linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/8] memblock tests: add additional tests for basic api and memblock

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Date:   Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:39:30 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Rebecca Mckeever <remckee0@...il.com>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/8] memblock tests: add additional tests for basic api
 and memblock_alloc

On 19.08.22 10:34, Rebecca Mckeever wrote:
> Add tests for memblock_add(), memblock_reserve(), memblock_remove(),
> memblock_free(), and memblock_alloc() for the following test scenarios.
> 
> memblock_add() and memblock_reserve():
> - add/reserve a memory block in the gap between two existing memory
>   blocks, and check that the blocks are merged into one region
> - try to add/reserve memblock regions that extend past PHYS_ADDR_MAX
> 
> memblock_remove() and memblock_free():
> - remove/free a region when it is the only available region
>     + These tests ensure that the first region is overwritten with a
>       "dummy" region when the last remaining region of that type is
>       removed or freed.
> - remove/free() a region that overlaps with two existing regions of the
>   relevant type
> - try to remove/free memblock regions that extend past PHYS_ADDR_MAX
> 
> memblock_alloc():
> - try to allocate a region that is larger than the total size of available
>   memory (memblock.memory)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rebecca Mckeever <remckee0@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>


-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb