linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] selftests: intel_pstate: compile programs if executable not found

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Message-ID: <8e118754-0589-f7b8-7c2b-e3a7c0faa28f@osg.samsung.com>
Date:   Thu, 14 Sep 2017 08:47:06 -0600
From:   Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
To:     naresh.kamboju@...aro.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        prarit@...hat.com, Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sumit.semwal@...aro.org,
        milosz.wasilewski@...aro.org, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] selftests: intel_pstate: compile programs if executable
 not found

On 09/14/2017 08:42 AM, Shuah Khan wrote:
> Hi Naresh,
> 
> On 09/14/2017 04:51 AM, naresh.kamboju@...aro.org wrote:
>> From: Naresh Kamboju <naresh.kamboju@...aro.org>
>>
>> Test exit due to aperf.c: No such file or directory
>> ./run.sh
>> gcc: error: aperf.c: No such file or directory
>> Problem compiling aperf.c.
>>
> 
> Please give me more details on where do you see this problem?
> I don't think the below is the right fix. It adds checks for
> executables and they doesn't exist, goes and tries to build.
> 
>> The Makefile installs executable programs "aperf" and "msr"
>> so skip compile on target.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Naresh Kamboju <naresh.kamboju@...aro.org>
>> ---
>>  tools/testing/selftests/intel_pstate/run.sh | 15 ++++++++++-----
>>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/intel_pstate/run.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/intel_pstate/run.sh
>> index 7868c106b8b1..2149b9b5876a 100755
>> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/intel_pstate/run.sh
>> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/intel_pstate/run.sh
>> @@ -31,11 +31,16 @@ EVALUATE_ONLY=0
>>  
>>  max_cpus=$(($(nproc)-1))
>>  
>> -# compile programs
>> -gcc aperf.c -Wall -D_GNU_SOURCE -o aperf  -lm
>> -[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "Problem compiling aperf.c." && exit 1
>> -gcc -o msr msr.c -lm
>> -[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "Problem compiling msr.c." && exit 1
>> +# Compile programs if executable not found
>> +if [ ! -x aperf ]; then
>> +	gcc aperf.c -Wall -D_GNU_SOURCE -o aperf  -lm
>> +	[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "Problem compiling aperf.c." && exit 1
>> +fi
>> +
>> +if [ ! -x msr ]; then
>> +	gcc -o msr msr.c -lm
>> +	[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo "Problem compiling msr.c." && exit 1
>> +fi
> 
> As such run.sh shouldn't have any compile code. These should
> be strictly for running tests.
> 
> Instead of adding checks, please remove the compile logic from this
> file. 
> 

Hi Naresh,

I already have a patch from Thomas Meyer that removes the compile
logic. No need to redo the patch.

thanks,
-- Shuah