[DTrace-devel] [PATCH 2/3] test: Convert tick-* probes to ioctl:entry for tst.trunc[quant].d

Nick Alcock nick.alcock at oracle.com
Wed Jul 16 13:21:39 UTC 2025


On 1 May 2025, eugene loh said:

> From: Eugene Loh <eugene.loh at oracle.com>
>
> Historically, many tests have used tick-* probes to get multiple
> probe firings, but those probes can be unreliable, depending on
> how a kernel is configured.  Tests that required very many probe
> firings have been converted to ioctl:entry.  Tests that required
> very few have been left alone.
>
> Convert more of these tests.  They normally pass, but with erratic
> execution time and sometimes time out.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eugene Loh <eugene.loh at oracle.com>

Reviewed-by: Nick Alcock <nick.alcock at oracle.com>




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