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From: Alistair John Strachan <alistair-T7eSMZptz7IqdlJmJB21zg@public.gmane.org>
To: Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	kernel-testers-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: Kernel checking options
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 22:31:18 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200805252231.18095.alistair@devzero.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <g1cfbn$uic$1@ger.gmane.org>

On Sunday 25 May 2008 20:27:36 Sitsofe Wheeler wrote:
> Is this list complete? Are they all enabling additional checks?
>
> Additionally are there any options that will make (real) bugs more likely
> to occur? For example does preemption make bugs related to races (that
> could happen without preemption) happen more often?

You're missing the IOMMU test code, which is only available on x86-64 systems.

There might be some other architecture specific options you've missed.

-- 
Cheers,
Alistair.

137/1 Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh, UK.
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From: Alistair John Strachan <alistair@devzero.co.uk>
To: Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel-testers@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kernel checking options
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 22:31:18 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200805252231.18095.alistair@devzero.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <g1cfbn$uic$1@ger.gmane.org>

On Sunday 25 May 2008 20:27:36 Sitsofe Wheeler wrote:
> Is this list complete? Are they all enabling additional checks?
>
> Additionally are there any options that will make (real) bugs more likely
> to occur? For example does preemption make bugs related to races (that
> could happen without preemption) happen more often?

You're missing the IOMMU test code, which is only available on x86-64 systems.

There might be some other architecture specific options you've missed.

-- 
Cheers,
Alistair.

137/1 Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh, UK.

  reply	other threads:[~2008-05-25 21:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-05-25 19:27 Kernel checking options Sitsofe Wheeler
2008-05-25 21:31 ` Alistair John Strachan [this message]
2008-05-25 21:31   ` Alistair John Strachan

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