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Matt Fleming 123abd76ed efivars: efivarfs_valid_name() should handle pstore syntax		12 years ago
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breakpoints	5a55f8bb2d breakpoint selftests: print failure status instead of cause make error	12 years ago
cpu-hotplug	a58130ddc8 cpu-hotplug selftests: print failure status instead of cause make error	12 years ago
efivarfs	123abd76ed efivars: efivarfs_valid_name() should handle pstore syntax	12 years ago
ipc	3a665531a3 selftests: IPC message queue copy feature test	12 years ago
kcmp	2bf1cbf1c6 tools/testing/selftests/kcmp/kcmp_test.c: print reason for failure in kcmp_test	12 years ago
memory-hotplug	aabccae6e9 mem-hotplug selftests: print failure status instead of cause make error	12 years ago
mqueue	9ed1d90ed1 mqueue selftests: print failure status instead of cause make error	12 years ago
vm	000e06b01f vm selftests: print failure status instead of cause make error	12 years ago
Makefile	66a01b9659 tools/testing/selftests/Makefile: rearrange targets	12 years ago
README.txt	80d0342859 selftests: add a simple doc	12 years ago

		
				README.txt
			
				Linux Kernel Selftests

The kernel contains a set of "self tests" under the tools/testing/selftests/
directory. These are intended to be small unit tests to exercise individual
code paths in the kernel.

Running the selftests
=====================

To build the tests:

  $ make -C tools/testing/selftests

To run the tests:

  $ make -C tools/testing/selftests run_tests

- note that some tests will require root privileges.

To run only tests targetted for a single subsystem:

  $  make -C tools/testing/selftests TARGETS=cpu-hotplug run_tests

See the top-level tools/testing/selftests/Makefile for the list of all possible
targets.

Contributing new tests
======================

In general, the rules for for selftests are

 * Do as much as you can if you're not root;

 * Don't take too long;

 * Don't break the build on any architecture, and

 * Don't cause the top-level "make run_tests" to fail if your feature is
   unconfigured.