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Re: [PATCH 1/5] tools/tests: Drop obsolete mce-test infrastructure


  • To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • From: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 13:51:16 +0100
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On 16/06/2021 07:46, Jan Beulich wrote:
> On 15.06.2021 18:19, Andrew Cooper wrote:
>> mce-test has a test suite, but it depends on xend, needs to run in-tree, and
>> requires manual setup of at least one guest, and manual parameters to pass
>> into cases.  Drop the test infrasturcture.
>>
>> Move the one useful remaining item, xen-mceinj, into misc/, fixing some minor
>> style issues as it goes.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> While I'm not generally in favor of dropping testing code, given the
> constraints you mention
> Acked-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>

Thanks.

Testing at this level is really in the OSSTest/XenRT realm, as it
involves coordination between guests and checking logs after the fact. 
However, the need to pass raw addresses around to make any of it work in
the first place make this manual in practice.

~Andrew




 


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