Re: DebCamp15
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:30:33 +0100
> Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:07 AM, Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Chroot tests suffer from limitations with daemons (changed port
>> > numbers if the same daemon is running outside etc.) and are subject
>> > to whatever the running kernel can offer.
>>
>> has anyone considered modifying any automated chroot-based systems to
>> use lxc?
>
> There hasn't been any work on lxc in LAVA at least. It's been mentioned
> and some work has been planned but it's not scoped yet and there is
> insufficient reason / insufficient resources to push for it.
ack.
>> using lxc would solve the limitation that you describe, neil, about
>> daemons having to change port numbers. the only thing you can't do is
>> test kernel-related stuff (udev-related) with lxc.
>
> Kernel testing is the main objective of LAVA testing currently, so when
> chroot isn't enough, a complete test as a virtual machine or a new
> deployment is the main go-to.
makes sense. esp. as a full VM - if you have to have it for one
reason or another - makes the use of lxc unnecessary / redundant, so i
see the sense in not prioritising it.
ok i go back to sleep now :)
l.
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