mirror of
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
synced 2026-05-12 19:44:51 -04:00
8c618b58c8
We can't default to doing parallel tests as there are tests that compete for the same resources and thus clash, for instance tests that put in place 'perf probe' probes, that clean the probes without regard to other tests needs, ARM64 coresight tests, Intel PT ones, etc. So reintroduce --p/--parallel and make -S/--sequential the default. We need to come up with infrastructure that state which tests can't run in parallel because they need exclusive access to some resource, something as simple as "probes" that would then avoid 'perf probe' tests from running while other such test is running, or make the tests more resilient, till then we can't use parallel mode as default. While at it, document all these options in the 'perf test' man page. Reported-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Reported-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com> Reported-by: James Clark <james.clark@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Ziwm18BqIn_vc1vn@x1 Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.