BSP Developer's Guide

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Validation Testing
sysProcNumGet Test :
sysProcNumGet() return value : PASS
. . .
The bspVal shell script sets up a default environment and then calls bspVal.tcl, the
Tcl script that runs the individual tests.
The bspVal script runs in batch mode only. Using command-line options, you can
specify the tests you want to run. The example above uses the -all option to run all
the tests in the BSP VTS. For more information on running bspVal, see the
reference entry provide in J. BSP Validation Test Suite Reference Entries.
NOTE: To abort testing, enter the tty interrupt character (usually CTRL+C)fromthe
host. This stops the test on the host, although the target board might continue to
execute local tasks. In this case, you might need to reboot the target board.
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7.4.2 Monitoring a BSP Test
At startup, the BSP VTS prints a header to standard output. This header displays
the names of the target server, the BSP, and the log file. At the start of each test, the
BSP VTS prints the test name. As subtests within a test are completed, the BSP VTS
prints the name of the subtest along with some PASS/FAIL status information. The
PASS/FAIL messages are also written to a log file, which is also used to catch the
output of commands such as ifShow or smNetShow.
Normally, if a test fails, all the other tests still run. However, some errors are fatal.
In this case, the BSP VTS aborts and displays a fatal error message, such as:
FATAL ERROR: error in ioctl() command
If you set the environment variable TEST_LOG_FILE to the name of a writable file,
the BSP VTS appends its output to this file. To monitor the BSP VTS on a second
terminal, run tail -f on the file. For more information on log files, see the bspVal
reference entry provided in J. BSP Validation Test Suite Reference Entries.
Example 7-1
Testing the Auxiliary Clock
This example demonstrates the use of the BSP VTS to test the auxiliary clock. Note
that the example shown in this section is a test run on the MVME147 BSP. This
example is useful for showing how to work with the BSP VTS on a single target.
1. Verify that the target board can boot VxWorks. Using the Tornado launcher,
start a target server and open a WindSh. From the WindSh, verify that there is
communication with the target.
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