1 files changed, 89 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
index 03d6e91245fe..e1272746ce8c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
@@ -390,6 +390,21 @@
 # Example for a virtual guest call "Guest".
 #POWER_OFF = virsh destroy Guest
 
+# The way to execute a command on the target
+# (default ssh $SSH_USER@$MACHINE $SSH_COMMAND";)
+# The variables SSH_USER, MACHINE and SSH_COMMAND are defined
+#SSH_EXEC = ssh $SSH_USER@$MACHINE $SSH_COMMAND";
+
+# The way to copy a file to the target
+# (default scp $SRC_FILE $SSH_USER@$MACHINE:$DST_FILE)
+# The variables SSH_USER, MACHINE, SRC_FILE and DST_FILE are defined.
+#SCP_TO_TARGET = scp $SRC_FILE $SSH_USER@$MACHINE:$DST_FILE
+
+# The nice way to reboot the target
+# (default ssh $SSH_USER@$MACHINE reboot)
+# The variables SSH_USER and MACHINE are defined.
+#REBOOT = ssh $SSH_USER@$MACHINE reboot
+
 #### Per test run options ####
 # The following options are only allowed in TEST_START sections.
 # They are ignored in the DEFAULTS sections.
@@ -442,7 +457,7 @@
 #   CHECKOUT = mybranch
 #   PATCHCHECK_TYPE = boot
 #   PATCHCHECK_START = 747e94ae3d1b4c9bf5380e569f614eb9040b79e7
-#   PATCHCHEKC_END = HEAD~2
+#   PATCHCHECK_END = HEAD~2
 #
 #
 #
@@ -520,3 +535,76 @@
 #   BISECT_BAD = b5153163ed580e00c67bdfecb02b2e3843817b3e
 #   BISECT_TYPE = build
 #   MIN_CONFIG = /home/test/config-bisect
+#
+#
+#
+# For TEST_TYPE = config_bisect
+#
+#  In those cases that you have two different configs. One of them
+#  work, the other does not, and you do not know what config causes
+#  the problem.
+#  The TEST_TYPE config_bisect will bisect the bad config looking for
+#  what config causes the failure.
+#
+#  The way it works is this:
+#
+#   First it finds a config to work with. Since a different version, or
+#   MIN_CONFIG may cause different dependecies, it must run through this
+#   preparation.
+#
+#   Overwrites any config set in the bad config with a config set in
+#   either the MIN_CONFIG or ADD_CONFIG. Thus, make sure these configs
+#   are minimal and do not disable configs you want to test:
+#   (ie.  # CONFIG_FOO is not set).
+#
+#   An oldconfig is run on the bad config and any new config that
+#   appears will be added to the configs to test.
+#
+#   Finally, it generates a config with the above result and runs it
+#   again through make oldconfig to produce a config that should be
+#   satisfied by kconfig.
+#
+#   Then it starts the bisect.
+#
+#   The configs to test are cut in half. If all the configs in this
+#   half depend on a config in the other half, then the other half
+#   is tested instead. If no configs are enabled by either half, then
+#   this means a circular dependency exists and the test fails.
+#
+#   A config is created with the test half, and the bisect test is run.
+#
+#   If the bisect succeeds, then all configs in the generated config
+#   are removed from the configs to test and added to the configs that
+#   will be enabled for all builds (they will be enabled, but not be part
+#   of the configs to examine).
+#
+#   If the bisect fails, then all test configs that were not enabled by
+#   the config file are removed from the test. These configs will not
+#   be enabled in future tests. Since current config failed, we consider
+#   this to be a subset of the config that we started with.
+#
+#   When we are down to one config, it is considered the bad config.
+#
+#   Note, the config chosen may not be the true bad config. Due to
+#   dependencies and selections of the kbuild system, mulitple
+#   configs may be needed to cause a failure. If you disable the
+#   config that was found and restart the test, if the test fails
+#   again, it is recommended to rerun the config_bisect with a new
+#   bad config without the found config enabled.
+#
+#  The option BUILD_TYPE will be ignored.
+#
+#  CONFIG_BISECT_TYPE is the type of test to perform:
+#       build   - bad fails to build
+#       boot    - bad builds but fails to boot
+#       test    - bad boots but fails a test
+#
+#   CONFIG_BISECT is the config that failed to boot
+#
+# Example:
+#   TEST_START
+#   TEST_TYPE = config_bisect
+#   CONFIG_BISECT_TYPE = build
+#   CONFIG_BISECT = /home/test/˘onfig-bad
+#   MIN_CONFIG = /home/test/config-min
+#