Re: News on the Linux kernel benchmarking/testing front

Jonathan Day <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.linux.pdxlug
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Dave Hansen <[email protected]> wrote:
>It has some very similar goals.  I kind of regret not

>having more direct involvement with that project.
>
>They originally diverged because we chose to use an
>existing benchmark harness that already existed
inside
>of IBM.  It was much more simplistic, and was much 
>easier to approach than STP, which was also much more
>mature at the time.  
>
>Anyway, I think there's some talk now of a "test API"
>to at least allow the two projects to collaborate
some 
>more.

It sounds as though there is considerably more to the
story than is getting generally circulated. (Which is
excellent news!)

I think a lot of people would find it fascinating if
"insider" information could continue rolling onto the
list, doubly so as the Linux press haven't been
chasing up on this, which means we'd get to hear a lot
of stuff first. :)



		
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