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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst index ab376b316c36..ff10dc6eef5d 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst @@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ Contributing new tests (details) TEST_PROGS, TEST_GEN_PROGS mean it is the executable tested by default. + TEST_GEN_MODS_DIR should be used by tests that require modules to be built + before the test starts. The variable will contain the name of the directory + containing the modules. + TEST_CUSTOM_PROGS should be used by tests that require custom build rules and prevent common build rule use. @@ -255,9 +259,21 @@ Contributing new tests (details) TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED, TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED mean it is the executable which is not tested by default. + TEST_FILES, TEST_GEN_FILES mean it is the file which is used by test. + TEST_INCLUDES is similar to TEST_FILES, it lists files which should be + included when exporting or installing the tests, with the following + differences: + + * symlinks to files in other directories are preserved + * the part of paths below tools/testing/selftests/ is preserved when + copying the files to the output directory + + TEST_INCLUDES is meant to list dependencies located in other directories of + the selftests hierarchy. + * First use the headers inside the kernel source and/or git repo, and then the system headers. Headers for the kernel release as opposed to headers installed by the distro on the system should be the primary focus to be able |