linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] libnvdimm: Enable unit test infrastructure compile checks

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Date:   Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:23:02 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:     linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org,
        Jérôme Glisse <jglisse@...hat.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...lanox.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libnvdimm: Enable unit test infrastructure compile
 checks

On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 01:52:27PM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> The infrastructure to mock core libnvdimm routines for unit testing
> purposes is prone to bitrot relative to refactoring of that core.
> Arrange for the unit test core to be built when CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST=y.
> This does not result in a functional unit test environment, it is only a
> helper for 0day to catch unit test build regressions.

Looks fine:

Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>

I'm still curious what the point of hiding kernel code in tools/
is vs fully integrating it with the build system.