On Thursday 09 May 2013 22:35:15 DAN LI wrote:
> On 05/10/2013 12:22 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On Thursday 09 May 2013 04:42:55 DAN LI wrote:
> >> --- a/testcases/kernel/syscalls/ipc/semctl/semctl01.c
> >> +++ b/testcases/kernel/syscalls/ipc/semctl/semctl01.c
> >> 
> >>  /*
> >> 
> >> @@ -24,32 +23,6 @@
> >> 
> >>   * DESCRIPTION
> >>   *        semctl01 - test the 10 possible semctl() commands
> >>   *
> >> 
> >> - * ALGORITHM
> >> - *        create a semaphore set with read and alter permissions
> >> - *        loop if that option was specified
> >> - *          loop through the test cases
> >> - *            do any setup required for the test case
> >> - *            make the semctl() call using the TEST() macro
> >> - *            check the return code
> >> - *              if failure, issue a FAIL message.
> >> - *            otherwise,
> >> - *              if doing functionality testing
> >> - *                call the appropriate test function
> >> - *                if correct,
> >> - *                        issue a PASS message
> >> - *                otherwise
> >> - *                        issue a FAIL message
> >> - *        call cleanup
> > 
> > i don't see high level DESCRIPTION/ALGORITHM as "useless".  why do you ?
> 
> In my opinion, "ALGORITHM" section of many ltp testcases follows one
> format: ------------------------------------------------
> setup()
> loop test frame
>       loop all test cases
>               TEST(call)
>               if call failed
>                       log the errno
>               else
>                       if functionality is ok
>                               case PASS
>                       else
>                               case FAIL
> cleanup()
> ------------------------------------------------
> 
> So, i think this section is redundant and useless once someone has
> learned the test frame.

and if you delete all the sections, then what are people going to refer to ?
-mike

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