linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 02/19] kbuild: kselftest_install - add a new make target to install selftests

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Message-ID: <547F1ABA.5040601@osg.samsung.com>
Date:	Wed, 03 Dec 2014 07:14:18 -0700
From:	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
To:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	keescook@...omium.org, tranmanphong@...il.com,
	dh.herrmann@...il.com, hughd@...gle.com, bobby.prani@...il.com,
	ebiederm@...ssion.com, serge.hallyn@...ntu.com
CC:	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com,
	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 02/19] kbuild: kselftest_install - add a new make target
 to install selftests

On 12/03/2014 05:09 AM, Michal Marek wrote:
> On 2014-12-01 17:39, Shuah Khan wrote:
>> On 12/01/2014 08:47 AM, Michal Marek wrote:
>>> On 2014-11-11 21:27, Shuah Khan wrote:
>>>> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
>>>> index 05d67af..ccbd2e1 100644
>>>> --- a/Makefile
>>>> +++ b/Makefile
>>>> @@ -1071,12 +1071,26 @@ headers_check: headers_install
>>>>  	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(hdr-inst)=arch/$(hdr-arch)/include/uapi/asm $(hdr-dst) HDRCHECK=1
>>>>  
>>>>  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> -# Kernel selftest
>>>> +# Kernel selftest targets
>>>> +
>>>> +PHONY += __kselftest_configure
>>>> +INSTALL_KSFT_PATH=$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/kselftest/$(KERNELRELEASE)
>>>> +export INSTALL_KSFT_PATH
>>>> +KSELFTEST=$(INSTALL_KSFT_PATH)/kselftest.sh
>>>> +export KSELFTEST
>>>
>>> Can this be moved to tools/testing/selftests/Makefile? It's only used in
>>> this part of the tree.
>>
>> I looked into doing that. KERNELRELEASE will have to be exported for
>> tools/testing/selftests/Makefile to use it? Does that sound okay?
> 
> In fact, KERNELRELEASE is already exported. So go ahead.

Good.

> 
> 
>> Also, it might be easier to get this series in, if you can Ack the main
>> Makefile patch (when we are ready i.e), so I can take it through
>> kselftest tree.
> 
> Sure. The Makefile change will only consist of redirecting the
> kselftest_install target to tools/testing/selftests, right?
> 

Correct. I plan to keep the selftests specific work under the
selftests related Makefiles.

thanks,
-- Shuah


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