linux-kernel - Re: [KTAP V2 PATCH] ktap

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Message-ID: <5e101997-77c9-4dc0-e439-90b3b550e1f3@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 11 Mar 2023 21:14:28 -0600
From:   Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
To:     Rae Moar <rmoar@...gle.com>, davidgow@...gle.com,
        skhan@...uxfoundation.org, keescook@...omium.org,
        Tim.Bird@...y.com, brendanhiggins@...gle.com
Cc:     corbet@....net, guillaume.tucker@...labora.com,
        dlatypov@...gle.com, kernelci@...ups.io,
        kunit-dev@...glegroups.com, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [KTAP V2 PATCH] ktap_v2: add skip test result

On 3/10/23 16:20, Rae Moar wrote:
> Add the test result "skip" to KTAP version 2 as an alternative way to
> indicate a test was skipped.
> 
> The current spec uses the "#SKIP" directive to indicate that a test was
> skipped. However, the "#SKIP" directive is not always evident when quickly
> skimming through KTAP results.
> 
> The "skip" result would provide an alternative that could make it clearer
> that a test has not successfully passed because it was skipped.

< snip >

General information about the KTAP Specification version 2 process and progress
can be found at:

   https://elinux.org/Test_Results_Format_Notes#KTAP_version_2

This patch has been added to that page.