Update the README file with bugs, questions, and contribution sections and fix the format for readability.
Signed-off-by: Lisa Nguyen lisa.nguyen@linaro.org --- Changes in v2: * Removed references to LAVA * Rewritten Additional Notes section of README * Replace the phrase "Linux devices" with hardware to be more generic
README | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README b/README index 2eef1c4..b976727 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -General Info -============ +Commands +======== - In order to run the tests, invoke as root:
make check @@ -12,20 +12,64 @@ General Info
make -C cpufreq check
-- The test specifications can be found at + +Test Specifications +=================== +The test specifications can be found at:
https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/PowerManagement/Resources/TestSuite/Pm...
-Other info -========== -- PM-QA is one of the tools in the external opensource modules in the external - path of android. For building on android, the makefile Android.mk is used to - build the testsuite with a makefile for each subtest. -- Incase you are extending a subtest, say a new script which will test a - feature. Add the test number in the Android.mk, in addition to this if its - using a source file (say .c), add the source file in the Android.mk so that - it gets built. -- LAVA scripts are used to trigger the pm-qa tests. -- Similarly for non-android adding a script and txt (test description) pair is - needed to extent the suite. -======= + +Bugs +==== +If you believe that you have encountered a bug, please file a bug report on +Linaro Bugzilla at https://bugs.linaro.org. Once you log in, click on +"New" --> "Power Management" --> "PM-QA" as the component. Then fill +in the form. + +Helpful tips for filing a bug report: + 1. Provide logs, be verbose as possible + 2. Outline steps to reproduce the bug + 3. Describe the environment you are running PM-QA on (e.g. Android, + OpenEmbedded, Ubuntu, etc.) + 4. What hardware you're using + +Questions/Comments +================== +Please submit questions and comments to the linaro-dev mailing list at +linaro-dev@lists.linaro.org with "PM-QA" as part of the subject. + +Contributions +============= +If you wish to submit patches to improve PM-QA, please send them to +the linaro-dev mailing list at linaro-dev@lists.linaro.org with +"PATCH PM-QA" as the subject prefix. + +All scripts in PM-QA must be POSIX-compliant and cannot use any +bashisms. At a minimum, they must run in Android and Ubuntu +environment and have text files that include their descriptions. + +Additional notes on new tests +============================= +PM-QA can be extended with more functional tests by following a few +simple rules. + +a. Add the test (usually a shell script) and its associated +description (in a .txt file with the same name) in the appropriate +subdirectory +b. Change the Android.mk makefile in the subdirectory as appropriate. +You will need to change the 'test_num' variable at a minimum. If +you're using other source files (say .c), add that to the makefile as +well. +c. Create a draft specification for your test that can be added to the +wiki page[1] +d. Make sure your shell scripts do not use bash-specific constructs. +Run them with the #!/bin/sh as the interpreter directive instead of +#!/bin/bash. +e. PM-QA can be found in the external opensource modules in the +external path of android sources hosted at Linaro. It is synced with +the latest version of PM-QA everytime a new release is made. +Android.mk makefiles are used to build the test suite - there is one in +each sub-directory. + +[1] https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/PowerManagement/Resources/TestSuite/Pm...
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:03 PM, Lisa Nguyen lisa.nguyen@linaro.org wrote:
Update the README file with bugs, questions, and contribution sections and fix the format for readability.
Signed-off-by: Lisa Nguyen lisa.nguyen@linaro.org
Feel free to add my ack and commit.
Changes in v2:
- Removed references to LAVA
- Rewritten Additional Notes section of README
- Replace the phrase "Linux devices" with hardware to be more generic
README | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README b/README index 2eef1c4..b976727 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-General Info
+Commands +========
In order to run the tests, invoke as root:
make check@@ -12,20 +12,64 @@ General Info
make -C cpufreq check-- The test specifications can be found at
+Test Specifications +=================== +The test specifications can be found at:
https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/PowerManagement/Resources/TestSuite/Pm...
-Other info
-- PM-QA is one of the tools in the external opensource modules in the external
- path of android. For building on android, the makefile Android.mk is used to
- build the testsuite with a makefile for each subtest.
-- Incase you are extending a subtest, say a new script which will test a
- feature. Add the test number in the Android.mk, in addition to this if its
- using a source file (say .c), add the source file in the Android.mk so that
- it gets built.
-- LAVA scripts are used to trigger the pm-qa tests. -- Similarly for non-android adding a script and txt (test description) pair is
- needed to extent the suite.
-=======
+Bugs +==== +If you believe that you have encountered a bug, please file a bug report on +Linaro Bugzilla at https://bugs.linaro.org. Once you log in, click on +"New" --> "Power Management" --> "PM-QA" as the component. Then fill +in the form.
+Helpful tips for filing a bug report:
- Provide logs, be verbose as possible
- Outline steps to reproduce the bug
- Describe the environment you are running PM-QA on (e.g. Android,
OpenEmbedded, Ubuntu, etc.)
- What hardware you're using
+Questions/Comments +================== +Please submit questions and comments to the linaro-dev mailing list at +linaro-dev@lists.linaro.org with "PM-QA" as part of the subject.
+Contributions +============= +If you wish to submit patches to improve PM-QA, please send them to +the linaro-dev mailing list at linaro-dev@lists.linaro.org with +"PATCH PM-QA" as the subject prefix.
+All scripts in PM-QA must be POSIX-compliant and cannot use any +bashisms. At a minimum, they must run in Android and Ubuntu +environment and have text files that include their descriptions.
+Additional notes on new tests +============================= +PM-QA can be extended with more functional tests by following a few +simple rules.
+a. Add the test (usually a shell script) and its associated +description (in a .txt file with the same name) in the appropriate +subdirectory +b. Change the Android.mk makefile in the subdirectory as appropriate. +You will need to change the 'test_num' variable at a minimum. If +you're using other source files (say .c), add that to the makefile as +well. +c. Create a draft specification for your test that can be added to the +wiki page[1] +d. Make sure your shell scripts do not use bash-specific constructs. +Run them with the #!/bin/sh as the interpreter directive instead of +#!/bin/bash. +e. PM-QA can be found in the external opensource modules in the +external path of android sources hosted at Linaro. It is synced with +the latest version of PM-QA everytime a new release is made. +Android.mk makefiles are used to build the test suite - there is one in +each sub-directory.
+[1] https://wiki.linaro.org/WorkingGroups/PowerManagement/Resources/TestSuite/Pm...
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