linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] genalloc: selftest

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Message-ID: <CAOFm3uGNVu87qYzPufu+gGbTwuhp3cjfhKuNDkcmwn3+ysKTdg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sun, 11 Feb 2018 21:22:34 +0100
From:   Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>
To:     Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...wei.com>
Cc:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, mhocko@...nel.org,
        labbott@...hat.com, jglisse@...hat.com,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, cl@...ux.com,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] genalloc: selftest

On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 4:19 AM, Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...wei.com> wrote:
> Introduce a set of macros for writing concise test cases for genalloc.
>
> The test cases are meant to provide regression testing, when working on
> new functionality for genalloc.
>
> Primarily they are meant to confirm that the various allocation strategy
> will continue to work as expected.
>
> The execution of the self testing is controlled through a Kconfig option.
>
> Signed-off-by: Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...wei.com>

<snip>

> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/linux/genalloc-selftest.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0

nit... For a comment in .h this line should be instead its own comment
as the first line:
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */

<snip>

> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/lib/genalloc-selftest.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,400 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0

And for a comment in .c this line should use C++ style as the first line:

> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0

Please check the docs for this (I know this can feel surprising but
this has been debated at great length on list)

Thank you!
-- 
Cordially
Philippe Ombredanne