---

yaml
---
r: 275168
b: refs/heads/master
c: e0a8742
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: eaa1fe25ea79e94c6727a67baaca3da0791da5de
+refs/heads/master: e0a8742e3d4b7649be2ca6f22e7d45153505fc81

trunk/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 $default{"BISECT_SKIP"}		= 1;
 $default{"SUCCESS_LINE"}	= "login:";
 $default{"DETECT_TRIPLE_FAULT"} = 1;
+$default{"NO_INSTALL"}		= 0;
 $default{"BOOTED_TIMEOUT"}	= 1;
 $default{"DIE_ON_FAILURE"}	= 1;
 $default{"SSH_EXEC"}		= "ssh \$SSH_USER\@\$MACHINE \$SSH_COMMAND";
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@
 my $target;
 my $make;
 my $post_install;
+my $no_install;
 my $noclean;
 my $minconfig;
 my $start_minconfig;
@@ -1094,6 +1096,8 @@ sub do_post_install {
 
 sub install {
 
+    return if ($no_install);
+
     run_scp "$outputdir/$build_target", "$target_image" or
 	dodie "failed to copy image";
 
@@ -2810,6 +2814,7 @@ sub set_test_option {
     $reboot_type = set_test_option("REBOOT_TYPE", $i);
     $grub_menu = set_test_option("GRUB_MENU", $i);
     $post_install = set_test_option("POST_INSTALL", $i);
+    $no_install = set_test_option("NO_INSTALL", $i);
     $reboot_script = set_test_option("REBOOT_SCRIPT", $i);
     $reboot_on_error = set_test_option("REBOOT_ON_ERROR", $i);
     $poweroff_on_error = set_test_option("POWEROFF_ON_ERROR", $i);
@@ -2890,8 +2895,11 @@ sub set_test_option {
 	$run_type = "ERROR";
     }
 
+    my $installme = "";
+    $installme = " no_install" if ($no_install);
+
     doprint "\n\n";
-    doprint "RUNNING TEST $i of $opt{NUM_TESTS} with option $test_type $run_type\n\n";
+    doprint "RUNNING TEST $i of $opt{NUM_TESTS} with option $test_type $run_type$installme\n\n";
 
     unlink $dmesg;
     unlink $buildlog;

trunk/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf

@@ -294,6 +294,13 @@
 # or on some systems:
 #POST_INSTALL = ssh user@target /sbin/dracut -f /boot/initramfs-test.img $KERNEL_VERSION
 
+# If for some reason you just want to boot the kernel and you do not
+# want the test to install anything new. For example, you may just want
+# to boot test the same kernel over and over and do not want to go through
+# the hassle of installing anything, you can set this option to 1
+# (default 0)
+#NO_INSTALL = 1
+
 # If there is a script that you require to run before the build is done
 # you can specify it with PRE_BUILD.
 #