Would it make sense to _not_ run PPC tests as part of presubmit? Instead Valencia could set up nightly tests using in-house infrastructure. And share the test results, e.g., by sending them to a new email list [email protected] (that we'd need to create) so everyone can see when there are failures or if coverage stops for whatever reason. GCC has been doing something like this for long, https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-testresults/2017-04/.
On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 9:44 AM, Jim Apple <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Locally, I work on native-toolchain using a VM configured with > > Ubuntu16.04ppc64le, 4GB RAM and 50GB of HDD. If we provide you a VM with > > this config, will it be sufficient ? > > > > What hypervisor/emulator will it use? > > What are the requirements of the host OS and host hardware? > > Why is the config you have it set to so important that you mention it in > your email - will the config be locked down into that config or can it be > reconfigured later? > > How is the VM controlled from the host OS? Keep in mind that a GUI cannot > be the only option for automated tests. > > FWIW, Impala's test suite probably cannot fully complete without at least > 8, and I suspect 16, GB of RAM, and we might need more disk space, too, but > these should be reconfigurable with most hypervisors/emulators. >
