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@@ -4,15 +4,8 @@ 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. -On some systems, hot-plug tests could hang forever waiting for cpu and -memory to be ready to be offlined. A special hot-plug target is created -to run full range of hot-plug tests. In default mode, hot-plug tests run -in safe mode with a limited scope. In limited mode, cpu-hotplug test is -run on a single cpu as opposed to all hotplug capable cpus, and memory -hotplug test is run on 2% of hotplug capable memory instead of 10%. - -Running the selftests (hotplug tests are run in limited mode) -============================================================= +Running the selftests +===================== To build the tests: @@ -25,26 +18,14 @@ To run the tests: - note that some tests will require root privileges. -To run only tests targeted for a single subsystem: (including -hotplug targets in limited mode) + +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. -Running the full range hotplug selftests -======================================== - -To build the tests: - - $ make -C tools/testing/selftests hotplug - -To run the tests: - - $ make -C tools/testing/selftests run_hotplug - -- note that some tests will require root privileges. Contributing new tests ====================== |