Re: [PATCH v8 0/3] mm/hmm/test: add self tests for HMM

[Ralph Campbell]

On 3/21/20 2:00 AM, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 05:31:05PM -0700, Ralph Campbell wrote:
> > This series adds basic self tests for HMM and are intended for Jason
> > Gunthorpe's rdma tree which has a number of HMM patches applied.
> >
> > Changes v7 -> v8:
> > Rebased to Jason's rdma/hmm tree, plus Jason's 6 patch series
> >    "Small hmm_range_fault() cleanups".
> > Applied a number of changes from Jason's comments.
> >
> > Changes v6 -> v7:
> > Rebased to linux-5.6.0-rc6
> > Reverted back to just using mmu_interval_notifier_insert() and making
> >    this series only introduce HMM self tests.
> >
> > Changes v5 -> v6:
> > Rebased to linux-5.5.0-rc6
> > Refactored mmu interval notifier patches
> > Converted nouveau to use the new mmu interval notifier API
> >
> > Changes v4 -> v5:
> > Added mmu interval notifier insert/remove/update callable from the
> >    invalidate() callback
> > Updated HMM tests to use the new core interval notifier API
> >
> > Changes v1 -> v4:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20191104222141.5173-1-rcampbell@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Ralph Campbell (3):
> >    mm/hmm/test: add selftest driver for HMM
> >    mm/hmm/test: add selftests for HMM
> >    MAINTAINERS: add HMM selftests
> >
> >   MAINTAINERS                            |    3 +
> >   include/uapi/linux/test_hmm.h          |   59 ++
>
> Isn't UAPI folder supposed to be for user-visible interfaces that follow
> the rule of non-breaking user space and not for selftests?
>
> Thanks

Most of the other kernel module tests seem to invoke the test as part of the
module load/init. I'm open to moving it if there is a more appropriate location.