linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 5/5] selftests/mm: add UFFDIO

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Date:   Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:53:59 +0100
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:     Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, brauner@...nel.org, shuah@...nel.org,
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        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
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        John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 5/5] selftests/mm: add UFFDIO_MOVE ioctl test

>> Further, the tests are closely related to the given kernel version, they are
>> not some completely separate tests.
> 
> Note that there's a general desire for the tests to *run* with older
> kernels and use whatever feature test mechanisms exist to skip tests
> that won't run.  That's often needed anyway for configurable things.

Agreed.

> 
>> (3) avoids dirtying the tree as a "make headers_install" would, but it also
>> means that each test that makes use of new uapi has to update the relevant
>> headers (what people working on QEMU are used to).
> 
> Note that you can do an out of tree build to avoid dirtying things.

Yes, but apparently the simple "make headers_install" will dirty the kernel.

See (and ideally comment on)

https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20231209020144.244759-1-jhubbard@nvidia.com

-- 
Cheers,

David / dhildenb