linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 4/9] selftests: Add install target

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Date:	Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:12:57 +1100
From:	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davej@...emonkey.org.uk,
	mmarek@...e.cz, linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/9] selftests: Add install target

On Mon, 2015-03-16 at 14:04 +1100, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> On Fri, 2015-03-13 at 15:32 -0600, Shuah Khan wrote:
> > On 03/13/2015 11:20 AM, Shuah Khan wrote:
> > > On 03/10/2015 10:06 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> > >> This adds make install support to selftests. The basic usage is:
> > >>
> > >> $ cd tools/testing/selftests
> > >> $ make install
> > >>
> > >> That installs into tools/testing/selftests/install, which can then be
> > >> copied where ever necessary.
> > >>
> > >> The install destination is also configurable using eg:
> > >>
> > >> $ INSTALL_PATH=/mnt/selftests make install
> > >>
> > >> The implementation uses two targets in the child makefiles. The first
> > >> "install" is expected to install all files into $(INSTALL_PATH).
> > >>
> > >> The second, "emit_tests", is expected to emit the test instructions (ie.
> > >> bash script) on stdout. Separating this from install means the child
> > >> makefiles need no knowledge of the location of the test script.
> > >>
> > >> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
> > > 
> > > Thanks for doing the work. This patch will be applied to next and will
> > > be queued for 4.1
> > > 
> > 
> > ok. linux-kselftest next has both shared logic and install patches
> > now.
> 
> Thanks, looks good to me.

And also 6/9 "selftests: Set CC using CROSS_COMPILE once in lib.mk" would be
nice and is uncontroversial, I think:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/3/11/5

cheers


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