(usagi-users 03853) Re: Help needed.

Channa <[email protected]> Fri, 18 May 2007 10:20:19 +0530
Newsgroups gmane.linux.ipv6.usagi.users
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi
Its for "determining API design correctness".
After the test is complete i would like eto know whether the API
implementation is correct or not.

Thanks,
Channa



On 17/05/07, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 17 May 2007 11:25:19 +0530, Channa said:
>
> > I need to test the APIs of RFC 3542 like inet6_rth_space,inet6_rth_add
> etc.
> > Can anyone suggest me what scenarios can be used to test these?
>
> This would be a lot easier to answer if you told us what you are testing
> *for*.
> The answers for "detecting buggy userspace", "determining API design
> correctness", "determining correct kernel implementation", and "testing
> kernel
> and API resilience to intentional misuse/misconfiguration" are all very
> different...
>
> Phrased differently:  What information do you want to have after the test
> is complete, and what will you use it for? (I've seen more than once,
> somebody
> will post "We've been doing testing for 3 weeks, and can't seem to get XYZ
> to
> work", and the answer is "Don't bother trying, XYZ is Known Broken")
>
>