Re: [PATCH 2/6] selftests: Add install target

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On 01/09/2015 02:06 AM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> This adds make install support to selftests. The basic usage is:
> 
> $ cd tools/testing/selftests
> $ make install
> 
> That installs into tools/testing/selftests/install, which can then be
> copied where ever necessary.
> 
> The install destination is also configurable using eg:
> 
> $ INSTALL_PATH=/mnt/selftests make install

Please see my response to [PATCH 4/6] kbuild: add a new
kselftest_install make target to install selftests

These are addressed by the current approach to use existing
INSTALL_MOD_PATH.

> 
> The implementation uses two targets in the child makefiles. The first
> "install" is expected to install all files into $(INSTALL_PATH).
> 
> The second, "emit_tests", is expected to emit the test instructions (ie.
> bash script) on stdout. Separating this from install means the child
> makefiles need no knowledge of the location of the test script.

Yes. Removing the need for individual makefiles to know the install
path details would be a good improvement to make on top of my patch v4
series.

thanks,
-- Shuah


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Shuah Khan
Sr. Linux Kernel Developer
Open Source Innovation Group
Samsung Research America (Silicon Valley)
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