linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6] selftest: size: Add size test for Linux kernel

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Date:	Wed, 03 Dec 2014 17:50:11 -0700
From:	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
To:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Tim Bird <tim.bird@...ymobile.com>
CC:	"linux-api@...r.kernel.org" <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>,
	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
	"linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org" <linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] selftest: size: Add size test for Linux kernel

On 12/03/2014 05:36 PM, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 03, 2014 at 10:42:21AM -0800, Tim Bird wrote:
>> This test shows the amount of memory used by the system.
>> Note that this is dependent on the user-space that is loaded
>> when this program runs.  Optimally, this program would be
>> run as the init program itself.
>>
>> The program is optimized for size itself, to avoid conflating
>> its own execution with that of the system software.
>> The code is compiled statically, with no stdlibs. On my x86_64 system,
>> this results in a statically linked binary of less than 5K.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Tim Bird <tim.bird@...ymobile.com>
> 
> v6 looks good to me.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
> 
> Should this go through the tinification tree or the selftests tree?
> 

Josh/Tim,

Thanks both. Yes v6 looks good. I will take this through kselftest
tree. I will apply this to kselftes fixes.

-- Shuah



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Shuah Khan
Sr. Linux Kernel Developer
Samsung Research America (Silicon Valley)
shuahkh@....samsung.com | (970) 217-8978
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