linux-kernel - Re: RFC - kernel selftest result documentation (KTAP)

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Date:   Sat, 20 Jun 2020 00:58:45 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@...gle.com>
Cc:     "Bird, Tim" <Tim.Bird@...y.com>,
        "shuah@...nel.org" <shuah@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        David Gow <davidgow@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: RFC - kernel selftest result documentation (KTAP)

On 19/06/20 20:47, Frank Rowand wrote:
> Or if the entire test depends on the missing config then Bail out might
> be appropriate.

No, in that case you want

	1..0 # SKIP: unsupported configuration

The spec is not clear if "Bail out!" is an error condition or just a
warning that only part of the test was run, but prove(1) and Automake
both treat it as the former, for example.

For example, an ENOSPC error creating a temporary file could be turned
into a bail-out, while an ENOSYS would be a skip.

Paolo