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SubjectRe: [LSF/MM TOPIC] FS, MM, and stable trees
On 3/20/19 2:28 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 02:14:09AM -0400, Jon Masters wrote:
>> On 3/20/19 1:06 AM, Greg KH wrote:
>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 11:46:09PM -0400, Jon Masters wrote:
>>>> On 2/13/19 2:52 PM, Greg KH wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 02:25:12PM -0500, Sasha Levin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> So really, it sounds like a low hanging fruit: we don't really need to
>>>>>> write much more testing code code nor do we have to refactor existing
>>>>>> test suites. We just need to make sure the right tests are running on
>>>>>> stable kernels. I really want to clarify what each subsystem sees as
>>>>>> "sufficient" (and have that documented somewhere).
>>>>>
>>>>> kernel.ci and 0-day and Linaro are starting to add the fs and mm tests
>>>>> to their test suites to address these issues (I think 0-day already has
>>>>> many of them). So this is happening, but not quite obvious. I know I
>>>>> keep asking Linaro about this :(
>>>>
>>>> We're working on investments for LDCG[0] in 2019 that include kernel CI
>>>> changes for server use cases. Please keep us informed of what you folks
>>>> ultimately want to see, and I'll pass on to the steering committee too.
>>>>
>>>> Ultimately I've been pushing for a kernel 0-day project for Arm. That's
>>>> probably going to require a lot of duplicated effort since the original
>>>> 0-day project isn't open, but creating an open one could help everyone.
>>>
>>> Why are you trying to duplicate it on your own? That's what kernel.ci
>>> should be doing, please join in and invest in that instead. It's an
>>> open source project with its own governance and needs sponsors, why
>>> waste time and money doing it all on your own?
>>
>> To clarify, I'm pushing for investment in kernel.ci to achieve that goal
>> that it could provide the same 0-day capability for Arm and others.
>
> Great, that's what I was trying to suggest :)
>
>> It'll ultimately result in duplicated effort vs if 0-day were open.
>
> "Half" of 0-day is open, but it's that other half that is still
> needed...

;) I'm hoping this might also help that to happen...

Best,

Jon.

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