ktest: Add options SWITCH_TO_GOOD and SWITCH_TO_TEST

[linux-2.6-block.git] / tools / testing / ktest / sample.conf

diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
index 2ff0f8c483e940904d94aa1adff3412555b8cfbe..c8dc7575c2f5891fde3b70a21e2b92986b6bdcfa 100644 (file)
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
@@ -468,6 +468,27 @@
 # The test will not modify that file.
 #REBOOT_TYPE = grub
 
+# If you are using a machine that doesn't boot with grub, and
+# perhaps gets its kernel from a remote server (tftp), then
+# you can use this option to update the target image with the
+# test image.
+#
+# You could also do the same with POST_INSTALL, but the difference
+# between that option and this option is that POST_INSTALL runs
+# after the install, where this one runs just before a reboot.
+# (default undefined)
+#SWITCH_TO_TEST = cp ${OUTPUT_DIR}/${BUILD_TARGET} ${TARGET_IMAGE}
+
+# If you are using a machine that doesn't boot with grub, and
+# perhaps gets its kernel from a remote server (tftp), then
+# you can use this option to update the target image with the
+# the known good image to reboot safely back into.
+#
+# This option holds a command that will execute before needing
+# to reboot to a good known image.
+# (default undefined)
+#SWITCH_TO_GOOD = ssh ${SSH_USER}/${MACHINE} cp good_image ${TARGET_IMAGE}
+
 # The min config that is needed to build for the machine
 # A nice way to create this is with the following:
 #