[libvirt] [PATCH] tests: Test for nwfilter

Jim Meyering jim at meyering.net
Wed May 12 11:16:33 UTC 2010


Daniel P. Berrange wrote:
> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:02:01PM +0200, Jim Meyering wrote:
...
>> However, a test that's skipped whenever it detects a running
>> libvirtd is less valuable than one that runs unconditionally,
>> so libvirt-tck is probably the ideal destination.
>>
>> It is critically important to have an easily accessible "make check"-
>> like process that can be used to exercise more of libvirt.
>> I hope libvirt-tck will soon fit the bill.
>
> It already fits that bill & is catching & preventing significant  bugs in
> QEMU. It has been invaluable in porting libvirt to the new QEMU JSON
> interface for command & control - it wouldn't have been practical without
> it in fact.

Didn't mean to impugn libvirt-tck.  On the contrary, it looks great.
It's just that we need a way to be able to run -- quickly and conveniently --
"make check"-style tests, including integration tests.




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