linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests/cachestat: add cleanup for leftover tmpshmcstat binary

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Message-ID: <8f929b50-3b59-441c-8a6b-ba39ea9ad698@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:35:17 -0600
From: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Madhur Kumar <madhurkumar004@...il.com>, shuah@...nel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests/cachestat: add cleanup for leftover
 tmpshmcstat binary

On 9/22/25 03:10, Madhur Kumar wrote:
> Some kselftests generate temporary binaries that are not tracked
> by TEST_GEN_PROGS. Add EXTRA_CLEAN entry to remove tmpshmcstat
> during `make kselftest-clean`.

This isn't really accurate. tmpshmcstat is generated when when test
runs. Include this information in the change log and send new version
of this patch.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Madhur Kumar <madhurkumar004@...il.com>
> ---
>   tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/Makefile | 1 +
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/Makefile
> index 778b54ebb036..c48065d791a9 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/Makefile
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/cachestat/Makefile
> @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
>   # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>   TEST_GEN_PROGS := test_cachestat
> +EXTRA_CLEAN := tmpshmcstat
>   
>   CFLAGS += $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
>   CFLAGS += -Wall

thanks,
-- Shuah