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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst index 26ffb46bdf99..c60d760a0eed 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ KUnit - Unit Testing for the Linux Kernel start usage + kunit-tool api/index faq diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..50d46394e97e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +================= +kunit_tool How-To +================= + +What is kunit_tool? +=================== + +kunit_tool is a script (``tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py``) that aids in building +the Linux kernel as UML (`User Mode Linux +<http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/>`_), running KUnit tests, parsing +the test results and displaying them in a user friendly manner. + +What is a kunitconfig? +====================== + +It's just a defconfig that kunit_tool looks for in the base directory. +kunit_tool uses it to generate a .config as you might expect. In addition, it +verifies that the generated .config contains the CONFIG options in the +kunitconfig; the reason it does this is so that it is easy to be sure that a +CONFIG that enables a test actually ends up in the .config. + +How do I use kunit_tool? +======================== + +If a kunitconfig is present at the root directory, all you have to do is: + +.. code-block:: bash + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run + +However, you most likely want to use it with the following options: + +.. code-block:: bash + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --timeout=30 --jobs=`nproc --all` + +- ``--timeout`` sets a maximum amount of time to allow tests to run. +- ``--jobs`` sets the number of threads to use to build the kernel. + +If you just want to use the defconfig that ships with the kernel, you can +append the ``--defconfig`` flag as well: + +.. code-block:: bash + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --timeout=30 --jobs=`nproc --all` --defconfig + +.. note:: + This command is particularly helpful for getting started because it + just works. No kunitconfig needs to be present. + +For a list of all the flags supported by kunit_tool, you can run: + +.. code-block:: bash + + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --help diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst index aeeddfafeea2..4e1d24db6b13 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst @@ -19,21 +19,21 @@ The wrapper can be run with: .. code-block:: bash - ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --defconfig -Creating a kunitconfig -====================== -The Python script is a thin wrapper around Kbuild as such, it needs to be -configured with a ``kunitconfig`` file. This file essentially contains the +For more information on this wrapper (also called kunit_tool) checkout the +:doc:`kunit-tool` page. + +Creating a .kunitconfig +======================= +The Python script is a thin wrapper around Kbuild. As such, it needs to be +configured with a ``.kunitconfig`` file. This file essentially contains the regular Kernel config, with the specific test targets as well. .. code-block:: bash - git clone -b master https://kunit.googlesource.com/kunitconfig $PATH_TO_KUNITCONFIG_REPO cd $PATH_TO_LINUX_REPO - ln -s $PATH_TO_KUNIT_CONFIG_REPO/kunitconfig kunitconfig - -You may want to add kunitconfig to your local gitignore. + cp arch/um/configs/kunit_defconfig .kunitconfig Verifying KUnit Works --------------------- @@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ If everything worked correctly, you should see the following: followed by a list of tests that are run. All of them should be passing. .. note:: - Because it is building a lot of sources for the first time, the ``Building - kunit kernel`` step may take a while. + Because it is building a lot of sources for the first time, the + ``Building KUnit kernel`` step may take a while. Writing your first test ======================= @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ and the following to ``drivers/misc/Makefile``: obj-$(CONFIG_MISC_EXAMPLE_TEST) += example-test.o -Now add it to your ``kunitconfig``: +Now add it to your ``.kunitconfig``: .. code-block:: none @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Now you can run the test: .. code-block:: bash - ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py + ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run You should see the following failure: diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst index c6e69634e274..b9a065ab681e 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/usage.rst @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Organization of this document ============================= This document is organized into two main sections: Testing and Isolating -Behavior. The first covers what a unit test is and how to use KUnit to write +Behavior. The first covers what unit tests are and how to use KUnit to write them. The second covers how to use KUnit to isolate code and make it possible to unit test code that was otherwise un-unit-testable. @@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ Test Suites ~~~~~~~~~~~ Now obviously one unit test isn't very helpful; the power comes from having -many test cases covering all of your behaviors. Consequently it is common to -have many *similar* tests; in order to reduce duplication in these closely -related tests most unit testing frameworks provide the concept of a *test -suite*, in KUnit we call it a *test suite*; all it is is just a collection of -test cases for a unit of code with a set up function that gets invoked before -every test cases and then a tear down function that gets invoked after every -test case completes. +many test cases covering all of a unit's behaviors. Consequently it is common +to have many *similar* tests; in order to reduce duplication in these closely +related tests most unit testing frameworks - including KUnit - provide the +concept of a *test suite*. A *test suite* is just a collection of test cases +for a unit of code with a set up function that gets invoked before every test +case and then a tear down function that gets invoked after every test case +completes. Example: @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ KUnit test framework. .. note:: A test case will only be run if it is associated with a test suite. -For a more information on these types of things see the :doc:`api/test`. +For more information on these types of things see the :doc:`api/test`. Isolating Behavior ================== @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ We can easily test this code by *faking out* the underlying EEPROM: return count; } - ssize_t fake_eeprom_write(struct eeprom *this, size_t offset, const char *buffer, size_t count) + ssize_t fake_eeprom_write(struct eeprom *parent, size_t offset, const char *buffer, size_t count) { struct fake_eeprom *this = container_of(parent, struct fake_eeprom, parent); @@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ KUnit on non-UML architectures By default KUnit uses UML as a way to provide dependencies for code under test. Under most circumstances KUnit's usage of UML should be treated as an implementation detail of how KUnit works under the hood. Nevertheless, there -are instances where being able to run architecture specific code, or test +are instances where being able to run architecture specific code or test against real hardware is desirable. For these reasons KUnit supports running on other architectures. @@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ run your tests on your hardware setup just by compiling for your architecture. .. important:: Always prefer tests that run on UML to tests that only run under a particular architecture, and always prefer tests that run under QEMU or another easy - (and monitarily free) to obtain software environment to a specific piece of + (and monetarily free) to obtain software environment to a specific piece of hardware. Nevertheless, there are still valid reasons to write an architecture or hardware |