Re: [ANNOUNCE] Open POSIX Test Suite

Rusty Lynch
2002-11-05T18:58:38Z

We started with a few areas like message queues and signals, but it is just
a starting point.

-rusty (hmm... guess rusty is already taken in this domain. maybe I
should sign rustyl :->)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephanie Glass" <sglass@us.ibm.com>
To: "Rusty Lynch" <rusty@linux.co.intel.com>
Cc: "Dan Kegel" <dkegel@ixiacom.com>; "Geoff Gustafson"
<geoff@linux.co.intel.com>; "Linux Kernel Mailing List"
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Open POSIX Test Suite

>
> Rusty,
> We will take them. We may set them up not to run with our runall portion
> but as a separate run. This is how we do several areas, such as
> networking. Just let us know when you are ready to start contributing.
> It doesn't have to be all at once, we will take in stages also. We put
out
> a new version almost every month so we can get them out there quickly.
>
> Don't most of these test cases deal with things like POSIX timers,
> semaphores, threads, etc.? Or are these other types of tests?
>
> Thanks
>
> Stephanie
>
> Linux Technology Center
> IBM, 11400 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758
> Phone: (512) 838-9284 T/L: 678-9284 Fax: (512) 838-3882
> E-Mail: sglass@us.ibm.com
>
>
>
> "Rusty Lynch"
> <rusty@linux.co.i To: "Geoff Gustafson"
<geoff@linux.co.intel.com>, Stephanie
> ntel.com> Glass/Austin/IBM@IBMUS
> cc: "Dan Kegel"
<dkegel@ixiacom.com>, "Linux Kernel Mailing List"
> 11/05/2002 10:43
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
> AM Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE]
Open POSIX Test Suite
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Stephanie,
>
> All test are GPL, so anyone can do anything they want with them. We would
> be happy to donate test to any project.
>
> The truth is that we modeled test cases after LTP, meaning that a test
case
> is
> a simple executable that returns 0 for success and anything else to
> indicate
> failure, so copying a test from posixtest to LTP should be very easy.
>
> I was under the impression that LTP did not want to accept a bunch of test
> cases that did not currently have an associated implementation in Linux.
> It sounds like this is not exactly correct. How about test cases that
will
> probably
> always be implemented in user space? Isn't LTP specific to kernel
testing?
>
> -rusty
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephanie Glass" <sglass@us.ibm.com>
> To: "Geoff Gustafson" <geoff@linux.co.intel.com>
> Cc: "Dan Kegel" <dkegel@ixiacom.com>; "Linux Kernel Mailing List"
> <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 7:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Open POSIX Test Suite
>
>
> >
> > Geoff,
> > The LTP would be happy to have anyone in the Linux community donate test
> > cases. This includes any POSIX tests.
> > The LTP would not be advertised as a POSIX compliance test, that would
be
> > up to LSB to handle. These tests
> > would only increase the overall LTP api coverages.
> >
> > Does your group own these tests? Do you want to donate them to the LTP?
> >
> > Stephanie
> >
> > Linux Technology Center
> > IBM, 11400 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758
> > Phone: (512) 838-9284 T/L: 678-9284 Fax: (512) 838-3882
> > E-Mail: sglass@us.ibm.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "Geoff Gustafson"
> > <geoff@linux.co.i To: "Dan Kegel"
> <dkegel@ixiacom.com>, "Linux Kernel Mailing List"
> > ntel.com>
> <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.
> org>
> > cc: Stephanie
> Glass/Austin/IBM@IBMUS
> > 11/04/2002 06:04 Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE]
> Open POSIX Test Suite
> > PM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > You are about to duplicate http://ltp.sf.net
> >
> > My understanding is that LTP is focused on current mainline kernel
> testing,
> > while this project's initial concern is areas that are not currently in
> > Linux
> > like POSIX message queues, semaphores, and full support for POSIX
> threads.
> > I see
> > this as being used to evaluate different implementations that are being
> > considered for inclusion in the kernel, glibc, etc.
> >
> > This project is concerned with the POSIX APIs regardless of where they
> are
> > implemented (kernel, glibc, etc.). Thus it can focus on POSIX,
> independent
> > of
> > implementation. This project will be more concerned with traceability
> back
> > to
> > the POSIX specification, and completeness of coverage, than I would
> expect
> > from
> > LTP.
> >
> > That said, there is some overlap, and an exchange of test cases between
> the
> > projects may be very useful.
> >
> > I've copied Stephanie from LTP to get her reaction.
> >
> > -- Geoff Gustafson
> >
> > These are my views and not necessarily those of my employer.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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