Pull ktest updates from Steven Rostedt:
- Add new -D option that allows to override variables and options
For example:
./ktest.pl -DPATCH_START:=HEAD~1 -DOUTPUT_DIR=/work/build/urgent config
The above sets the variable "PATCH_START" to HEAD~1 and the
OUTPUT_DIR option to "/work/build/urgent".
This is useful because currently the only way to make a slight change
to a config file is by modifying that config file. For one time
changes, this can be annoying. Having a way to do a one time override
from the command line simplifies the workflow.
Temp variables (PATCH_START) will override every temp variable in the
config file, whereas options will act like a normal OVERRIDE option
and will only affect the session they define.
-DBUILD_OUTPUT=/work/git/linux.git
Replaces the default BUILD_OUTPUT option.
'-DBUILD_OUTPUT[2]=/work/git/linux.git'
Only replaces the BUILD_OUTPUT variable for test #2.
- If an option contains itself, just drop it instead of going into an
infinite loop and failing to parse (it doesn't crash, it detects the
recursion after 100 iterations anyway).
Some configs may define a variable with the same name as the option:
ADD_CONFIG := $(ADD_CONFIG)
But if the option doesn't exist, it the above will fail to parse. In
these cases, just ignore evaluating the option inside the definition
of another option if it has the same name.
- Display the BUILD_DIR and OUTPUT_DIR options at the start of every
test
It is useful to know which kernel source and what destination a test
is using when it starts, in case a mistake is made. This makes it
easier to abort the test if the wrong source or destination is being
used instead of waiting until the test completes.
- Add new PATCHCHECK_SKIP option
When testing a series of commits that also includes changes to the
Linux tools directory, it is useless to test the changes in tools as
they may not affect the kernel itself. Doing tests on the kernel for
changes that do not affect the kernel is a waste of time.
Add a PATCHCHECK_SKIP that takes a series of shas that will be
skipped while doing the individual commit tests.
* tag 'ktest-v6.17' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-ktest:
ktest.pl: Add new PATCHCHECK_SKIP option to skip testing individual commits
ktest.pl: Always display BUILD_DIR and OUTPUT_DIR at the start of tests
ktest.pl: Prevent recursion of default variable options
ktest.pl: Have -D option work without a space
ktest.pl: Allow command option -D to override temp variables
ktest.pl: Add -D option to override options