linux-kernel - Re: selftests: user_events: Test terminated by assertion

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Date:   Wed, 6 Sep 2023 12:28:22 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:     Beau Belgrave <beaub@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        Naresh Kamboju <naresh.kamboju@...aro.org>,
        "open list:KERNEL SELFTEST FRAMEWORK" 
        <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        lkft-triage@...ts.linaro.org, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: selftests: user_events: Test terminated by assertion

On Wed, 6 Sep 2023 17:02:19 +0100
Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 06, 2023 at 08:39:22AM -0700, Beau Belgrave wrote:
> 
> > What is the expected behavior of self tests if run without their
> > feature enabled? Is it expected these should skip vs fail in that case?  
> 
> Yes, tests should skip if preconditions for running them aren't met.

Yep, see how the ftrace selftests run. If it is determined that the feature
is not present, it simple returns UNSUPPORTED and not FAILED.

-- Steve