fwts V0.26.04-rc1 review

[Keng-Yu Lin]

Hi all:
  We have got quite a few patches stacked in the git. Let's switch to
the review/release cycle this week.

  V0.26.04-rc1 tag is pushed in fwts.git and fwts-test.git.

  The fwts-test failures are attached.

  The fwts changelog:

  [Colin Ian King]
  * lib: fwts_list: make list creation and initialisation more optimal.
  * lib: cpu: add common CPU performance measuring code to fwts library
  * lib: Makefile: Link in math library because we need sqrt()
  * acpi: cstates: use new fwts_cpu_performance() helper function
  * cpu: cpufreq: Use new fwts_cpu_performance() helper function
  * bios: pciirq: make table dump more compact, fix formatting
  * acpi: method: ignore _WAK return values
  * acpi: method: don't bother dumping _WAK package, it's just noise
  * acpi: cstates: cater for different kernel C-state info
  * acpi: method: don't bother reporting internal ACPI lock success
  * acpi: method: dump out _PSS states in a tabular format
  * apci: method: don't bother dumping out the _BST contents
  * apci: method: don't bother dumping out the _BIF contents
  * apci: method: don't bother dumping out the _BIX contents
  * apci: method: don't bother dumping out the _DOD contents
  * cmos: cmosdump: add in some previously unknown RTC settings
  * README: Updated for latest version of fwts. Add more info too.
  * README_SOURCE: Reformat to make it 80 char width friendly, minor changes.
  * src: lib: Makefile.am: Minor tidy up of the makefile.
  * src: acpica: Makefile: Slight tidy up of the makefile.
  * src/Makefile.am: Tidy up fwts main makefile, re-order tests
  * lib: fwts_apci_method: rename object evaluation functions
  * acpi: pcc: renaming of ACPI object evaluation function names
  * acpi: method: renaming of ACPI object evaluation function names
  * lib: rename fwts_acpi_method to fwts_acpi_object_eval
  * lib: fwts_ac_adapter: constify some struct fields and variables
  * lib: fwts_guid: constify guid_str_len and guid_len parameters
  * lib: fwts_framework: test names should be dislayed in a wider format field
  * data: klog: Remove a duplicate timer BIOS bug check
  * data: klog.json: Add more specfic parse/execution failure checks on
    timeouts
  * data: klog.json: move the most generic parse/execition failure message down
  * acpi: acpidump: use offsetof macro from stddef.h rather than define our own
  * acpi: pcc: fix some stupid typos
  * hpet: hpetcheck: add ACPI HPET table check
  * lib: update copyright year to 2013
  * tests: update copyright year to 2013
  * misc: update copyright year to 2013
  * lib + tests: don't stringify the test name in FWTS_REGISTER
  * lib: fwts_framework: assert on FWTS_REGISTER names being too long
  * lib: framework: log the fwts command line for reference.
  * acpi: acpidump: fix ACPI FPDT dump
  * cpu: cpufreq: fix a bunch of 32 bit build errors
  * lib: fwts_acpi_tables: speed up table loading on 64 bit systems
  * acpica: fwts_acpica: optimise semaphore tracking
  * acpica + acpi: method test: remove fwts_acpica_simulate_sem_timeout()
  * acpica: fwts_acpica: force indefinite AML Wait() to timeout
  * acpi: method: Add better _CRS resource checking

  [Ivan Hu]
  * uefirtvariable: add more specific passed messages for each sub-tests
  * uefirtvariable: add the function to print out the return status messages
  * uefirttime: print out the return status and description when errors occur
  * uefirttime: unload the efi_runtime module when deinit the test
  * uefirtvariable: remove the invalid attribute tests after
    ExitBootServices() is performed
  * uefirtvariable: add function test for SetVariable with invalid attributes
  * fwts_uefi:uefirtvariable:use sizeof() for defining long integer for fixing
    build failure on 32 bit systems
  * uefirtvariable: restore the environment when errors occur after the test
    variables have been set
  * uefirtvariable: add new test for UEFI runtime QueryVariableInfo
  * uefirtvariable: add stress test for UEFI runtime interface GetVariable
  * uefirtvariable: add stress test for UEFI runtime interface
    GetNextVariableName
  * uefirtvariable: add stress test for UEFI runtime interface SetVariable with
    the same data
  * uefirtvariable: add stress test for UEFI runtime interface SetVariable with
    different data
  * uefirtvariable: add stress test for UEFI runtime interface SetVariable with
    different name
  * uefirtvariable: add stress test for UEFI runtime interface SetVariable with
    different name and data
  * uefirtvariable: skip the tests when get the EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES from
    firmware
  * uefirtvariable: add stress test for the UEFI runtime QueryVariableInfo
    interface
  * uefirtmisc: add the test for UEFI runtime GetNextHighMonotonicCount
    interface
  * uefirtmisc: add stress test for UEFI runtime GetNextHighMonotonicCount
    interface

  [Keng-Yu Lin]
  * uefi: uefirtvariable: use sizeof() for finding the bit size of long integer
  * debian: change the mail address of the maintainer
  * auto-packager: mkpackage.sh: Add raring

  cheers,
-kengyu
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