Re: [PATCH] verification/rvgen: Use .old instead of .bak for kunit backup files

From: Nam Cao

Date: Tue Aug 25 2026 - 02:51:01 EST


Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> The rvgen kunit command generates .bak backup files and these can be
> checked in for selftests (make check). Clean targets like make disclean
> remove such files, leaving the tree dirty.
>
> Switch to .old to preserve a clean tree after make disclean.
>
> Reported-by: Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw@xxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/aosuwKH5GOEo0xTN@xxxxxxxxxx
> Fixes: 7b6246294eb0 ("verification/rvgen: Add selftests for rvgen kunit")
> Signed-off-by: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Nam Cao <namcao@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

We should send it to v7.3 as soon as possible, to avoid further complains.

Nam