From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Theodore Ts'o" Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/17] kunit: introduce KUnit, the Linux kernel unit testing framework Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 00:47:43 -0400 Message-ID: <20190510044743.GA6889@mit.edu> References: <580e092f-fa4e-eedc-9e9a-a57dd085f0a6@gmail.com> <20190509032017.GA29703@mit.edu> <7fd35df81c06f6eb319223a22e7b93f29926edb9.camel@oracle.com> <20190509133551.GD29703@mit.edu> <875c546d-9713-bb59-47e4-77a1d2c69a6d@gmail.com> <20190509214233.GA20877@mit.edu> <20190509233043.GC20877@mit.edu> <8914afef-1e66-e6e3-f891-5855768d3018@deltatee.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8914afef-1e66-e6e3-f891-5855768d3018-OTvnGxWRz7hWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: linux-nvdimm-bounces-hn68Rpc1hR1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org Sender: "Linux-nvdimm" To: Logan Gunthorpe Cc: pmladek-IBi9RG/b67k@public.gmane.org, linux-doc-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, amir73il-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, brendanhiggins-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, dri-devel-PD4FTy7X32lNgt0PjOBp9y5qC8QIuHrW@public.gmane.org, Alexander.Levin-0li6OtcxBFHby3iVrkZq2A@public.gmane.org, mpe-Gsx/Oe8HsFggBc27wqDAHg@public.gmane.org, linux-kselftest-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, shuah-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, robh-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, linux-nvdimm-hn68Rpc1hR1g9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org, Frank Rowand , knut.omang-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, kieran.bingham-ryLnwIuWjnjg/C1BVhZhaw@public.gmane.org, wfg-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org, joel-U3u1mxZcP9KHXe+LvDLADg@public.gmane.org, rientjes-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, jdike-OPE4K8JWMJJBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org, dan.carpenter-QHcLZuEGTsvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-kbuild-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Tim.Bird-7U/KSKJipcs@public.gmane.org, linux-um-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org, rostedt-nx8X9YLhiw1AfugRpC6u6w@public.gmane.org, julia.lawall-L2FTfq7BK8M@public.gmane.org, kunit-dev-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org, richard-/L3Ra7n9ekc@public.gmane.org, sboyd-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, gregkh-hQyY1W1yCW8ekmWlsbkhG0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, mcgrof-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, daniel-/w4YWyX8dFk@public.gmane.org, keescook-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, khilman-rdvid1DuHRBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org List-Id: devicetree@vger.kernel.org On Thu, May 09, 2019 at 05:40:48PM -0600, Logan Gunthorpe wrote: > > Based on some of the other commenters, I was under the impression that > kselftests had in-kernel tests but I'm not sure where or if they exist. If > they do exists, it seems like it would make sense to convert those to kunit > and have Kunit tests run-able in a VM or baremetal instance. There are kselftests tests which are shell scripts which load a module, and the module runs the in-kernel code. However, I didn't see much infrastructure for the in-kernel test code; the one or two test modules called from kselftests looked pretty ad hoc to me. That's why I used the "vise grips" analogy. You can use a pair of vise grips like a monkey wrench; but it's not really a monkey wrench, and might not be the best tool to loosen or tighten nuts and bolts. - Ted