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diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml index b520de640..eb39a12e9 100644 --- a/chapter06/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml @@ -128,27 +128,22 @@ cd ../glibc-build</userinput></screen> <screen><userinput>make -k check 2>&1 | tee glibc-check-log grep Error glibc-check-log</userinput></screen> - <para>On at least i686 you can expect to see failures in the - <emphasis>test-double </emphasis> and <emphasis>test-idouble</emphasis> - math tests with gcc-&gcc-version;, as well as an expected (ignored) - failure in <emphasis> posix/annexc</emphasis>. These two failures in - the math tests appear to be harmless.</para> - - <para>The Glibc test suite is highly dependent on certain functions of - the host system, in particular the kernel. In certain circumstances, - some failures are unavoidable. This is a list of the most common - issues:</para> + <para>You will probably see an expected (ignored) failure in the + <emphasis>posix/annexc</emphasis> test. In addition the Glibc test suite + is somewhat dependent on the host system. This is a list of the most + common issues:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para>The <emphasis>math</emphasis> tests sometimes fail in other - tests when running on systems where the CPU is not a relatively - new genuine Intel or authentic AMD. Certain optimization settings - are also known to be a factor here.</para> + <para>The <emphasis>nptl/tst-clock2</emphasis> and + <emphasis>tst-attr3</emphasis> tests sometimes + fail. The reason is not completely understood, but indications + are that a heavy system load can trigger these failures.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>The <emphasis>gettext</emphasis> test sometimes fails due to - host system issues. The exact reasons are not yet clear.</para> + <para>The math tests sometimes fail when running on + systems where the CPU is not a relatively new genuine Intel or + authentic AMD processor.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>If you have mounted the LFS partition with the @@ -157,8 +152,8 @@ grep Error glibc-check-log</userinput></screen> use the <parameter>noatime</parameter> option while building LFS.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>When running on older and slower hardware, some tests - can fail because of test timeouts being exceeded.</para> + <para>When running on older and slower hardware or on systems under + load, some tests can fail because of test timeouts being exceeded.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> |