[PATCH v2] selftests: Add version file to kselftest installation dir

From: Tianyi Cui
Date: Tue Jun 10 2025 - 18:13:09 EST


As titled, adding version file to kselftest installation dir, so the user
of the tarball can know which kernel version the tarball belongs to.

Signed-off-by: Tianyi Cui <1997cui@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/Makefile | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
index 339b31e6a6b5..9dae84a74e7f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/Makefile
@@ -293,6 +293,13 @@ ifdef INSTALL_PATH
$(MAKE) -s --no-print-directory OUTPUT=$$BUILD_TARGET COLLECTION=$$TARGET \
-C $$TARGET emit_tests >> $(TEST_LIST); \
done;
+ @VERSION=$$(git describe HEAD 2>/dev/null); \
+ if [ -n "$$VERSION" ]; then \
+ echo "$$VERSION" > $(INSTALL_PATH)/VERSION; \
+ printf "Version saved to $(INSTALL_PATH)/VERSION\n"; \
+ else \
+ printf "Unable to get version from git describe\n"; \
+ fi
else
$(error Error: set INSTALL_PATH to use install)
endif
--
2.47.1