https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2020-May/109742.html

** Description changed:

- There are some test cases in ftrace from ubuntu_kernel_selftests that
- would need some kernel configs to be enabled.
+ == SRU Justification ==
+ There are some test cases in ftrace from ubuntu_kernel_selftests that would 
need some kernel configs to be enabled or have some special HW requirement.
+ 
+ https://pad.lv/1869347 - missing CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_PRINTK=m
+ https://pad.lv/1869349 - missing CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_PRINTK=m
+ https://pad.lv/1874198 - nproc > 1
+ 
+ If the requirement was not met, these test will fail with "unresolved" and 
return 1. So even these is no failed test case, the ftrace test will still be 
marked as "failed" with the presence of unresolved test case:
+     # # of passed:  28
+     # # of failed:  0
+     # # of unresolved:  1
+     # # of untested:  0
+     # # of unsupported:  58
+     # # of xfailed:  0
+     # # of undefined(test bug):  0
+     not ok 1 selftests: ftrace: ftracetest # exit=1
+ 
+ == Fix ==
+ * b730d668138c ("ftrace/selftest: make unresolved cases cause failure if 
--fail-unresolved set")
+ 
+ This patch will only make unresolved test case return 1 if we ask it to
+ fail with unresolved test case.
+ 
+ It can be cherry-picked to kernels starting from Disco.
+ For Bionic and Xenial it needs to be backported with some context adjustment 
as it's missing some other patches to the testing tools.
+ 
+ == Test ==
+ With the patch applied, the ftrace test will not be marked as failed with the 
presence of unresolved test case:
+ 
+ # # of passed:  28
+ # # of failed:  0
+ # # of unresolved:  1
+ # # of untested:  0
+ # # of unsupported:  58
+ # # of xfailed:  0
+ # # of undefined(test bug):  0
+ ok 1 selftests: ftrace: ftracetest
+ 
+ 
+ == Regression Potential ==
+ Low, changes limited to testing tools, no actual impacts to our kernels.
+ 
+ The worst case is to cause false negative in test reports, but in that
+ case it's probably a test case issue (a failed case should be treated as
+ a failed one, instead of unresolved)
+ 
+ 
+ == Original Bug Report ==
+ There are some test cases in ftrace from ubuntu_kernel_selftests that would 
need some kernel configs to be enabled.
  
  bug 1869347
- bug 1869349
  bug 1869349
  
  We should not treat unresolved test case as a failure, as it's expected
  to fail with no correlated configs enabeled.
  
  
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b730d668138cb3dd9ce78f8003986d1adae5523a
  #diff-33d74da785cbc5da20f71eb1af106d68

** Description changed:

  == SRU Justification ==
- There are some test cases in ftrace from ubuntu_kernel_selftests that would 
need some kernel configs to be enabled or have some special HW requirement.
+ There are some test cases in ftrace from ubuntu_kernel_selftests that
+ would need some kernel configs to be enabled or have some special HW
+ requirements:
+   * https://pad.lv/1869347 - missing CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_PRINTK=m
+   * https://pad.lv/1869349 - missing CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_PRINTK=m
+   * https://pad.lv/1874198 - nproc > 1
  
- https://pad.lv/1869347 - missing CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_PRINTK=m
- https://pad.lv/1869349 - missing CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_PRINTK=m
- https://pad.lv/1874198 - nproc > 1
- 
- If the requirement was not met, these test will fail with "unresolved" and 
return 1. So even these is no failed test case, the ftrace test will still be 
marked as "failed" with the presence of unresolved test case:
+ If the requirement was not met, these test will fail with "unresolved"
+ and return 1. So even these is no failed test case, the ftrace test
+ will still be marked as "failed" with the presence of unresolved test:
      # # of passed:  28
      # # of failed:  0
      # # of unresolved:  1
      # # of untested:  0
      # # of unsupported:  58
      # # of xfailed:  0
      # # of undefined(test bug):  0
      not ok 1 selftests: ftrace: ftracetest # exit=1
  
  == Fix ==
  * b730d668138c ("ftrace/selftest: make unresolved cases cause failure if 
--fail-unresolved set")
  
- This patch will only make unresolved test case return 1 if we ask it to
- fail with unresolved test case.
+ This patch will only make unresolved test case return 1 if we ask it
+ to fail with unresolved test case.
  
  It can be cherry-picked to kernels starting from Disco.
- For Bionic and Xenial it needs to be backported with some context adjustment 
as it's missing some other patches to the testing tools.
+ For Bionic and Xenial it needs to be backported with some context
+ adjustment as they're missing some other patches to the testing tool.
  
  == Test ==
- With the patch applied, the ftrace test will not be marked as failed with the 
presence of unresolved test case:
- 
- # # of passed:  28
- # # of failed:  0
- # # of unresolved:  1
- # # of untested:  0
- # # of unsupported:  58
- # # of xfailed:  0
- # # of undefined(test bug):  0
- ok 1 selftests: ftrace: ftracetest
- 
+ With the patch applied, the ftrace test will not be marked as failed
+ with the presence of unresolved test case:
+     # # of passed:  28
+     # # of failed:  0
+     # # of unresolved:  1
+     # # of untested:  0
+     # # of unsupported:  58
+     # # of xfailed:  0
+     # # of undefined(test bug):  0
+     ok 1 selftests: ftrace: ftracetest
  
  == Regression Potential ==
  Low, changes limited to testing tools, no actual impacts to our kernels.
  
  The worst case is to cause false negative in test reports, but in that
- case it's probably a test case issue (a failed case should be treated as
- a failed one, instead of unresolved)
+ case it's probably a test case issue since a failed case should be
+ treated as a failed one, instead of unresolved.
  
  
  == Original Bug Report ==
  There are some test cases in ftrace from ubuntu_kernel_selftests that would 
need some kernel configs to be enabled.
  
  bug 1869347
  bug 1869349
  
  We should not treat unresolved test case as a failure, as it's expected
  to fail with no correlated configs enabeled.
  
  
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b730d668138cb3dd9ce78f8003986d1adae5523a
  #diff-33d74da785cbc5da20f71eb1af106d68

** Tags added: bionic disco eoan focal xenial

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1877958

Title:
  Do not treat unresolved test case in ftrace from
  ubuntu_kernel_selftests as failure

Status in ubuntu-kernel-tests:
  In Progress
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in linux source package in Xenial:
  In Progress
Status in linux source package in Bionic:
  In Progress
Status in linux source package in Eoan:
  In Progress
Status in linux source package in Focal:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  == SRU Justification ==
  There are some test cases in ftrace from ubuntu_kernel_selftests that
  would need some kernel configs to be enabled or have some special HW
  requirements:
    * https://pad.lv/1869347 - missing CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_PRINTK=m
    * https://pad.lv/1869349 - missing CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_PRINTK=m
    * https://pad.lv/1874198 - nproc > 1

  If the requirement was not met, these test will fail with "unresolved"
  and return 1. So even these is no failed test case, the ftrace test
  will still be marked as "failed" with the presence of unresolved test:
      # # of passed:  28
      # # of failed:  0
      # # of unresolved:  1
      # # of untested:  0
      # # of unsupported:  58
      # # of xfailed:  0
      # # of undefined(test bug):  0
      not ok 1 selftests: ftrace: ftracetest # exit=1

  == Fix ==
  * b730d668138c ("ftrace/selftest: make unresolved cases cause failure if 
--fail-unresolved set")

  This patch will only make unresolved test case return 1 if we ask it
  to fail with unresolved test case.

  It can be cherry-picked to kernels starting from Disco.
  For Bionic and Xenial it needs to be backported with some context
  adjustment as they're missing some other patches to the testing tool.

  == Test ==
  With the patch applied, the ftrace test will not be marked as failed
  with the presence of unresolved test case:
      # # of passed:  28
      # # of failed:  0
      # # of unresolved:  1
      # # of untested:  0
      # # of unsupported:  58
      # # of xfailed:  0
      # # of undefined(test bug):  0
      ok 1 selftests: ftrace: ftracetest

  == Regression Potential ==
  Low, changes limited to testing tools, no actual impacts to our kernels.

  The worst case is to cause false negative in test reports, but in that
  case it's probably a test case issue since a failed case should be
  treated as a failed one, instead of unresolved.

  
  == Original Bug Report ==
  There are some test cases in ftrace from ubuntu_kernel_selftests that would 
need some kernel configs to be enabled.

  bug 1869347
  bug 1869349

  We should not treat unresolved test case as a failure, as it's
  expected to fail with no correlated configs enabeled.

  
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b730d668138cb3dd9ce78f8003986d1adae5523a
  #diff-33d74da785cbc5da20f71eb1af106d68

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