Re: [PATCH] locking-selftest: add option to proceed through unexpected failures

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Tue Nov 17 2020 - 05:03:05 EST


On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 04:00:48PM -0700, Jim Cromie wrote:
> Locking selftest is currently (v.5.10-rc3) seeing 14 unexpected failures.
> Add option to not disable debug_locks, so as to let it reveal any
> locking flaws in new unrelated work.

I'm assuming this is the arm64 fallout? Mark anything I can do to help
you there?

The reasoning doesn't make sense though; if it can't pass the selftest,
then why would you trust any further reports?