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From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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Subject: Re: futex(2) man page update help request
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On Thu, 15 May 2014 17:28:35 +0200
chrubis@suse.cz wrote:

> Hi!
> > 
> > However, unless I'm sorely mistaken, the larger problem is that glibc
> > removed the futex() call entirely, so these man pages don't describe
> > something users even have access to anymore. I had to revert to calling
> > the syscalls directly in the futextest test suite because of this:
> > 
> > http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/dvhart/futextest.git/tree/inclu
> 
> So there actually exists some tests for futexes, I've been asked if we
> have these as a LTP[1] maintainer several times.
> 
> Are these tests executed regulary as a part of some automated framework?
> If not it would make sense to port them to LTP (looking at the code that
> would be quite easy task) and get them executed by several QA
> departments for free. What do you think?
> 
> [1] http://linux-test-project.github.io/
> 

I think Thomas may be working on one. If not, I'd be happy to start
writing one as well.

-- Steve