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Re:Ask HN: Why the Linux Kernel doesn't have unit tests? by omginternets on Friday November 25, 2022 @09:37AM (#33742731)
Isn't the public API quite narrow, though?
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Re:Ask HN: Why the Linux Kernel doesn't have unit tests? by dahfizz on Friday November 25, 2022 @10:59AM (#33743570)
The API is massive. Just the number build parameters and boot parameters is very high. There is also a ton of things you can tune at runtime in /sys/proc . Not to mention all the syscalls and the subtle ways they all interact with each other.
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Re:Ask HN: Why the Linux Kernel doesn't have unit tests? by interactivecode on Friday November 25, 2022 @11:24AM (#33743887)
sounds like someone should write tests for that
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Re:Ask HN: Why the Linux Kernel doesn't have unit tests? by omginternets on Friday November 25, 2022 @01:39PM (#33745420)
Surely it’s miles smaller than the public Linux API.
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