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doc: dev-tools: kselftest.rst: update contributing new tests

Message ID 20180629100248.11560-1-anders.roxell@linaro.org (mailing list archive)
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Anders Roxell June 29, 2018, 10:02 a.m. UTC
Add a description that kernel config options should be added into a
config file that is placed next to the newly added test.

Signed-off-by: Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@linaro.org>
---
 Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

Comments

shuah June 29, 2018, 12:09 p.m. UTC | #1
On 06/29/2018 04:02 AM, Anders Roxell wrote:
> Add a description that kernel config options should be added into a
> config file that is placed next to the newly added test.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@linaro.org>
> ---
>  Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
> index 3bf371a938d0..4c546a35bd58 100644
> --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
> @@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ Contributing new tests (details)
>     installed by the distro on the system should be the primary focus to be able
>     to find regressions.
>  
> + * If a new test needs specific kernel options, they should be enabled in

get rid of new

> +   then config file in the same directory where the test is added.

"the config" instead of "then config"

Rephrasing this might be better:

"If a test needs specific kernel config options enabled, add a config file in the
test directory to enable them.

e.g: tools/testing/selftests/android/ion/config

> +
>  Test Harness
>  ============
>  
> 

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Anders Roxell June 29, 2018, 12:47 p.m. UTC | #2
On Fri, 29 Jun 2018 at 14:10, Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On 06/29/2018 04:02 AM, Anders Roxell wrote:
> > Add a description that kernel config options should be added into a
> > config file that is placed next to the newly added test.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@linaro.org>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst | 3 +++
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
> > index 3bf371a938d0..4c546a35bd58 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
> > +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
> > @@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ Contributing new tests (details)
> >     installed by the distro on the system should be the primary focus to be able
> >     to find regressions.
> >
> > + * If a new test needs specific kernel options, they should be enabled in
>
> get rid of new
>
> > +   then config file in the same directory where the test is added.
>
> "the config" instead of "then config"
>
> Rephrasing this might be better:
>
> "If a test needs specific kernel config options enabled, add a config file in the
> test directory to enable them.
>
> e.g: tools/testing/selftests/android/ion/config

I like it. sending v2 shortly.

Thank you.

Cheers,
Anders

>
> > +
> >  Test Harness
> >  ============
> >
> >
>
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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
index 3bf371a938d0..4c546a35bd58 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@  Contributing new tests (details)
    installed by the distro on the system should be the primary focus to be able
    to find regressions.
 
+ * If a new test needs specific kernel options, they should be enabled in
+   then config file in the same directory where the test is added.
+
 Test Harness
 ============