From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 44728 invoked by alias); 18 Sep 2015 12:13:16 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 44691 invoked by uid 89); 18 Sep 2015 12:13:15 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_PASS,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mga01.intel.com Received: from mga01.intel.com (HELO mga01.intel.com) (192.55.52.88) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:13:14 +0000 Received: from fmsmga002.fm.intel.com ([10.253.24.26]) by fmsmga101.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 18 Sep 2015 05:12:36 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 Received: from irsmsx107.ger.corp.intel.com ([163.33.3.99]) by fmsmga002.fm.intel.com with ESMTP; 18 Sep 2015 05:12:35 -0700 Received: from irsmsx155.ger.corp.intel.com (163.33.192.3) by IRSMSX107.ger.corp.intel.com (163.33.3.99) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.248.2; Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:12:34 +0100 Received: from irsmsx104.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.5.246]) by irsmsx155.ger.corp.intel.com ([169.254.14.122]) with mapi id 14.03.0248.002; Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:12:34 +0100 From: "Metzger, Markus T" To: Pedro Alves CC: "gdb-patches@sourceware.org" Subject: RE: [PATCH] btrace, testsuite: fix spurious gdb.btrace/tsx.exp fails Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:13:00 -0000 Message-ID: References: <1442565363-13628-1-git-send-email-markus.t.metzger@intel.com> <55FBF91C.8070703@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <55FBF91C.8070703@redhat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2015-09/txt/msg00455.txt.bz2 > -----Original Message----- > From: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org [mailto:gdb-patches- > owner@sourceware.org] On Behalf Of Pedro Alves > Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 1:44 PM > To: Metzger, Markus T > Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org > Subject: Re: [PATCH] btrace, testsuite: fix spurious gdb.btrace/tsx.exp f= ails >=20 > On 09/18/2015 09:36 AM, Markus Metzger wrote: > > If the atomic section in x86-tsx.S is aborted, >=20 > When can that happen? Is it normal that the test sees this? A transaction can be aborted for various reasons. One such reason is an interrupt, which can happen at any time. This occurs very infrequently. After I saw this the first time, I had to r= e-run the test several dozen times to reproduce it again. Regards, Markus. Intel Deutschland GmbH Registered Address: Am Campeon 10-12, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany Tel: +49 89 99 8853-0, www.intel.de Managing Directors: Christin Eisenschmid, Prof. Dr. Hermann Eul Chairperson of the Supervisory Board: Tiffany Doon Silva Registered Office: Munich Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Muenchen HRB 186928