Re: [PATCH v4 20/20] kbuild: add a new kselftest_install make target to install selftests

[Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>]

On Thu, 2015-01-15 at 16:41 -0700, Shuah Khan wrote:
> On 01/15/2015 03:58 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> > On Wed, 2015-01-14 at 09:32 -0700, Shuah Khan wrote:
> >> On 01/06/2015 12:43 PM, Shuah Khan wrote:
> >>> Add a new make target to install to install kernel selftests.
> >>> This new target will build and install selftests. kselftest
> >>> target now depends on kselftest_install and runs the generated
> >>> kselftest script to reduce duplicate work and for common look
> >>> and feel when running tests.
> >>>
> >>> make kselftest_target:
> >>> -- exports kselftest INSTALL_KSFT_PATH
> >>>    default $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/kselftest/$(KERNELRELEASE)
> >>> -- exports INSTALL_KSFT_PATH
> >>> -- runs selftests make install target
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuahkh@osg.samsung.com>
> >>
> >> Hi Marek,
> >>
> >> Could you please Ack this patch, if this version looks good,
> >> so I can take this through ksefltest tree.
> > 
> > Hi Shuah,
> > 
> > I posted what I think is a better approach last week. It's less code and less
> > repetition, and installs the majority of tests this series missed - ie. the
> > powerpc ones.
> > 
> > Please at least respond to it before you put this series into next.
> > 
> > https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/1/9/45
> 
> Michael,
> 
> I didn't get a chance to review your patches yet. I plan to
> review and give you feedback by end of this week. 

Thanks. My week ends quite soon (.au time zone), so early next week is fine.

> This patch is needed in any case for either approach.

The version in my series is slightly different, but probably similar enough. I
CC'ed Michal on my series also.

cheers