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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2019-10-08 10:49:05 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2019-10-08 10:49:05 -0700
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Merge tag 'linux-kselftest-5.4-rc3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux-kselftest
Pull Kselftest fixes from Shuah Khan: "Fixes for existing tests and the framework. Cristian Marussi's patches add the ability to skip targets (tests) and exclude tests that didn't build from run-list. These patches improve the Kselftest results. Ability to skip targets helps avoid running tests that aren't supported in certain environments. As an example, bpf tests from mainline aren't supported on stable kernels and have dependency on bleeding edge llvm. Being able to skip bpf on systems that can't meet this llvm dependency will be helpful. Kselftest can be built and installed from the main Makefile. This change help simplify Kselftest use-cases which addresses request from users. Kees Cook added per test timeout support to limit individual test run-time" * tag 'linux-kselftest-5.4-rc3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux-kselftest: selftests: watchdog: Add command line option to show watchdog_info selftests: watchdog: Validate optional file argument selftests/kselftest/runner.sh: Add 45 second timeout per test kselftest: exclude failed TARGETS from runlist kselftest: add capability to skip chosen TARGETS selftests: Add kselftest-all and kselftest-install targets
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@@ -89,6 +89,22 @@ To build, save output files in a separate directory with KBUILD_OUTPUT ::
$ export KBUILD_OUTPUT=/tmp/kselftest; make TARGETS="size timers" kselftest
+Additionally you can use the "SKIP_TARGETS" variable on the make command
+line to specify one or more targets to exclude from the TARGETS list.
+
+To run all tests but a single subsystem::
+
+ $ make -C tools/testing/selftests SKIP_TARGETS=ptrace run_tests
+
+You can specify multiple tests to skip::
+
+ $ make SKIP_TARGETS="size timers" kselftest
+
+You can also specify a restricted list of tests to run together with a
+dedicated skiplist::
+
+ $ make TARGETS="bpf breakpoints size timers" SKIP_TARGETS=bpf kselftest
+
See the top-level tools/testing/selftests/Makefile for the list of all
possible targets.