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Message-ID: <3d1bc44f-313b-5a58-3492-b706d9510d34@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2019 08:08:45 -0600
From: shuah <shuah@...nel.org>
To: "Tobin C. Harding" <tobin@...nel.org>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
 Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
 Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
 Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
 Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
 Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>, Daniel Micay <danielmicay@...il.com>,
 Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Miguel Ojeda
 <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>,
 "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>,
 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
 Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
 kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, shuah <shuah@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/6] lib/string: Add strscpy_pad() function

On 4/4/19 7:58 PM, Tobin C. Harding wrote:
> Hi Shua,
> 
> Here is the set with cleanup as suggested by Kees on v3.
> 
> Configured, built, and tested all modules loaded by
> tools/testing/selftests/lib/*.sh
> 
>>>From previous cover letters ...
> 
> While doing the testing for strscpy_pad() it was noticed that there is
> duplication in how test modules are being fed to kselftest and also in
> the test modules themselves.
> 
> This set makes an attempt at adding a framework to kselftest for writing
> kernel test modules.  It also adds a script for use in creating script
> test runners for kselftest.  My macro-foo is not great, all criticism
> and suggestions very much appreciated.  The design is based on test
> modules lib/test_printf.c, lib/test_bitmap.c, lib/test_xarray.c.
> 
> Changes since last version:
> 
>   - Remove dependency on Bash (thanks Kees)
>   - Use oneliner to implement kselftest test runners (thanks Kees)
>   - Squash patch that adds kselftest script creator script with patch
>     that uses it.
>   - Fix typos (thanks Randy)
>   - Add Kees' Acked-by tags to all patches
> 
> thanks,
> Tobin.
> 
> 

Hi Tobin,

Thanks for this restructuring work and adding the framework. Thanks Kees
for the reviews.

The patch is series in now in linux-kselftest next for 5.2

thanks,
-- Shuah

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