Re: [PATCH] kunit: tool: Recommend --raw_output=all if no KTAP found

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Sat, Feb 28, 2026 at 06:11:04PM +0800, David Gow wrote:
> Le 27/02/2026 à 10:46 PM, Andy Shevchenko a écrit :
> > On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 06:56:49PM +0800, David Gow wrote:
> > > If no KTAP header is found in the kernel output (e.g., because the kernel
> > > crashed before the KUnit executor was run), it's very useful to re-run the
> > > test with --raw_output=all, as that will show any error output (such as a
> > > stacktrace, log message, BUG, etc). This is not particularly intuitive,
> > > however, as --raw_output=all is not well known.
> > > 
> > > Add an extra log line to advertise --raw_output=all in this case, as it's
> > > a terrible user experience to just get "Did any KUnit tests run?"
> > 
> > What's the difference to "full"?
> > 
> > Thanks for adding this, btw!
> 
> Normally, the --raw_output option will just pass through the actual test
> results (or, rather, any kernel output from when the tests are running), by
> skipping everything prior to the "KTAP version 1" line.
> 
> --raw_output=full is a synonym for --raw_output=all, which just passes
> through all of the kernel output, so is useful if we never get as far as
> printing that KTAP version line.
> 
> (I kept forgetting whether it was "full" or "all", which is why both are
> supported.)

Okay, thanks for elaboration:
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko