Re: [PATCH v2] selftests/mm: use pattern matching in .gitignore

[Mike Rapoport]

On Tue, May 05, 2026 at 03:22:28PM +0000, pratmal@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Pratyush Mallick <pratmal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The current .gitignore hardcodes each generated test binary by name,
> requiring updates every time a new test is added.
> 
> Switch to the patten-matching approach similar to KVM:selftests.
> Ignore everything by default and then allow source extensions (.c, .h, .sh)
> and tracked non-source files.
> 
> To avoid un-ignoring the generated headers, rename local_config.h to
> local_config.h_gen.
> 
> Acked-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosryahmed@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Pratyush Mallick <pratmal@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> Changelog since v1 (RFC):
> - Renamed local_config.h to local_config.h_gen to avoid conflict with !*.h.
> - Updated Makefile, check_config.sh, and affected .c files for the rename.
> - Removed *.mod.c as it was unnecessary.
> 
>  tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore      | 71 +++-------------------
>  tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile        |  6 +-
>  tools/testing/selftests/mm/check_config.sh |  2 +-
>  tools/testing/selftests/mm/cow.c           |  2 +-
>  tools/testing/selftests/mm/gup_longterm.c  |  2 +-
>  5 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 68 deletions(-)

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.