linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V7 2/4] cpufreq: amd-pstate: Add test module for amd-pstate driver

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Message-ID: <6e3cdf37-299a-98df-1143-c3392e9acec0@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Wed, 25 May 2022 10:05:12 -0600
From:   Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Meng Li <li.meng@....com>, Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Nathan Fontenot <nathan.fontenot@....com>,
        Deepak Sharma <deepak.sharma@....com>,
        Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher@....com>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>,
        Jinzhou Su <Jinzhou.Su@....com>,
        Perry Yuan <Perry.Yuan@....com>,
        Xiaojian Du <Xiaojian.Du@....com>,
        Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V7 2/4] cpufreq: amd-pstate: Add test module for
 amd-pstate driver

On 5/22/22 5:54 AM, Meng Li wrote:
> Add amd-pstate-ut module, which is conceptually out-of-tree module

I didn't notice this before. Let's get rid of "out-of-tree" workding.

> and provides ways for selftests/amd-pstate driver to test various
> kernel module-related functionality. This module will be expected by
> some of selftests to be present and loaded.
> 

What does "various kernel module-related functionality" mean. Can we
rephrase this to say "this module is used by kselftest to unit test
amd-pstate functionality" ?

> Signed-off-by: Meng Li <li.meng@....com>
> Acked-by: Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>
> ---

[snip]

> +
> +module_init(amd_pstate_ut_init);
> +module_exit(amd_pstate_ut_exit);
> +
> +MODULE_AUTHOR("Meng Li <li.meng@....com>");
> +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Kselftest for AMD P-state driver");

Change this to "AMD P-state driver Test module"

Having Kselftest in the name is confusing. It is a test driver
that kselftest amd_pstate_test depends on.

> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> 

With these above changes:

Reviewed-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>

thanks,
-- Shuah