Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] userfaultfd: selftests: modify selftest to use /dev/userfaultfd

[Peter Xu]

On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 12:56:26PM -0700, Axel Rasmussen wrote:
> We clearly want to ensure both userfaultfd(2) and /dev/userfaultfd keep
> working into the future, so just run the test twice, using each
> interface.
> 
> Instead of always testing both userfaultfd(2) and /dev/userfaultfd,
> let the user choose which to test.
> 
> As with other test features, change the behavior based on a new
> command line flag. Introduce the idea of "test mods", which are
> generic (not specific to a test type) modifications to the behavior of
> the test. This is sort of borrowed from this RFC patch series [1], but
> simplified a bit.
> 
> The benefit is, in "typical" configurations this test is somewhat slow
> (say, 30sec or something). Testing both clearly doubles it, so it may
> not always be desirable, as users are likely to use one or the other,
> but never both, in the "real world".
> 
> [1]: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-mm/patch/20201129004548.1619714-14-namit@xxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Axel Rasmussen <axelrasmussen@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Peter Xu <peterx@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Peter Xu