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	Felix Guo <felixguoxiuping@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 14/17] Documentation: kunit: add documentation for KUnit
Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 22:08:45 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <498d42d8-0b8b-6ee4-c0ad-42760a7e89d4@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190501230126.229218-15-brendanhiggins@google.com>

Hi,

On 5/1/19 4:01 PM, Brendan Higgins wrote:
> Add documentation for KUnit, the Linux kernel unit testing framework.
> - Add intro and usage guide for KUnit
> - Add API reference
> 
> Signed-off-by: Felix Guo <felixguoxiuping@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@google.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/index.rst           |   1 +
>  Documentation/kunit/api/index.rst |  16 ++
>  Documentation/kunit/api/test.rst  |  15 +
>  Documentation/kunit/faq.rst       |  46 +++
>  Documentation/kunit/index.rst     |  80 ++++++
>  Documentation/kunit/start.rst     | 180 ++++++++++++
>  Documentation/kunit/usage.rst     | 447 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  7 files changed, 785 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/kunit/api/index.rst
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/kunit/api/test.rst
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/kunit/faq.rst
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/kunit/index.rst
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/kunit/start.rst
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/kunit/usage.rst
> 

> diff --git a/Documentation/kunit/api/index.rst b/Documentation/kunit/api/index.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..c31c530088153
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/kunit/api/index.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +=============
> +API Reference
> +=============
> +.. toctree::
> +
> +	test
> +
> +This section documents the KUnit kernel testing API. It is divided into 3
> +sections:
> +
> +================================= ==============================================
> +:doc:`test`                       documents all of the standard testing API
> +                                  excluding mocking or mocking related features.
> +================================= ==============================================

What 3 sections does the above refer to?  seems to be missing.



> diff --git a/Documentation/kunit/start.rst b/Documentation/kunit/start.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..5cdba5091905e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/kunit/start.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +===============
> +Getting Started
> +===============
> +
> +Installing dependencies
> +=======================
> +KUnit has the same dependencies as the Linux kernel. As long as you can build
> +the kernel, you can run KUnit.
> +
> +KUnit Wrapper
> +=============
> +Included with KUnit is a simple Python wrapper that helps format the output to
> +easily use and read KUnit output. It handles building and running the kernel, as
> +well as formatting the output.
> +
> +The wrapper can be run with:
> +
> +.. code-block:: bash
> +
> +   ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py
> +
> +Creating a kunitconfig
> +======================
> +The Python script is a thin wrapper around Kbuild as such, it needs to be

                                       around Kbuild. As such,

> +configured with a ``kunitconfig`` file. This file essentially contains the
> +regular Kernel config, with the specific test targets as well.
> +
> +.. code-block:: bash
> +
> +	git clone -b master https://kunit.googlesource.com/kunitconfig $PATH_TO_KUNITCONFIG_REPO
> +	cd $PATH_TO_LINUX_REPO
> +	ln -s $PATH_TO_KUNIT_CONFIG_REPO/kunitconfig kunitconfig
> +
> +You may want to add kunitconfig to your local gitignore.
> +
> +Verifying KUnit Works
> +-------------------------

I would expect Sphinx to complain about the underline length not being the
same as the header/title above it.

> +
> +To make sure that everything is set up correctly, simply invoke the Python
> +wrapper from your kernel repo:
> +
> +.. code-block:: bash
> +
> +	./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py
> +
> +.. note::
> +   You may want to run ``make mrproper`` first.
> +
> +If everything worked correctly, you should see the following:
> +
> +.. code-block:: bash
> +
> +	Generating .config ...
> +	Building KUnit Kernel ...
> +	Starting KUnit Kernel ...
> +
> +followed by a list of tests that are run. All of them should be passing.
> +
> +.. note::
> +   Because it is building a lot of sources for the first time, the ``Building
> +   kunit kernel`` step may take a while.
> +
> +Writing your first test
> +==========================

underline length warning?

> +
> +In your kernel repo let's add some code that we can test. Create a file
> +``drivers/misc/example.h`` with the contents:
> +
> +.. code-block:: c
> +
> +	int misc_example_add(int left, int right);
> +
> +create a file ``drivers/misc/example.c``:
> +
> +.. code-block:: c
> +
> +	#include <linux/errno.h>
> +
> +	#include "example.h"
> +
> +	int misc_example_add(int left, int right)
> +	{
> +		return left + right;
> +	}
> +
> +Now add the following lines to ``drivers/misc/Kconfig``:
> +
> +.. code-block:: kconfig
> +
> +	config MISC_EXAMPLE
> +		bool "My example"
> +
> +and the following lines to ``drivers/misc/Makefile``:
> +
> +.. code-block:: make
> +
> +	obj-$(CONFIG_MISC_EXAMPLE) += example.o
> +
> +Now we are ready to write the test. The test will be in
> +``drivers/misc/example-test.c``:
> +
> +.. code-block:: c
> +
> +	#include <kunit/test.h>
> +	#include "example.h"
> +
> +	/* Define the test cases. */
> +
> +	static void misc_example_add_test_basic(struct kunit *test)
> +	{
> +		KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, 1, misc_example_add(1, 0));
> +		KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, 2, misc_example_add(1, 1));
> +		KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, 0, misc_example_add(-1, 1));
> +		KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, INT_MAX, misc_example_add(0, INT_MAX));
> +		KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, -1, misc_example_add(INT_MAX, INT_MIN));
> +	}
> +
> +	static void misc_example_test_failure(struct kunit *test)
> +	{
> +		KUNIT_FAIL(test, "This test never passes.");
> +	}
> +
> +	static struct kunit_case misc_example_test_cases[] = {
> +		KUNIT_CASE(misc_example_add_test_basic),
> +		KUNIT_CASE(misc_example_test_failure),
> +		{},
> +	};
> +
> +	static struct kunit_module misc_example_test_module = {
> +		.name = "misc-example",
> +		.test_cases = misc_example_test_cases,
> +	};
> +	module_test(misc_example_test_module);
> +
> +Now add the following to ``drivers/misc/Kconfig``:
> +
> +.. code-block:: kconfig
> +
> +	config MISC_EXAMPLE_TEST
> +		bool "Test for my example"
> +		depends on MISC_EXAMPLE && KUNIT
> +
> +and the following to ``drivers/misc/Makefile``:
> +
> +.. code-block:: make
> +
> +	obj-$(CONFIG_MISC_EXAMPLE_TEST) += example-test.o
> +
> +Now add it to your ``kunitconfig``:
> +
> +.. code-block:: none
> +
> +	CONFIG_MISC_EXAMPLE=y
> +	CONFIG_MISC_EXAMPLE_TEST=y
> +
> +Now you can run the test:
> +
> +.. code-block:: bash
> +
> +	./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py
> +
> +You should see the following failure:
> +
> +.. code-block:: none
> +
> +	...
> +	[16:08:57] [PASSED] misc-example:misc_example_add_test_basic
> +	[16:08:57] [FAILED] misc-example:misc_example_test_failure
> +	[16:08:57] EXPECTATION FAILED at drivers/misc/example-test.c:17
> +	[16:08:57] 	This test never passes.
> +	...
> +
> +Congrats! You just wrote your first KUnit test!
> +
> +Next Steps
> +=============

underline length warning. (?)

> +*   Check out the :doc:`usage` page for a more
> +    in-depth explanation of KUnit.
> diff --git a/Documentation/kunit/usage.rst b/Documentation/kunit/usage.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..5c83ea9e21bc5
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/kunit/usage.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,447 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +=============
> +Using KUnit
> +=============

over/underline length warnings?

> +
> +The purpose of this document is to describe what KUnit is, how it works, how it
> +is intended to be used, and all the concepts and terminology that are needed to
> +understand it. This guide assumes a working knowledge of the Linux kernel and
> +some basic knowledge of testing.
> +
> +For a high level introduction to KUnit, including setting up KUnit for your
> +project, see :doc:`start`.
> +
> +Organization of this document
> +=================================

underline length?  (and more below, but not being marked)

> +
> +This document is organized into two main sections: Testing and Isolating
> +Behavior. The first covers what a unit test is and how to use KUnit to write
> +them. The second covers how to use KUnit to isolate code and make it possible
> +to unit test code that was otherwise un-unit-testable.
> +
> +Testing
> +==========
> +
> +What is KUnit?
> +------------------
> +
> +"K" is short for "kernel" so "KUnit" is the "(Linux) Kernel Unit Testing
> +Framework." KUnit is intended first and foremost for writing unit tests; it is
> +general enough that it can be used to write integration tests; however, this is
> +a secondary goal. KUnit has no ambition of being the only testing framework for
> +the kernel; for example, it does not intend to be an end-to-end testing
> +framework.
> +
> +What is Unit Testing?
> +-------------------------


thanks.
-- 
~Randy

  reply	other threads:[~2019-05-09  5:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 131+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-05-01 23:01 [PATCH v2 00/17] kunit: introduce KUnit, the Linux kernel unit testing framework Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 01/17] kunit: test: add KUnit test runner core Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 02/17] kunit: test: add test resource management API Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 03/17] kunit: test: add string_stream a std::stream like string builder Brendan Higgins
2019-05-03  1:26   ` shuah
2019-05-03  4:37     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 04/17] kunit: test: add kunit_stream a std::stream like logger Brendan Higgins
2019-05-02 11:00   ` Greg KH
2019-05-02 20:25     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-02 21:18       ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-03  1:50   ` shuah
2019-05-03  5:48     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 05/17] kunit: test: add the concept of expectations Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 06/17] kbuild: enable building KUnit Brendan Higgins
2019-05-10  3:03   ` Masahiro Yamada
2019-05-10 10:27     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-10 10:30       ` Masahiro Yamada
2019-05-10 10:33         ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 07/17] kunit: test: add initial tests Brendan Higgins
2019-05-02 10:58   ` Greg KH
2019-05-02 20:30     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-03  1:27   ` shuah
2019-05-03  5:18     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 08/17] kunit: test: add support for test abort Brendan Higgins
2019-05-03  3:14   ` Logan Gunthorpe
2019-05-03  6:48     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-03 12:33       ` Logan Gunthorpe
2019-05-06  8:48         ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 09/17] kunit: test: add tests for kunit " Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 10/17] kunit: test: add the concept of assertions Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 11/17] kunit: test: add test managed resource tests Brendan Higgins
2019-05-03 14:34   ` shuah
2019-05-06  9:03     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 12/17] kunit: tool: add Python wrappers for running KUnit tests Brendan Higgins
2019-05-02 11:02   ` Greg KH
2019-05-02 18:07     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-02 21:16       ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-02 23:45         ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-03  1:45           ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-03  5:36             ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-03 18:59               ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-03 23:14                 ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-04 10:42                   ` Greg KH
2019-05-06  0:19                   ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-06 17:43                     ` Kees Cook
2019-05-06 21:42                       ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-06 21:39                     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-07 19:13                       ` Tim.Bird
2019-05-03  6:41           ` Greg KH
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 13/17] kunit: defconfig: add defconfigs for building " Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 14/17] Documentation: kunit: add documentation for KUnit Brendan Higgins
2019-05-09  5:08   ` Randy Dunlap [this message]
2019-05-09 17:38     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 15/17] MAINTAINERS: add entry for KUnit the unit testing framework Brendan Higgins
2019-05-03 14:38   ` shuah
2019-05-06  9:18     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 16/17] kernel/sysctl-test: Add null pointer test for sysctl.c:proc_dointvec() Brendan Higgins
2019-05-02 11:03   ` Greg KH
2019-05-02 18:14     ` Tim.Bird
2019-05-02 18:45       ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-03  6:42         ` Greg KH
2019-05-03 23:41           ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-04 10:40             ` Greg KH
2019-05-01 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 17/17] MAINTAINERS: add proc sysctl KUnit test to PROC SYSCTL section Brendan Higgins
2019-05-02 10:50 ` [PATCH v2 00/17] kunit: introduce KUnit, the Linux kernel unit testing framework Greg KH
2019-05-02 11:05   ` Greg KH
2019-05-03  0:41     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-02 14:04   ` shuah
2019-05-03  0:44     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-03  3:18 ` Logan Gunthorpe
2019-05-07  3:14 ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-07  8:01   ` Greg KH
2019-05-07 15:23     ` shuah
2019-05-09  1:01       ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-07 17:22     ` Theodore Ts'o
2019-05-08 19:17       ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-09  0:58       ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-09  1:44         ` Theodore Ts'o
2019-05-09  2:18           ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-14  8:22         ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-09  0:43     ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-09  1:58       ` Theodore Ts'o
2019-05-09  2:13         ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-09  3:20           ` Theodore Ts'o
2019-05-09 11:52             ` Knut Omang
2019-05-09 13:35               ` Theodore Ts'o
2019-05-09 14:48                 ` Knut Omang
2019-05-09 17:00                 ` Tim.Bird
2019-05-09 17:42                   ` Daniel Vetter
2019-05-09 18:12                   ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-09 21:42                     ` Theodore Ts'o
2019-05-09 22:20                       ` Logan Gunthorpe
2019-05-09 23:30                         ` Theodore Ts'o
2019-05-09 23:40                           ` Logan Gunthorpe
2019-05-10  4:47                             ` Theodore Ts'o
2019-05-10  5:18                             ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-10  5:48                               ` Knut Omang
2019-05-10  8:12                                 ` Daniel Vetter
2019-05-10 10:23                                   ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-10 12:12                                     ` Knut Omang
2019-05-10 20:54                                       ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-10 22:18                                         ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-11  6:17                                           ` Knut Omang
2019-05-14  6:39                                             ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-10 21:59                                     ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-11  6:43                                       ` Knut Omang
2019-05-14  8:00                                         ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-10 11:36                                   ` Knut Omang
2019-05-10 16:17                               ` Logan Gunthorpe
2019-05-10 22:13                                 ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-14  8:38                                   ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-15  0:14                                     ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-15  0:26                                       ` Logan Gunthorpe
2019-05-10 21:52                         ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-14 20:54                           ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-10 21:12                       ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-11 17:33                         ` Theodore Ts'o
2019-05-13 14:44                           ` Daniel Vetter
2019-05-14  6:04                             ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-14 12:05                               ` Daniel Vetter
2019-05-14 18:36                                 ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-15  7:41                                   ` Daniel Vetter
2019-05-22 21:38                                     ` Brendan Higgins
2019-05-23  8:40                                       ` Daniel Vetter
2019-05-15  0:26                           ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-15  4:28                             ` Theodore Ts'o
2019-05-10  5:11           ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-10 10:43             ` Theodore Ts'o
2019-05-10 21:05               ` Frank Rowand
2019-05-09 15:19 ` Masahiro Yamada
2019-05-10 10:25   ` Brendan Higgins

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