Re: test environments

[Marc Nieper-Wißkirchen]

Hi Bruno,

Thanks for making your module available.  I have acquired a Raspberry Pi with an ARMv8, so as soon as my time permits, I should be able to do some testing.

Marc

Am Mo., 13. Nov. 2023 um 00:10 Uhr schrieb Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>:

Marc Nieper-Wißkirchen wrote:
> I only have access to x86_64 systems, for which `clear_cache ()' can be a
> no-op.  Emulators aren't of much help because they usually do not implement
> the need for cache invalidation faithfully.  We would need the help of
> someone with, say, an Aarch64 system.

I've added info about how to get access to test environments here:
  https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnulib/maint-tools.git;a=blob;f=platforms/test-environments.txt
  https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnulib/maint-tools.git;a=tree;f=platforms/environments

In particular, the compile farm has 4 machines with aarch64 CPU.
Maybe you also have an Android phone with aarch64 CPU on it (and
can install Termux in 64-bit mode on it)?

It is correct that emulators sometimes don't implement the need for
cache invalidation correctly; I observed this for mips too. But QEMU
is quite good nowadays; it's better than nothing.

Bruno