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| author | subrata_modak <subrata_modak> | 2008-06-23 14:08:21 +0000 |
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| committer | subrata_modak <subrata_modak> | 2008-06-23 14:08:21 +0000 |
| commit | 482deaf36ccc8a9e61257958b3f812598b13f944 (patch) | |
| tree | 5c709ea5e239b6be1aea0f1c301e51a0e7bea762 /testcases/kdump | |
| parent | 26dc572953a8513140b6a61e3067cc036a3329b5 (diff) | |
Addition of enhanced test plan by Cai Qian <qcai@redhat.com>.
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| -rw-r--r-- | testcases/kdump/doc/TEST_PLAN.txt | 37 |
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diff --git a/testcases/kdump/doc/TEST_PLAN.txt b/testcases/kdump/doc/TEST_PLAN.txt index 0af949ce6..850885a81 100644 --- a/testcases/kdump/doc/TEST_PLAN.txt +++ b/testcases/kdump/doc/TEST_PLAN.txt @@ -10,3 +10,40 @@ Following is the Tentative plan for improving LTP-KDUMP Test-cases: || 3 || Enhance ltp kdump to support kdump testing || DEC 2007 || || || on open suse and fedora || || =========================================================================================================== + +Proposed upcoming work from Cai Qian <qcai@redhat.com>: + +Here is my first draft plan of Kexec/Kdump tests enhancement sorted by +priorities. I would like to add them as many as possible. + +== filtered vmcore utilities == +- in different compressed levels, verify the vmcore with the correct + layout. +- verify it in flat file or ELF formats from a network host. + +== analyse vmcore utilities == +- GDB +- crash with better error detecting. +- crash to analyse Hypervisor and Dom0 Kernel. + +== test scripts == +- timestamp information for crash was triggered, vmcore was generated, + and vmcore was verified. +- aim to 100% automation, and reduce manual setup. +- tidy up scripts. + +== crash scenarios == +- SDINT switch for ia64 if possible. +- Hypervisor crash for Virtualization. +- crashes on full- and para-virt guests. + +== fix bugs in existing tests == +- printk LKDTM module can hang the second Kernel. + +== kdump configurations and init script == +- capture vmcore after init runs. +- rpm pre- and post-scripts +- kdump_pre and kdump_post directives + +== increase coverages for new kexec/kdump development efforts == +- new reserved region syntax in Kernel. |