Re: [PATCH v10 6/6] selftests/mm: add hwpoison-panic destructive test

From: Miaohe Lin

Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 05:14:03 EST


On 2026/7/28 12:24, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Jul 2026 11:34:05 +0800 Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> The script is intentionally NOT wired into run_vmtests.sh: every
>>> successful run panics the kernel, which is incompatible with the
>>> sequential "run each category in the same VM" model that
>>> run_vmtests.sh assumes. It is also not registered as a TEST_PROGS /
>>> ksft_* wrapper so a default kselftest run does not opt itself into
>>> a panic. The script is meant to be executed manually inside a
>>> disposable VM (e.g. virtme-ng), one variant per VM boot, and
>>> requires RUN_DESTRUCTIVE=1 in the environment as a safety net.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> With Mike's comment addressed:
>>
>> Acked-by: Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> As I understand it, Breno would prefer not to rewrite the selftest in C
> at this time. IOW, we stick with the bash version for now and add
> "convert this to C" to the todo list, OK?

Sure. Should I make this change or should we wait until Breno has time to do it?

Thanks.
.