linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 7/8] selftests/mm: Add -a to run

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Message-ID: <29f9a86d-8ee7-5e54-2979-c5fd3b6fbe2d@nvidia.com>
Date:   Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:24:45 -0700
From:   John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>
To:     Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>, David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
CC:     <linux-mm@...ck.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@...il.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Mike Rapoport" <rppt@...nel.org>, Yang Shi <shy828301@...il.com>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        "Kirill A . Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>,
        James Houghton <jthoughton@...gle.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
        Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 7/8] selftests/mm: Add -a to run_vmtests.sh

On 6/26/23 09:24, Peter Xu wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 10:10:26AM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
>> On 23.06.23 16:29, Peter Xu wrote:
>>> Allows to specify optional tests in run_vmtests.sh, where we can run time
>>> consuming test matrix only when user specified "-a".
>>
>> I'd have used something like "-e: extended tests that might be more
>> time-consuming".
> 
> '-a' stands for "all" here, I worry '-e' may be misread into running "extra
> tests only".
> 

It's getting to the point where long options would help. This one
could be "--stress-tests" or "--all", or "--include-long-running",
for example.

I hesitate to suggest it because it's extra work, but at some point
it would be nice. The options are already hopelessly un-guessable.


thanks,
-- 
John Hubbard
NVIDIA