Re: [RFC] KVM-Autotest: basic parallel test execution

[Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>]

Michael Goldish wrote:
> Drawbacks:
> - requires some initial work to be done by the user -- the user has to define exactly where each test should run
>   

For me, this is a major drawback.  I'd really like a fire-and-forget 
solution.  If I have to spend my own time getting this to work, vs. 
waiting longer for the tests to run on their own, I'll just be lazy.

> - test sets need to be modified when tests or hosts are added/removed, to include/exclude them
>   

This is also annoying -- and likely to stop me from updating.

> We'd like to get some feedback on this -- is it usable, comfortable, do you have any suggestions, etc. We'll also be happy to answer questions.
> There are no actual patches attached to this message because the implementation is trivial and we want to focus on the user's point of view.
>
>   


I'd really like this to be automated, just specify a set of machines and 
have the jobs distributed.  Furthermore, it is very important to utilize 
the existing hosts better.  A 4-core 4GB server can easily run a 2x smp 
1GB guest and 2 other uniprocessor 1GB guests.  It's wasteful to add 
more servers when the existing servers are underutilized.

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