Re: Tests that require 'modprobe <module>'

[Mike Mason <mmlnx at us dot ibm dot com>]

Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
> Mike Mason <mmlnx@us.ibm.com> writes:
>
> > I'd like to add some tests that require certain modules be inserted
> > (specifically nfs & rpc).  Where's the best place in the test
> > framework to do modprobe?
>
> What to these particular tests do differently if the probed modules
> are loaded?  buildok tests work just as well.

Hmm... you're right.  I was thinking the module had to be loaded to do any 
kind of test.  Obviously that's wrong.  Never mind :-)

If we ever want to test the insertion of a kprobe into a particular module, 
that module would obviously have to be loaded, but I'm just trying to do 
build testing.

Mike

> - FChE