diff --git a/test/fd/util.hpp b/test/fd/util.hpp
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+#include <sys/mman.h>
+
+#include <stdplus/fd/managed.hpp>
+#include <stdplus/fd/ops.hpp>
+#include <stdplus/util/cexec.hpp>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace stdplus::fd
+{
+
+inline ManagedFd makeMemfd(std::string_view contents)
+{
+    auto fd = ManagedFd(CHECK_ERRNO(memfd_create("test", 0), "memfd_create"));
+    write(fd, contents);
+    lseek(fd, 0, Whence::Set);
+    return fd;
+}
+
+constexpr auto readSv(std::string_view s) noexcept
+{
+    return [s](std::span<std::byte> buf) {
+        auto end = std::copy_n(reinterpret_cast<const std::byte*>(s.data()),
+                               std::min(buf.size(), s.size()), buf.begin());
+        return std::span(buf.begin(), end);
+    };
+}
+
+} // namespace stdplus::fd