[Bug testsuite/18067] many failures in testsuite

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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18067

--- Comment #6 from Ciro Santilli <ciro.santilli at gmail dot com> ---
(In reply to Pedro Alves from comment #5)
> > why don't we mark failing tests with XFAIL so as to unclutter the tests?
> 
> We do - though it's KFAIL for known gdb failures - but it takes someone to
> actually do the leg work.  All help appreciated.
> 

OK!

> > - shouldn't we document about the sudo on the testsuite/README ?
> 
> I'd welcome a patch.  As you found out, it's the ptrace_scope thing that's
> at play.  Running gdb under sudo isn't a good idea.
> 

Patch at: https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2015-07/msg00932.html

> > - I am unable to find the buildbot results for a given commit to compare, e.g. binutils-2_25... is that possible? Not built-in it seems: 
> 
> Find the git repo for results of the builder you want the results for, then
> look for a results commit whose subject indicates it tested the gdb commit
> hash you wanted.  Note that most builders are testing master, some the 7.10
> branch, so you naturally won't find results for hashes only on other
> branches.

Ah, after reading the wiki a bit more I've found it, thanks:
http://gdb-build.sergiodj.net/cgit

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