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List:       ltp-list
Subject:    Re: [LTP] [PATCH 3/3] device-drivers/rcu/rcu_torture.sh: use default value for nreaders, fix types
From:       Alexey Kodanev <alexey.kodanev () oracle ! com>
Date:       2015-02-27 8:54:46
Message-ID: 54F030D6.5020500 () oracle ! com
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On 02/26/2015 01:12 PM, Cyril Hrubis wrote:
> Hi!
>> * rcutorture module sets nreaders to twice the number of CPUs
>> * fix rcutorture types, some of them were removed,
>>    some merged together in commits 99f8891 (v3.11), 2ec1f2d (v3.12)
> I guess that this change is not backward compatible, is it?
>
> I guess that we should at least add a check to disable it on older
> kernels.

There're no new rcutorture types here, so the test will run fine on 
older kernels. The main disadvantage here is that If we run it on older 
kernels, there will be less tested types. Is it OK or should I add a 
check to run all previous types on older kernels?

Thanks,
Alexey


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