Re: [PATCH 1/4] test: update alarm test

[Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>]

On Tue, 6 Aug 2024 14:45:45 +0200
David Marchand <david.marchand@redhat.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 9:11 PM Stephen Hemminger
> <stephen@networkplumber.org> wrote:
> >
> > This test should be using the TEST_ASSERT macros, and can be
> > run as part of the fast test suite now.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>  
> 
> [...]
> 
> > +       ret = rte_eal_alarm_cancel(test_alarm_callback, NULL);
> > +       /* return is the number of the alarm set (or 0 if none or -1 if error) */
> > +       TEST_ASSERT(ret > 0, "could not cancel an alarm: %d", ret);
> >
> >         return 0;
> >  }
> >
> > -REGISTER_TEST_COMMAND(alarm_autotest, test_alarm);
> > +REGISTER_FAST_TEST(alarm_autotest, true, true, test_alarm);  
> 
> This test was removed from the fast-tests list as it was triggering
> false failures in some CI.
> ee00af60170b ("test: remove strict timing requirements some tests")

I can see why that test failed (too short an alarm), but the whole test has lots
of other issues. Starting new series to address.