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SubjectRe: [PATCH] selftests: Fix loss of test output in run_kselftests.sh
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On 01/15/2018 11:10 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Commit fbcab13d2e25 ("selftests: silence test output by default")
> changed the run_tests logic as well as the logic to generate
> run_kselftests.sh to redirect test output away from the console.
>
> As discussed on the list and at kernel summit, this is not a desirable
> default as it means in order to debug a failure the console output is
> not sufficient, you also need access to the test machine to get the
> full test logs. Additionally it's impolite to write directly to
> /tmp/$TEST_NAME on shared systems.
>
> The change to the run_tests logic was reverted in commit
> a323335e62cc ("selftests: lib.mk: print individual test results to
> console by default"), and instead a summary option was added so that
> quiet output could be requested.
>
> However the change to run_kselftests.sh was left as-is.
>
> This commit applies the same logic to the run_kselftests.sh code, ie.
> the script now takes a "--summary" option which suppresses the output,
> but shows all output by default.
>
> Additionally instead of writing to /tmp/$TEST_NAME the output is
> redirected to the directory where the generated test script is
> located.
>
> Fixes: fbcab13d2e25 ("selftests: silence test output by default")
> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
> ---
> tools/testing/selftests/Makefile | 9 ++++++++-
> tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk | 2 +-
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Thanks for catching this. Applied to linux-kselftest next

thanks,
-- Shuah

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