Re: [RFC v1 0/6] kunit: create a centralized executor to dispatch all KUnit tests

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On 1/28/20 1:53 PM, Brendan Higgins wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 11:35 AM <Tim.Bird@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From:  Frank Rowand on January 28, 2020 11:37 AM
>>>
>>> On 1/28/20 1:19 AM, Brendan Higgins wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 9:40 AM Frank Rowand <frowand.list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> ...
>>>> we could add Kconfigs to control this, but the compiler nevertheless
>>>> complains because it doesn't know what phase KUnit runs in.
>>>>
>>>> Is there any way to tell the compiler that it is okay for non __init
>>>> code to call __init code? I would prefer not to have a duplicate
>>>> version of all the KUnit libraries with all the symbols marked __init.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure.  The build messages have always been useful and valid in
>>> my context, so I never thought to consider that possibility.
>>>
>>>> Thoughts?
>>
>> I'm not sure there's a restriction on non __init code calling __init
>> code.  In init/main.c arch_call_reset_init() is in __init, and it calls
>> rest_init which is non __init, without any special handling.
>>
>> Is the compiler complaint mentioned above related to  calling
>> into __init code, or with some other issue?
> 
> I distinctly remember having the compiler complain at me when I was
> messing around with the device tree unit tests because of KUnit
> calling code marked as __init. Maybe it's time to start converting
> those to KUnit to force the issue? Frank, does that work for you?

I have agreed to try converting the devicetree unittest to KUnit.

Now that KUnit is in 5.5, I think there is a solid foundation for
me to proceed.

-Frank



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