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kunit: Add documentation of KUnit test attributes

Add documentation on the use of test attributes under the section "Tips for
Running KUnit Tests" in the KUnit docs.

Documentation includes three sections on how to mark tests with attributes,
how attributes are reported, and how the user can filter tests using test
attributes.

Add descriptions of new flags to list of command-line arguments.

Reviewed-by: David Gow <davidgow@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Rae Moar <rmoar@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>

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Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/run_wrapper.rst
··· 321 321 322 322 - ``--json``: If set, stores the test results in a JSON format and prints to `stdout` or 323 323 saves to a file if a filename is specified. 324 + 325 + - ``--filter``: Specifies filters on test attributes, for example, ``speed!=slow``. 326 + Multiple filters can be used by wrapping input in quotes and separating filters 327 + by commas. Example: ``--filter "speed>slow, module=example"``. 328 + 329 + - ``--filter_action``: If set to ``skip``, filtered tests will be shown as skipped 330 + in the output rather than showing no output. 331 + 332 + - ``--list_tests``: If set, lists all tests that will be run. 333 + 334 + - ``--list_tests_attr``: If set, lists all tests that will be run and all of their 335 + attributes.
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Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/running_tips.rst
··· 262 262 # Reset coverage counters before running the test. 263 263 $ echo 0 > /sys/kernel/debug/gcov/reset 264 264 $ modprobe kunit-example-test 265 + 266 + 267 + Test Attributes and Filtering 268 + ============================= 269 + 270 + Test suites and cases can be marked with test attributes, such as speed of 271 + test. These attributes will later be printed in test output and can be used to 272 + filter test execution. 273 + 274 + Marking Test Attributes 275 + ----------------------- 276 + 277 + Tests are marked with an attribute by including a ``kunit_attributes`` object 278 + in the test definition. 279 + 280 + Test cases can be marked using the ``KUNIT_CASE_ATTR(test_name, attributes)`` 281 + macro to define the test case instead of ``KUNIT_CASE(test_name)``. 282 + 283 + .. code-block:: c 284 + 285 + static const struct kunit_attributes example_attr = { 286 + .speed = KUNIT_VERY_SLOW, 287 + }; 288 + 289 + static struct kunit_case example_test_cases[] = { 290 + KUNIT_CASE_ATTR(example_test, example_attr), 291 + }; 292 + 293 + .. note:: 294 + To mark a test case as slow, you can also use ``KUNIT_CASE_SLOW(test_name)``. 295 + This is a helpful macro as the slow attribute is the most commonly used. 296 + 297 + Test suites can be marked with an attribute by setting the "attr" field in the 298 + suite definition. 299 + 300 + .. code-block:: c 301 + 302 + static const struct kunit_attributes example_attr = { 303 + .speed = KUNIT_VERY_SLOW, 304 + }; 305 + 306 + static struct kunit_suite example_test_suite = { 307 + ..., 308 + .attr = example_attr, 309 + }; 310 + 311 + .. note:: 312 + Not all attributes need to be set in a ``kunit_attributes`` object. Unset 313 + attributes will remain uninitialized and act as though the attribute is set 314 + to 0 or NULL. Thus, if an attribute is set to 0, it is treated as unset. 315 + These unset attributes will not be reported and may act as a default value 316 + for filtering purposes. 317 + 318 + Reporting Attributes 319 + -------------------- 320 + 321 + When a user runs tests, attributes will be present in the raw kernel output (in 322 + KTAP format). Note that attributes will be hidden by default in kunit.py output 323 + for all passing tests but the raw kernel output can be accessed using the 324 + ``--raw_output`` flag. This is an example of how test attributes for test cases 325 + will be formatted in kernel output: 326 + 327 + .. code-block:: none 328 + 329 + # example_test.speed: slow 330 + ok 1 example_test 331 + 332 + This is an example of how test attributes for test suites will be formatted in 333 + kernel output: 334 + 335 + .. code-block:: none 336 + 337 + KTAP version 2 338 + # Subtest: example_suite 339 + # module: kunit_example_test 340 + 1..3 341 + ... 342 + ok 1 example_suite 343 + 344 + Additionally, users can output a full attribute report of tests with their 345 + attributes, using the command line flag ``--list_tests_attr``: 346 + 347 + .. code-block:: bash 348 + 349 + kunit.py run "example" --list_tests_attr 350 + 351 + .. note:: 352 + This report can be accessed when running KUnit manually by passing in the 353 + module_param ``kunit.action=list_attr``. 354 + 355 + Filtering 356 + --------- 357 + 358 + Users can filter tests using the ``--filter`` command line flag when running 359 + tests. As an example: 360 + 361 + .. code-block:: bash 362 + 363 + kunit.py run --filter speed=slow 364 + 365 + 366 + You can also use the following operations on filters: "<", ">", "<=", ">=", 367 + "!=", and "=". Example: 368 + 369 + .. code-block:: bash 370 + 371 + kunit.py run --filter "speed>slow" 372 + 373 + This example will run all tests with speeds faster than slow. Note that the 374 + characters < and > are often interpreted by the shell, so they may need to be 375 + quoted or escaped, as above. 376 + 377 + Additionally, you can use multiple filters at once. Simply separate filters 378 + using commas. Example: 379 + 380 + .. code-block:: bash 381 + 382 + kunit.py run --filter "speed>slow, module=kunit_example_test" 383 + 384 + .. note:: 385 + You can use this filtering feature when running KUnit manually by passing 386 + the filter as a module param: ``kunit.filter="speed>slow, speed<=normal"``. 387 + 388 + Filtered tests will not run or show up in the test output. You can use the 389 + ``--filter_action=skip`` flag to skip filtered tests instead. These tests will be 390 + shown in the test output in the test but will not run. To use this feature when 391 + running KUnit manually, use the module param ``kunit.filter_action=skip``. 392 + 393 + Rules of Filtering Procedure 394 + ---------------------------- 395 + 396 + Since both suites and test cases can have attributes, there may be conflicts 397 + between attributes during filtering. The process of filtering follows these 398 + rules: 399 + 400 + - Filtering always operates at a per-test level. 401 + 402 + - If a test has an attribute set, then the test's value is filtered on. 403 + 404 + - Otherwise, the value falls back to the suite's value. 405 + 406 + - If neither are set, the attribute has a global "default" value, which is used. 407 + 408 + List of Current Attributes 409 + -------------------------- 410 + 411 + ``speed`` 412 + 413 + This attribute indicates the speed of a test's execution (how slow or fast the 414 + test is). 415 + 416 + This attribute is saved as an enum with the following categories: "normal", 417 + "slow", or "very_slow". The assumed default speed for tests is "normal". This 418 + indicates that the test takes a relatively trivial amount of time (less than 419 + 1 second), regardless of the machine it is running on. Any test slower than 420 + this could be marked as "slow" or "very_slow". 421 + 422 + The macro ``KUNIT_CASE_SLOW(test_name)`` can be easily used to set the speed 423 + of a test case to "slow". 424 + 425 + ``module`` 426 + 427 + This attribute indicates the name of the module associated with the test. 428 + 429 + This attribute is automatically saved as a string and is printed for each suite. 430 + Tests can also be filtered using this attribute.