Re: [PATCH v4 00/18] All-stop on top of non-stop

Joel Brobecker
2015-08-12T20:56:01Z

> I was just pointing at the fact that we already have shared library tests,
> so those could be expanded to include this inter-dso call as opposed to
> having a different set of tests like your patch did. But you'd need to shape
> it in a way that exercises your amd64 failure mode then.

Ah, OK!

Speaking in general terms and for myself, I usually prefer to create new
testcases rather than piggy-back on existing ones, because I find it
simpler to do, and I also find it simpler to be certain that I'm not
altering the older testcases in a way that some tests are no longer
doing what they are supposed to do. And finally, it makes it easier to
investigate regressions, because the testcase is usually simpler that
way. Have you tried debugging a testcase where you have about 250 tests
before the failure, and you're not sure what's relevant and what is not?
;-)

--
Joel