The Linux Test Project is a body of regression tests

Regression testing

Regression testing is any type of software testing that seeks to uncover new errors, or regressions, in existing functionality after changes have been made to a system, such as functional enhancements, patches or configuration changes....

 designed

Test design

In software engineering, test design is the act of creating and writing test suites for testing a software.- Definition :Test design could require all or one of:* knowledge of the software, and the business area it operates on,...

 to confirm the behavior of a build of the Linux kernel

Linux kernel

The Linux kernel is an operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software....

. According to the LTP web site the project was started by SGI

Silicon Graphics

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 and is now maintained by IBM

IBM

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. Source code is available at http://ltp.cvs.sourceforge.net/ltp/ltp/.

In Simple English terms, The Linux Test Project is a group aimed at testing and improving Linux. The goal of the LTP is to deliver a suite of automated testing tools for Linux as well as publishing the results of tests they run.