Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 22 Nov 2000 02:27:00 +0100 | From | Fort David <> | Subject | Re: Better testing of hardware (was: Defective Read Hat) |
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"Stephen Gutknecht (linux-kernel)" wrote:
> Part of the issue is that there exists no "easy to use" standardized test > software. Full 32-bit concurrent use of many devices can reveal problems > that users do not often see in normal applications. > > One major hardware review site found stability problems with the Intel > Pentium 3 1130Mhz processor that ultimately lead to Intel delaying the > release -- it passed all tests but not a compile of the Linux Kernel! This > was on more than 3 different processors. > http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/00q3/0008281/pentiumiii-04.html > > A Linux Kernel compile test does a really good job of testing the hard disk, > RAM, and CPU... as it executes all types of instructions and the final > output depends on all prior steps completing correctly. On a really fast > system (> 900Mhz) might make sense to run it twice, once to "warm up" the > CPU and other components. Most "benchmarks" just test speed, not the actual > stability or data integrity (they write results to a device but don't check > for data corruption, or they test only one device at a time, not all at > once). > > What a Linux kernel compile DOESN'T test is the network interfaces and video > cards. > >
Compiling over NFS with compilation lines producing some kind of openGL animation ?
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