ktest: Add TEST_TYPE install option
In testing one of my boxes, I found that I only wanted to build and
install the kernel. I wanted to manually reboot the box and test it.
Adding a TEST_TYPE option "install" allows this to happen.
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
index 8d02ccb..e087cb4 100755
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
@@ -2929,6 +2929,13 @@
build $build_type or next;
}
+ if ($test_type eq "install") {
+ get_version;
+ install;
+ success $i;
+ next;
+ }
+
if ($test_type ne "build") {
my $failed = 0;
start_monitor_and_boot or $failed = 1;
diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
index b8bcd14..eadca3e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
@@ -253,9 +253,10 @@
# The default test type (default test)
# The test types may be:
-# build - only build the kernel, do nothing else
-# boot - build and boot the kernel
-# test - build, boot and if TEST is set, run the test script
+# build - only build the kernel, do nothing else
+# install - build and install, but do nothing else (does not reboot)
+# boot - build, install, and boot the kernel
+# test - build, boot and if TEST is set, run the test script
# (If TEST is not set, it defaults back to boot)
# bisect - Perform a bisect on the kernel (see BISECT_TYPE below)
# patchcheck - Do a test on a series of commits in git (see PATCHCHECK below)
