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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-02-25 15:32:53 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-02-25 15:32:53 -0800
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Merge tag 'linux-kselftest-4.11-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux-kselftest
Pull Kselftest update from Shuah Khan: "This update consists of: - fixes to several existing tests from Stafford Horne - cpufreq tests from Viresh Kumar - Selftest build and install fixes from Bamvor Jian Zhang and Michael Ellerman - Fixes to protection-keys tests from Dave Hansen - Warning fixes from Shuah Khan" * tag 'linux-kselftest-4.11-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux-kselftest: (28 commits) selftests/powerpc: Fix remaining fallout from recent changes selftests/powerpc: Fix the clean rule since recent changes selftests: Fix the .S and .S -> .o rules selftests: Fix the .c linking rule selftests: Fix selftests build to just build, not run tests selftests, x86, protection_keys: fix wrong offset in siginfo selftests, x86, protection_keys: fix uninitialized variable warning selftest: cpufreq: Update MAINTAINERS file selftest: cpufreq: Add special tests selftest: cpufreq: Add support to test cpufreq modules selftest: cpufreq: Add suspend/resume/hibernate support selftest: cpufreq: Add support for cpufreq tests selftests: Add intel_pstate to TARGETS selftests/intel_pstate: Update makefile to match new style selftests/intel_pstate: Fix warning on loop index overflow cpupower: Restore format of frequency-info limit selftests/futex: Add headers to makefile dependencies selftests/futex: Add stdio used for logging selftests: x86 protection_keys remove dead code selftests: x86 protection_keys fix unused variable compile warnings ...
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diff --git a/Documentation/kselftest.txt b/Documentation/kselftest.txt
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--- a/Documentation/kselftest.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kselftest.txt
@@ -95,3 +95,15 @@ In general, the rules for selftests are
* Don't cause the top-level "make run_tests" to fail if your feature is
unconfigured.
+
+Contributing new tests(details)
+===============================
+
+ * Use TEST_GEN_XXX if such binaries or files are generated during
+ compiling.
+ TEST_PROGS, TEST_GEN_PROGS mean it is the excutable tested by
+ default.
+ TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED, TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED mean it is the
+ executable which is not tested by default.
+ TEST_FILES, TEST_GEN_FILES mean it is the file which is used by
+ test.