From f4cdf7ca9a1fdcca413157df19753f388a5a224e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Linus Torvalds Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:09:22 -0700 Subject: Merge tag 'media/v7.3-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media Pull media updates from Mauro Carvalho Chehab: - v4l2-core: added ISP statistics support and per-block validation - v4l2-core: Allow unknown HDR10 white point and luminance - New camera sensors: Sony IMX678 and IMX471m, Himax HM1092 IR sensor - New codec: Milos: VPU v2.0 codec support - isp driver: gained support for Dreamchip RPPX1 ISP framework - vsp1 driver: gained support for RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H - Novalake driver: gained CVS support for new NVL hardware - dvb-core: fix feed leak on failed DMX_ADD_PID - several driver fixes, cleanups and minor improvements * tag 'media/v7.3-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media: (308 commits) media: ipu-bridge: check all DMI entries when overriding sensor rotation media: v4l2-async: avoid deleting unlinked ASC entry on link error media: rzg2l-cru: Align bytesperline to hardware DMA stride requirement media: intel/ipu6: fix async notifier cleanup leak on parse error media: staging/ipu7: fix async notifier UAF on probe error path media: amd: isp4: fix self-deadlock in isp4sd_pwron_and_init() error path media: amd: isp4: release partial allocations in isp4if_alloc_fw_gpumem() media: rcar-isp: Fix VSPX reference leaks media: rcar-isp: Release ISPCORE resources media: i2c: imx415: Release runtime PM reference on VBLANK error media: i2c: imx415: Return test pattern write errors media: renesas: vsp1: Declare index variables in for loop statement media: renesas: vsp1: Make reset control optional to support platforms without a reset line media: dt-bindings: media: renesas,vsp1: Document RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H SoCs media: dt-bindings: media: renesas,fcp: Document RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H SoCs media: nxp: imx8-isi: Add additional 32-bit RGB format support media: nxp: imx8-isi: Add 16-bit raw Bayer format support media: nxp: imx8-isi: Implement per-stream reference counting for multiplexed streams media: nxp: imx8-isi: Use BIT_ULL() for 64-bit stream masks media: nxp: imx8-isi: Correct color map between V4L2 and ISI ... --- Documentation/dev-tools/testing-devices.rst | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/dev-tools/testing-devices.rst (limited to 'Documentation/dev-tools/testing-devices.rst') diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-devices.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-devices.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ab26adb99 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/testing-devices.rst @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 +.. Copyright (c) 2024 Collabora Ltd + +============================= +Device testing with kselftest +============================= + + +There are a few different kselftests available for testing devices generically, +with some overlap in coverage and different requirements. This document aims to +give an overview of each one. + +Note: Paths in this document are relative to the kselftest folder +(``tools/testing/selftests``). + +Device oriented kselftests: + +* Devicetree (``dt``) + + * **Coverage**: Probe status for devices described in Devicetree + * **Requirements**: None + +* Error logs (``devices/error_logs``) + + * **Coverage**: Error (or more critical) log messages presence coming from any + device + * **Requirements**: None + +* Discoverable bus (``devices/probe``) + + * **Coverage**: Presence and probe status of USB or PCI devices that have been + described in the reference file + * **Requirements**: Manually describe the devices that should be tested in a + YAML reference file (see ``devices/probe/boards/google,spherion.yaml`` for + an example) + +* Exist (``devices/exist``) + + * **Coverage**: Presence of all devices + * **Requirements**: Generate the reference (see ``devices/exist/README.rst`` + for details) on a known-good kernel + +Therefore, the suggestion is to enable the error log and devicetree tests on all +(DT-based) platforms, since they don't have any requirements. Then to greatly +improve coverage, generate the reference for each platform and enable the exist +test. The discoverable bus test can be used to verify the probe status of +specific USB or PCI devices, but is probably not worth it for most cases. -- cgit v1.3.1