linux-kernel - [PATCH] doc: dev-tools: kselftest.rst: update contributing new tests

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Message-Id: <20180629100248.11560-1-anders.roxell@linaro.org>
Date:   Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:02:48 +0200
From:   Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@...aro.org>
To:     shuah@...nel.org, corbet@....net
Cc:     linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@...aro.org>
Subject: [PATCH] doc: dev-tools: kselftest.rst: update contributing new tests

Add a description that kernel config options should be added into a
config file that is placed next to the newly added test.

Signed-off-by: Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@...aro.org>
---
 Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
index 3bf371a938d0..4c546a35bd58 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ Contributing new tests (details)
    installed by the distro on the system should be the primary focus to be able
    to find regressions.
 
+ * If a new test needs specific kernel options, they should be enabled in
+   then config file in the same directory where the test is added.
+
 Test Harness
 ============
 
-- 
2.18.0