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diff --git a/Documentation/kselftest.txt b/Documentation/kselftest.txt index 54bee77fa728..5bd590335839 100644 --- a/Documentation/kselftest.txt +++ b/Documentation/kselftest.txt @@ -59,17 +59,28 @@ Install selftests ================= You can use kselftest_install.sh tool installs selftests in default -location which is tools/testing/selftests/kselftest or an user specified +location which is tools/testing/selftests/kselftest or a user specified location. To install selftests in default location: $ cd tools/testing/selftests $ ./kselftest_install.sh -To install selftests in an user specified location: +To install selftests in a user specified location: $ cd tools/testing/selftests $ ./kselftest_install.sh install_dir +Running installed selftests +=========================== + +Kselftest install as well as the Kselftest tarball provide a script +named "run_kselftest.sh" to run the tests. + +You can simply do the following to run the installed Kselftests. Please +note some tests will require root privileges. + +cd kselftest +./run_kselftest.sh Contributing new tests ====================== @@ -84,3 +95,15 @@ In general, the rules for selftests are * Don't cause the top-level "make run_tests" to fail if your feature is unconfigured. + +Contributing new tests(details) +=============================== + + * Use TEST_GEN_XXX if such binaries or files are generated during + compiling. + TEST_PROGS, TEST_GEN_PROGS mean it is the excutable tested by + default. + TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED, TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED mean it is the + executable which is not tested by default. + TEST_FILES, TEST_GEN_FILES mean it is the file which is used by + test. |