On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 4:30 AM Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello kbuild, kselftest, > > I've been working on a patchset which adds an additional build script to > the toolchain when compiling livepatches. There are a few kernel > section features in which this script does not yet support, but can > detect and abort when it encounters. To test this detection, I've > written a small set of kernel modules that require such sections. > > A few questions: > > Is build-testing out of scope for kernel selftests? For expediency, > it was really easy to spin out new lib/livepatch kernel modules. > > Does kbuild support the notion of expected failure? In this case, the > build script returns a non-zero error and the build stops. If I understood correctly, your are asking about kselftest, maintained by Shuah Khan. (Unfortunately), makefiles under tools/ adopted completely different build system, and it is out of scope of kbuild. > Am I trying to fit a square peg in a round hole? I could easily keep > these build tests in a private branch, but could they exist in a > different format somewhere else in the tree? > > Suggestions welcome, > > -- Joe -- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada
