linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Kprobes: Add kprobes smoke tests that run on boot

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Date:	Wed, 9 Jan 2008 09:08:00 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	ananth@...ibm.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ibm.com>, mhiramat@...hat.com,
	davem@...emloft.net, hskinnemoen@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Kprobes: Add kprobes smoke tests that run on boot

On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 08:00:03AM +0000, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 11:18:02PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > * Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com> writes:
> > > >  kernel/kprobes.c        |    2 
> > > >  kernel/test_kprobes.c   |  216 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > 
> > > Can you put this somewhere else please? I know there are already some 
> > > test files in kernel/* but imho they all belong into some other 
> > > directory.
> > 
> > agreed - lib/* would be the right place i think - we've got 
> > lib/locking-selftest.c already.
> 
> Actually the right place would be to have a separate toplevel directory
> I think, and a separate menu in the kernel config machinery.  Thay way
> tests are in one place and easily spottable.

Seconded...

	Sam
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