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diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf index 172eec4517fb..911e45ad657a 100644 --- a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf +++ b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf @@ -1098,49 +1098,35 @@ # # The way it works is this: # -# First it finds a config to work with. Since a different version, or -# MIN_CONFIG may cause different dependecies, it must run through this -# preparation. +# You can specify a good config with CONFIG_BISECT_GOOD, otherwise it +# will use the MIN_CONFIG, and if that's not specified, it will use +# the config that comes with "make defconfig". # -# Overwrites any config set in the bad config with a config set in -# either the MIN_CONFIG or ADD_CONFIG. Thus, make sure these configs -# are minimal and do not disable configs you want to test: -# (ie. # CONFIG_FOO is not set). +# It runs both the good and bad configs through a make oldconfig to +# make sure that they are set up for the kernel that is checked out. # -# An oldconfig is run on the bad config and any new config that -# appears will be added to the configs to test. +# It then reads the configs that are set, as well as the ones that are +# not set for both the good and bad configs, and then compares them. +# It will set half of the good configs within the bad config (note, +# "set" means to make the bad config match the good config, a config +# in the good config that is off, will be turned off in the bad +# config. That is considered a "set"). # -# Finally, it generates a config with the above result and runs it -# again through make oldconfig to produce a config that should be -# satisfied by kconfig. +# It tests this new config and if it works, it becomes the new good +# config, otherwise it becomes the new bad config. It continues this +# process until there's only one config left and it will report that +# config. # -# Then it starts the bisect. +# The "bad config" can also be a config that is needed to boot but was +# disabled because it depended on something that wasn't set. # -# The configs to test are cut in half. If all the configs in this -# half depend on a config in the other half, then the other half -# is tested instead. If no configs are enabled by either half, then -# this means a circular dependency exists and the test fails. +# During this process, it saves the current good and bad configs in +# ${TMP_DIR}/good_config and ${TMP_DIR}/bad_config respectively. +# If you stop the test, you can copy them to a new location to +# reuse them again. # -# A config is created with the test half, and the bisect test is run. -# -# If the bisect succeeds, then all configs in the generated config -# are removed from the configs to test and added to the configs that -# will be enabled for all builds (they will be enabled, but not be part -# of the configs to examine). -# -# If the bisect fails, then all test configs that were not enabled by -# the config file are removed from the test. These configs will not -# be enabled in future tests. Since current config failed, we consider -# this to be a subset of the config that we started with. -# -# When we are down to one config, it is considered the bad config. -# -# Note, the config chosen may not be the true bad config. Due to -# dependencies and selections of the kbuild system, mulitple -# configs may be needed to cause a failure. If you disable the -# config that was found and restart the test, if the test fails -# again, it is recommended to rerun the config_bisect with a new -# bad config without the found config enabled. +# Although the MIN_CONFIG may be the config it starts with, the +# MIN_CONFIG is ignored. # # The option BUILD_TYPE will be ignored. # @@ -1160,13 +1146,16 @@ # CONFIG_BISECT_GOOD (optional) # If you have a good config to start with, then you # can specify it with CONFIG_BISECT_GOOD. Otherwise -# the MIN_CONFIG is the base. +# the MIN_CONFIG is the base, if MIN_CONFIG is not set +# It will build a config with "make defconfig" # # CONFIG_BISECT_CHECK (optional) # Set this to 1 if you want to confirm that the config ktest # generates (the bad config with the min config) is still bad. # It may be that the min config fixes what broke the bad config # and the test will not return a result. +# Set it to "good" to test only the good config and set it +# to "bad" to only test the bad config. # # Example: # TEST_START |