[igt-dev] [Intel-gfx] [PATCH i-g-t 1/8] tests/i915/gem_exec_capture: Remove pointless assert

[Tvrtko Ursulin]

On 22/10/2021 00:40, John.C.Harrison at Intel.com wrote:
> From: John Harrison <John.C.Harrison at Intel.com>
> 
> The 'many' test ended with an 'assert(count)', presumably meaning to
> ensure that some objects were actually captured. However, 'count' is
> the number of objects created not how many were captured. Plus, there
> is already a 'require(count > 1)' at the start and count is invarient
> so the final assert is basically pointless.
> 
> General concensus appears to be that the test should not fail
> irrespective of how many blobs are captured as low memory situations
> could cause the capture to be abbreviated. So just remove the
> pointless assert completely.

Hm the test appears to be using intel_get_avail_ram_mb() to size the 
working set. Suggesting problems with low memory situations should not 
apply unless bugs. In which case would a better fix be improving the 
sizing logic and changing the assert to igt_assert(blobs)?

Regards,

Tvrtko

> Signed-off-by: John Harrison <John.C.Harrison at Intel.com>
> ---
>   tests/i915/gem_exec_capture.c | 1 -
>   1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tests/i915/gem_exec_capture.c b/tests/i915/gem_exec_capture.c
> index 7e0a8b8ad..53649cdb2 100644
> --- a/tests/i915/gem_exec_capture.c
> +++ b/tests/i915/gem_exec_capture.c
> @@ -524,7 +524,6 @@ static void many(int fd, int dir, uint64_t size, unsigned int flags)
>   	}
>   	igt_info("Captured %lu %"PRId64"-blobs out of a total of %lu\n",
>   		 blobs, size >> 12, count);
> -	igt_assert(count);
>   
>   	free(error);
>   	free(offsets);
>