linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/7] Start adding timetests to selftest

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Message-ID: <54D3EAF4.4030304@osg.samsung.com>
Date:	Thu, 05 Feb 2015 15:13:08 -0700
From:	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
To:	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/7] Start adding timetests to selftest

On 02/04/2015 11:37 PM, John Stultz wrote:
> I've maintained a suite of timekeeping and timer tests for awhile
> here: https://github.com/johnstultz-work/timetests
> 
> I've been meaning to get them reworked and submitted into the
> selftest infrastructure, but haven't had much time recently.
> 
> I'm going to have a long flight coming up so I figured I'd
> get started and get some initial feedback.
> 
> This series adds all the non-destructive tests from my
> timetests suite. The suite has more tests which actually tweak
> time state and validate things behave as expected, but I wasn't
> sure how to integrate that into the selftest infrastructure
> as I'm not sure everyone would want the tests to be mucking
> with their system time. (Currently my plan is to add a
> script similar to the runall.sh in timetests, so folks
> can go in and manually run it if they're feeling daring)

Providing a way to run destructive tests as a special
option is great. Non-destructive tests can be run in
default mode.

Thanks for the tests. Looks good to me. I am in the middle
of review at the moment, will send you comments if any.

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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