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      1 Linux Test Project
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      3 
      4 Linux Test Project is a joint project started by SGI, OSDL and Bull developed
      5 and maintained by IBM, Cisco, Fujitsu, SUSE, Red Hat, Oracle and others. The
      6 project goal is to deliver tests to the open source community that validate the
      7 reliability, robustness, and stability of Linux.
      8 
      9 The LTP testsuite contains a collection of tools for testing the Linux kernel
     10 and related features. Our goal is to improve the Linux kernel and system
     11 libraries by bringing test automation to the testing effort. Interested open
     12 source contributors are encouraged to join.
     13 
     14 Project pages are located at: http://linux-test-project.github.io/
     15 
     16 The latest image is always available at:
     17 https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp/releases
     18 
     19 The discussion about the project happens at ltp mailing list:
     20 http://lists.linux.it/listinfo/ltp
     21 
     22 The git repository is located at GitHub at:
     23 https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp
     24 
     25 Warning!
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     27 Be careful with these tests!
     28 
     29 Don't run them on production systems. Growfiles, doio, and iogen in particular
     30 stress the I/O capabilities of systems and while they should not cause problems
     31 on properly functioning systems, they are intended to find (or cause) problems.
     32 
     33 Developers corner
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     35 
     36 Before you start you should read following documents:
     37 
     38 * doc/test-writing-guidelines.txt
     39 * doc/build-system-guide.txt
     40 
     41 these two should contain all information needed for modifying or creating LTP
     42 testcases. If something is not covered there don't hesitate to ask on the LTP
     43 mailing list.
     44 
     45 Also note that these documents are available online at:
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     47 https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp/wiki/Test-Writing-Guidelines
     48 https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp/wiki/BuildSystem
     49