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Putting Linux Reliability to the Test

Posted by michael on from the flying-colors dept.

Frank writes "This paper documents the test results and analysis of the Linux kernel and other core OS components, including everything from libraries and device drivers to file systems and networking, all under some fairly adverse conditions, and over lengthy durations. The IBM Linux Technology Center has just finished this comprehensive testing over a period of more than three months and shares the results of their LTP (Linux Test Project) testing."

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  1. Re:s/w -vs- h/w failure? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.memtest86.com/ Freeware GPL bootable memory tester for PC platforms... highly recommeded for troubleshooting flaky RAM...

  2. Re:Why? Here's why... by Crypto+Gnome · · Score: 5, Informative
    OK, so the Reality Check in this equation amounts to:

    You should not trust this evaluation at all.
    • Go to the site
    • download the testing tools yourself
    • read the test paper
    • use the test methodologies as documented
    • do your best to verify their test results yourself
    • go back to the site
    • post your results for everyone else to see
    (ie follow the good practices of basic science)

    After all... On the internet , nobody knows you're a dog.

    Any JimBOB can write a convinving paper, with all the right buzzwords, that sounds as if X+Y=Z, especially if that was logically a likely/expected outcome in the first place.

    As a well-known TV show once said (several times and loudly) Trust No-One.

    Remember people, YMMV.
    --
    Visit CryptoGnome in his home.