Re: RFA (threads testsuite): More thread tests

[Michael Snyder <msnyder at redhat dot com>]

Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 04:34:51PM -0700, Michael Snyder wrote:
> > Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> > >
> > > Here's two tests I had lying around from when I developed the gdbserver
> > > threads support.  Gdbserver passes them with flying colors (if you use my
> > > other patch which lets gdbserver run tests properly).  GDB shows a couple of
> > > problems, unpredictably (not always repeatable).
> > >
> > > OK to add these?
> >
> > Hi Joel,
> >
> > I understand the point of schedlock.exp, but what's the point of
> > print-threads.exp?  What is it that you're testing?
> 
> No specific feature - just the general ability to handle threads doing
> things.  It has a slightly different behavior pattern than the other
> threads testscases, and triggered different problems.  Oh, and I
> remember - there is no other testcase in the testsuite with
> pthread_join in it; no threads ever actually exit.  I found some
> problems there while I was implementing the gdbserver threads support.

OK, then, since we definitely need more thread testing, 
let's accept these.  I like the way you verified that 
schedlock was implemented for the target before testing it.

BTW, do these really have to be native-only?  They should
work for embedded pthread targets, shouldn't they?