Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 05/10] selftests: Introduce Makefile variable to list shared bash scripts

[Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>]

On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 08:58:31AM -0500, Benjamin Poirier wrote:
> diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
> index ab376b316c36..8b79843ca514 100644
> --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
> @@ -255,9 +255,15 @@ Contributing new tests (details)
>  
>     TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED, TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED mean it is the
>     executable which is not tested by default.
> +
>     TEST_FILES, TEST_GEN_FILES mean it is the file which is used by
>     test.
>  
> +   TEST_INCLUDES lists files which are not in the current directory or one of
> +   its descendants but which should be included when exporting or installing
> +   the tests. The files are listed with a path relative to
> +   tools/testing/selftests/.
> +
>   * First use the headers inside the kernel source and/or git repo, and then the
>     system headers.  Headers for the kernel release as opposed to headers
>     installed by the distro on the system should be the primary focus to be able

I've never had to touch this infrastructure, but the fact that TEST_INCLUDES
is relative to tools/testing/selftests/ when all other TEST_* variables
are relative to $PWD seems ... inconsistent?