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authorngie <ngie@FreeBSD.org>2015-12-13 04:22:50 +0000
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MFC r291891:
Use .Fx instead of explicitly spelling out FreeBSD Fix several warnings reported by igor Sponsored by: EMC / Isilon Storage Division
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.\" OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN
.\" IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd April 13, 2014
+.Dd December 5, 2015
.Dt TESTS 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm tests
-.Nd introduction to the FreeBSD Test Suite
+.Nd introduction to the
+.Fx
+Test Suite
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fx
Test Suite provides a collection of automated tests for two major purposes.
On one hand, the test suite aids
.Em developers
-to detect bugs and regressions when they modify the source tree. On the other
-hand, it allows
+to detect bugs and regressions when they modify the source tree.
+On the other hand, it allows
.Em end users
(and, in particular, system administrators) to verify that fresh installations
of the
@@ -164,23 +166,26 @@ Test Suite:
.Bl -tag -width "allow_sysctl_side_effects"
.It allow_devfs_side_effects
If defined, enables tests that may destroy and recreate semipermanent device
-nodes, like disk devices. Without this variable, tests may still create and
-destroy devices nodes that are normally transient, like /dev/tap* and
-/dev/pts*, as long as they clean them up afterwards. However, tests that
-require this variable have a relaxed cleanup requirement; they must recreate
-any devices that they destroyed, but not necessarily with the same devnames.
+nodes, like disk devices.
+Without this variable, tests may still create and destroy devices nodes that
+are normally transient, like /dev/tap* and /dev/pts*, as long as they clean
+them up afterwards.
+However, tests that require this variable have a relaxed cleanup requirement;
+they must recreate any devices that they destroyed, but not necessarily with
+the same devnames.
.It allow_sysctl_side_effects
Enables tests that change globally significant
.Xr sysctl 8
-variables. The tests will undo any changes in their cleanup phases.
+variables.
+The tests will undo any changes in their cleanup phases.
.It disks
-Must be set to a space delimited list of disk device nodes. Tests that need
-destructive access to disks must use these devices. Tests are not required to
-preserve any data present on these disks.
+Must be set to a space delimited list of disk device nodes.
+Tests that need destructive access to disks must use these devices.
+Tests are not required to preserve any data present on these disks.
.It fibs
-Must be set to a space delimited list of FIBs (routing tables). Tests that
-need to modify a routing table may use any of these. Tests will cleanup any
-new routes that they create.
+Must be set to a space delimited list of FIBs (routing tables).
+Tests that need to modify a routing table may use any of these.
+Tests will cleanup any new routes that they create.
.El
.Ss What to do if something fails?
If there is
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