Re: [PATCH 2/2] selftests: lib: prime_numbers: update presence check

From: Sumit Semwal
Date: Mon Jun 19 2017 - 10:46:57 EST


Hi Chris,

On 19 June 2017 at 19:21, Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Quoting Sumit Semwal (2017-06-19 14:44:32)
>> The test for prime numbers doesn't differentiate between missing
>> prime_numbers.ko and failure in prime_numbers.ko.
>>
>> Update it to check for presence of the file itself to skip, therefore
>> correctly exercising the test failure case.
>
> modprobe -r shouldn't be executing the module? But you still need to
> unload the module before you can load it with the selftest module
> parameters. If you can't unload the module due to an earlier failure,
> you cannot discern whether or not the module itself is at fault, so
> still want to SKIP.

My bad here: I missed the '-r' in the first modprobe.

I am wondering if 'modprobe -q -n' won't suffice, as it is a dry-run
only, but will still search for the module? Unless of course, there's
something specific about '-q -r' that seems better still?

Shuah,
Could you please disregard this patch, and the other patch I sent:
will send out a new version soon.

> -Chris

Best,
Sumit.