcat_out;
+}
+