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diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
index 3408c59..4c5d6bd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/sample.conf
@@ -306,6 +306,14 @@
# (default 60)
#STOP_AFTER_FAILURE = 60
+# In case the console constantly fills the screen, having
+# a specified time to stop the test if it never succeeds nor fails
+# is recommended.
+# Note: this is ignored if a success or failure is detected.
+# (in seconds)
+# (default 600, -1 is to never stop)
+#STOP_TEST_AFTER = 600
+
# Stop testing if a build fails. If set, the script will end if
# a failure is detected, otherwise it will save off the .config,
# dmesg and bootlog in a directory called
@@ -519,6 +527,24 @@
# git bisect good, git bisect bad, and running the git bisect replay
# if the BISECT_REPLAY is set.
#
+# BISECT_SKIP = 1 (optional, default 0)
+#
+# If BISECT_TYPE is set to test but the build fails, ktest will
+# simply fail the test and end their. You could use BISECT_REPLAY
+# and BISECT_START to resume after you found a new starting point,
+# or you could set BISECT_SKIP to 1. If BISECT_SKIP is set to 1,
+# when something other than the BISECT_TYPE fails, ktest.pl will
+# run "git bisect skip" and try again.
+#
+# BISECT_FILES = <path> (optional, default undefined)
+#
+# To just run the git bisect on a specific path, set BISECT_FILES.
+# For example:
+#
+# BISECT_FILES = arch/x86 kernel/time
+#
+# Will run the bisect with "git bisect start -- arch/x86 kernel/time"
+#
# BISECT_REVERSE = 1 (optional, default 0)
#
# In those strange instances where it was broken forever
@@ -528,6 +554,15 @@
# With BISECT_REVERSE = 1, The test will consider failures as
# good, and success as bad.
#
+# BISECT_MANUAL = 1 (optional, default 0)
+#
+# In case there's a problem with automating the bisect for
+# whatever reason. (Can't reboot, want to inspect each iteration)
+# Doing a BISECT_MANUAL will have the test wait for you to
+# tell it if the test passed or failed after each iteration.
+# This is basicall the same as running git bisect yourself
+# but ktest will rebuild and install the kernel for you.
+#
# BISECT_CHECK = 1 (optional, default 0)
#
# Just to be sure the good is good and bad is bad, setting
@@ -613,10 +648,17 @@
#
# CONFIG_BISECT is the config that failed to boot
#
+# If BISECT_MANUAL is set, it will pause between iterations.
+# This is useful to use just ktest.pl just for the config bisect.
+# If you set it to build, it will run the bisect and you can
+# control what happens in between iterations. It will ask you if
+# the test succeeded or not and continue the config bisect.
+#
# Example:
# TEST_START
# TEST_TYPE = config_bisect
# CONFIG_BISECT_TYPE = build
# CONFIG_BISECT = /home/test/˘onfig-bad
# MIN_CONFIG = /home/test/config-min
+# BISECT_MANUAL = 1
#