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| author | Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com> | 2011-03-08 09:38:12 -0500 |
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| committer | Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> | 2011-03-08 09:52:58 -0500 |
| commit | 3410f6fd5e3e96de4b557a62b7a2fbf19d74b1cd (patch) | |
| tree | f7f08bd88be72787b704d3d39d949e145e2097b9 /tools | |
| parent | c23dca7cd28eb1bf90053ce4ba30d65d22d2a81e (diff) | |
| download | linux-3410f6fd5e3e96de4b557a62b7a2fbf19d74b1cd.tar.bz2 | |
ktest: Add BISECT_FILES to run git bisect on paths
Add the config option BISECT_FILES that allows the user to
specify what path in the kernel to run the git bisect on.
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'tools')
| -rwxr-xr-x | tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf | 9 |
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl index 0f62916a43f7..65c5c5515b47 100755 --- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl +++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl @@ -1280,6 +1280,13 @@ sub bisect { my $type = $opt{"BISECT_TYPE[$i]"}; my $start = $opt{"BISECT_START[$i]"}; my $replay = $opt{"BISECT_REPLAY[$i]"}; + my $start_files = $opt{"BISECT_FILES[$i]"}; + + if (defined($start_files)) { + $start_files = " -- " . $start_files; + } else { + $start_files = ""; + } # convert to true sha1's $good = get_sha1($good); @@ -1333,7 +1340,7 @@ sub bisect { die "Failed to checkout $head"; } - run_command "git bisect start" or + run_command "git bisect start$start_files" or dodie "could not start bisect"; run_command "git bisect good $good" or diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf index 4c46b7ef8e46..4c83ae77926c 100644 --- a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf +++ b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf @@ -528,6 +528,15 @@ # when something other than the BISECT_TYPE fails, ktest.pl will # run "git bisect skip" and try again. # +# BISECT_FILES = <path> (optional, default undefined) +# +# To just run the git bisect on a specific path, set BISECT_FILES. +# For example: +# +# BISECT_FILES = arch/x86 kernel/time +# +# Will run the bisect with "git bisect start -- arch/x86 kernel/time" +# # BISECT_REVERSE = 1 (optional, default 0) # # In those strange instances where it was broken forever |