linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] selftests: livepatch: Test atomic replace against multiple modules

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Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 17:01:28 +0200
From: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@...e.com>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>, Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
	Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>,
	Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>,
	Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, live-patching@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] selftests: livepatch: Test atomic replace against
 multiple modules

On Sat 2024-05-25 11:34:08, Marcos Paulo de Souza wrote:
> Adapt the current test-livepatch.sh script to account the number of
> applied livepatches and ensure that an atomic replace livepatch disables
> all previously applied livepatches.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@...e.com>

I am not completely sure if it is a good idea to test so many
aspects and use so many different test modules in a single test.
It might be harder to maintain and analyze eventual problems.

But the change will help to catch more problems which is good.
I am fine with it:

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>

Best Regards,
Petr