[RFC] test layout/standardization for FreeBSD

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

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In message <CAGH67wSoU08N8=40RE3j0na4B6-VhZFwhMdkw-6CYhoxKKHumg at mail.gmail.com>
, Garrett Cooper writes:

>I asked for feedback from some of the stakeholders of
>the FreeBSD test automation effort [...]

Can I throw in something here ?

A very important thing is to have systematic metadata about test-cases,
in particular:

A) Is the test 100% deterministic, or is there a risk of random failure ?

B) Is the test reliable on a heavily loaded machine ?

C) Estimated duration of test

etc.

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