[LTP] [PATCH 1/1] Remove README.kernel_config

[Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@suse.cz>]

Adding automated testing into CC, just to make sure nobody depends on
this file.

> It's not up-to-day nor important enough to maintain it.
> 
> Acked-by: Yang Xu <xuyang2018.jy@fujitsu.com>
> Acked-by: Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@suse.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
> ---
> Hi,
> 
> already asked before release
> https://lists.linux.it/pipermail/ltp/2021-May/022616.html
> 
> Kind regards,
> Petr
> 
>  README.kernel_config | 301 -------------------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 301 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 README.kernel_config
> 
> diff --git a/README.kernel_config b/README.kernel_config
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 547dd4f33..000000000
> --- a/README.kernel_config
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,301 +0,0 @@
> ----------------------------------
> -Enable CODE COVERAGE for your Kernel:
> ----------------------------------
> -1) Apply kernel-gcov patch(s) against the corresponding Kernel. They are available here:
> -http://ltp.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ltp/utils/analysis/gcov-kernel/linux-2.*.*-gcov.patch?view=log,
> -2) Also enable the following options in your .config file before building the kernel
> -CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE=y
> -CONFIG_GCOV_ALL=y
> -CONFIG_GCOV_PROC=m
> -CONFIG_GCOV_HAMMER=y
> -
> ----------------------------------
> -Enabling Kernel Configuration to test Containers/Namespaces
> ----------------------------------
> -CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y
> -CONFIG_UTS_NS=y
> -CONFIG_IPC_NS=y
> -CONFIG_USER_NS=y
> -CONFIG_PID_NS=y
> -CONFIG_NET_NS=y
> -CONFIG_VETH=y
> -CONFIG_MACVLAN=y
> -
> -The IPC namespaces do not automatically enable IPC, so you may
> -also want to have:
> -
> -CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
> -CONFIG_SYSVIPC_SYSCTL=y
> -CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
> -
> ----------------------------------
> -Enabling Kernel Configuration to test Controllers
> ----------------------------------
> -CONFIG_CGROUPS=y
> -CONFIG_CGROUP_DEBUG=y
> -CONFIG_CGROUP_NS=y
> -CONFIG_GROUP_SCHED=y
> -CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED=y
> -CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED=y
> -CONFIG_CGROUP_SCHED=y
> -CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR=y
> -CONFIG_LOCKDEP=y
> ----------------------------------
> -Enabling Kernel Configuration to test Power Management features
> ----------------------------------
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEBUG=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT_DETAILS=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_IDLE_GOV_LADDER=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_IDLE_GOV_MENU=y
> -CONFIG_SCHED_MC=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_POWERSAVE=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_CONSERVATIVE=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND=y
> -CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE=y
> ----------------------------------
> -Enabling Kernel Configuration to test filecaps security feature
> ----------------------------------
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_FILE_CAPABILITIES=y
> ----------------------------------
> -Enabling Kernel Configuration to test SELinux security feature
> ----------------------------------
> -Your Kernel should have been built with the following options to
> -test SELinux:
> -
> -CONFIG_SECURITY=y
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK_XFRM=y
> -
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_DEFAULT_MMAP_MIN_ADDR=0
> -This has to be set to a positive value if you want to test this check.
> -Fedora kernels set it to 65536.
> -
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX=y
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_BOOTPARAM=y
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_BOOTPARAM_VALUE=1
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_DEVELOP=y
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_AVC_STATS=y
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_CHECKREQPROT_VALUE=1
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_ENABLE_SECMARK_DEFAULT=y
> -
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_POLICYDB_VERSION_MAX=y
> -You don't want this one unless you are running Fedora 3 or 4.
> -On anything newer, it will cause unnecessary policy expansion.
> -
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_SMACK=y
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX=y
> -
> -By default, if you boot with multiple LSMs compiled into the kernel, the
> -kernel won't boot succesfully - there can be only one (aside from
> -explicit internal "stacking" e.g. as is done for combining SELinux or
> -Smack with capabilities).  Unless you use the security= option to select
> -one at boot.  SELinux and Smack will honor the security= option.
> ----------------------------------
> ----------------------------------
> -Enabling Kernel Configuration to test SMACK security feature
> ----------------------------------
> -CONFIG_NETLABEL=y
> -CONFIG_SECURITY=y
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_SMACK=y
> -CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX should not be set
> -
> -For more information to build/install/run these tests, look through:
> -ltp/testcases/kernel/security/smack/README
> ----------------------------------
> ----------------------------------
> -Enablement for Enhancement to kexec/kdump for implementing the following features:
> -- Backup/restore memory used by the original kernel before/after kexec.
> -- Save/restore CPU state before/after kexec.
> -Now, only the i386 architecture is supported. More from the following git logs:
> -http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=3ab83521378268044a448113c6aa9a9e245f4d2f,
> -http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=89081d17f7bb81d89fa1aa9b70f821c5cf4d39e9,
> ----------------------------------
> -CONFIG_X86_32=y
> -CONFIG_RELOCATABLE=y
> -CONFIG_KEXEC=y
> -CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y
> -CONFIG_PM=y
> -CONFIG_HIBERNATION=y
> -CONFIG_KEXEC_JUMP=y
> ----------------------------------
> -Enabling HOTPLUG for your Kernels
> ----------------------------------
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
> -CONFIG_ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG=y
> -CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_PCIE=y
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI=y
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_FAKE=y
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_COMPAQ=y
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_COMPAQ_NVRAM=y
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_IBM=y
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_ACPI=y
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_ACPI_IBM=y
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_CPCI=y
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_CPCI_ZT5550=y
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_CPCI_GENERIC=y
> -CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_SHPC=y
> ----------------------------------
> -Video For Linux Two API testing Requirements:
> -You need to have a video device (i.e. webcam, tuner card, etc.) connected to your system and available under /dev/video0. If you don't have any hardware device available, you can still test the "Virtual Video Driver". To compile this you need to compile your kernel with CONFIG_VIDEO_VIVI=m under:
> -  -> Device Drivers
> -    -> Multimedia devices
> -      -> Video For Linux
> -        -> Video capture adapters
> -         -> Virtual Video Driver
> -
> -The tests also require CUnit Framework to be installed before compiling the tests. Download & Install the same from:
> -http://sourceforge.net/projects/cunit/
> ----------------------------------
> ----------------------------------
> -Native language support (nls) testsuite requirements
> -----------------------------------------------------
> -CONFIG_NLS=m
> -CONFIG_BLOCK=y
> ----------------------------------
> -Enabling Controller area network (CAN) protocol support for your Kernels
> ----------------------------------
> -CONFIG_NET=y
> -CONFIG_CAN=m
> -CONFIG_CAN_RAW=m
> -CONFIG_CAN_BCM=m
> -# CAN Device Drivers
> -CONFIG_CAN_VCAN=m
> ----------------------------------
> -Enabling Fault Injection Support for your kernel (version 2.6.29).
> -Please check with the original kernel for the fault injection
> -types it supports. Following supports will be available:
> -
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/interval
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/probability
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/reject-end
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/reject-start
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/require-end
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/require-start
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/space
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/stacktrace-depth
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/task-filter
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/times
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_io_timeout/verbose
> -
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_make_request/interval
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_make_request/probability
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_make_request/reject-end
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_make_request/reject-start
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_make_request/require-end
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_make_request/require-start
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_make_request/space
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_make_request/stacktrace-depth
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_make_request/task-filter
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_make_request/times
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_make_request/verbose
> -
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/ignore-gfp-highmem
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/ignore-gfp-wait
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/interval
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/min-order
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/probability
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/reject-end
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/reject-start
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/require-end
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/require-start
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/space
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/stacktrace-depth
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/task-filter
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/times
> -/sys/kernel/debug/fail_page_alloc/verbose
> -
> -/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/ignore-gfp-wait
> -/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/interval
> -/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/probability
> -/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/reject-end
> -/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/reject-start
> -/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/require-end
> -/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/require-start
> -/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/space
> -/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/stacktrace-depth
> -/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/task-filter
> -/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/times
> -/sys/kernel/debug/failslab/verbose
> -
> -when the below kernel config options are set:
> -
> -CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION=y
> -CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y
> -CONFIG_FAILSLAB=y (Fault-injection capability for kmalloc)
> -(CONFIG_SLAB=y || CONFIG_SLUB=y) if CONFIG_FAILSLAB=y
> -CONFIG_FAIL_PAGE_ALLOC=y (Fault-injection capabilitiy for alloc_pages())
> -CONFIG_FAIL_MAKE_REQUEST=y (Fault-injection capability for disk IO)
> -CONFIG_BLOCK=y if CONFIG_FAIL_MAKE_REQUEST=y
> -CONFIG_FAIL_IO_TIMEOUT=y (Faul-injection capability for faking disk interrupts)
> -CONFIG_BLOCK=y if CONFIG_FAIL_IO_TIMEOUT=y
> -CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION_DEBUG_FS=y (Debugfs entries for fault-injection capabilities)
> -(CONFIG_SYSFS=y && CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y) if CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION_DEBUG_FS=y
> -CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION_STACKTRACE_FILTER=y (stacktrace filter for fault-injection capabilities)
> -(CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION_DEBUG_FS=y && CONFIG_STACKTRACE_SUPPORT=y && !CONFIG_X86_64) if
> -	CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION_STACKTRACE_FILTER=y
> -
> -For more information on Fault injection, please refer to:
> -linux-2.6/Documentation/fault-injection/fault-injection.txt,
> -
> -You should also have made the following entries in your /etc/fstab file
> -once the kernel is booted with the above CONFIG options set:
> -
> -debugfs		/sys/kernel/debug/		debugfs
> -
> -# How the Kernel Fault Injection works for LTP ?
> -
> -1) Build Kernel with all the above possible kernel CONFIG Options,
> -2) Create the above entry in /etc/fstab file,
> -3) Reboot in the new kernel,
> -4) Goto LTPROOT. Build and Install LTP as per ltp/INSTALL file,
> -5) Choose your own test(or default) to run with fault injection as follows:
> -	./runltp -f <command_file> -F <LOOPS>,<FAULT_PROBABILITY>
> -
> -The algorithm functions like:
> -loop (for each testcase)
> -begin
> -	execute_testcase(inside_stable_kernel)
> -	begin
> -		insert_fault_into_kernel()
> -		loop X Times
> -		begin
> -			execute_testcase(inside_fault_kernel)
> -		end
> -		restore_kernel_to_normal()
> -	end
> -end
> -
> -# External TODOs:
> -1) Add or modify testcases when relevant kernel functionality changes.
> ----------------------------------
> -
> ----------------------------------
> -Enabling Kernel Configuration to test ext4 new features
> ----------------------------------
> -CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
> -CONFIG_EXT4DEV_COMPAT=y
> -CONFIG_EXT4_FS_XATTR=y
> -CONFIG_EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
> -CONFIG_EXT4_FS_SECURITY=y
> -
> -Beside that, the following packages are necessary.
> -  e2fsprogs
> -  e2fsprogs-devel
> -  e2fsprogs-libs
> -And the version of packages must be 1.41.4 or above.
> -
> -For more information to build/install/run these tests, look through:
> -ltp/testcases/kernel/fs/ext4-new-features/README
> ----------------------------------
> -- 
> 2.31.1
> 

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Cyril Hrubis
chrubis@suse.cz