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SubjectRe: [RFC] make it easy to test new kernels
jerome lacoste wrote:

> Now, will all these talks about virtualization, I wonder if it will be
> possible one day to just download a new virtualized test OS and test
> it without rebooting the main one. I could always allocate 10 G to a
> test system on my disk. As long as I don't have to reboot.

A large portion of kernel issues are found in the hardware support,
which is difficult to test in a virtualized environment.

However, something like this could ensure that the APIs handle random
garbage, that POSIX works properly, etc...

Chris
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