Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 3/3] tests: start generic qemu-qmp tests

[Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>]

Marc-André Lureau <mlureau@redhat.com> writes:

> Hi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> Marc-André Lureau <mlureau@redhat.com> writes:
>> 
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > -snip-
>> >
>> >> 
>> >> I'd be willing to take this as is with a suitable TODO comment
>> >> explaining where we want to go with this file.  Perhaps
>> >> 
>> >> /*
>> >>  * This program tests QMP commands that aren't interesting enough to
>> >>  * warrant their own test program.
>> >>  *
>> >>  * TODO The tests we got here now aren't good examples, because they
>> >>  * don't really exercise the commands, but only demonstrate specific
>> >>  * bugs we've fixed.
>> >>  */
>> >> 
>> >> What do you think?
>> >
>> > It looks like a comment that may stale. I have a few tests in some wip
>> > branch that will go naturally there, so I hope it won't remain bug-fix
>> > only checks. I can't say how long it will take to get there though, so I
>> > am fine with a comment anyway, perhaps without TODO?
>> >
>> > thanks
>> 
>> Since you got more tests coming up, we have several workable options:
>> 
>> (1) Delay this patch until we got more substantial tests.  I'm wary of
>>     rejecting the imperfect solution I can have now for a better
>>     solution I might get some day, but since you already got something
>>     better in the pipeline, I'd be happy to wait in this case.
>> 
>> (2) Apply it now, with my TODO.  Adding tests should eventually resolve
>>     the TODO.  If we forget to delete it then, it'll go stale.  But
>>     it'll be pretty obviously stale.
>> 
>> (3) Apply it now, without my TODO.  Until we acquire tests that would
>>     resolve the TODO, the file is an unmarked bad example.
>> 
>> I like (1) better than (2), because it's less churn, and I don't expect
>> to lose anything.  (3) my least favourite option, because I prefer maybe
>> having an obviously stale TODO in the future over having an umarked bad
>> example now.
>
> Please go for 2, the other series is unrelated and I don't know when I am going to send it.
>
> thanks

Done.  Also: rename to tests/qmp-test.c, cover in MAINTAINERS.