[webkit-dev] Questions about JSC EWS queues

[Aakash Jain]

> On Sep 19, 2019, at 7:22 AM, Guillaume Emont <guijemont at igalia.com> wrote:
> 
> Quoting Aakash Jain (2019-09-18 19:21:02)
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> I am working on moving JSC EWS queues from old EWS to new EWS. I am trying to
>> clearly understand various JSC EWS queues. I have few questions:
>> 
>> 1) What does 'jsc-only' port represent? From https://trac.webkit.org/browser/
>> webkit/trunk/Tools/Scripts/webkitpy/common/config/ews.json#L45 it seems like
>> Apple JSC EWS uses 'mac' port, while linux jsc EWSes use 'jsc-only' port. Is
>> jsc-only port specific to linux? Is there a corresponding jsc port for mac?
>> 
>> 2) Is there any difference between the three linux JSC EWSes (JSC i386, JSC
>> MIPS32el, JSC Armv7) apart from the architecture and few queues running/
>> skipping tests? 
> 
> I think the main difference is indeed the different architecture. There
> is also the fact that the JSC i386 EWS runs the tests natively, but the
> mips and armv7 EWSes cross-compile and run the tests on a set of remote
> devices.
> 
>> 
>> 3) Where is the architecture for various linux JSC EWS queues configured in the
>> old EWS code (e.g.: I don't see the architecture being added in https://
>> trac.webkit.org/changeset/237001/webkit)? Is the queue configuration for
>> various JSC EWS queues same, and the device connected to the queue actually
>> decides the architecture?
> 
> I guess it's not defined anywhere indeed. The scripts that start the
> queues for the arm and mips EWSes define a bunch of env variables to
> point to the cross-compiler and also add a few options in
> JSCTESTS_OPTIONS, such as a  --remote-config-file and --memory-limited.
> I can share these scripts with you if you need more details.

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah, I would need the details. It would be nice if you can share those scripts with me.

> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Guij
>