Re: [LTP] [RFC] include kernel config

[Mike F. <va...@ge...>]

On Tuesday 18 November 2008 02:34:32 Gilles.Carry wrote:
> Mike Frysinger a écrit :
> > On Monday 17 November 2008 10:21:04 Gilles.Carry wrote:
> >> I recently had the case where a test fails with something like this:
> >> FAIL  :  hugeshmget01 call failed - errno = 38 : Function not
> >> implemented This shows up as I don't use CONFIG_HUGETLBFS in my kernel.
> >>
> >> Maybe this has already been discussed but how about including kernel
> >> config headers into LTP to avoid such irrelevant report?
> >>
> >> Thoughts?
> >
> > kernel config options change.  you also cant assume the kernel location
> > (diff kernel source, cross-compile, etc...).
>
> Of course they change, like the rest of the kernel!
> When I say "include kernel config headers", I mean copy autoconf.h to
> ltp before compiling, not include it into LTP source tree.

which doesnt address anything of what i said.  when a kernel config gets 
renamed, the tests that refer to it need updating.

> > why not just turn the TFAIL into TCONF when the function returns ENOSYS
> > in the tests that concern you.
>
> Because some might want to check if the functionality is present in the
> kernel and consider ENOSYS as a failure. This is why it must be optional.

TCONF outputs a message.  if you really care, read the output.
-mike