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From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
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* Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> I am exploring the possibility to move selftests to a better location 
> or add a git alias so it can be found easily. With the addition of 
> KUnit and future work that is planned to connect kselftest and KUnit, 
> it would make sense have selftests to be in a location that is better 
> suited than where it currently resides.
> 
> I have been getting feedback from some developers that they would like 
> to see selftests more visible and easier to find.
> 
> There are some dependencies (unintended, shouldn't exist) between some 
> tests and content under tools that might pose some logistical problems, 
> in addition to the churn of backporting.
> 
> I haven't explored "git alias" yet though. Since this topic of moving 
> came up, I would liek to get feedback on selftests location in general 
> and where would be a good place for it.

I'm not sure about the Git alias thing - but I do agree that 
tools/testing/selftests is a pretty obscure location given the importance 
of kernel unit tests - and I think it could be moved one level higher, to 
tools/selftests? The "selftest" name already implies the "test" aspect 
after all.

Thanks,

	Ingo