Re: [PATCH] memblock test: Modify the obsolete description in README

From: Mike Rapoport
Date: Wed Jul 27 2022 - 05:41:17 EST


On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 06:16:15PM -0600, shaoqin.huang@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Shaoqin Huang <shaoqin.huang@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> The VERBOSE option in Makefile has been moved, but there still have the
> description left in README. For now, we use `-v` options when running
> memblock test to print information, so also add some description about
> it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Shaoqin Huang <shaoqin.huang@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/testing/memblock/README | 19 ++++++++++---------
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/memblock/README b/tools/testing/memblock/README
> index 058146b528a5..f39cc0aa6b76 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/memblock/README
> +++ b/tools/testing/memblock/README
> @@ -33,20 +33,21 @@ To run the tests, build the main target and run it:
>
> $ make && ./main
>
> -A successful run produces no output. It is also possible to override different
> -configuration parameters. For example, to include verbose output, specify the
> -VERBOSE flag when building the main target:

The description of VERBOSE build option was a logical continuation of the
previous sentence.

Instead of doing mechanical changes, please rearrange the text so it'll
make sense.

> +A successful run produces no output. It it also possible to override different
> +configuration parameters. For example, to simulate enabled NUMA, use:
>
> -$ make VERBOSE=1
> +$ make NUMA=1
>
> -This will print information about which functions are being tested and the
> -number of test cases that passed.
> +For the full list of options, see `make help`.
>
> -To simulate enabled NUMA, use:
> +It is also possible to pass options at run time. For example:
>
> -$ make NUMA=1
> +$ ./main -v
>
> -For the full list of options, see `make help`.
> +This will print information about which functions are being tested and the
> +number of test cases that passed.
> +
> +For the full list of options, see `./main --help`.
>
> Project structure
> =================
> --
> 2.30.2
>
>

--
Sincerely yours,
Mike.