Re: [PATCH] selftests/filesystems: Don't run dnotify_test by default

[Michael Ellerman]

Shuah Khan <shuahkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On 04/10/2018 03:45 AM, Christian Brauner wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 04:20:53PM +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>>> In commit ce290a19609d ("selftests: add devpts selftests"), the
>>> filesystems directory was added to the top-level selftests Makefile.
>>>
>>> That had the effect of causing the existing dnotify_test in the
>>> filesystems directory to now be run as part of the default selftests
>>> test-run. Unfortunately dnotify_test is actually an infinite loop.
>>>
>>> Fix it by moving dnotify_test to TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED, which says
>>> that it's a generated file (ie. built) but should not be run as part
>>> of the default test suite run (it's an "extendend" test).
>
> Typo - I can fix it when I apply it.

Oops, thanks.

>>> While we're here cleanup a few other things, devpts_pts should be in
>>> TEST_GEN_PROGS to indicate that it's built, and with the above two
>>> changes we no longer need a custom all or clean rule.
>>>
>>> Fixes: ce290a19609d ("selftests: add devpts selftests")
>>> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> I'm not sure if I should've made it to be built given that it wasn't
>> before but it probably doesn't hurt. It's either that or remove it I
>> guess.
>
> This way the test gets built and gets included in the installed tests.
> This way somebody can run it by itself.
>> 
>> Acked-by: Christian brauner <christian.brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks Michael. I will get this into 4.17-rc2 or rc3.

Thanks.

cheers