Re: [RFC][PATCH 00/19] Add timekeeping tests to kernel selftest

From: Shuah Khan
Date: Mon Mar 02 2015 - 12:07:47 EST


On 02/25/2015 03:32 PM, John Stultz wrote:
> I've hosted my timekeeping tests on github for the last few years:
> https://github.com/johnstultz-work/timetests
>
> but I suspect not too many folks have actually used them.
>
> I've been meaning to get them reworked and submitted into the
> selftest infrastructure, but haven't had much time until
> recently. So I wanted to send this out and get any feedback
> to see if they might be able to get into shape for the 4.1
> merge window.
>
> I've added both the non-desctructive and destructive tests
> (which set the time, possibly to strange values, or tries
> to trigger historical issues that could crash the machine).
> The destructive tests are run (as root, or with proper
> privledge) via:
> # make run_destructive_tests
>

I quickly browsed through the tests. Looks good to me. One
comment on test run scope. Since timers now include destructive
tests, run_tests target should only run the non-destructive by
default and destructive tests.

I didn't see the run_destructive_tests in this set of changes
in the timers/Makefile.

Please see cpu-hotplug and memory-hotplug as examples that
support default and full range tests.

thanks,
-- Shuah


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Shuah Khan
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Open Source Innovation Group
Samsung Research America (Silicon Valley)
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