ltp

README.adoc

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+=== Linux kernel testing
+
+https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3177338/how-is-the-linux-kernel-tested
+
+==== LTP
+
+Linux Test Project
+
+https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp
+
+C userland test suite.
+
+Buildroot already has a package, so it is trivial to try it out:
+
+....
+./build -B 'BR2_PACKAGE_LTP_TESTSUITE=y'
+....
+
+Then try it out with:
+
+....
+cd /usr/lib/ltp-testsuite/testcases
+./bin/write01
+....
+
+There is a main executable `execltp` to run everything, but it depends on Python, so let's just run them manually.
+
+TODO a large chunk of tests, the Open POSIX testsuite, is disabled with a comment on Buildroot master saying build failed: https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot/blob/3f37dd7c3b5eb25a41edc6f72ba73e5a21b07e9b/package/ltp-testsuite/ltp-testsuite.mk#L13 However, both tickets mentioned there were closed, so we should try it out and patch Buildroot if it works now.
+
 == QEMU
 
 Some QEMU specific features to play with and limitations to cry over.