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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst index 5d1f56fcd2e7..469d115a95f1 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst @@ -151,6 +151,29 @@ note some tests will require root privileges:: $ cd kselftest $ ./run_kselftest.sh +Packaging selftests +=================== + +In some cases packaging is desired, such as when tests need to run on a +different system. To package selftests, run:: + + $ make -C tools/testing/selftests gen_tar + +This generates a tarball in the `INSTALL_PATH/kselftest-packages` directory. By +default, `.gz` format is used. The tar format can be overridden by specifying +a `FORMAT` make variable. Any value recognized by `tar's auto-compress`_ option +is supported, such as:: + + $ make -C tools/testing/selftests gen_tar FORMAT=.xz + +`make gen_tar` invokes `make install` so you can use it to package a subset of +tests by using variables specified in `Running a subset of selftests`_ +section:: + + $ make -C tools/testing/selftests gen_tar TARGETS="bpf" FORMAT=.xz + +.. _tar's auto-compress: https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_node/gzip.html#auto_002dcompress + Contributing new tests ====================== |