[Discussion] New essential tests - zombies, reaping, init system

[lixuna]

Copied from cnti-testcatalog/testsuite#1795

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

The testing of microservices currently verifies that there is only one process type per container (#156). The weight of this test (10 of 15) may be too heavy for those CNFs that need high performance and were originally engineered to have multiple process types within one container.

Describe the solution you'd like
The new version of the certification should include three new microservice tests: #1719, #1722 and #8. The rational for these can be found at: https://www.infoq.com/articles/cloud-native-network-functions-concern/
With three new tests, the weighting of the original test (#156) will be reduced by having three other microservice tests added into the essential tests. This will make the multiple process type test 1/4th of its original weighting.

[Smitholi67]

@lixuna - Can you help me find the tests mentioned above?

[lixuna]

zombie_handled:

• https://github.com/cnti-testcatalog/testsuite/blob/main/spec/workload/microservice_spec.cr#L289
• [BUG] zombie_handled test documentation is missing from USAGE and RATIONALE cnti-testcatalog/testsuite#1924

[lixuna]

sig_term_handled:

• https://github.com/cnti-testcatalog/testsuite/blob/main/spec/workload/microservice_spec.cr#L231
• [BUG] sig_term_handled test documentation is missing from USAGE and RATIONALE cnti-testcatalog/testsuite#1925

[lixuna]

specialized_init_system:

• https://github.com/cnti-testcatalog/testsuite/blob/main/spec/workload/microservice_spec.cr#L185
• https://github.com/cnti-testcatalog/testsuite/blob/main/RATIONALE.md#to-check-if-the-cnf-uses-container-images-with-specialized-init-systems-specialized_init_systems
• https://github.com/cnti-testcatalog/testsuite/blob/main/USAGE.md#specialized-init-system

[lixuna]

@Smitholi67 for clarification, the proposal is to keep the existing Single_process_type test and add 3 new tests.

[lixuna]

These tests have been added to https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ysgGfiG2qEXJUyxksVnuzSeKTcp9V5-SId65_nwDRDg/edit - ready for review

[lixuna]

CNTI V2.0 List of Essential Tests was reviewed in the CNTI Certification call on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 9am PT

Community Approval for V2.0 CNTI Certification Tests was granted.

We will move forward with the process of updating the list of essential tests to include these additional tests