On 9/23/19 12:43 PM, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > * Shuah Khan <skhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I am exploring the possibility to move selftests to a better location >> or add a git alias so it can be found easily. With the addition of >> KUnit and future work that is planned to connect kselftest and KUnit, >> it would make sense have selftests to be in a location that is better >> suited than where it currently resides. >> >> I have been getting feedback from some developers that they would like >> to see selftests more visible and easier to find. >> >> There are some dependencies (unintended, shouldn't exist) between some >> tests and content under tools that might pose some logistical problems, >> in addition to the churn of backporting. >> >> I haven't explored "git alias" yet though. Since this topic of moving >> came up, I would liek to get feedback on selftests location in general >> and where would be a good place for it. > > I'm not sure about the Git alias thing - but I do agree that > tools/testing/selftests is a pretty obscure location given the importance > of kernel unit tests - and I think it could be moved one level higher, to > tools/selftests? The "selftest" name already implies the "test" aspect > after all. Without trying to use too much paint, I would move testing/ to a top-level dir, outside of tools/, and leave selftest/ under testing/. -- ~Randy
