Re: [ANNOUNCE] Open POSIX Test Suite

[Rusty Lynch]

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" <[e-mail]>
To: "Rusty Lynch" <[e-mail]>
Cc: "Dan Kegel" <[e-mail]>; "Geoff Gustafson"
<[e-mail]>; "Linux Kernel Mailing List"
<[e-mail]>
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
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>
>                       "Rusty Lynch"
>                       <[e-mail].i        To:       "Geoff Gustafson"
<[e-mail]>, Stephanie
>                       ntel.com>                 Glass/Austin/IBM@IBMUS
>                                                cc:       "Dan Kegel"
<[e-mail]>, "Linux Kernel Mailing List"
>                       11/05/2002 10:43
<[e-mail]>
>                       AM                       Subject:  Re: [ANNOUNCE]
Open POSIX Test Suite
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>
>
>
>
> 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" <[e-mail]>
> To: "Geoff Gustafson" <[e-mail]>
> Cc: "Dan Kegel" <[e-mail]>; "Linux Kernel Mailing List"
> <[e-mail]>
> 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: [phone]   T/L: 678-9284  Fax: [phone]
> >  E-Mail: [e-mail]
> >
> >
> >
> >                       "Geoff Gustafson"
> >                       <[e-mail].i        To:       "Dan Kegel"
> <[e-mail]>, "Linux Kernel Mailing List"
> >                       ntel.com>
> <[e-mail].
> 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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