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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
index b3861500c42d..ebd03d11d2c2 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ Running the selftests (hotplug tests are run in limited mode)
To build the tests::
- make -C tools/testing/selftests
+ $ make -C tools/testing/selftests
To run the tests::
- make -C tools/testing/selftests run_tests
+ $ make -C tools/testing/selftests run_tests
To build and run the tests with a single command, use::
- make kselftest
+ $ make kselftest
Note that some tests will require root privileges.
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ single test to run, or a list of tests to run.
To run only tests targeted for a single subsystem::
- make -C tools/testing/selftests TARGETS=ptrace run_tests
+ $ make -C tools/testing/selftests TARGETS=ptrace run_tests
You can specify multiple tests to build and run::
- make TARGETS="size timers" kselftest
+ $ make TARGETS="size timers" kselftest
See the top-level tools/testing/selftests/Makefile for the list of all
possible targets.
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ Running the full range hotplug selftests
To build the hotplug tests::
- make -C tools/testing/selftests hotplug
+ $ make -C tools/testing/selftests hotplug
To run the hotplug tests::
- make -C tools/testing/selftests run_hotplug
+ $ make -C tools/testing/selftests run_hotplug
Note that some tests will require root privileges.
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ location.
To install selftests in default location::
- cd tools/testing/selftests
- ./kselftest_install.sh
+ $ cd tools/testing/selftests
+ $ ./kselftest_install.sh
To install selftests in a user specified location::
- cd tools/testing/selftests
- ./kselftest_install.sh install_dir
+ $ cd tools/testing/selftests
+ $ ./kselftest_install.sh install_dir
Running installed selftests
===========================
@@ -88,12 +88,10 @@ Kselftest install as well as the Kselftest tarball provide a script
named "run_kselftest.sh" to run the tests.
You can simply do the following to run the installed Kselftests. Please
-note some tests will require root privileges.
+note some tests will require root privileges::
-::
-
- cd kselftest
- ./run_kselftest.sh
+ $ cd kselftest
+ $ ./run_kselftest.sh
Contributing new tests
======================
@@ -114,8 +112,10 @@ Contributing new tests (details)
* Use TEST_GEN_XXX if such binaries or files are generated during
compiling.
+
TEST_PROGS, TEST_GEN_PROGS mean it is the excutable tested by
default.
+
TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED, TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED mean it is the
executable which is not tested by default.
TEST_FILES, TEST_GEN_FILES mean it is the file which is used by