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SubjectRe: [PATCH] selftests/filesystems: Don't run dnotify_test by default
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On 04/10/2018 03:45 AM, Christian Brauner wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 04:20:53PM +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>> In commit ce290a19609d ("selftests: add devpts selftests"), the
>> filesystems directory was added to the top-level selftests Makefile.
>>
>> That had the effect of causing the existing dnotify_test in the
>> filesystems directory to now be run as part of the default selftests
>> test-run. Unfortunately dnotify_test is actually an infinite loop.
>>
>> Fix it by moving dnotify_test to TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED, which says
>> that it's a generated file (ie. built) but should not be run as part
>> of the default test suite run (it's an "extendend" test).

Typo - I can fix it when I apply it.

>>
>> While we're here cleanup a few other things, devpts_pts should be in
>> TEST_GEN_PROGS to indicate that it's built, and with the above two
>> changes we no longer need a custom all or clean rule.
>>
>> Fixes: ce290a19609d ("selftests: add devpts selftests")
>> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
>
> I'm not sure if I should've made it to be built given that it wasn't
> before but it probably doesn't hurt. It's either that or remove it I
> guess.

This way the test gets built and gets included in the installed tests.
This way somebody can run it by itself.
>
> Acked-by: Christian brauner <christian.brauner@ubuntu.com>

Thanks Michael. I will get this into 4.17-rc2 or rc3.

-- Shuah

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