Storing and Outputting Test Information: KUnit Attributes and KTAPv2

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Creates KUnit test attributes upstream to store supplemental data (speed and module name today) using flexible void-pointer attributes, exposes a struct and helper macros, and hooks into kunit filtering (k.filter and Python tooling). Outputs attribute blocks as proposed KTAP metadata lines so parsers can ignore or consume them. Practical result: filtering six slow tests cuts a 312-test run from ~10s to ~4s (and similar examples show 7s to 1s, ~89% faster).

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:42Background on KUnit
3. 2:29What is test information
4. 4:37KUnit attributes project
5. 6:41Benefits of filtering slow tests
6. 7:48Potential KUnit attributes
7. 8:28KTAPv2 and metadata proposal
8. 11:58Q&A on KTAPv2 development

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