From: chrubis@suse.cz To: Darren Hart <dvhart@linux.intel.com> Cc: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>, Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>, "linux-man@vger.kernel.org" <linux-man@vger.kernel.org>, lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr.bueso@hp.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>, Linux API <linux-api@vger.kernel.org>, "Carlos O'Donell" <carlos@redhat.com> Subject: Re: futex(2) man page update help request Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 18:30:04 +0200 [thread overview] Message-ID: <20140515163004.GB7959@rei.Home> (raw) In-Reply-To: <CF9A3521.90ECC%dvhart@linux.intel.com> Hi! > I've used LTP in the past (quite a bit), and I felt there was some > advantage to keeping futextest independent. What advantages did you have in mind? > Perhaps things have changed enough since then (~2009 era) that we > should reconsider. I've been working on LTP for a about three years now and we happen to do quite a lot in that time. The most visible changes would be more proper development practices (git, proper build system, code review, LKML coding style, documentation, ...) and also huge number of fixes. Now we are trying to catch up in coverage too. > We can discuss the pros/cons there if you like. I would love to :). > I have agreed to move the performance related tests over to perf, and > Davidlohr has added some other such tests to perf. Trinity now covers > the planned fuzz testing for futexes (very well... Obviously) so that > idea will be dropped, leaving pure functional tests in futextest. Well LTP mostly consists of functional tests, so that would fit the purpose very well. -- Cyril Hrubis chrubis@suse.cz
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From: chrubis-AlSwsSmVLrQ@public.gmane.org To: Darren Hart <dvhart-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org> Cc: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>, Jakub Jelinek <jakub-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>, "linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" <linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>, lkml <linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>, Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr.bueso-VXdhtT5mjnY@public.gmane.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>, Steven Rostedt <rostedt-nx8X9YLhiw1AfugRpC6u6w@public.gmane.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org>, Linux API <linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>, Carlos O'Donell <carlos-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> Subject: Re: futex(2) man page update help request Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 18:30:04 +0200 [thread overview] Message-ID: <20140515163004.GB7959@rei.Home> (raw) In-Reply-To: <CF9A3521.90ECC%dvhart-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org> Hi! > I've used LTP in the past (quite a bit), and I felt there was some > advantage to keeping futextest independent. What advantages did you have in mind? > Perhaps things have changed enough since then (~2009 era) that we > should reconsider. I've been working on LTP for a about three years now and we happen to do quite a lot in that time. The most visible changes would be more proper development practices (git, proper build system, code review, LKML coding style, documentation, ...) and also huge number of fixes. Now we are trying to catch up in coverage too. > We can discuss the pros/cons there if you like. I would love to :). > I have agreed to move the performance related tests over to perf, and > Davidlohr has added some other such tests to perf. Trinity now covers > the planned fuzz testing for futexes (very well... Obviously) so that > idea will be dropped, leaving pure functional tests in futextest. Well LTP mostly consists of functional tests, so that would fit the purpose very well. -- Cyril Hrubis chrubis-AlSwsSmVLrQ@public.gmane.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-05-15 16:30 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 145+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2014-05-14 10:35 futex(2) man page update help request Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2014-05-14 16:18 ` Darren Hart 2014-05-14 16:18 ` Darren Hart 2014-05-14 19:03 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2014-05-14 19:59 ` Darren Hart 2014-05-14 19:59 ` Darren Hart 2014-05-14 20:23 ` Carlos O'Donell 2014-05-14 20:23 ` Carlos O'Donell 2014-05-14 20:44 ` Andy Lutomirski 2014-05-14 20:44 ` Andy Lutomirski 2014-05-14 23:34 ` Thomas Gleixner 2014-05-14 23:34 ` Thomas Gleixner 2014-05-15 3:12 ` Carlos O'Donell 2014-05-15 3:12 ` Carlos O'Donell 2014-05-15 4:49 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2014-05-15 4:49 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2014-05-15 4:53 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2014-05-15 4:53 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2014-05-15 14:14 ` Thomas Gleixner 2014-05-15 14:14 ` Thomas Gleixner 2014-05-15 20:19 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2014-05-15 20:19 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2014-08-04 14:46 ` Carlos O'Donell 2014-08-04 14:46 ` Carlos O'Donell 2014-05-15 20:35 ` Darren Hart 2014-05-15 20:35 ` Darren Hart 2015-01-15 15:12 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-15 15:12 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-17 1:33 ` Darren Hart 2015-01-17 1:33 ` Darren Hart 2015-01-17 9:16 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-17 19:26 ` Darren Hart 2015-01-17 19:26 ` Darren Hart 2015-01-18 10:18 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-18 10:18 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-15 15:10 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-15 15:10 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-15 22:23 ` Thomas Gleixner 2015-01-15 22:23 ` Thomas Gleixner 2015-01-16 15:17 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-16 15:17 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-16 15:20 ` Thomas Gleixner 2015-01-16 15:20 ` Thomas Gleixner 2015-01-16 20:54 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-16 20:54 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-17 0:46 ` Darren Hart 2015-01-17 0:46 ` Darren Hart 2015-01-19 10:45 ` Thomas Gleixner 2015-01-19 10:45 ` Thomas Gleixner 2015-01-19 14:07 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-23 18:19 ` Torvald Riegel 2015-01-23 18:19 ` Torvald Riegel 2015-01-24 10:05 ` Thomas Gleixner 2015-01-24 12:58 ` Torvald Riegel 2015-01-24 16:25 ` Thomas Gleixner 2015-01-24 16:25 ` Thomas Gleixner 2015-01-17 0:56 ` Davidlohr Bueso 2015-01-17 1:11 ` Darren Hart 2015-01-17 1:11 ` Darren Hart 2015-01-23 18:29 ` Torvald Riegel 2015-01-23 18:29 ` Torvald Riegel 2015-01-24 11:35 ` Thomas Gleixner 2015-01-24 11:35 ` Thomas Gleixner 2015-01-24 13:12 ` Torvald Riegel 2015-01-24 13:12 ` Torvald Riegel 2015-01-27 7:48 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-01-27 7:48 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2015-02-05 19:57 ` Darren Hart 2014-05-15 8:13 ` Peter Zijlstra 2014-05-15 8:13 ` Peter Zijlstra 2014-05-15 15:43 ` Darren Hart 2014-05-15 15:43 ` Darren Hart 2014-05-15 8:14 ` Peter Zijlstra 2014-05-15 8:14 ` Peter Zijlstra 2014-05-15 13:18 ` Carlos O'Donell 2014-05-15 13:18 ` Carlos O'Donell 2014-05-15 13:22 ` Peter Zijlstra 2014-05-15 13:22 ` Peter Zijlstra 2014-05-15 13:49 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2014-05-15 13:49 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) 2014-05-15 13:55 ` Peter Zijlstra 2014-05-15 13:55 ` Peter Zijlstra 2014-05-15 14:39 ` Carlos O'Donell 2014-05-15 14:39 ` Carlos O'Donell 2014-05-15 15:11 ` Peter Zijlstra 2014-05-14 20:56 ` Davidlohr Bueso 2014-05-14 20:56 ` Davidlohr Bueso 2014-05-14 21:03 ` Darren Hart 2014-05-14 21:03 ` Darren Hart 2014-05-14 22:21 ` Paul E. 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