Re: [PATCH] selftests: breakpoints: convert breakpoint_test_arm64 test to TAP13

From: Paul Elder
Date: Tue Jun 27 2017 - 12:50:40 EST


On 06/28/2017 01:36 AM, Shuah Khan wrote:
> On 06/27/2017 10:11 AM, Greg KH wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 10:04:47AM -0600, Shuah Khan wrote:
>>> Convert breakpoint_test_arm64 output to TAP13 format.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuahkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> .../selftests/breakpoints/breakpoint_test_arm64.c | 114 ++++++++++++++-------
>>> 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/breakpoints/breakpoint_test_arm64.c b/tools/testing/selftests/breakpoints/breakpoint_test_arm64.c
>>> index fa6d57af5217..d13bd0dea13e 100644
>>> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/breakpoints/breakpoint_test_arm64.c
>>> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/breakpoints/breakpoint_test_arm64.c
>>> @@ -41,20 +41,27 @@ static volatile uint8_t var[96] __attribute__((__aligned__(32)));
>>> static void child(int size, int wr)
>>> {
>>> volatile uint8_t *addr = &var[32 + wr];
>>> + char msg_buf[512];
>>>
>>> if (ptrace(PTRACE_TRACEME, 0, NULL, NULL) != 0) {
>>> - perror("ptrace(PTRACE_TRACEME) failed");
>>> - _exit(1);
>>> + snprintf(msg_buf, sizeof(msg_buf),
>>> + "ptrace(PTRACE_TRACEME) failed: %s\n",
>>> + strerror(errno));
>>> + ksft_exit_fail_msg(msg_buf);
>>
>> No objection to this patch, but perhaps the "msg" functions could either
>> be variable arg macros, or just a printk() like function that can take
>> the string and anything you want to send to it.
>
> Right. Changing "msg" functions to take var args will make things easier.
> I will take care of that and use this test for a use-case.
I was going to work on this...
Do you want to take care of it or can I do it?

Thank you,

Paul

>>
>> So this could be:
>> ksft_exit_fail_msg("ptrace(PTRACE_TRACEME) failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
>
> Right.
>
>>
>> Anyway, just a thought, might make conversions a lot easier, no need for
>> intermediate buffers>
>> thanks,
>>
>> greg k-h
>>
>
> thanks,
> -- Shuah
>