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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst index 949af2da81e5..29ae2fee8123 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst @@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ compiles the kernel as a standalone Linux executable that can be run like any other program directly inside of a host operating system. To be clear, it does not require any virtualization support: it is just a regular program. -What is a kunitconfig? -====================== +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 +.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? @@ -46,16 +46,9 @@ However, you most likely want to use it with the following options: - ``--timeout`` sets a maximum amount of time to allow tests to run. - ``--jobs`` sets the number of threads to use to build the kernel. -If you just want to use the defconfig that ships with the kernel, you can -append the ``--defconfig`` flag as well: - -.. code-block:: bash - - ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --timeout=30 --jobs=`nproc --all` --defconfig - .. note:: - This command is particularly helpful for getting started because it - just works. No kunitconfig needs to be present. + This command will work even without a .kunitconfig file: if no + .kunitconfig is present, a default one will be used instead. For a list of all the flags supported by kunit_tool, you can run: |