Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:25:55 -0500 | From | Nathan Straz <> | Subject | Re: [Announce] Linux Test Project |
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On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 04:28:16PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Nathan Straz wrote: > > - The testing philosophy that is most important to the kernel > > developers. What approach best fits the development process? > > Regression? Functional? Stress? Performance? > > All of the above :) I think regression and stress are the two most > important ones, but that's just one opinion..
That seems to be a common opinion. If anyone else has a different one, I would like to hear it. I've heard that regression should come last and functional should come first. I think that everything in functional testing should occur in regression testing, so there isn't much difference there.
> > - What is needed immediately? Building a test suite for the kernel is > > going to take time. What tests or tools are most important? > IMHO regression, then stress testing. Regression testing provides more > stability of interface and code in the long run. Stress testing tools > tend to focus on a few specific areas of the code, and be completely > inadequate for covering certain cases.
Noted. Which areas in the kernel are most in need of regression coverage? Stress testing? Dreaming of any tools that you need lately?
> > - We need to plan a development road map that works with the Linux > > kernel development road map. > Each vendor and kernel developer seems to have their own favorite set of > tests; the building of a unified test suite should include many of these > tests. VA Linux's Cerebus (sp?) and Juan Quintela's MM tests are good > examples.
One of the goals of LTP is definately to create a unified collection of useful tests and tools. Something that a new kernel tester can pick up to quickly get up to speed. Aaron has been looking over Juan's tests and definately likes them.
Nate
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