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Re: [PATCH] testsuite fix: timezone: failing due to permissions in cross testing

From: Joseph Myers <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
To: Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat dot com>
Cc: Vineet Gupta <vineet dot gupta1 at synopsys dot com>, <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>, <linux-snps-arc at lists dot infradead dot org>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 17:17:53 +0000
Subject: Re: [PATCH] testsuite fix: timezone: failing due to permissions in cross testing
References: <1545088170-24103-1-git-send-email-vgupta@synopsys.com> <alpine.DEB.2.21.1812172322060.9554@digraph.polyomino.org.uk> <87a7l342rw.fsf@oldenburg2.str.redhat.com>

On Tue, 18 Dec 2018, Florian Weimer wrote:

> There are also some xtests that require root privileges, such as
> nptl/tst-setuid1.  Building and testing as root is supported (but

That looks like it ought to become a test using user namespaces (and so 
not an xtest).

> obviously not recommended unless you use a throwaway machine).

And the combination of some parts of the testsuite writing to the build 
directory as root and other parts as a normal user isn't supported, in 
particular.

-- 
Joseph S. Myers
joseph@codesourcery.com

References:
- [PATCH] testsuite fix: timezone: failing due to permissions in cross testing
  - From: Vineet Gupta
- Re: [PATCH] testsuite fix: timezone: failing due to permissions in cross testing
  - From: Joseph Myers
- Re: [PATCH] testsuite fix: timezone: failing due to permissions in cross testing
  - From: Florian Weimer

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