Re: [Xen-devel] [xen-4.6-testing test] 65112: regressions - FAIL

[Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 2015-11-27 at 13:44 +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Eg, consider these flights:
> 
> Â 100ÂÂis now masterÂÂA pass, B passÂÂÂÂÂÂpushed
> Â 200ÂÂstagingÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂA pass, B failÂÂÂÂÂÂ`B REGR. vs 100'
> Â 201ÂÂstagingÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂA fail, B not runÂÂÂ`B fail in 200 REGR. vs 100'
> 
> In flight 201, the failure of A is indeed justifiable as a heisenbug
> because it can be seen to succeed in flight 200.ÂÂIt is the problem
> with B which is actually blocking the push - it is merely that the
> failure occurred in flight 200.

This example really helped clarify things for me, thanks.

I don't know if this is the sort of thing which could fit into a doc
somewhere (maybe README.email could have some of these kinds of worked
examples?)


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