linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] selftests/sysctl: Fix to load test

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Date:   Mon, 1 Jun 2020 13:15:33 +0000
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Cc:     Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>,
        Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] selftests/sysctl: Fix to load test_sysctl module

On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 11:52:26PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> Fix to load test_sysctl.ko module correctly.
> 
> sysctl.sh checks whether the test module is embedded (or loaded
> already) or not at first, and if not, it returns skip error
> instead of trying modprobe. Thus, there is no chance to load the
> test_sysctl test module.
> 
> Instead, this removes that module embedded check and returns
> skip error only if it ensures that there is no embedded test
> module *and* no loadable test module.
> 
> This also avoid referring config file since that is not
> installed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>

  Luis