# HG changeset patch
# User dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
# Node ID 9a8110cb09bdb88d4f79542b466809d970b9373b
# Parent 88c2d4bbe7c99ed64d42695f694fa092bceb6d13
Updates to the xm-test README file.
diff -r 88c2d4bbe7c9 -r 9a8110cb09bd tools/xm-test/README
--- a/tools/xm-test/README Thu Nov 17 11:01:13 2005
+++ b/tools/xm-test/README Thu Nov 17 11:09:09 2005
@@ -38,26 +38,60 @@
downloaded, extracted, and compiled. Due to the need to create
special files, this process must be done as root:
+ # ./autogen
# ./configure
# make
-NB: If you have the initrd.img from a previous version of xm-test, you
-can copy it into the ramdisk directory to eliminate the need to
-rebuild it. So far, nothing has changed in the ramdisk since xm-test
-version 0.1.1. If you do this, there is no need to run 'make' again.
+NB: If you have the initrd.img from another installation of xm-test,
+you can copy it into the ramdisk directory to eliminate the need to
+rebuild it. If you do this, there is no need to run 'make' again.
Simply copy the initrd.img file into ramdisk/ and then run the
-runtest.sh script.
+runtest.sh script. Note that in general, you should not attempt to
+use a ramdisk from a previous minor version of xm-test (i.e., don't
+use a ramdisk from 0.4.0 with 0.5.0. 0.5.0 should work for 0.5.3
+though)
Running
=======
-By running "./runtest.sh logfile" at the top level, all tests will be
-run in alphabetic order. To run a specific test group, run "make
-check" from inside that group directory. For example:
+To run the full test suite, do the following as root:
+
+ # ./runtest.sh <logfile>
+
+This will run all tests, as well as generate and submit a report at
+the end. All output files will begin with "<logfile>." If you wish to
+prevent submission of a report, add "-d" to the command line like this:
+
+ # ./runtest.sh -d <logfile>
+
+It may be useful to run tests without submission as above, and then
+submit the report at a later time. To do so, run runtest.sh with the
+-s flag and the name of the previously-generated report:
+
+ # ./runtest.sh -s <logfile>
+
+For people needing a quick test run instead the full suite, a quick
+mode has been added that will attempt to run a representative subset
+of tests. This is not a substitute for the whole suite, but will
+verify that some of the major functions of xen and xm are working:
+
+ # ./runtest.sh -q <logfile>
+
+Because of the current structure of the reporting software, submission
+of quick test run results is not supported.
+
+It may be desirable to run a specific test group. This can be
+accomplished by doing the following:
# cd tests/create
- # make check
+ # TEST_VERBOSE=1 make check
+
+When developing or debugging a specific feature, a single test can be
+run to avoid having to run even a whole test group:
+
+ # cd tests/create
+ # TEST_VERBOSE=1 make check TESTS=01_create_basic_pos.test
The runtest.sh script will create several files, including a .report
file, which is the cleaned up, email-friendly report of failures.
@@ -69,15 +103,9 @@
allocated to Dom0. More memory available for allocation to DomUs
means a more rigorous test.
-If you wish to run xm-test in an automated batch environment, you can
-run the script with the "-b" flag, which will try to prevent it from
-asking any questions interactively. You should run it manually at
-least once to generate the "contact_info" file, which will be used in
-subsequent runs.
-
-BIG FAT WARNING: The framework assumes it is running on a dedicated
-machine. As such, the library automatically destroys any running
-DomUs on the sytem to provide each test with a "clean slate".
+BIG FAT WARNING: The test framework assumes it is running on a
+dedicated machine. As such, the library automatically destroys any
+running DomUs on the system to provide each test with a "clean slate".
Extending
@@ -99,6 +127,9 @@
subcommand itself. The "Makefile.am.template" should be copied into
the new group directory as "Makefile.am".
+See the Writing_Tests_HOWTO file for more detailed information on
+adding tests to the suite.
+
Developer Notes
===============
@@ -114,21 +145,6 @@
Known Issues
============
-- 08/22/2005 Dan Smith:
- Current versions of Xen experience long delays on
- boot, due to the blkif frontend waiting (and timing
- out) for the backend. We now implicitly introduce
- a pause in XmTestDomain.start() to remedy
- this across all tests that need it.
-
-- 09/22/2005 Dan Smith:
- The save, restore, and migrate tests have been turned
- back on, as we have implemented timeout functionality
- in "traceCommand". Since migrate is known to hang, we
- can now safely include it in the default test run, and
- have it be killed if it never finishes. As before,
- feedback about these tests would be specifically
- appreciated.
Reporting Bugs
==============
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