Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:53:59 +0100 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v6 5/5] selftests/mm: add UFFDIO_MOVE ioctl test | From | David Hildenbrand <> |
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>> Further, the tests are closely related to the given kernel version, they are >> not some completely separate tests. > > Note that there's a general desire for the tests to *run* with older > kernels and use whatever feature test mechanisms exist to skip tests > that won't run. That's often needed anyway for configurable things.
Agreed.
> >> (3) avoids dirtying the tree as a "make headers_install" would, but it also >> means that each test that makes use of new uapi has to update the relevant >> headers (what people working on QEMU are used to). > > Note that you can do an out of tree build to avoid dirtying things.
Yes, but apparently the simple "make headers_install" will dirty the kernel.
See (and ideally comment on)
https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20231209020144.244759-1-jhubbard@nvidia.com
-- Cheers,
David / dhildenb
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