Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 1/4] iotests: add script_initialize

[John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>]

On 8/29/19 2:27 PM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> This restrict test 208 to the Linux platform, is this OK?
> 
> The rest looks good.

I forgot about that, so good catch.

I don't know. We seem to already restrict a LOT of tests to the Linux
platform. Does this one actually work on other platforms?

Actually, I can't see any other supported oses/supported platforms calls
anywhere in iotests that don't just specify Linux or leave it the
default (...which is also linux.)

There isn't a way to engage the old-style python unittest framework
without implying Linux; you have to manually override it if so.

For new tests, MOST of them specified Linux in some way or another, as
you saw.

So either:
- 208 was an oversight, or
- Many tests are accidentally limiting to Linux and could be loosened.

Which is it? Dunno. Guess I'll look at the VM tests to see if I can
co-opt some of that... stay tuned?

--js