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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst index 595205348d2d..f5d13f1d37be 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/index.rst @@ -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. |