linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next 2/5] selftests/cpu-hotplug: Replace exit with return

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Message-ID: <8552fc36-305f-d365-a2a0-b341bee14323@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:24:45 -0600
From:   Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Zhao Gongyi <zhaogongyi@...wei.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     shuah@...nel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        akinobu.mita@...il.com, Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next 2/5] selftests/cpu-hotplug: Replace exit with return

On 8/30/22 02:30, Zhao Gongyi wrote:
> Replace exit with return to avoid some offline cpu
> left when offline cpus fail.
> 

Some cpus will be left in offline state when online
function exits ...

Can you state this clearly in the change log.

> Signed-off-by: Zhao Gongyi <zhaogongyi@...wei.com>
> ---
>   .../selftests/cpu-hotplug/cpu-on-off-test.sh        | 13 ++++++++-----
>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/cpu-hotplug/cpu-on-off-test.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/cpu-hotplug/cpu-on-off-test.sh
> index 1169ef82b55e..19028c4c9758 100755
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/cpu-hotplug/cpu-on-off-test.sh
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/cpu-hotplug/cpu-on-off-test.sh
> @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
>   SYSFS=
>   # Kselftest framework requirement - SKIP code is 4.
>   ksft_skip=4
> +retval=0
> 
>   prerequisite()
>   {
> @@ -102,10 +103,10 @@ online_cpu_expect_success()
> 
>   	if ! online_cpu $cpu; then
>   		echo $FUNCNAME $cpu: unexpected fail >&2
> -		exit 1
> +		let retval=$retval+1
>   	elif ! cpu_is_online $cpu; then
>   		echo $FUNCNAME $cpu: unexpected offline >&2
> -		exit 1
> +		let retval=$retval+1
>   	fi
>   }
> 
> @@ -128,10 +129,10 @@ offline_cpu_expect_success()
> 
>   	if ! offline_cpu $cpu; then
>   		echo $FUNCNAME $cpu: unexpected fail >&2
> -		exit 1
> +		let retval=$retval+1
>   	elif ! cpu_is_offline $cpu; then
>   		echo $FUNCNAME $cpu: unexpected offline >&2
> -		exit 1
> +		let retval=$retval+1
>   	fi
>   }
> 
> @@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ if [ $allcpus -eq 0 ]; then
>   		offline_cpu_expect_success $present_max
>   		online_cpu $present_max
>   	fi
> -	exit 0
> +	exit $retval
>   else
>   	echo "Full scope test: all hotplug cpus"
>   	echo -e "\t online all offline cpus"
> @@ -291,3 +292,5 @@ done
> 
>   echo 0 > $NOTIFIER_ERR_INJECT_DIR/actions/CPU_DOWN_PREPARE/error
>   /sbin/modprobe -q -r cpu-notifier-error-inject
> +
> +exit $retval

This retval can be ksft_skip value if 4 of them fail. The test
result will be incorrect in this case and will be reported as
a skip. Let's avoid that case.

thanks,
-- Shuah