Some tests possibly redudnantly performed on multiple OSes #1042
Description
The problem you're addressing (if any)
Some tests are being performed multiple times on every supported OS despite what OS is chosen does not affect the test in any way. It is important to test such feature on some OS, but repeating it on every supported one is a waste. Example:
ECR010.201, ECR010.301 - manual test - the keyboard backlight is fully controlled by the EC. Operating system does not affect that
ECR028.001, ECR028.201, ECR028.301 - especially wasteful as require multiple reboots. It is enough to test that in firmware. The keyboard lights up the moment the laptop boots and an OS does not affect this behavior
Describe the solution you'd like
- Find all the tests that have a potential of being run on only one single OS, or without booting an OS.
- Find a way for preventing unnecessary runs of tests on multiple OSes when this achieves nothing more that a stress test
Where is the value to a user, and who might that user be?
Faster testing cycles
Describe alternatives you've considered
No response
Additional context
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