linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/8] mqueue selftests: print failure status instead of cause make error

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Date:	Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:45:25 +0200
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
To:	dyoung@...hat.com
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 2/8] mqueue selftests: print failure status instead of
 cause make error

On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 10:29 AM,  <dyoung@...hat.com> wrote:
> Original behavior:
>   bash-4.1$ make -C mqueue run_tests
>   make: Entering directory `/home/dave/git/linux-2.6/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue'
>   ./mq_open_tests /test1
>   Not running as root, but almost all tests require root in order to modify
>   system settings.  Exiting.
>   make: *** [run_tests] Error 1
>   make: Leaving directory `/home/dave/git/linux-2.6/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue'
>
> After applying the patch:
>   bash-4.1$ make -C mqueue run_tests
>   make: Entering directory `/home/dave/git/linux-2.6/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue'
>   Not running as root, but almost all tests require root in order to modify
>   system settings.  Exiting.
>   mq_open_tests: [FAIL]
>   Not running as root, but almost all tests require root in order to modify
>   system settings.  Exiting.
>   mq_perf_tests: [FAIL]
>   make: Leaving directory `/home/dave/git/linux-2.6/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue'
>
> Signed-off-by: Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/mqueue/Makefile |    4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> --- linux-2.6.orig/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue/Makefile      2012-11-23 22:37:04.945724010 +0800
> +++ linux-2.6/tools/testing/selftests/mqueue/Makefile   2012-11-23 22:38:43.101858919 +0800
> @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ all:
>         gcc -O2 -lrt -lpthread -lpopt -o mq_perf_tests mq_perf_tests.c
>
>  run_tests:
> -       ./mq_open_tests /test1
> -       ./mq_perf_tests
> +       @./mq_open_tests /test1 || echo "mq_open_tests: [FAIL]"
> +       @./mq_perf_tests || echo "mq_perf_tests: [FAIL]"

Reviewed-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>

I wonder though if we can make this more generic at higher level.
Maybe use Python or something instead of Makefiles for test case
definition?
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