Re: [PATCH v2 03/32] selftests/ftrace: Add --console hidden option

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Fri Aug 24 2018 - 21:51:37 EST


On Sat, 25 Aug 2018 10:35:13 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:37:37 -0400
> Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 17 Aug 2018 01:30:36 +0900
> > Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Add --console hidden option for debug test cases.
> > > This option allows to put "sh" or something else
> > > when the test case hits a bug.
> >
> > Can you add more information to why and how this would be used.
>
> For example, if you find a testcase which doesn't
> pass, you can insert sh for interactive debug as below
>
> #!/bin/sh
> # description: sample test case
>
> good-command
> suspicious-wrong-command
> sh # <- add this for interactive debug
>

Ah! OK. But this needs to be explained a little better in the change
log as well as in the comments for it.

Thanks!

-- Steve