linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/12] selftests/x86: Extend Makefile to allow 64-bit only tests

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Message-ID: <CALCETrWmpGEJGk+Yp2tDRJRquMf3apV=-Q2AxT+eYaawmQ7Awg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 9 Dec 2015 11:22:03 -0800
From:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
To:	Shuah Khan <shuahkhan@...il.com>
Cc:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Frédéric Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/12] selftests/x86: Extend Makefile to allow 64-bit only tests

On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Shuah Khan <shuahkhan@...il.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 2:51 PM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org> wrote:
>> There aren't any yet, but there might be a few some day.
>
> Andy,
>
> Hmm. I would think get_maintainer script should have included
> linux-api and as well as my email for this patch.

Whoops, my bad.

Although... isn't it about time that selftests got its own list?

>
> Anyway, I would like to see a better worded changelog.
> Something along the lines
>
> Makefile changes to enable x86_64 tests.

I find that confusing.  The Makefile already supports x86_64 tests.
What's missing is support for tests that are x86_64 but not x86_32.

--Andy
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