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Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:38:01 -0700
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 7/7] kunit: Add tests for fault
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On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 03:33:49PM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 11:48:57AM +0100, Micka?l Sala?n wrote:
> > Add a test case to check NULL pointer dereference and make sure it would
> > result as a failed test.
> > 
> > The full kunit_fault test suite is marked as skipped when run on UML
> > because it would result to a kernel panic.
> > 
> > Tested with:
> > ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --arch x86_64 kunit_fault
> > ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --arch arm64 \
> >   --cross_compile=aarch64-linux-gnu- kunit_fault
> > 
> 
> What is the rationale for adding those tests unconditionally whenever
> CONFIG_KUNIT_TEST is enabled ? This completely messes up my test system
> because it concludes that it is pointless to continue testing
> after the "Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference" backtrace.
> At the same time, it is all or nothing, meaning I can not disable
> it but still run other kunit tests.
> 

Oh, never mind. I just disabled CONFIG_KUNIT_TEST in my test bed
to "solve" the problem. I'll take that as one of those "unintended
consequences" items: Instead of more tests, there are fewer.

Guenter