signaltest: add support to run a thread per cpu

Add the feature to run a thread per CPU automatically. This simplifies setups with many different boards where the test should run a thread per available CPU. Signed-off-by: Daniel Wagner <wagi@monom.org>
kernelci · Mar 25, 2024 · eb22b4c · eb22b4c
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diff --git a/automated/linux/signaltest/signaltest.sh b/automated/linux/signaltest/signaltest.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ done
 ! check_root && error_msg "Please run this script as root."
 create_out_dir "${OUTPUT}"
 
+if [ "${THREADS}" -eq "0" ]; then
+    THREADS=$(nproc)
+fi
+
 # Run signaltest.
 if ! binary=$(command -v signaltest); then
     detect_abi

diff --git a/automated/linux/signaltest/signaltest.yaml b/automated/linux/signaltest/signaltest.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ params:
     # Priority of highest prio thread.
     PRIORITY: "98"
     # Number of threads.
+    # A value of "0" will run a thread per available CPU.
     THREADS: "2"
+    # Execute cyclictest for given time
     DURATION: "1m"
     # Background workload to be run during the meassurement
     BACKGROUND_CMD: ""