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Date:   Fri, 24 Aug 2018 21:42:04 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Cc:     Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 03/32] selftests/ftrace: Add --console hidden option

On Sat, 25 Aug 2018 10:35:13 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:37:37 -0400
> Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:30:36 +0900
> > Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org> wrote:
> >   
> > > Add --console hidden option for debug test cases.
> > > This option allows to put "sh" or something else
> > > when the test case hits a bug.  
> > 
> > Can you add more information to why and how this would be used.  
> 
> For example, if you find a testcase which doesn't
> pass, you can insert sh for interactive debug as below
> 
>   #!/bin/sh
>   # description: sample test case
> 
>   good-command
>   suspicious-wrong-command
>   sh # <- add this for interactive debug
> 

Ah! OK. But this needs to be explained a little better in the change
log as well as in the comments for it.

Thanks!

-- Steve

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