Re: [PATCH] selftests: Make run_tests executable

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

On Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:24:53 +0100
Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 03:51:05PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:04:29 +0100
> > Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Make the main script that launches the tests to
> > > become executable. Otherwise people need to launch
> > > it as an argument to a new bash instance.
> > > 
> > 
> > That's a feature ;)
> > 
> > The x bit can easily get lost on kernel scripts.  For example, if
> > someone upgrades their kernel with patch(1) and the patch adds or
> > renames the script, the x bit gets lost.
> > 
> > If we were to set the x bit for the subset of people who get their
> > scripts direct from a git repository then those people might write and
> > distribute tools which fail when used by people who have lost their x
> > bit.  I've seen this happen at least once before.
> > 
> 
> I see. Another way could be to chmod the run_test script from the Makefile.
> Would that sound clumsy?

I suggest we remove the script and make it a makefile target instead. 
"make tests" or whatever.  As a microbonus that would remove the need
to duplicate the TARGETS definition in the two scripts.