On Wed, 2008-08-13 at 13:00 +0900, Masatake YAMATO wrote:
> > As you all are aware that Masatake YAMATO has taken the lead in porting
> > the missing System Call test cases from CRACKERJACK project to LTP.
> > Since this is a huge effort, i would like to know if some of you would
> > be interested to join in and help him complete the same. I have created
> > a huge entry in our Project WIKI page, highlighting the status of the
> > work being done:
> > 
> > http://ltp.sourceforge.net/wiki/,
> > 
> > I can create entries in the WIKI with the items you would be interested
> > to work on. Also let me know if you would like some other changes in the
> > WIKI.
> 

Thanks Yamato for providing your valuable comments. I would make this
comments available on the wiki, so that it becomes as a easy reference
for everybody:
http://ltp.sourceforge.net/wiki/,

> Some comments. 
> 
> <1> See Makefile and *.h file of setgid in LTP to work on 16bit 
>     related system calls. That may help you. I'll work on these
>     test cases. However, ignore me if you want to go ahead.

Would be available in WIKI.

> 
> <2> As Subrata wrote, See Makefile of fadvise64 in LTP to work on
>     64bit related system calls. I'll work on these
>     test cases. However, ignore me if you want to go ahead.

This also will be in WIKI.

> 
> <3> It seems that test cases for foo16, foo and foo64 prints the
>     result in the same format like:
> 
>     [yamato fadvise]$ ./posix_fadvise03
>     posix_fadvise03    1  PASS  :  expected failure - returned value = 22, 
> advise = 6 : Invalid argument
>     posix_fadvise03    2  PASS  :  expected failure - returned value = 22, 
> advise = 7 : Invalid argument
>     posix_fadvise03    3  PASS  :  expected failure - returned value = 22, 
> advise = 8 : Invalid argument
>     ...
>     [yamato fadvise]$ ./posix_fadvise03_64 
>     posix_fadvise03    1  PASS  :  expected failure - returned value = 22, 
> advise = 6 : Invalid argument
>     posix_fadvise03    2  PASS  :  expected failure - returned value = 22, 
> advise = 7 : Invalid argument
>     posix_fadvise03    3  PASS  :  expected failure - returned value = 22, 
> advise = 8 : Invalid argument
>     ...
>     [yamato fadvise]$ 
> 
>     I think this should be something like
>    
>     [yamato fadvise]$ ./posix_fadvise03
>     posix_fadvise03    1  PASS  :  expected failure - returned value = 22, 
> advise = 6 : Invalid argument
>     posix_fadvise03    2  PASS  :  expected failure - returned value = 22, 
> advise = 7 : Invalid argument
>     posix_fadvise03    3  PASS  :  expected failure - returned value = 22, 
> advise = 8 : Invalid argument
>     ...
>     [yamato fadvise]$ ./posix_fadvise03_64 
>     posix_fadvise03_64    1  PASS  :  expected failure - returned value = 22, 
> advise = 6 : Invalid argument
>     posix_fadvise03_64    2  PASS  :  expected failure - returned value = 22, 
> advise = 7 : Invalid argument
>     posix_fadvise03_64    3  PASS  :  expected failure - returned value = 22, 
> advise = 8 : Invalid argument
>     ...
>     [yamato fadvise]$  
>    
> 
Yes you are correct

>     I'm interested in working on this area. However, obviously I don't have 
> time to do so.
> 

Do it whenever you find time to do.

> <4> Some test cases crackerjack project don't have copyright notice. So we 
> cannot port.
>     I will have a chance to have a presentation in front of crackerjack at 
> Beijing next 
>     month. I'd like to explain this copyright issue, which makes the porting 
> impossible.

Good to know that you are attending the Cracker jack summit, so that you
can talk about these collaboration and all known issues.

> 
> <5> Some test cases in crackerjack project use non-English in their
>     comment text.  Generally I'd like to port them as is. However,
>     non-English comment text makes it hard. I'd like to explain this at 
>     Beijing, too. We can ignore the comment but I don't want.
> 
> <6> Some test cases in crackerjack use LTP API compatible layer. These
>     test cases may be easy to be ported. I'll work on these kind of 
>     test cases. However, ignore me if you want to go ahead.

You can do all these things as you plan to do them as per your
convenience.

Regards--
Subrata

>     
> 
> Regards,
> Masatake YAMATO
> 


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