From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C0BDC433EF for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2021 19:30:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D603760F8F for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2021 19:30:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S236041AbhILTbZ (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:31:25 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:45268 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S235890AbhILTbX (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:31:23 -0400 Received: from mail-yb1-xb31.google.com (mail-yb1-xb31.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::b31]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 836D8C061574 for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2021 12:30:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-yb1-xb31.google.com with SMTP id v10so15882909ybq.7 for ; Sun, 12 Sep 2021 12:30:09 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=UuoqtgGI9pAGQN8Y6m26XydaC7phPwWnEF+TaXT3N4c=; b=ji8/RqZFdNel1UF6te6l/m153QCt3tdH73mDbuG/tVpYlqClqlH4VS1d3AFugAnbHs XpzU0xAGboBX3MzYgIEBZgUTDUzoFnqDcCXr/dhL7LhYAvwkNVU1VL50mfLCgXifQj4H rTtk4cSotxm9E0QAod/1YOdiItn9bEspMAcL3vGwBX8pp3O2RBn8a9KeSOVPV56myw/0 D4Qw2I5+H49s3dj0jZhTvKSY/Ho1Fq7wEeMJ4fcJSlVPW9e0JdPr8N5rz7VgEorYaF2y RpARjXB9l8BXrFy/BzWnLxuFcSYHVj8h3FxYJk+6RpYdDmBxA2qrEuAo72m8KMe82OQM hbMA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=UuoqtgGI9pAGQN8Y6m26XydaC7phPwWnEF+TaXT3N4c=; b=BRcQ6wpimb8zkD54vX8OqpuPR8HZU4TClVeVM0soLgpwJhaS/OGUX06iRYE38B8gxD fBlwqbNCM25T4NHxjX8jE47D8/V3FTwvEQ9pdqpYOGnJO6bZNf1manJ/ZL0AK+bZpCcO IUt+Wgn5j6PSLKcbNYPrRutJ4DCZBfMv7e3tLXPFEHq9s36YDo1slYTaeLn5PU3/PwlZ rHyIz8Cj0MPAFn/6vlsFdKeqvAsjOJOle4/Wa38mM9I5BsPdGDCnlXcY5+4FfH7A/n9U lD0xy2Fpicyd0VIX8gJtU64RwzJFUR7nTDvH5c2aQflEpbI7gT7wAI6Ax8UZeU9fIVzM Tl1w== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532M6lujfaJCRxMAKG9dhfl9QOIKT0BJWxXxQ2gqAdbLIygzpe6F BriiTIXcCASJz0tZml47xo2XnDDJzOo8ugZI92q8thm8 X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxEnpWEKy68DnIjRAOrFaOKvsYUtkuRQbWl3SgOa2xBZXB6i0ddfP3iw4BUJAABYwQ/UQFhRddt/EQM1ua7i24= X-Received: by 2002:a25:520a:: with SMTP id g10mr10284384ybb.117.1631475008715; Sun, 12 Sep 2021 12:30:08 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Sudip Mukherjee Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2021 20:29:32 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Linux 5.14 To: Linus Torvalds Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Linus, On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 4:17 PM Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 2:12 AM Sudip Mukherjee > wrote: > > > > We were recently working on openqa based testing and is a very basic > > testing for now.. Build the kernel for x86_64 and arm64, boot it on > > qemu and rpi4 and test that the desktop environment is working. And, > > it now tests mainline branch every night. So, last night it tested > > "5.14.0-7d2a07b76933" and both tests were ok. > > Thanks. The more the merrier, and if you do this every night, having a > fairly low-latency "it stopped working" will be good. > > Of course, if you can find some other slightly more oddball > configuration that you would also like to test, that it would be even > better. > > Because while it's lovely to have more automated testing, if > _everybody_ only tests x86-64 and arm64, the less common cases get > little to no testing. > > No big deal, but I thought I'd just mention it in case you go "Yeah, I > know XYZ is entirely irrelevant, but I happen to like it, so I could > easily add that to the testing too". A late reply, but better late than never. I have now added a ppc64 qemu test which will run every night along with the previous two arch. We are also working on adding a risc-v board to the tests. -- Regards Sudip