linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [9/31] CPA: Add simple self test at boot

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Message-Id: <1200393445.16794.35.camel@brick>
Date:	Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:37:25 -0800
From:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jbeulich@...ell.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [9/31] CPA: Add simple self test at boot

On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 23:16 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Since change_page_attr() is tricky code it is good to have some regression
> test code. This patch maps and unmaps some random pages in the direct mapping
> at boot and then dumps the state and does some simple sanity checks.
> 
> Add it with a CONFIG option.
> 
> Optional patch, but I find it useful.

Has it been decided if a new /test directory is going to be
created for this kind of smoketest?

Harvey

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