Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:01:31 +0000 From: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 6bd97b5f3778 - main - tests.7: Remove an unused configuration variable Message-ID: <6a287f2b.22d6b.59a2caf0@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by markj: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=6bd97b5f3778aa36bcf89ff870bb1483b301a9be commit 6bd97b5f3778aa36bcf89ff870bb1483b301a9be Author: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-06-09 21:00:23 +0000 Commit: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-06-09 21:00:23 +0000 tests.7: Remove an unused configuration variable No existing tests require it, and I cannot understand what kinds of test scenarios are supposed to require it. Just remove it. While here, improve the documentation of test variables a bit. Reviewed by: ngie MFC after: 1 week Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56604 --- share/man/man7/tests.7 | 17 +++++------------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man7/tests.7 b/share/man/man7/tests.7 index 97cc6beba4dc..4cea1470adb2 100644 --- a/share/man/man7/tests.7 +++ b/share/man/man7/tests.7 @@ -219,23 +219,16 @@ skipped. .Pp Test suites are configured by defining their configuration variables in -.Pa /etc/kyua/kyua.conf . -The format of this file is detailed in +.Pa /etc/kyua/kyua.conf +or on the command line. +The format of the configuration file is detailed in .Xr kyua.conf 5 . .Pp The following configuration variables are available in the .Fx -Test Suite: +Test Suite; all of the variable names are prefixed with +.Va test_suites.FreeBSD. . .Bl -tag -width "allow_sysctl_side_effects" -.It Va allow_devfs_side_effects -If defined, enables tests that may destroy and recreate semipermanent device -nodes, like disk devices. -Without this variable, tests may still create and destroy devices nodes that -are normally transient, like /dev/tap* and /dev/pts*, as long as they clean -them up afterwards. -However, tests that require this variable have a relaxed cleanup requirement; -they must recreate any devices that they destroyed, but not necessarily with -the same devnames. .It Va allow_sysctl_side_effects Enables tests that change globally significant .Xr sysctl 8home | help
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