Hi,On Sat, 9 May 2020 21:35:56 -0300 Antonio Terceiro <[email protected]> wrote:
> Or does that mean the test can affect the host system? (E.g. from a > chroot with root access killing all processes with even PIDs, including > processes on the host.)that depends on specifics of the tests and of the virtualisation backend you are using. note that the very next paragraph says: When this restriction is present the test will usually be skipped unless the testbed's virtualisation arrangements are sufficiently powerful, or alternatively if the user explicitly requests. > BTW, what does "machine" denote in the quoted paragraph? the host machine. Do you have a wording suggestion to make it more clear?
So, we discussed that we could document reuse of the testbed a bit better. But then, during that discussion, LP 2058040 [1] was referenced and we discussed we might want to reconsider how we're dealing with reuse.
Paul [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autopkgtest/+bug/2058040
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