linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] selftests: kvm: Adding config fragments

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Message-ID: <769e7d1c-c3d4-278a-d623-3a1366065fb6@redhat.com>
Date:   Wed, 7 Aug 2019 18:19:59 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     shuah <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Naresh Kamboju <naresh.kamboju@...aro.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, drjones@...hat.com,
        sean.j.christopherson@...el.com, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] selftests: kvm: Adding config fragments

On 07/08/19 17:52, shuah wrote:
> 
> 
> On 8/7/19 7:58 AM, Naresh Kamboju wrote:
>> selftests kvm test cases need pre-required kernel configs for the test
>> to get pass.
>>
> 
> Can you elaborate and add more information on which tests fail without
> these configs. I am all for adding configs, however I would like to
> see more information explaining which tests don't pass without this
> change.

The KVM tests are skipped without these configs:

        dev_fd = open(KVM_DEV_PATH, O_RDONLY);
        if (dev_fd < 0)
                exit(KSFT_SKIP);

Paolo