--- a/include/linux/kasan.h~kasan-test-support-async-again-and-asymm-modes-for-hw_tags
+++ a/include/linux/kasan.h
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ struct task_struct;
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/kasan.h>
 
-/* kasan_data struct is used in KUnit tests for KASAN expected failures */
-struct kunit_kasan_expectation {
-	bool report_found;
-};
-
 #endif
 
 typedef unsigned int __bitwise kasan_vmalloc_flags_t;
--- a/lib/test_kasan.c~kasan-test-support-async-again-and-asymm-modes-for-hw_tags
+++ a/lib/test_kasan.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void *kasan_ptr_result;
 int kasan_int_result;
 
 static struct kunit_resource resource;
-static struct kunit_kasan_expectation fail_data;
+static struct kunit_kasan_status test_status;
 static bool multishot;
 
 /*
@@ -54,58 +54,63 @@ static int kasan_test_init(struct kunit
 	}
 
 	multishot = kasan_save_enable_multi_shot();
-	fail_data.report_found = false;
+	test_status.report_found = false;
+	test_status.sync_fault = false;
 	kunit_add_named_resource(test, NULL, NULL, &resource,
-					"kasan_data", &fail_data);
+					"kasan_status", &test_status);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void kasan_test_exit(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	kasan_restore_multi_shot(multishot);
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, fail_data.report_found);
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, test_status.report_found);
 }
 
 /**
  * KUNIT_EXPECT_KASAN_FAIL() - check that the executed expression produces a
  * KASAN report; causes a test failure otherwise. This relies on a KUnit
- * resource named "kasan_data". Do not use this name for KUnit resources
+ * resource named "kasan_status". Do not use this name for KUnit resources
  * outside of KASAN tests.
  *
- * For hardware tag-based KASAN in sync mode, when a tag fault happens, tag
+ * For hardware tag-based KASAN, when a synchronous tag fault happens, tag
  * checking is auto-disabled. When this happens, this test handler reenables
  * tag checking. As tag checking can be only disabled or enabled per CPU,
  * this handler disables migration (preemption).
  *
- * Since the compiler doesn't see that the expression can change the fail_data
+ * Since the compiler doesn't see that the expression can change the test_status
  * fields, it can reorder or optimize away the accesses to those fields.
  * Use READ/WRITE_ONCE() for the accesses and compiler barriers around the
  * expression to prevent that.
  *
- * In between KUNIT_EXPECT_KASAN_FAIL checks, fail_data.report_found is kept as
- * false. This allows detecting KASAN reports that happen outside of the checks
- * by asserting !fail_data.report_found at the start of KUNIT_EXPECT_KASAN_FAIL
- * and in kasan_test_exit.
+ * In between KUNIT_EXPECT_KASAN_FAIL checks, test_status.report_found is kept
+ * as false. This allows detecting KASAN reports that happen outside of the
+ * checks by asserting !test_status.report_found at the start of
+ * KUNIT_EXPECT_KASAN_FAIL and in kasan_test_exit.
  */
 #define KUNIT_EXPECT_KASAN_FAIL(test, expression) do {			\
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS) &&				\
 	    kasan_sync_fault_possible())				\
 		migrate_disable();					\
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, READ_ONCE(fail_data.report_found));	\
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_FALSE(test, READ_ONCE(test_status.report_found));	\
 	barrier();							\
 	expression;							\
 	barrier();							\
-	if (!READ_ONCE(fail_data.report_found)) {			\
+	if (kasan_async_fault_possible())				\
+		kasan_force_async_fault();				\
+	if (!READ_ONCE(test_status.report_found)) {			\
 		KUNIT_FAIL(test, KUNIT_SUBTEST_INDENT "KASAN failure "	\
 				"expected in \"" #expression		\
 				 "\", but none occurred");		\
 	}								\
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS)) {				\
-		if (READ_ONCE(fail_data.report_found))			\
-			kasan_enable_tagging_sync();			\
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS) &&				\
+	    kasan_sync_fault_possible()) {				\
+		if (READ_ONCE(test_status.report_found) &&		\
+		    READ_ONCE(test_status.sync_fault))			\
+			kasan_enable_tagging();				\
 		migrate_enable();					\
 	}								\
-	WRITE_ONCE(fail_data.report_found, false);			\
+	WRITE_ONCE(test_status.report_found, false);			\
 } while (0)
 
 #define KASAN_TEST_NEEDS_CONFIG_ON(test, config) do {			\
--- a/mm/kasan/hw_tags.c~kasan-test-support-async-again-and-asymm-modes-for-hw_tags
+++ a/mm/kasan/hw_tags.c
@@ -172,12 +172,7 @@ void kasan_init_hw_tags_cpu(void)
 	 * Enable async or asymm modes only when explicitly requested
 	 * through the command line.
 	 */
-	if (kasan_arg_mode == KASAN_ARG_MODE_ASYNC)
-		hw_enable_tagging_async();
-	else if (kasan_arg_mode == KASAN_ARG_MODE_ASYMM)
-		hw_enable_tagging_asymm();
-	else
-		hw_enable_tagging_sync();
+	kasan_enable_tagging();
 }
 
 /* kasan_init_hw_tags() is called once on boot CPU. */
@@ -343,11 +338,16 @@ void __kasan_poison_vmalloc(const void *
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KASAN_KUNIT_TEST)
 
-void kasan_enable_tagging_sync(void)
+void kasan_enable_tagging(void)
 {
-	hw_enable_tagging_sync();
+	if (kasan_arg_mode == KASAN_ARG_MODE_ASYNC)
+		hw_enable_tagging_async();
+	else if (kasan_arg_mode == KASAN_ARG_MODE_ASYMM)
+		hw_enable_tagging_asymm();
+	else
+		hw_enable_tagging_sync();
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kasan_enable_tagging_sync);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kasan_enable_tagging);
 
 void kasan_force_async_fault(void)
 {
--- a/mm/kasan/kasan.h~kasan-test-support-async-again-and-asymm-modes-for-hw_tags
+++ a/mm/kasan/kasan.h
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@
 #include <linux/kfence.h>
 #include <linux/stackdepot.h>
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KUNIT)
+
+/* Used in KUnit-compatible KASAN tests. */
+struct kunit_kasan_status {
+	bool report_found;
+	bool sync_fault;
+};
+
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS
 
 #include <linux/static_key.h>
@@ -350,12 +360,12 @@ static inline const void *arch_kasan_set
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KASAN_KUNIT_TEST)
 
-void kasan_enable_tagging_sync(void);
+void kasan_enable_tagging(void);
 void kasan_force_async_fault(void);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS || CONFIG_KASAN_KUNIT_TEST */
 
-static inline void kasan_enable_tagging_sync(void) { }
+static inline void kasan_enable_tagging(void) { }
 static inline void kasan_force_async_fault(void) { }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS || CONFIG_KASAN_KUNIT_TEST */
--- a/mm/kasan/report.c~kasan-test-support-async-again-and-asymm-modes-for-hw_tags
+++ a/mm/kasan/report.c
@@ -336,20 +336,21 @@ static bool report_enabled(void)
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KUNIT)
-static void kasan_update_kunit_status(struct kunit *cur_test)
+static void kasan_update_kunit_status(struct kunit *cur_test, bool sync)
 {
 	struct kunit_resource *resource;
-	struct kunit_kasan_expectation *kasan_data;
+	struct kunit_kasan_status *status;
 
-	resource = kunit_find_named_resource(cur_test, "kasan_data");
+	resource = kunit_find_named_resource(cur_test, "kasan_status");
 
 	if (!resource) {
 		kunit_set_failure(cur_test);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	kasan_data = (struct kunit_kasan_expectation *)resource->data;
-	WRITE_ONCE(kasan_data->report_found, true);
+	status = (struct kunit_kasan_status *)resource->data;
+	WRITE_ONCE(status->report_found, true);
+	WRITE_ONCE(status->sync_fault, sync);
 	kunit_put_resource(resource);
 }
 #endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KUNIT) */
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ void kasan_report_invalid_free(void *obj
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KUNIT)
 	if (current->kunit_test)
-		kasan_update_kunit_status(current->kunit_test);
+		kasan_update_kunit_status(current->kunit_test, true);
 #endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KUNIT) */
 
 	start_report(&flags);
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ void kasan_report_async(void)
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KUNIT)
 	if (current->kunit_test)
-		kasan_update_kunit_status(current->kunit_test);
+		kasan_update_kunit_status(current->kunit_test, false);
 #endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KUNIT) */
 
 	start_report(&flags);
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ static void __kasan_report(unsigned long
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KUNIT)
 	if (current->kunit_test)
-		kasan_update_kunit_status(current->kunit_test);
+		kasan_update_kunit_status(current->kunit_test, true);
 #endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KUNIT) */
 
 	disable_trace_on_warning();
