linux-kernel - Re: [RFC v4 9/9] kmsg: selftests

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Date:	Tue, 20 Oct 2015 07:37:50 -0600
From:	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
To:	Paul Osmialowski <p.osmialowsk@...sung.com>
Cc:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.cz>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@...il.com>,
	Marcin Niesluchowski <m.niesluchow@...sung.com>,
	Karol Lewandowski <k.lewandowsk@...sung.com>,
	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
	Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC v4 9/9] kmsg: selftests

On 10/20/2015 05:10 AM, Paul Osmialowski wrote:
> Hi Shuah,
> 
> Thanks for your comments,
> 
> On Mon, 19 Oct 2015, Shuah Khan wrote:
> 
>>> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
>>> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
>>> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ TARGETS += ftrace
>>>  TARGETS += futex
>>>  TARGETS += kcmp
>>>  TARGETS += kdbus
>>
>> Doesn't look like this patch is based on linux-kselftest next
>> or Linus's latest. Please base your work on either one of the
>> above. Please make sure "make kselftest" from top level Makefile
>> doesn't break.
>>
>>> +TARGETS += kmsg
> 
> Any guidelines what such test should be implemented (apart from use of
> kselftest.h API)?

If kselftest.h works well for reporting errors, please use it.
No requirement on that. The one important thing to remember is
new test shouldn't break "make kselftest" run and install tool
kselftest_install.sh

> 
>>> +kmsg-test: $(OBJS)
>>> +    $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ $(LDLIBS) -o $@
>>> +
>>> +run_tests:
>>> +    ./kmsg-test --tap
>>
>> What does --tap do? Is this a longform option?
>> I don't see it in usage()
>>
> 
> Should be removed - I copy-pasted parts of kdbus selftests Makefile not
> noticing that.
> 
> Best regards,
> Paul
> 


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Shuah Khan
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Open Source Innovation Group
Samsung Research America (Silicon Valley)
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