Re: [PATCH] iotests: Do not run the iotests during "make check" anymore

[John Snow <jsnow@redhat.com>]

On 10/2/19 11:50 AM, Max Reitz wrote:
> On 02.10.19 17:10, Thomas Huth wrote:
>> On 02/10/2019 17.03, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
>>> On Wed, Oct 02, 2019 at 04:21:46PM +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
>>>> Running the iotests during "make check" is causing more headaches than
>>>> benefits for the block layer maintainers, so let's disable the iotests
>>>> during "make check" again.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>  tests/Makefile.include   | 2 +-
>>>>  tests/qemu-iotests/group | 2 +-
>>>>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> I don't have any objection to removing from 'make check', but I feel
>>> like this commit should be modifying the travis.yml config so that
>>> it explicitly runs the block tests, otherwise we're loosing automated
>>> CI and the block tests will increase their rate of bitrot again.
>>
>> I was planning to send a separate patch for that (once my Travis builds
>> are through...), but if it is preferred, I can also send a v2 of this
>> patch here where I include that change.
>>
>> Max, any preferences?
> 
> I don’t mind either way.  I don’t think we’re in danger of you
> forgetting to send the Travis patch.
> 
> As for running the tests on macOS: Good question.  I’d just let them run
> now and maybe see later whether that decision hurts.  macOS has its own
> filesystem, so it may be worth testing there.
> 
> Max
> 

There are absolutely known bugs and problems using APFS that we have not
fixed.

--js