To build the tests::
- make -C tools/testing/selftests
+ $ make -C tools/testing/selftests
To run the tests::
- make -C tools/testing/selftests run_tests
+ $ make -C tools/testing/selftests run_tests
To build and run the tests with a single command, use::
- make kselftest
+ $ make kselftest
Note that some tests will require root privileges.
To run only tests targeted for a single subsystem::
- make -C tools/testing/selftests TARGETS=ptrace run_tests
+ $ make -C tools/testing/selftests TARGETS=ptrace run_tests
You can specify multiple tests to build and run::
- make TARGETS="size timers" kselftest
+ $ make TARGETS="size timers" kselftest
See the top-level tools/testing/selftests/Makefile for the list of all
possible targets.
To build the hotplug tests::
- make -C tools/testing/selftests hotplug
+ $ make -C tools/testing/selftests hotplug
To run the hotplug tests::
- make -C tools/testing/selftests run_hotplug
+ $ make -C tools/testing/selftests run_hotplug
Note that some tests will require root privileges.
To install selftests in default location::
- cd tools/testing/selftests
- ./kselftest_install.sh
+ $ cd tools/testing/selftests
+ $ ./kselftest_install.sh
To install selftests in a user specified location::
- cd tools/testing/selftests
- ./kselftest_install.sh install_dir
+ $ cd tools/testing/selftests
+ $ ./kselftest_install.sh install_dir
Running installed selftests
===========================
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.
+note some tests will require root privileges::
-::
-
- cd kselftest
- ./run_kselftest.sh
+ $ cd kselftest
+ $ ./run_kselftest.sh
Contributing new tests
======================
* 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