Re: [PATCH RFC 0/6] enable O and KBUILD_OUTPUT for kselftest

[Shuah Khan]

On 11/17/2016 05:15 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Shuah Khan <shuahkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> On 10/21/2016 05:01 AM, bamvor.zhangjian@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> From: Bamvor Jian Zhang <bamvor.zhangjian@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Here is my first version for enabling the KBUILD_OUTPUT for kselftest.
>>> I fix and test all the TARGET in tools/testing/selftest/Makefile. For
>>> ppc, I test through fake target.
> ...
>>>
>>> The last patch introduces the KBUILD_OUTPUT and O for kselftest instead
>>> using the existing kbuild system because user may compile kselftest
>>> directly (make -C tools/testing/selftests).
>>
>> I am planning to get this into 4.10.
>>
>> Michael!
>>
>> Are okay with me taking powerpc tests through kselftest tree?
>> If so could you please give me Ack.
> 
> I already have quite a lot of selftests queued for 4.10, so this will
> conflict badly with those I suspect.

Let me know how bad it is, maybe we can wait on these until 4.11
> 
> If you put this series in a topic branch that we can both merge then
> that will probably be OK.

Once you are done with reviews, we can make a call on whether to merge
them now or later.

> 
> I'd like to review the series first too, will try and get that done
> today.
> 
> cheers
> 

Okay sounds good.

thanks,
-- Shuah