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Message-ID: <49108735-c776-4b6f-8264-62a827dd7b26@collabora.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:29:48 +0500
From: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>
To: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>,
 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Yury Norov
 <yury.norov@...il.com>, Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
 Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, kees@...nel.org,
 David Gow <davidgow@...gle.com>, John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>
Cc: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>, kernel@...labora.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] bitmap: Convert test_bitmap to kunit test

On 7/27/24 12:26 AM, Shuah Khan wrote:
> On 7/26/24 05:06, Muhammad Usama Anjum wrote:
>> In this series, test_bitmap is being converted to kunit test. Multiple
>> patches will make the review process smooth.
>>
>> - Patch-1: Convert the tests in lib/test_bitmap.c to kunit
>> - Patch-2: Rename the lib/test_bitmap.c to lib/bitmap_kunit.c and other
>>             configuration options
>> - Patch-3: Remove the bitmap.sh selftest
>>
>> Muhammad Usama Anjum (3):
>>    bitmap: convert test_bitmap to KUnit test
>>    bitmap: Rename module
>>    selftests: lib: remove test_bitmap
>>
>>   MAINTAINERS                           |   2 +-
>>   lib/Kconfig.debug                     |  15 +-
>>   lib/Makefile                          |   2 +-
>>   lib/{test_bitmap.c => bitmap_kunit.c} | 624 ++++++++++++--------------
>>   tools/testing/selftests/lib/Makefile  |   2 +-
>>   tools/testing/selftests/lib/bitmap.sh |   3 -
>>   tools/testing/selftests/lib/config    |   1 -
>>   7 files changed, 295 insertions(+), 354 deletions(-)
>>   rename lib/{test_bitmap.c => bitmap_kunit.c} (70%)
>>   delete mode 100755 tools/testing/selftests/lib/bitmap.sh
>>
> 
> Can you tell me how this conversion helps?
> 
> It is removing the ability to run bitmap tests during boot.
> It doesn't make sense to blindly convert all test under lib
> to kunit - Nack on this change or any change that takes away
> the ability to run tests and makes them dependent on kunit.
Let's discuss this on discussion thread [1].

[1]
https://lore.kernel.org/all/a3083ad4-e9dc-40da-bf57-8391bcd96a6c@collabora.com

> 
> thanks,
> -- Shuah

-- 
BR,
Muhammad Usama Anjum