Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:13:15 -0700 From: Chris <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com> To: <hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: HEADS UP: importing kyua into the base system Message-ID: <b1127dae15146c74cb82c069947049d1@udns.ultimatedns.net> In-Reply-To: <CACNAnaGB3dDV9rc9xyEhqGHvTvYZFz0-fbZbW4rurTr_V05sUA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:19:17 -0500 Kyle Evans kevans@freebsd=2Eorg said > On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 9:14 PM Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge=2Ecom> wrote: > > > > On Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:48:29 +0000 Brooks Davis brooks@freebsd=2Eorg said > > > > > I'll be importing kyua and it's dependency lutok into the base system > > > this week=2E Integrating it into the FreeBSD build system will make it > > > available by default which is especially valuable on emerging > > > architectures were we aren't building packages yet (e=2Eg=2E riscv)=2E > > > > > From the wiki (https://github=2Ecom/jmmv/kyua/wiki/About) > > > > Use cases: New system installation: > > =2E=2E=2E > > When setting up a new server with brand-new hardware, it's very desirab= le > > to ensure a minimum stability of the operating system that runs on top = and > > how it interacts with the hardware=2E > > erm=2E=2E=2E *minimum* stability of the operating system?! > > If this is as mistaken as it appears=2E Someone(tm) might want to run kyu= a > > against the wiki=2E ;) > > >=20 > I believe the point it's trying to make it is that tests aren't > all-inclusive; they will miss things or induce little stress, but > they're a great smoketest to rule out most of the basic issues=2E You > can't really make much stronger claims than this about the stability > of the system based on running a test suite, unless we're talking > stress2 style suites=2E Don't get me wrong=2E I'm not trying to knock kyua=2E But the way I read that sentence seemed to me to be counter to the message they wanted to get acros= s=2E Maybe something like; When setting up a new server with brand-new hardware, it's very desirable to ensure a minimum _impact on the_ stability of the operating system that runs on top and how it interacts with the hardware=2E might have sounded more positive=2E Anyway=2E It read funny to me=2E So somehow thought it worth a mention=2E --Chris
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