linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] selftests: x86: skip the tests if prerequisites aren't fulfilled

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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:08:52 +0100
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>,
	Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
	"Chang S. Bae" <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>,
	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
	Binbin Wu <binbin.wu@...ux.intel.com>,
	angquan yu <angquan21@...il.com>, kernel@...labora.com,
	linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] selftests: x86: skip the tests if prerequisites
 aren't fulfilled


* Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:

> On 3/29/24 01:36, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > * Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > On 3/27/24 05:17, Muhammad Usama Anjum wrote:
> > > > Skip instead of failing when prerequisite conditions aren't fulfilled,
> > > > such as invalid xstate values etc. This patch would make the tests show
> > > > as skip when run by:
> > > >     make -C tools/testing/selftests/ TARGETS=x86 run_tests
> > > > 
> > > >     ...
> > > >     # timeout set to 45
> > > >     # selftests: x86: amx_64
> > > >     # # xstate cpuid: invalid tile data size/offset: 0/0
> > > >     ok 42 selftests: x86: amx_64 # SKIP
> > > >     # timeout set to 45
> > > >     # selftests: x86: lam_64
> > > >     # # Unsupported LAM feature!
> > > >     ok 43 selftests: x86: lam_64 # SKIP
> > > >     ...
> > > > 
> > > > In amx test, Move away from check_cpuid_xsave() and start using
> > > > arch_prctl() to find out if amx support is present or not. In the
> > > > kernels where amx isn't present, arch_prctl returns -EINVAL. Hence it is
> > > > backward compatible.
> > > > 
> > > > Reviewed-by: Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@...el.com>
> > > > Acked-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Binbin Wu <binbin.wu@...ux.intel.com>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > Changes since v2:
> > > > - Update the changelog
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Thank you - applied to linux-kselftest next for 6.10-rc1
> > 
> > Please don't, I've applied the patch to tip:x86/cpu with a tidied up
> > changelog.
> > 
> 
> Thanks. I will drop it.

Thank you!

	Ingo