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ktest: Add BISECT_FILES to run git bisect on paths
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Add the config option BISECT_FILES that allows the user to
specify what path in the kernel to run the git bisect on.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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Steven Rostedt authored and Steven Rostedt committed Mar 8, 2011
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9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
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my $type = $opt{"BISECT_TYPE[$i]"};
my $start = $opt{"BISECT_START[$i]"};
my $replay = $opt{"BISECT_REPLAY[$i]"};
my $start_files = $opt{"BISECT_FILES[$i]"};

if (defined($start_files)) {
$start_files = " -- " . $start_files;
} else {
$start_files = "";
}

# convert to true sha1's
$good = get_sha1($good);
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die "Failed to checkout $head";
}

run_command "git bisect start" or
run_command "git bisect start$start_files" or
dodie "could not start bisect";

run_command "git bisect good $good" or
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
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# when something other than the BISECT_TYPE fails, ktest.pl will
# run "git bisect skip" and try again.
#
# BISECT_FILES = <path> (optional, default undefined)
#
# To just run the git bisect on a specific path, set BISECT_FILES.
# For example:
#
# BISECT_FILES = arch/x86 kernel/time
#
# Will run the bisect with "git bisect start -- arch/x86 kernel/time"
#
# BISECT_REVERSE = 1 (optional, default 0)
#
# In those strange instances where it was broken forever
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