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@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ KUnit - Linux Kernel Unit Testing
run_wrapper
run_manual
usage
- kunit-tool
api/index
style
faq
@@ -29,10 +28,10 @@ KUnit (Kernel unit testing framework) provides a common framework for
unit tests within the Linux kernel. Using KUnit, you can define groups
of test cases called test suites. The tests either run on kernel boot
if built-in, or load as a module. KUnit automatically flags and reports
-failed test cases in the kernel log. The test results appear in `TAP
-(Test Anything Protocol) format <https://testanything.org/>`_. It is inspired by
-JUnit, Python’s unittest.mock, and GoogleTest/GoogleMock (C++ unit testing
-framework).
+failed test cases in the kernel log. The test results appear in
+:doc:`KTAP (Kernel - Test Anything Protocol) format</dev-tools/ktap>`.
+It is inspired by JUnit, Python’s unittest.mock, and GoogleTest/GoogleMock
+(C++ unit testing framework).
KUnit tests are part of the kernel, written in the C (programming)
language, and test parts of the Kernel implementation (example: a C
@@ -46,8 +45,9 @@ internal system functionality. KUnit runs in kernel space and is not
restricted to things exposed to user-space.
In addition, KUnit has kunit_tool, a script (``tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py``)
-that configures the Linux kernel, runs KUnit tests under QEMU or UML (`User Mode
-Linux <http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/>`_), parses the test results and
+that configures the Linux kernel, runs KUnit tests under QEMU or UML
+(:doc:`User Mode Linux </virt/uml/user_mode_linux_howto_v2>`),
+parses the test results and
displays them in a user friendly manner.
Features
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ Unit Testing Advantages
- Improves code quality.
- Encourages writing testable code.
+Read also :ref:`kinds-of-tests`.
+
How do I use it?
================
@@ -107,7 +109,5 @@ How do I use it?
examples.
* Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/index.rst - KUnit APIs
used for testing.
-* Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/kunit-tool.rst - kunit_tool helper
- script.
* Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/faq.rst - KUnit common questions and
answers.