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| author | Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org> | 2010-03-03 10:09:21 -0500 |
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| committer | Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org> | 2010-03-03 10:09:21 -0500 |
| commit | 2392877244da7bbcc2dba67abf506bfcf4908620 (patch) | |
| tree | b5fc2580122bb973687a0b9e06714df2f5f80913 /HACKING | |
| parent | 9b06e18aef324786a88a0fbb61dcfdb369586e7f (diff) | |
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HACKING: emphasize embedded-c testing
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@@ -96,11 +96,14 @@ the <systemtap@sources.redhat.com> mailing list. Internal function, variable, probe identifiers should be prefixed with "_" for extra uniqueness, and not documented in the man pages. - Tapsets should come with a tests cases that provide good test coverage. - Every alias definition should be tested for pass-2 correctness. Every - embedded-C routine should be tested for pass-4 buildability and ideally - pass-5 correctness. The platforms/architectures against which the tapset - was tested should be published, and ideally asserted by code. + Tapsets should come with a tests cases that provide good test + coverage. Every alias definition should be tested for pass-2 + correctness. Every embedded-C routine should be tested for pass-4 + buildability. As they are a security hazard, every tapset + embedded-C routine should be pass-5 stress-tested for response to + erroneous inputs. This applies doubly to /* unprivileged */ ones. + The platforms/architectures against which the tapset was tested + should be published, and ideally asserted by code. Embedded-C code should avoid making references to the runtime or other code possibly generated by the translator. Embedded-C code that |