go test -run NotAValidTestName Passes

[mibzman]

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

go1.7.1 linux/386

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

GOARCH="386"
GOBIN="/home/mibzman/go/bin"
GOEXE=""
GOHOSTARCH="386"
GOHOSTOS="linux"
GOOS="linux"
GOPATH="/home/mibzman/go"
GORACE=""
GOROOT="/usr/local/go"
GOTOOLDIR="/usr/local/go/pkg/tool/linux_386"
CC="gcc"
GOGCCFLAGS="-fPIC -m32 -pthread -fmessage-length=0 -fdebug-prefix-map=/tmp/go-build831581489=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches"
CXX="g++"
CGO_ENABLED="1"

What did you do?

enter the command go test -run NotAValidTestName or any other test name that does not exist

What did you expect to see?

either test not found or FAIL

What did you see instead?

PASS

[minux]

Running an empty set of tests is definitely a pass because nothing fails. People frequently use -run XXX -bench . to only run the benchmarks, so if we change the behavior of go test forum NotAValidTestName, this idiom won't work anymore.

[evverx]

duplicate of #15211