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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..50d46394e97e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +================= +kunit_tool How-To +================= + +What is kunit_tool? +=================== + +kunit_tool is a script (``tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py``) that aids in building +the Linux kernel as UML (`User Mode Linux +<http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/>`_), running KUnit tests, parsing +the test results and displaying them in a user friendly manner. + +What is a kunitconfig? +====================== + +It's just a defconfig that kunit_tool looks for in the base directory. +kunit_tool uses it to generate a .config as you might expect. In addition, it +verifies that the generated .config contains the CONFIG options in the +kunitconfig; the reason it does this is so that it is easy to be sure that a +CONFIG that enables a test actually ends up in the .config. + +How do I use kunit_tool? +======================== + +If a kunitconfig is present at the root directory, all you have to do is: + +.. code-block:: bash + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run + +However, you most likely want to use it with the following options: + +.. code-block:: bash + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --timeout=30 --jobs=`nproc --all` + +- ``--timeout`` sets a maximum amount of time to allow tests to run. +- ``--jobs`` sets the number of threads to use to build the kernel. + +If you just want to use the defconfig that ships with the kernel, you can +append the ``--defconfig`` flag as well: + +.. code-block:: bash + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --timeout=30 --jobs=`nproc --all` --defconfig + +.. note:: + This command is particularly helpful for getting started because it + just works. No kunitconfig needs to be present. + +For a list of all the flags supported by kunit_tool, you can run: + +.. code-block:: bash + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --help |