ktest: Use Kconfig dependencies to shorten time to make min_config
To save time, the test does not just grab any option and test
it. The Kconfig files are examined to determine the dependencies
of the configs. If a config is chosen that depends on another
config, that config will be checked first. By checking the
parents first, we can eliminate whole groups of configs that
may have been enabled.
For example, if a USB device config is chosen and depends on
CONFIG_USB, the CONFIG_USB will be tested before the device.
If CONFIG_USB is found not to be needed, it, as well as all
configs that depend on it, will be disabled and removed from
the current min_config.
Note, the code from streamline_config (make localmodconfig)
was copied and used to find the dependencies in the Kconfig file.
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
index a83846d..d096a0c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
@@ -837,6 +837,18 @@
# TODO: add a test version that makes the config do more than just
# boot, like having network access.
#
+# To save time, the test does not just grab any option and test
+# it. The Kconfig files are examined to determine the dependencies
+# of the configs. If a config is chosen that depends on another
+# config, that config will be checked first. By checking the
+# parents first, we can eliminate whole groups of configs that
+# may have been enabled.
+#
+# For example, if a USB device config is chosen and depends on CONFIG_USB,
+# the CONFIG_USB will be tested before the device. If CONFIG_USB is
+# found not to be needed, it, as well as all configs that depend on
+# it, will be disabled and removed from the current min_config.
+#
# OUTPUT_MIN_CONFIG is the path and filename of the file that will
# be created from the MIN_CONFIG. If you interrupt the test, set
# this file as your new min config, and use it to continue the test.