Re: [PATCH 1/4] lib: make test_bitops compilable into the kernel image

From: Kuan-Wei Chiu
Date: Thu May 02 2024 - 22:24:33 EST


On Thu, May 02, 2024 at 07:14:10PM -0700, Yury Norov wrote:
> On Fri, May 03, 2024 at 10:00:07AM +0800, Kuan-Wei Chiu wrote:
> > On Thu, May 02, 2024 at 04:32:01PM -0700, Yury Norov wrote:
> > > The test is limited to be compiled as a module. There's no technical
> > > reason for it. Now that the test bears performance benchmark, it would
> > > be reasonable to allow running it at kernel load time, before userspace
> > > starts, to reduce possible jitter.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Yury Norov <yury.norov@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > lib/Kconfig.debug | 1 -
> > > 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> > > index c63a5fbf1f1c..fc8fe1ea5b49 100644
> > > --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
> > > +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> > > @@ -2436,7 +2436,6 @@ config TEST_LKM
> > >
> > > config TEST_BITOPS
> > > tristate "Test module for compilation of bitops operations"
> > > - depends on m
> >
> >
> > Perhaps it would be better to modify the description in the following
> > help section at the same time?
>
> What exactly you want to change?
>
It seems to me that the entire description is written specifically for
the module. For instance, "doesn't run or load unless explicitly
requested by name. for example: modprobe test_bitops." In my view, this
description is no longer accurate.

Regards,
Kuan-Wei

> > Reviewed-by: Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > > help
> > > This builds the "test_bitops" module that is much like the
> > > TEST_LKM module except that it does a basic exercise of the
> > > --
> > > 2.40.1
> > >