Documentation: kunit: Update kunit_tool page

The kunit_tool documentation page was pretty minimal, and a bit
outdated. Update it and flesh it out a bit.

In particular,
- Mention that .kunitconfig is now in the build directory
- Describe the use of --kunitconfig to specify a different config
  framgent
- Mention the split functionality (i.e., commands other than 'run')
- Describe --raw_output and kunit.py parse
- Mention the globbing support
- Provide a quick overview of other options, including --build_dir and
  --alltests

Note that this does overlap a little with the new running_tips page. I
don't think it's a problem having both: this page is supposed to be a
bit more of a reference, rather than a list of useful tips, so the fact
that they both describe the same features isn't a problem.

Signed-off-by: David Gow <davidgow@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Latypov <dlatypov@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
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David Gow 2021-04-16 20:45:53 -07:00 committed by Shuah Khan
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What is a .kunitconfig?
=======================
It's just a defconfig that kunit_tool looks for in the base directory.
kunit_tool uses it to generate a .config as you might expect. In addition, it
verifies that the generated .config contains the CONFIG options in the
.kunitconfig; the reason it does this is so that it is easy to be sure that a
CONFIG that enables a test actually ends up in the .config.
It's just a defconfig that kunit_tool looks for in the build directory
(``.kunit`` by default). kunit_tool uses it to generate a .config as you might
expect. In addition, it verifies that the generated .config contains the CONFIG
options in the .kunitconfig; the reason it does this is so that it is easy to
be sure that a CONFIG that enables a test actually ends up in the .config.
How do I use kunit_tool?
========================
It's also possible to pass a separate .kunitconfig fragment to kunit_tool,
which is useful if you have several different groups of tests you wish
to run independently, or if you want to use pre-defined test configs for
certain subsystems.
Getting Started with kunit_tool
===============================
If a kunitconfig is present at the root directory, all you have to do is:
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.. note::
This command will work even without a .kunitconfig file: if no
.kunitconfig is present, a default one will be used instead.
.kunitconfig is present, a default one will be used instead.
If you wish to use a different .kunitconfig file (such as one provided for
testing a particular subsystem), you can pass it as an option.
.. code-block:: bash
./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --kunitconfig=fs/ext4/.kunitconfig
For a list of all the flags supported by kunit_tool, you can run:
.. code-block:: bash
./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --help
Configuring, Building, and Running Tests
========================================
It's also possible to run just parts of the KUnit build process independently,
which is useful if you want to make manual changes to part of the process.
A .config can be generated from a .kunitconfig by using the ``config`` argument
when running kunit_tool:
.. code-block:: bash
./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py config
Similarly, if you just want to build a KUnit kernel from the current .config,
you can use the ``build`` argument:
.. code-block:: bash
./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py build
And, if you already have a built UML kernel with built-in KUnit tests, you can
run the kernel and display the test results with the ``exec`` argument:
.. code-block:: bash
./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py exec
The ``run`` command which is discussed above is equivalent to running all three
of these in sequence.
All of these commands accept a number of optional command-line arguments. The
``--help`` flag will give a complete list of these, or keep reading this page
for a guide to some of the more useful ones.
Parsing Test Results
====================
KUnit tests output their results in TAP (Test Anything Protocol) format.
kunit_tool will, when running tests, parse this output and print a summary
which is much more pleasant to read. If you wish to look at the raw test
results in TAP format, you can pass the ``--raw_output`` argument.
.. code-block:: bash
./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --raw_output
.. note::
The raw output from test runs may contain other, non-KUnit kernel log
lines.
If you have KUnit results in their raw TAP format, you can parse them and print
the human-readable summary with the ``parse`` command for kunit_tool. This
accepts a filename for an argument, or will read from standard input.
.. code-block:: bash
# Reading from a file
./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py parse /var/log/dmesg
# Reading from stdin
dmesg | ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py parse
This is very useful if you wish to run tests in a configuration not supported
by kunit_tool (such as on real hardware, or an unsupported architecture).
Filtering Tests
===============
It's possible to run only a subset of the tests built into a kernel by passing
a filter to the ``exec`` or ``run`` commands. For example, if you only wanted
to run KUnit resource tests, you could use:
.. code-block:: bash
./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run 'kunit-resource*'
This uses the standard glob format for wildcards.
Other Useful Options
====================
kunit_tool has a number of other command-line arguments which can be useful
when adapting it to fit your environment or needs.
Some of the more useful ones are:
``--help``
Lists all of the available options. Note that different commands
(``config``, ``build``, ``run``, etc) will have different supported
options. Place ``--help`` before the command to list common options,
and after the command for options specific to that command.
``--build_dir``
Specifies the build directory that kunit_tool will use. This is where
the .kunitconfig file is located, as well as where the .config and
compiled kernel will be placed. Defaults to ``.kunit``.
``--make_options``
Specifies additional options to pass to ``make`` when compiling a
kernel (with the ``build`` or ``run`` commands). For example, to enable
compiler warnings, you can pass ``--make_options W=1``.
``--alltests``
Builds a UML kernel with all config options enabled using ``make
allyesconfig``. This allows you to run as many tests as is possible,
but is very slow and prone to breakage as new options are added or
modified. In most cases, enabling all tests which have satisfied
dependencies by adding ``CONFIG_KUNIT_ALL_TESTS=1`` to your
.kunitconfig is preferable.
There are several other options (and new ones are often added), so do check
``--help`` if you're looking for something not mentioned here.