linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests/pstore: add pstore test scripts going with reboot

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Message-ID: <55F78563.50006@hitachi.com>
Date:	Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:41:39 +0900
From:	Hiraku Toyooka <hiraku.toyooka.gu@...achi.com>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
	Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>,
	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>,
	Mark Salyzyn <salyzyn@...roid.com>,
	Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>, <seiji.aguchi.tr@...achi.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests/pstore: add pstore test scripts going with
 reboot

Hello Kees,

 >> +run_crash:
 >> +       @sh pstore_crash_test || echo "pstore_crash_test: [FAIL]"
 >
 > This is probably better written to exit 1 on failure, otherwise it
 > just _says_ it fails. (Though lots of selftests in the tree already
 > have this problem, it's best to avoid the pattern for new stuff.)
 > Maybe something like:
 >
 >      @sh pstore_crash_test || { echo "pstore_crash_test: [FAIL]"; 
exit 1; }

OK. I'll add the "exit 1".

 >> +prlog -n "Checking dmesg files exist in pstore filesystem ... "
 >> +if [ -e dmesg-${backend}-0 ]; then
 >> +    prlog "ok"
 >> +    for f in `ls dmesg-${backend}-*`; do
 >> +       prlog -e "\t${f}"
 >> +    done
 >> +else
 >> +    prlog "FAIL"
 >> +    rc=1
 >> +fi
 >
 > This test pattern is repeated a lot. Maybe better to create a helper
 > function instead? It could make the tests much more readable.

Yes, I should make a helper function in v2.

Best regards,
Hiraku Toyooka
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