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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2016-10-14 18:17:12 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2016-10-14 18:17:12 -0400
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Merge tag 'linux-kselftest-4.9-rc1-update' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux-kselftest
Pull kselftest updates from Shuah Khan: "This update consists of: - Fixes and improvements to existing tests - Moving code from Documentation to selftests, samples, and tools: * Moves dnotify_test, prctl, ptp, vDSO, ia64, watchdog, and networking tests from Documentation to selftests. * Moves mic/mpssd, misc-devices/mei, timers, watchdog, auxdisplay, and blackfin examples from Documentation to samples. * Moves accounting, laptops/dslm, and pcmcia/crc32hash tools from Documentation to tools. * Deletes BUILD_DOCSRC and its dependencies" * tag 'linux-kselftest-4.9-rc1-update' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shuah/linux-kselftest: (21 commits) selftests/futex: Check ANSI terminal color support Doc: update 00-INDEX files to reflect the runnable code move samples: move blackfin gptimers-example from Documentation tools: move pcmcia crc32hash tool from Documentation tools: move laptops dslm tool from Documentation tools: move accounting tool from Documentation samples: move auxdisplay example code from Documentation samples: move watchdog example code from Documentation samples: move timers example code from Documentation samples: move misc-devices/mei example code from Documentation samples: move mic/mpssd example code from Documentation selftests: Move networking/timestamping from Documentation selftests: move watchdog tests from Documentation/watchdog selftests: move ia64 tests from Documentation/ia64 selftests: move vDSO tests from Documentation/vDSO selftests: move ptp tests from Documentation/ptp selftests: move prctl tests from Documentation/prctl selftests: move dnotify_test from Documentation/filesystems selftests/timers: Add missing error code assignment before test selftests/zram: replace ZRAM_LZ4_COMPRESS ...
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1Linux Kernel Selftests 1Linux Kernel Selftests
2 2
3The kernel contains a set of "self tests" under the tools/testing/selftests/ 3The kernel contains a set of "self tests" under the tools/testing/selftests/
4directory. These are intended to be small unit tests to exercise individual 4directory. These are intended to be small tests to exercise individual code
5code paths in the kernel. 5paths in the kernel. Tests are intended to be run after building, installing
6and booting a kernel.
6 7
7On some systems, hot-plug tests could hang forever waiting for cpu and 8On some systems, hot-plug tests could hang forever waiting for cpu and
8memory to be ready to be offlined. A special hot-plug target is created 9memory to be ready to be offlined. A special hot-plug target is created