Add the following new guidelines: - Add instruction to use lib.mk - Add instruction about how to use headers from kernel source - Add instruction to add .gitignore file - Add instruction about how to add new test in selftests/Makefile - Add instruction about different build commands to test

Signed-off-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum usama.anjum@collabora.com --- Following patch is fixing build of kselftest when separate output direcotry is specified using kernel's top most Makefile. It should be accepted first: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220223191016.1658728-1-usama.anjum@collabora.... --- Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst index a833ecf12fbc1..637f83d1450dc 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst @@ -208,6 +208,13 @@ In general, the rules for selftests are Contributing new tests (details) ================================

+ * Use lib.mk instead of writing Makefile from sratch. Specify flags and + binaries generation flags on need basis before including lib.mk. :: + + CFLAGS = $(KHDR_INCLUDES) + TEST_GEN_PROGS := close_range_test + include ../lib.mk + * Use TEST_GEN_XXX if such binaries or files are generated during compiling.

@@ -230,13 +237,50 @@ Contributing new tests (details) * First use the headers inside the kernel source and/or git repo, and then the system headers. Headers for the kernel release as opposed to headers installed by the distro on the system should be the primary focus to be able - to find regressions. + to find regressions. Use KHDR_INCLUDES in Makefile to include headers from + the kernel source.

* If a test needs specific kernel config options enabled, add a config file in the test directory to enable them.

e.g: tools/testing/selftests/android/config

+ * Create a .gitignore file inside test directory and add all generated objects + in it. + + * Add new test name in TARGETS in selftests/Makefile:: + + TARGETS += android + + * All of the following build commands should be successful + + - Same directory build of kselftests:: + + make kselftest-all + make kselftest-install + make kselftest-clean + make kselftest-gen_tar + + - Build with absolute output directory path:: + + make kselftest-all O=/abs_build_path + make kselftest-install O=/abs_build_path + make kselftest-clean O=/abs_build_path + make kselftest-gen_tar O=/abs_build_path + + - Build with relative output directory path:: + + make kselftest-all O=relative_path + make kselftest-install O=relative_path + make kselftest-clean O=relative_path + make kselftest-gen_tar O=relative_path + + - Build from Makefile of selftests directly:: + + make -C tools/testing/selftests + make -C tools/testing/selftests O=/abs_build_path + make -C tools/testing/selftests O=relative_path + Test Module ===========