Threaded Region Crossing Beta Tests

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Introduction

In an upcoming server build, Linden Lab has added background serialization of agents and their attachments on region crossing. What has happened in the past is that when you leave a region, there was a main thread stall caused by the serialization of the avatar and it's attachments which caused a 300% spike in frame time. With added background serialization there shouldn't be such frame time spike.

Test Setup

Regions with background serialization turned OFF can be identified by its channel name: 'DRTSIM-184 Unthreaded'

  1. GC Test 2
  2. GC Test 8

Regions with background serialization turned ON can be identified by its channel name: 'DRTSIM-184 Threaded'

Community Beta Tests

#1: Direct login to test regions

  1. Ensure that you have access to the test regions: 'GC Test 2

Fails if

This test fails if the tester is unable to log-in directly to the target location. Please alert Oskar, or another Linden Lab staff, within the #sltest IRC channel. Also, please have Help -> About Second Life info copied to clipboard to send to LL staff upon request.

#2: Group chat test

This test is to ensure that Group Chat continues to work between remote and adjacent regions.

  1. Join the Second Life Beta group if you are not already a member.
  2. Residents with first names starting in letters between A and M, will fly to adjacent region GC Test 2
  3. Residents with first names starting in letters between N and Z will Teleport to Clara
  4. Open Group Chat to group Second Life Beta.
    1. Verify that residents are able to group chat from remote regions.

Fails if

This test fails if the tester is unable to join the group chat or is unable to send and receive messages. Please alert Oskar, or another Linden Lab staff, within the #sltest IRC channel. Also, please have Help -> About Second Life info copied to clipboard to send to LL staff upon request.

#3: Instant Message Test

This test is to ensure that Instant Messages continue to work between the same, remote and adjacent regions.

  1. Remote Test: Residents with first names starting in letters between A and M please IM ChadQ Tester and expect a response back. ChadQ Tester will be in Clara.
  2. Same Region test: Residents with first names starting in letters between N and Z please IM Oskar Linden and expect a response back. Oskar Linden will be in GC Test 2.


Fails if This test fails if the tester is unable to send or receive Instant Messages. Please alert Oskar, or another Linden Lab staff, within the #sltest IRC channel. Also, please have Help -> About Second Life info copied to clipboard to send to LL staff upon request.

#4: Teleport

This test will verify that residents are able to teleport from remote regions to a target region successfully.

  1. at 16:30PT, Teleport to roller-test109
    1. verify that residents arrive at their target location.

Fails if

This test fails if the tester is unable to successfully teleport to the target location. Please alert Oskar, or another Linden Lab staff, within the #sltest IRC channel. Also, please have Help -> About Second Life info copied to clipboard to send to LL staff upon request.