Re: regression testing

Richard B. Johnson
2001-03-22T13:40:48Z

On 22 Mar 2001 nbecker@fred.net wrote:

> Hi. I was wondering if there has been any discussion of kernel
> regression testing. Wouldn't it be great if we didn't have to depend
> on human testers to verify every change didn't break something?
>
> OK, I'll admit I haven't given this a lot of thought. What I'm
> wondering is whether the user-mode linux could help here (allow a way
> to simulate controlled activity).
> -

Regression testing __is__ what happens when 10,000 testers independently
try to break the software!

Canned so-called "regression-test" schemes will fail to test at least
90 percent of the code paths, while attempting to "test" 100 percent
of the code!

Cheers,
Dick Johnson

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