Re: [LTP] [RFC] [2.6.29 Testing] MEMORY CONTROLLER Enhancements

[Subrata M. <su...@li...>]

On Tue, 2009-04-07 at 15:34 +0800, Li Zefan wrote:
> Subrata Modak wrote:
> > Hi Li,
> > 
> > On Tue, 2009-04-07 at 11:15 +0800, Li Zefan wrote:
> >> Subrata Modak wrote:
> >>> Hi Li,
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 17:31 +0800, Li Zefan wrote:
> >>>>>>> Could you help us:
> >>>>>>> 1) Let us know the additional testing in Memory Controller that is
> >>>>>>> needed in the backdrop of the new enhancement(s) made in 2.6.29. Would
> >>>>>>> you like to provide some tests for them as well to LTP ?
> >>>>>>> 2) Review the existing Memory Controller test cases in LTP and tell us
> >>>>>>> how do you feel about them ?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> I'm now co-operating with China members(cn.fujitsu.com) and maybe you know
> >>>>>> memcg's test case was enhanced by them(Li Zefan at el.).
> >>>>> Thanks for your reply. Li Zefan also works closely with LTP. And he is
> >>>>> also involved in adding tests to LTP. I am happy to see that he is also
> >>>>> working on the memcg´s test.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Li,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Please find your best time to share with LTP.
> >>>>>
> >>>> I have not test programs that test those new features in memory controller,
> >>>> but I have a few test cases that reproduce (almost) all memcg bugs and
> >>>> cgroup bugs that I found.
> >>> I think they should be a good candidate for LTP. If you have hit bugs
> >>> with them, then they will be good to track any future regression(s).
> >> That's why I wrote down the test programs, and they might trigger some
> >> unknown races.
> >>
> >>> Feel free to send a patch adding them to appropriate place in LTP.
> >>>
> >> I'll find time to do this.
> > 
> > Thanks. One more thing. I do not want to annoy you often. But, this is
> > regarding the CPUSETS tests that you said will be sending to LTP. Is
> > there something ready yet ?
> > 
> > I would prefer you to start a thread even with a small/single test case,
> > and, then keep adding when you find time.
> > 
> 
> Actually it's Miao Xie who is doing this work, and I'm not involved in
> it at all, and he said he will send out parts of them this week.
> 

Oh Cool. 

> This work will be completed done in about one month.

Thatś great too.

Regards--
Subrata