linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 20/20] kbuild: add a new kselftest

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Date:	Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:41:32 -0700
From:	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
To:	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 20/20] kbuild: add a new kselftest_install make target
 to install selftests

On 01/15/2015 03:58 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> On Wed, 2015-01-14 at 09:32 -0700, Shuah Khan wrote:
>> On 01/06/2015 12:43 PM, Shuah Khan wrote:
>>> Add a new make target to install to install kernel selftests.
>>> This new target will build and install selftests. kselftest
>>> target now depends on kselftest_install and runs the generated
>>> kselftest script to reduce duplicate work and for common look
>>> and feel when running tests.
>>>
>>> make kselftest_target:
>>> -- exports kselftest INSTALL_KSFT_PATH
>>>    default $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/kselftest/$(KERNELRELEASE)
>>> -- exports INSTALL_KSFT_PATH
>>> -- runs selftests make install target
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
>>
>> Hi Marek,
>>
>> Could you please Ack this patch, if this version looks good,
>> so I can take this through ksefltest tree.
> 
> Hi Shuah,
> 
> I posted what I think is a better approach last week. It's less code and less
> repetition, and installs the majority of tests this series missed - ie. the
> powerpc ones.
> 
> Please at least respond to it before you put this series into next.
> 
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/1/9/45
> 

Michael,

I didn't get a chance to review your patches yet. I plan to
review and give you feedback by end of this week. This patch
is needed in any case for either approach.

thanks,
-- Shuah


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