Re: [PATCH RFD] selftests: create test-specific kconfig fragments

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On 11/17/2015 07:06 AM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> On Mon, 2015-11-16 at 14:32 -0800, Kevin Hilman wrote:
>> Hi Bamvor,
>>
>> Bamvor Jian Zhang <bamvor.zhangjian@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>
>>> There is a discussion about improving the usability of kselftest by
>>> creating test-specific kconfig in recent kernel Summit. Furthormore,
>>> there are different approaches to do it:
>>>
>>> 1) keep test-specific kconfig fragments inside each selftest so that
>>> merge_configs.sh could build up a kernel that can test the specific
>>> or all feature(s).
>>>
>>> 2) In the main menu, have an additional option/flag for each feature
>>> that should be enabled when ksefltests are wanted.  Similar to the
>>> CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST flag.
>>>
>>> This patch try to do option 1. Hope it is a good start for
>>> discussion. User could use these configs with merge_config.sh script:
>>
>> For broader discussion, could you please resend and include LKML?
>
> Yeah good idea.
>
> Before you do, do you want to try adding a top-level target that does the
> merge, something like:
>
>  $ make kselftest-mergeconfig
>
>
> Or some other better name.
Ok, Do you mean merge all the test config?

Regards

Bamvor
>
> cheers
>
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