Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] test-lib: allow selecting tests by substring/regex with --run

> > @@ -819,9 +821,8 @@ match_test_selector_list () {
> >                       *)
> >                               if expr "z$selector" : "z[0-9]*[^0-9]" >/dev/null
> >                               then
> > -                                     echo "error: $title: invalid non-numeric in test" \
> > -                                             "selector: '$orig_selector'" >&2
> > -                                     exit 1
> > +                                     echo "$title" | grep -q "$selector" && return
> > +                                     continue
> >                               fi
>
> I like that you allow regexes. It's unfortunate that the skip-check
> costs us a process in every test. It may not be that big a deal since we
> only pay it if you use a non-numeric selector. But I wonder if there's
> any reason not to use "expr" here, as well.