---
testsuite/README | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/testsuite/README b/testsuite/README
index d5843bf..6efc61e 100644
--- a/testsuite/README
+++ b/testsuite/README
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pay attention when writing a test:
3 - If you want testsuite to compare the stdout/stderr of your tests in order
to check if it worked or not, fill in output.{stderr,stdout} the file with
- the expected output. Bare in mind the same file is used for all
+ the expected output. Bear in mind the same file is used for all
architectures, so don't print arch-dependent content if you are comparing
the output.
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ pay attention when writing a test:
6 - expected_fail: if that test is expected to fail, i.e. the return code is
expected not to be 0.
-7 - If you added files to the rootfs, be sure to compact it back to
- rootfs.tar.xz before sending patches: use 'make testsuite-pack-rootfs'
+7 - The rootfs is populated by copying the entire contents of rootfs-pristine
+ then running populate-modules.sh to copy generated modules from
+ module-playground. Update the latter script to include any modules your
+ test need.
8 - Tests can be run individually, outside of 'make check'. strace and gdb work
too, as long as you tell them to operate on child process.
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