Re: [PATCH v2] tools: Add new "test" taint to kernel-chktaint

[Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>]

On 8/23/22 22:41, David Gow wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 12:19 PM Joe Fradley <joefradley@google.com> wrote:
>>
>> Commit c272612cb4a2 ("kunit: Taint the kernel when KUnit tests are run")
>> added a new taint flag for when in-kernel tests run. This commit adds
>> recognition of this new flag in kernel-chktaint.
>>

What happens without this change? It isn't clear what this change is
fixing.

>> Reviewed-by: David Gow <davidgow@google.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Joe Fradley <joefradley@google.com>
>> ---
>> Changes in v2:
>> - based off of kselftest/kunit branch
>> - Added David's Reviewed-by tag
>>
> 
> This still looks good to me.
> 
> Unless anyone objects, I guess we'll take this through the KUnit
> branch (which, after all, is where the taint was originally added).
> I've added it to the list for 6.1, but it technically could be
> considered a fix for 6.0 as well.
> 

I can definitely take this for Linux 6.0 with additional information
on the problems seen without this change.

thanks,
-- Shuah