linux-kernel - Re: futex(2) man page update help request

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Message-ID: <CF9A3A75.90F40%dvhart@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 15 May 2014 11:17:36 -0700
From:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...ux.intel.com>
To:	<chrubis@...e.cz>
CC:	"Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Jakub Jelinek <jakub@...hat.com>,
	"linux-man@...r.kernel.org" <linux-man@...r.kernel.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr.bueso@...com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
	Carlos O'Donell <carlos@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: futex(2) man page update help request

On 5/15/14, 9:30, "chrubis@...e.cz" <chrubis@...e.cz> wrote:

>Hi!
>> I've used LTP in the past (quite a bit), and I felt there was some
>> advantage to keeping futextest independent.
>
>What advantages did you have in mind?

Not CVS was a big one at the time ;-)

OK, I don't mean to be disparaging here... But since you asked, back in
'09 LTP had some test quality issues and I felt I could maintain futextest
to a higher bar independently.

>
>> Perhaps things have changed enough since then (~2009 era) that we
>> should reconsider.
>
>I've been working on LTP for a about three years now and we happen to do
>quite a lot in that time. The most visible changes would be more proper
>development practices (git, proper build system, code review, LKML
>coding style, documentation, ...) and also huge number of fixes. Now we
>are trying to catch up in coverage too.
>
>> We can discuss the pros/cons there if you like.
>
>I would love to :).

Does LTP need to own the code, or can it incorporate existing projects and
a sort of aggregator?

How much LTP harness type code needs to be used?

-- 
Darren Hart					Open Source Technology Center
darren.hart@...el.com				            Intel Corporation



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