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Re: RFC: Fix testsuite timeout clobbers
- From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>
- To: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:12:46 +0400
- Subject: Re: RFC: Fix testsuite timeout clobbers
- References: <20100128215305.GA2813@caradoc.them.org> <20100129035950.GB26827@adacore.com> <20100129153726.GC30542@caradoc.them.org>
> > On the same topic (timeouts), I ran the testsuite on sparc-solaris,
> > yesterday, and some tests were badly timing out, and each timeout
> > was taking what it felt like hours (the testsuite itself took more
> > than 2 hours, and that's after I justed killed -9 the inferiors from
> > the tests). With AdaCore's testsuite, a timeout means we've lost sync
> > with debugger anyway - is there really an advantage to continuing a
> > testcase when we get a timeout? Wouldn't it just as effective to abort
> > the testcase after the first timeout?
>
> IMO this is an excellent idea. I wonder if we shouldn't resurrect
> (but, working this time!) the suppression mechanism?
I'd take any approach that works - problem is: I don't really know
off-hand of any way that might work. Any ideas? Otherwise, I'll try
digging a little when I have another minute.
--
Joel