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Brendan Higgins Nov. 14, 2019, 10:42 p.m. UTC 
Add documentation for the Python script used to build, run, and collect
results from the kernel known as kunit_tool. kunit_tool
(tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py) was already added in previous commits.

Signed-off-by: Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@google.com>
---
 Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst      |  1 +
 Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++
 Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst      |  5 +-
 3 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst

Comments

David Gow Nov. 15, 2019, 6:04 p.m. UTC | #1 
On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 2:42 PM 'Brendan Higgins' via KUnit
Development <kunit-dev@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
> Add documentation for the Python script used to build, run, and collect
> results from the kernel known as kunit_tool. kunit_tool
> (tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py) was already added in previous commits.
>
> Signed-off-by: Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@google.com>

Reviewed-by: David Gow <davidgow@google.com>

(...snip...)

> diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
> index aeeddfafeea20..4248a6f9038b8 100644
> --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
> @@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ The wrapper can be run with:
>
>  .. code-block:: bash
>
> -   ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run
> +       ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --timeout=30 --jobs=`nproc --all` --defconfig
> +
> +For more information on this wrapper (also called kunit_tool) checkout the
> +:doc:`kunit-tool` page.

I feel that the --timeout=30 and --jobs=`nproc --all` bits distract a
bit from the "getting started" nature of this bit. I think this
example is clearer without them (i.e., leaving them as the default):
we can always change the default in the code -- which we probably want
to do anyway -- and the consequences of not having them seem to just
be performance-related. So, minor preference for just having
--defconfig here.

Cheers,
-- David
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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst
index 26ffb46bdf99d..c60d760a0eed1 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@  KUnit - Unit Testing for the Linux Kernel
 
 	start
 	usage
+	kunit-tool
 	api/index
 	faq
 
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..37509527c04e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ 
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+=================
+kunit_tool How-To
+=================
+
+What is kunit_tool?
+===================
+
+kunit_tool is a script (``tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py``) that aids in building
+the Linux kernel as UML (`User Mode Linux
+<http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/>`_), running KUnit tests, parsing
+the test results and displaying them in a user friendly manner.
+
+What is a kunitconfig?
+======================
+
+It's just a defconfig that kunit_tool looks for in the base directory.
+kunit_tool uses it to generate a .config as you might expect. In addition, it
+verifies that the generated .config contains the CONFIG options in the
+kunitconfig; the reason it does this is so that it is easy to be sure that a
+CONFIG that enables a test actually ends up in the .config.
+
+How do I use kunit_tool?
+=================================
+
+If a kunitconfig is present at the root directory, all you have to do is:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+	./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run
+
+However, you most likely want to use it with the following options:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+	./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --timeout=30 --jobs=`nproc --all`
+
+- ``--timeout`` sets a maximum amount of time to allow tests to run.
+- ``--jobs`` sets the number of threads to use to build the kernel.
+
+If you just want to use the defconfig that ships with the kernel, you can
+append the ``--defconfig`` flag as well:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+	./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --timeout=30 --jobs=`nproc --all` --defconfig
+
+.. note::
+	This command is particularly helpful for getting started because it
+	just works. No kunitconfig needs to be present.
+
+For a list of all the flags supported by kunit_tool, you can run:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+	./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --help
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
index aeeddfafeea20..4248a6f9038b8 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@  The wrapper can be run with:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-   ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run
+	./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --timeout=30 --jobs=`nproc --all` --defconfig
+
+For more information on this wrapper (also called kunit_tool) checkout the
+:doc:`kunit-tool` page.
 
 Creating a kunitconfig
 ======================