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diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/doc/rcu-test-image.txt b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/doc/rcu-test-image.txt index 449cf579d6f9..b2fc247976b1 100644 --- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/doc/rcu-test-image.txt +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/doc/rcu-test-image.txt @@ -1,8 +1,33 @@ -This document describes one way to create the rcu-test-image file -that contains the filesystem used by the guest-OS kernel. There are -probably much better ways of doing this, and this filesystem could no -doubt be smaller. It is probably also possible to simply download -an appropriate image from any number of places. +Normally, a minimal initrd is created automatically by the rcutorture +scripting. But minimal really does mean "minimal", namely just a single +root directory with a single statically linked executable named "init": + +$ size tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/initrd/init + text data bss dec hex filename + 328 0 8 336 150 tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/initrd/init + +Suppose you need to run some scripts, perhaps to monitor or control +some aspect of the rcutorture testing. This will require a more fully +filled-out userspace, perhaps containing libraries, executables for +the shell and other utilities, and soforth. In that case, place your +desired filesystem here: + + tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/initrd + +For example, your tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/initrd/init might +be a script that does any needed mount operations and starts whatever +scripts need starting to properly monitor or control your testing. +The next rcutorture build will then incorporate this filesystem into +the kernel image that is passed to qemu. + +Or maybe you need a real root filesystem for some reason, in which case +please read on! + +The remainder of this document describes one way to create the +rcu-test-image file that contains the filesystem used by the guest-OS +kernel. There are probably much better ways of doing this, and this +filesystem could no doubt be smaller. It is probably also possible to +simply download an appropriate image from any number of places. That said, here are the commands: @@ -36,7 +61,7 @@ References: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JeOSVMBuilder http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/UbuntuKVMWalkthrough http://www.moe.co.uk/2011/01/07/pci_add_option_rom-failed-to-find-romfile-pxe-rtl8139-bin/ -- "apt-get install kvm-pxe" - http://www.landley.net/writing/rootfs-howto.html - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initrd - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cpio + https://www.landley.net/writing/rootfs-howto.html + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initrd + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cpio http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/UbuntuKVMWalkthrough |