Merge tag 'ktest-v3.8' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-ktest

Pull ktest update from Steven Rostedt:
 "fixes and updated for new boot loaders"

* tag 'ktest-v3.8' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-ktest:
  ktest: Test if target machine is up before install
  ktest: Fix breakage from change of oldnoconfig to olddefconfig
  ktest: Add native support for syslinux boot loader
  ktest: Sync before reboot
  ktest: Add support for grub2

1 files changed, 44 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
index de28a0a3b8fc..4012e9330344 100644
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
@@ -332,8 +332,18 @@
 # from other linux builds on the system.
 #LOCALVERSION = -test
 
+# For REBOOT_TYPE = grub2, you must specify where the grub.cfg
+# file is. This is the file that is searched to find the menu
+# option to boot to with GRUB_REBOOT
+#GRUB_FILE = /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
+
+# The tool for REBOOT_TYPE = grub2 to set the next reboot kernel
+# to boot into (one shot mode).
+# (default grub2_reboot)
+#GRUB_REBOOT = grub2_reboot
+
 # The grub title name for the test kernel to boot
-# (Only mandatory if REBOOT_TYPE = grub)
+# (Only mandatory if REBOOT_TYPE = grub or grub2)
 #
 # Note, ktest.pl will not update the grub menu.lst, you need to
 # manually add an option for the test. ktest.pl will search
@@ -343,8 +353,33 @@
 # For example, if in the /boot/grub/menu.lst the test kernel title has:
 # title Test Kernel
 # kernel vmlinuz-test
+#
+# For grub2, a search of top level "menuentry"s are done. No
+# submenu is searched. The menu is found by searching for the
+# contents of GRUB_MENU in the line that starts with "menuentry".
+# You may want to include the quotes around the option. For example:
+# for: menuentry 'Test Kernel'
+# do a: GRUB_MENU = 'Test Kernel'
+# For customizing, add your entry in /etc/grub.d/40_custom.
+#
 #GRUB_MENU = Test Kernel
 
+# For REBOOT_TYPE = syslinux, the name of the syslinux executable
+# (on the target) to use to set up the next reboot to boot the
+# test kernel.
+# (default extlinux)
+#SYSLINUX = syslinux
+
+# For REBOOT_TYPE = syslinux, the path that is passed to to the
+# syslinux command where syslinux is installed.
+# (default /boot/extlinux)
+#SYSLINUX_PATH = /boot/syslinux
+
+# For REBOOT_TYPE = syslinux, the syslinux label that references the
+# test kernel in the syslinux config file.
+# (default undefined)
+#SYSLINUX_LABEL = "test-kernel"
+
 # A script to reboot the target into the test kernel
 # This and SWITCH_TO_TEST are about the same, except
 # SWITCH_TO_TEST is run even for REBOOT_TYPE = grub.
@@ -497,7 +532,7 @@
 #POST_BUILD_DIE = 1
 
 # Way to reboot the box to the test kernel.
-# Only valid options so far are "grub" and "script"
+# Only valid options so far are "grub", "grub2", "syslinux" and "script"
 # (default grub)
 # If you specify grub, it will assume grub version 1
 # and will search in /boot/grub/menu.lst for the title $GRUB_MENU
@@ -505,6 +540,13 @@
 # your setup, then specify "script" and have a command or script
 # specified in REBOOT_SCRIPT to boot to the target.
 #
+# For REBOOT_TYPE = grub2, you must define both GRUB_MENU and
+# GRUB_FILE.
+#
+# For REBOOT_TYPE = syslinux, you must define SYSLINUX_LABEL, and
+# perhaps modify SYSLINUX (default extlinux) and SYSLINUX_PATH
+# (default /boot/extlinux)
+#
 # The entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst must be entered in manually.
 # The test will not modify that file.
 #REBOOT_TYPE = grub