From: Shuah Khan <shuahkh@osg.samsung.com>
To: Bamvor Jian Zhang <bamvor.zhangjian@linaro.org>,
linux-api@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, khilman@linaro.org,
tyler.baker@linaro.org, broonie@kernel.org, mpe@ellerman.id.au,
dvhart@infradead.org, Shuah Khan <shuahkh@osg.samsung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 0/2] Create specific kconfig for kselftest
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 13:35:49 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <565378A5.6010507@osg.samsung.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1447770857-9883-1-git-send-email-bamvor.zhangjian@linaro.org>
On 11/17/2015 07:34 AM, Bamvor Jian Zhang wrote:
> There is a discussion about improving the usability of kselftest by
> creating test-specific kconfig in recent kernel Summit. Furthormore,
> there are different approaches to do it:
>
> 1) keep test-specific kconfig fragments inside each selftest so that
> merge_configs.sh could build up a kernel that can test the specific
> or all feature(s).
>
> 2) In the main menu, have an additional option/flag for each feature
> that should be enabled when ksefltests are wanted. Similar to the
> CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST flag.
>
> Patch 1/2: do option 1. Hope it is a good start for discussion.
>
> Patch 2/2: add config option(kselftest-mergeconfig) in make file as a
> helper to merge all the test config dependecies to .config.
>
> Changes since v1[1]:
> 1. Add kselftest-mergeconfig in scripts/kconfig/Makefile according
> to the suggestion from Michael.
>
> [1] http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-api/msg15533.html
>
> Bamvor Jian Zhang (2):
> selftests: create test-specific kconfig fragments
> scripts/kconfig/Makefile: add kselftest-mergeconfig
>
Both patches applied to linux-kseltftest next for 4.5-rc1
thanks,
-- Shuah
Shuah Khan
Sr. Linux Kernel Developer
Open Source Innovation Group
Samsung Research America (Silicon Valley)
shuahkh@osg.samsung.com | (970) 217-8978
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-11-17 14:34 [PATCH V2 0/2] Create specific kconfig for kselftest Bamvor Jian Zhang
2015-11-17 14:34 ` [PATCH V2 1/2] selftests: create test-specific kconfig fragments Bamvor Jian Zhang
2015-11-17 14:34 ` [PATCH V2 2/2] scripts/kconfig/Makefile: add kselftest-mergeconfig Bamvor Jian Zhang
2015-11-23 20:35 ` Shuah Khan [this message]
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