Re: [vserver] Testing vserver syscalls

From: JMDK <jmdk_at_aokks.org>
Date: Fri 03 Aug 2007 - 03:38:52 BST
Message-ID: <46B2953C.6060909@aokks.org>

Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 07:46:35PM +0900, JMDK wrote:
>> Herbert Poetzl wrote:
>>> On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 06:03:41PM +0900, JMDK wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I have successfully compiled a debian linux-2.6.21 kernel with vserver
>>>> 2.2.0 and util-vserver 0.30.212 for the arm-based NSLU2. Both packages
>>>> install fine and running the testme.sh script returns only successes.
>>> you might want to get the latest util-vserver version
>>> (0.30.213 and soon 0.30.214) and test with that too
>>> (maybe also including extended tests with testme.sh
>>> and testfs.sh), but it basically looks fine ...
>>>
>> Right, I compiled and installed util-vserver 0.30.213, and ran testme.sh
>> and testfs.sh as follows:
>>
>> testme.sh -v -d- L
>> testfs.sh -v -x -y -z -F ext3 -D /dev/loop/0 -M /mnt
>>
>> Both scripts returned successes on every tests.
>>>> I however saw in the compilation logs the following warning: "syscall
>>>> arch arm not tested yet".
>>> yep, once we can confirm that it works as expected,
>>> we can remove that (and you can help to do so :)
>> That is precisely why I asked!
>>>> Does someone know which tests should be run to ensure no problems are
>>>> caused by syscall and vserver works properly on arm-based computers?
>>> see above, and of course, a successful guest startup
>>> and shutdown is a very good test too :)
>> I created a test vserver and could start, enter and stop it without
>> problem. I did not put it to serious use though. I will let you and the
>> list know once I get that far.
>
> excellent! so the next version will remove the
> 'arch arm not tested yet' for your arch/setup ...

Great! Glad I could help.

>
> could you please let me know which byte order
> your setup is using?

I used the official little endian arm-ixp4xx port of Debian, and uname
-m returns armv5tel.

Best,
Joseph

>
> TIA,
> Herbert
>
>> Regards,
>> Joseph
>>> best,
>>> Herbert
>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help,
>>>>
>>>> Joseph
>
Received on Fri Aug 3 03:39:09 2007

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