Re: [PATCH] kunit: tool: fix _list_tests filtering wrong variable when list has TAP prefix

On 7/30/26 06:12, David Gow wrote:
> Le 30/07/2026 à 12:19 AM, [email protected] a écrit :
>> From: Mohammad Abu-Khader <[email protected]>
>>
>> `_list_tests()` runs the kernel to list tests, strips printk timestamp
>> lines via `extract_tap_lines()`, then drops the dummy TAP header from
>> the cleaned `lines`.  However the subsequent regex filter mistakenly
>> operates on the original `output` instead of the cleaned `lines`.  When
>> the kernel output includes timestamp prefixes (common with UML or slower
>> setups), e.g.:
>>
>>    [    0.100000] suite.test1
>>    [    0.100000] suite.test2
>>
>> the anchored regex `^[^\s.]+\.[^\s.]+$` rejects them and `--list_tests`
>> returns an empty list.
>>
>> Filter `lines` instead of `output`, matching the behavior of the
>> adjacent `_list_tests_attr()` which already returns the cleaned list.
>>
>> Add a regression test with timestamp-prefixed input to verify the fix.
>>
>> Fixes: 723c8258c8fe ("kunit: tool: Add command line interface to filter and report attributes")

Missing Signed-off-by

Unfortunately I can't apply this patch. Please fix it and resend.
I will try my best to get this into Linux 7.2

thanks,
-- Shuah