From a0ec8699f4ec2cbcbb582528e0307cb27f711b11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 03:26:14 +0000
Subject: Updated glibc text concerning potential test failures

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@7673 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
---
 chapter06/glibc.xml | 31 +++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

(limited to 'chapter06')

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&gt;&amp;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>
 
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