STRIDE 4.2.02x
This page documents the changes in STRIDE version 4.2.02x (code name Terramar).
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What's New
Based on customer feedback this release includes many key usability improvements and bug fixes.
Expectation Testing
Testing in Script and C/C++ has been updated based on Expectations enhancements.
Build Tools
STRIDE Build Tools has been optimized to faster compile source code and generate smaller intermediate files.
Installation
Desktop Installation has been simplified. No license validation is required by the STRIDE Runner.
Custom transports
Support for custom transport (different from the default TCP/IP sockets and Serial) has been added.
Linux Kernel
Linux SDK has been updated to support kernel mode testing.
Change Details
Fixes
This section describes defects which have been corrected in STRIDE and the customer tracking number associated with them, if any, in brackets [].
- Incorrect handling of some complex payloads on function remoting in STRIDE::Test module.
- Linux SDK may fail with access violation on memory segment allocation failure.
- Generated report of a Test Unit execution may reference incomplete file location.
Tests in Scripts
- STRIDE::Test module TestPointSetup method has been updated to support continuous processing.
- Error handling has been improved.
- Verbose mode is now fully supported.
Tests in C/C++
- Expectation Tests setup API, srTestPointSetup, API has been updated to support continuous processing.
- Error handling has been improved.
Samples
- All samples have been updated.
- A new function remoting sample has been added.
Runtime
- STRIDE Host Release 4.2.02x is compatible with the Runtime Version 4.2.02
- Most of the Runtime files have been modified. It is recommended that you update them all.
- All Linux SDK files have been modified.
- All Windows SDK files have been modified.
Minor and Patch releases
4.2.02a
New features and improvements:
- STRIDE Compiler now supports passing options file in ways typical to other major compilers (e.g GCC, MSVC, ARM...).
- STRIDE Compiler does not support --accept_zero_length_array option anymore. The functionallity has been made implicit.
- STRIDE Studio requires no license validation anymore.
- FunctionRemoting Sample has been updated.
Defects corrected and the customer tracking number associated with them, if any, in brackets []:
- Using Linux SDK in kernel modules may fail to compile.
- Failed continuous/strict Test Point wait may return false positive.
- Intermittent race condition in Target Runtime causes Test Point loss in script based tests
- Tracing with timeout keeps going after target disconnect.
- Incomplete remoting of functions with out pointers.
- Loading raw trace content in STRIDE Studio may hang or appear with incorrect timestamps.
The following Runtime files have been modified:
srconn.c srtest.h srtest.c srthread.c
The following Linux SDK files have been modified:
palcfg.h palOS.c stride.c
4.2.02b
Defects corrected and the customer tracking number associated with them, if any, in brackets []:
- STRIDE Compiler is unabled to handle multiple --via options.
4.2.02c
Defects corrected and the customer tracking number associated with them, if any, in brackets []:
- Incorrect serialization of remote function calls with NULL pointer arguments.
4.2.02d
New features and improvements:
- Linux SDK now is fully POSIX complient.
- Linux SDK now allows different then "ttyS" serial device names.
- STRIDE Compiler now supports undefine preprocessor macro (-U) option.
Defects corrected and the customer tracking number associated with them, if any, in brackets []:
- Tracing with timeout may hang.
- STRIDE Runtime may deadlock on disconnect during proxy call.
- Linux SDK and Windows SDK may log TCP socket IO errors on shutdown.
- Windows SDK may throw buffer overrun exception.
- Running File Services Samples may error out under Windows when run with no administrative rights.
The following Runtime files have been modified:
srconn.c srcgutil.c srib.c srtest.h srtest.c srutil.c
The following Linux SDK files have been modified:
palIO.c palOS.c stride.c
The following Windows SDK files have been modified:
palIO.c palOS.c stride.c