linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] selftests: add header file for test exit code defines

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Date:	Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:47:42 -0600
From:	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
CC:	Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, colin.king@...onical.com,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...ntu.com>,
	thierry@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, felipensp@...il.com,
	Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] selftests: add header file for test exit code defines

On 09/16/2014 11:40 AM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com> wrote:

> 
> I think we will want a framework in the tree, but it can be very
> minimal.  But I also think that using exit(2) for this is wrong.  Why
> not:
> 
> enum ktest_result {
>   KTEST_PASS,
>   ...,
> };
> 
> void ktest_exit(enum ktest_result result);
> 
> With the possibility of further extensions for more than one test (and
> associated result) per execution of the test binary.
> 

Nothing wrong with the approach. It is one of the options I considered
and decided against it primarily because tests need more changes than
the ones needed for return codes. However, maybe it is worth while to
do so. I will play with this and see how extensive the changes are.

thanks,
-- Shuah


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