linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext: EXT4_KUNIT_TESTS should depend on EXT4

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Message-ID: <CAFd5g44dGaKyDQGPeanE1G8MPzVdVkqbWjJhj+nQJGUgkezz9g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:15:32 -0700
From:   Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@...gle.com>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
        Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
        Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Iurii Zaikin <yzaikin@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Matthieu Baerts <matthieu.baerts@...sares.net>,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        David Gow <davidgow@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext: EXT4_KUNIT_TESTS should depend on EXT4_FS instead of
 selecting it

On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 12:37 AM Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
>
> EXT4_KUNIT_TESTS selects EXT4_FS, thus enabling an optional feature the
> user may not want to enable.  Fix this by making the test depend on
> EXT4_FS instead.
>
> Fixes: 1cbeab1b242d16fd ("ext4: add kunit test for decoding extended timestamps")
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

If I remember correctly, having EXT4_KUNIT_TESTS select EXT4_FS was
something that Ted specifically requested, but I don't have any strong
feelings on it either way.