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diff --git a/Documentation/kselftest.txt b/Documentation/kselftest.txt
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@@ -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.