Documentation: kunit: Make the KUnit documentation less UML-specific

Remove some of the outmoded "Why KUnit" rationale, and move some
UML-specific information to the kunit_tool page. Also update the Getting
Started guide to mention running tests without the kunit_tool wrapper.

Signed-off-by: David Gow <davidgow@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@sony.com>
Acked-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
Reviewed-by: Brendan Higgins <brendanhiggins@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>

1 files changed, 67 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
index 4e1d24db6b13..e1c5ce80ce12 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/start.rst
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ Installing dependencies
 KUnit has the same dependencies as the Linux kernel. As long as you can build
 the kernel, you can run KUnit.
 
-KUnit Wrapper
-=============
-Included with KUnit is a simple Python wrapper that helps format the output to
-easily use and read KUnit output. It handles building and running the kernel, as
-well as formatting the output.
+Running tests with the KUnit Wrapper
+====================================
+Included with KUnit is a simple Python wrapper which runs tests under User Mode
+Linux, and formats the test results.
 
 The wrapper can be run with:
 
@@ -21,22 +20,42 @@ The wrapper can be run with:
 
 	./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --defconfig
 
-For more information on this wrapper (also called kunit_tool) checkout the
+For more information on this wrapper (also called kunit_tool) check out the
 :doc:`kunit-tool` page.
 
 Creating a .kunitconfig
-=======================
-The Python script is a thin wrapper around Kbuild. As such, it needs to be
-configured with a ``.kunitconfig`` file. This file essentially contains the
-regular Kernel config, with the specific test targets as well.
-
+-----------------------
+If you want to run a specific set of tests (rather than those listed in the
+KUnit defconfig), you can provide Kconfig options in the ``.kunitconfig`` file.
+This file essentially contains the regular Kernel config, with the specific
+test targets as well. The ``.kunitconfig`` should also contain any other config
+options required by the tests.
+
+A good starting point for a ``.kunitconfig`` is the KUnit defconfig:
 .. code-block:: bash
 
 	cd $PATH_TO_LINUX_REPO
 	cp arch/um/configs/kunit_defconfig .kunitconfig
 
-Verifying KUnit Works
----------------------
+You can then add any other Kconfig options you wish, e.g.:
+.. code-block:: none
+
+        CONFIG_LIST_KUNIT_TEST=y
+
+:doc:`kunit_tool <kunit-tool>` will ensure that all config options set in
+``.kunitconfig`` are set in the kernel ``.config`` before running the tests.
+It'll warn you if you haven't included the dependencies of the options you're
+using.
+
+.. note::
+   Note that removing something from the ``.kunitconfig`` will not trigger a
+   rebuild of the ``.config`` file: the configuration is only updated if the
+   ``.kunitconfig`` is not a subset of ``.config``. This means that you can use
+   other tools (such as make menuconfig) to adjust other config options.
+
+
+Running the tests
+-----------------
 
 To make sure that everything is set up correctly, simply invoke the Python
 wrapper from your kernel repo:
@@ -62,6 +81,41 @@ followed by a list of tests that are run. All of them should be passing.
 	Because it is building a lot of sources for the first time, the
 	``Building KUnit kernel`` step may take a while.
 
+Running tests without the KUnit Wrapper
+=======================================
+
+If you'd rather not use the KUnit Wrapper (if, for example, you need to
+integrate with other systems, or use an architecture other than UML), KUnit can
+be included in any kernel, and the results read out and parsed manually.
+
+.. note::
+   KUnit is not designed for use in a production system, and it's possible that
+   tests may reduce the stability or security of the system.
+
+
+
+Configuring the kernel
+----------------------
+
+In order to enable KUnit itself, you simply need to enable the ``CONFIG_KUNIT``
+Kconfig option (it's under Kernel Hacking/Kernel Testing and Coverage in
+menuconfig). From there, you can enable any KUnit tests you want: they usually
+have config options ending in ``_KUNIT_TEST``.
+
+KUnit and KUnit tests can be compiled as modules: in this case the tests in a
+module will be run when the module is loaded.
+
+Running the tests
+-----------------
+
+Build and run your kernel as usual. Test output will be written to the kernel
+log in `TAP <https://testanything.org/>`_ format.
+
+.. note::
+   It's possible that there will be other lines and/or data interspersed in the
+   TAP output.
+
+
 Writing your first test
 =======================