linux/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf, branch v3.1

ktest: Add prompt to use OUTPUT_MIN_CONFIG

2011-07-16T01:57:25Z

If the defined OUTPUT_MIN_CONFIG in the make_min_config test exists, then give a prompt to ask the user if they want to use that config instead, as it is very often the case, especially when the test has been interrupted. The OUTPUT_MIN_CONFIG is usually the config that one wants to use to continue the test where they left off. But if START_MIN_CONFIG is defined (thus the MIN_CONFIG is not the default), then do not prompt, as it will be annoying if the user has this as one of many tests, and the test pauses waiting for input, while the user is sleeping. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

ktest: Use Kconfig dependencies to shorten time to make min_config

2011-07-16T01:29:09Z

To save time, the test does not just grab any option and test it. The Kconfig files are examined to determine the dependencies of the configs. If a config is chosen that depends on another config, that config will be checked first. By checking the parents first, we can eliminate whole groups of configs that may have been enabled. For example, if a USB device config is chosen and depends on CONFIG_USB, the CONFIG_USB will be tested before the device. If CONFIG_USB is found not to be needed, it, as well as all configs that depend on it, will be disabled and removed from the current min_config. Note, the code from streamline_config (make localmodconfig) was copied and used to find the dependencies in the Kconfig file. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

ktest: Add test type make_min_config

2011-07-16T01:19:44Z

After doing a make localyesconfig, your kernel configuration may not be the most useful minimum configuration. Having a true minimum config that you can use against other configs is very useful if someone else has a config that breaks on your code. By only forcing those configurations that are truly required to boot your machine will give you less of a chance that one of your set configurations will make the bug go away. This will give you a better chance to be able to reproduce the reported bug matching the broken config. Note, this does take some time, and may require you to run the test over night, or perhaps over the weekend. But it also allows you to interrupt it, and gives you the current minimum config that was found till that time. Note, this test automatically assumes a BUILD_TYPE of oldconfig and its test type acts like boot. TODO: add a test version that makes the config do more than just boot, like having network access. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

ktest: Add IGNORE_WARNINGS to ignore warnings in some patches

2011-06-15T00:46:25Z

Doing a patchcheck test, there may be warnings that gcc produces which may be OK, and the test should not fail on that commit. By adding a IGNORE_WARNINGS option to list a space delimited SHA1s that are ignored lets the user avoid having the test fail on certain commits. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

ktest: Have the testing tmp dir include machine name

2011-06-15T00:43:59Z

As multiple tests may be executed by the same server, have the test machine name add uniqueness to the value of the temp directory. Otherwise the temp directories may overwrite each other's tests. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

ktest: Add POST/PRE_BUILD options

2011-06-15T00:39:31Z

There are some cases that a patch may be needed to apply to the kernel in patchcheck or bisect tests. Adding a PRE_BUILD option to apply the patch and POST_BUILD to remove it, allows for this to be done easily. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

ktest: Add TEST_NAME option

2011-06-13T14:38:48Z

Searching through several tests, it gets confusing which test result is for which test. By adding the TEST_NAME option, the user can tell which test result belongs to which test. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

ktest: Add CONFIG_BISECT_GOOD option

2011-06-13T14:35:35Z

Currently the config_bisect compares the min config with the CONFIG_BISECT config. There may be another config that we know is good that we want to ignore configs on. By passing in this config it will ignore the options that are set in the good config. Note: This only ignores the config, it does not (yet) handle options that are different between the two configs. If the good config has "SLAB" set and the bad config has "SLUB" it will not find the bug if the bug had to do with changing these two options. This is something that I intend to implement in the future. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

ktest: Add detection of triple faults

2011-06-13T14:30:00Z

When a triple fault happens in a test, no call trace nor panic is displayed. Instead, the system reboots to the good kernel. Since the good kernel may display a boot prompt that matches the success string, ktest may think that the test succeeded, when it did not. Detecting triple faults is tricky because it is hard to generalize what a reboot looks like. The best that we can come up with for now is to examine the Linux banner. If we detect that the Linux banner matches the test we want to test, then look to see if we hit another Linux banner with a different kernel is booted. This can be assumed to be a triple fault. We can't just check for two Linux banners because things like early printk may cause the Linux banner to be displayed twice. Checking for different kernel versions should be the safe bet. If this for some reason detects a false triple boot. A new ktest config option is also created: DETECT_TRIPLE_FAULT This can be set to 0 to disable this checking. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

ktest: Allow options to be used by other options

2011-05-20T19:48:59Z

There are cases where one ktest option may be used within another ktest option. Allow them to be reused just like config variables but there are evaluated at time of test not config processing time. Thus having something like: MAKE_CMD = make ARCH=${ARCH} TEST_START ARCH = powerpc TEST_START ARCH = arm Will have the arch defined for each test iteration. Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt