linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lib/test_free_pages: Add basic progress indicators

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Message-ID: <20201018142508.GJ20115@casper.infradead.org>
Date:   Sun, 18 Oct 2020 15:25:08 +0100
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lib/test_free_pages: Add basic progress indicators

On Sun, Oct 18, 2020 at 04:04:45PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> The test module to check that free_pages() does not leak memory does not
> provide any feedback whatsoever its state or progress, but may take some
> time on slow machines.  Add the printing of messages upon starting each
> phase of the test, and upon completion.

It's not supposed to take a long time.  Can you crank down that 1000 *
1000 to something more appropriate?