Re: [PATCH 7/9] ktest: Add PRE_KTEST_DIE for PRE_KTEST failures

[Steven Rostedt]

On Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:08:02 -0300
Ricardo B. Marlière <rbm@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> PRE_KTEST runs before the first test, but its return status is currently
> ignored. A failing setup hook can leave the rest of the run executing in a
> partially initialized environment.
> 
> Add PRE_KTEST_DIE so PRE_KTEST can fail the run in the same way
> PRE_BUILD_DIE and PRE_TEST_DIE already can. Keep the default behavior
> unchanged when the new option is not set.

Thank you for keeping the previous behavior. My PRE_KTEST usually apply
patches that don't always apply, and yes, I depend on it "not dying" on
failure. Which is probably why that was the way it worked, as the reason I
created that option was to apply patches before testing.

-- Steve