Re: ndctl tests usable?

[Shivaprasad G Bhat]

On 4/26/22 23:39, Michal Suchánek wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 09:47:19AM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 9:43 AM Michal Suchánek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 09:32:24AM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 9:15 AM Michal Suchánek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 08:51:25AM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> > > > > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 5:39 AM Michal Suchánek <msuchanek@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> ...
> > > > The modinfo just tells you what modules are available, but it does not
> > > > necessarily indicate which modules are actively loaded in the system
> > > > which is what ndctl_test_init() validates.
> > >
> > > Isn't what modinfo lists also what modrobe loads?

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> modules are not loaded before the test.
>
> Maybe something goes wrong with the test module build?
>
> It is very fragile and requires complete kernel source for each
> configuration built. See below for the package
>
> https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:michals/nfit_test
>
> Attaching the log of test run which does not report any missing tools,
> only complains about nfit.ko being production.

I have attempted to fix few of the known issues in the first 3 patches 
of the series posted here.

https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-nvdimm/list/?series=633103

> Thanks
>
> Michal