linux-kernel - Re: [RFC v2 6/9] kunit: memcpy: Mark tests as slow using test attributes

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Message-ID: <7C099325-C959-4FC2-82B3-C36BB87D94FC@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:28:00 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>
To:     Rae Moar <rmoar@...gle.com>, shuah@...nel.org, davidgow@...gle.com,
        dlatypov@...gle.com, brendan.higgins@...ux.dev
CC:     linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, kunit-dev@...glegroups.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, keescook@...omium.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, jstultz@...gle.com,
        tglx@...utronix.de, sboyd@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC v2 6/9] kunit: memcpy: Mark tests as slow using test attributes

On July 7, 2023 2:09:44 PM PDT, Rae Moar <rmoar@...gle.com> wrote:
>Mark slow memcpy KUnit tests using test attributes.
>
>Tests marked as slow are as follows: memcpy_large_test, memmove_test,
>memmove_large_test, and memmove_overlap_test. These tests were the slowest
>of the memcpy tests and relatively slower to most other KUnit tests. Most
>of these tests are already skipped when CONFIG_MEMCPY_SLOW_KUNIT_TEST is
>not enabled.
>
>These tests can now be filtered using the KUnit test attribute filtering
>feature. Example: --filter "speed>slow". This will run only the tests that
>have speeds faster than slow. The slow attribute will also be outputted in
>KTAP.
>
>Note: This patch is intended to replace the use of
>CONFIG_MEMCPY_SLOW_KUNIT_TEST and to potentially deprecate this feature.
>This patch does not remove the config option but does add a note to the
>config definition commenting on this future shift.
>
>Signed-off-by: Rae Moar <rmoar@...gle.com>

I remain excited about this series. :)

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>


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Kees Cook