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From: nall@cs.utk.edu (John Nall)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Which tests are bad to run?
Message-ID: <1991Feb19.190451.7625@cs.utk.edu>
Date: 19 Feb 91 19:04:51 GMT
References: <1991Feb18.233559.27425@agate.berkeley.edu> <9061@star.cs.vu.nl>
Sender: John Nall <nall@rigel.cs.utk.edu>
Organization: University of Tennessee, Knoxville - CS Department
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In article <9061@star.cs.vu.nl> ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes:
>In article <1991Feb18.233559.27425@agate.berkeley.edu> dc@caveat.berkeley.edu (Dave Cottingham) writes:
>>I seem to recall seeing someone claim that one or more of the Minix
>>system test programs cause some sort of file system damage. 
>
>I believe that all the 1.5 tests are safe.  There were problems with test21,
>but I think these problems are now all fixed.
>
>Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)

	I've run all the tests under 1.5 many times, and have not
	had any problems.  So unless there is a really sneaky bug
	in there, Andy is correct.

	BUT.....but.....for people running Minix-386, it is my
	recollection that one of the tests either should not be
	run, or cannot be run.  Unfortunately, I am far away
	from home and don't have the test number available for
	easy access :-(  

John Nall