From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
To: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-api@vger.kernel.org,
Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>,
ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org,
Shuah Khan <shuahkh@osg.samsung.com>
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] & [TECH TOPIC] Improve regression tracking
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 12:10:00 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170705121000.5430d7d0@gandalf.local.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8c6843e8-73d9-a898-0366-0b72dfeb79a2@redhat.com>
On Wed, 5 Jul 2017 11:08:48 -0400
Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com> wrote:
> On 07/05/2017 10:33 AM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > No test should be written for a single specific hardware. It should be a
> > general functionality that different hardware can execute.
>
> Why? We test all sorts of hardware in userspace and we see value in that
> testing.
>
One reason is for bit rot. I'm not totally against it. But I envision
that if we have hundreds of tests for very specific pieces of hardware,
it's value will diminish over time. Unless we can get a good
infrastructure written where the hardware info is more of a data sheet
then a single test itself.
-- Steve
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From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt-nx8X9YLhiw1AfugRpC6u6w@public.gmane.org>
To: Carlos O'Donell <carlos-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Greg KH <greg-U8xfFu+wG4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
Thorsten Leemhuis <linux-rCxcAJFjeRkk+I/owrrOrA@public.gmane.org>,
ksummit-discuss-cunTk1MwBs98uUxBSJOaYoYkZiVZrdSR2LY78lusg7I@public.gmane.org,
Shuah Khan <shuahkh-JPH+aEBZ4P+UEJcrhfAQsw@public.gmane.org>,
linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] & [TECH TOPIC] Improve regression tracking
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 12:10:00 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170705121000.5430d7d0@gandalf.local.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8c6843e8-73d9-a898-0366-0b72dfeb79a2-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
On Wed, 5 Jul 2017 11:08:48 -0400
Carlos O'Donell <carlos-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 07/05/2017 10:33 AM, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > No test should be written for a single specific hardware. It should be a
> > general functionality that different hardware can execute.
>
> Why? We test all sorts of hardware in userspace and we see value in that
> testing.
>
One reason is for bit rot. I'm not totally against it. But I envision
that if we have hundreds of tests for very specific pieces of hardware,
it's value will diminish over time. Unless we can get a good
infrastructure written where the hardware info is more of a data sheet
then a single test itself.
-- Steve
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-07-05 16:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 144+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-07-02 17:51 [Ksummit-discuss] [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] & [TECH TOPIC] Improve regression tracking Thorsten Leemhuis
2017-07-03 16:30 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-03 16:30 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-03 18:50 ` Dan Williams
2017-07-03 18:50 ` Dan Williams
2017-07-04 19:03 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2017-07-04 19:03 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2017-07-05 12:45 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 12:45 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 13:09 ` Carlos O'Donell
2017-07-05 13:09 ` Carlos O'Donell
2017-07-05 13:27 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 13:27 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 14:06 ` Greg KH
2017-07-05 14:06 ` Greg KH
2017-07-05 14:28 ` Carlos O'Donell
2017-07-05 14:28 ` Carlos O'Donell
2017-07-05 14:33 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 14:33 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 14:52 ` Mark Brown
2017-07-05 14:52 ` Mark Brown
2017-07-05 15:08 ` Carlos O'Donell
2017-07-05 15:08 ` Carlos O'Donell
2017-07-05 16:10 ` Steven Rostedt [this message]
2017-07-05 16:10 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-06 11:34 ` Laurent Pinchart
2017-07-06 11:34 ` Laurent Pinchart
2017-07-09 13:46 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2017-07-09 13:46 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2017-07-05 14:33 ` Mark Brown
2017-07-05 14:33 ` Mark Brown
2017-07-05 14:36 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 14:36 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 14:50 ` James Bottomley
2017-07-05 14:50 ` James Bottomley
2017-07-05 14:56 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 14:56 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 15:09 ` James Bottomley
2017-07-05 15:09 ` James Bottomley
2017-07-05 15:20 ` Mark Brown
2017-07-05 15:20 ` Mark Brown
2017-07-05 15:40 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2017-07-05 15:40 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2017-07-05 15:20 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 15:20 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 15:32 ` James Bottomley
2017-07-05 15:32 ` James Bottomley
2017-07-05 15:43 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 15:43 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 18:24 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-07-05 18:24 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-07-05 18:17 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-07-05 18:17 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-07-05 15:16 ` Guenter Roeck
2017-07-05 15:16 ` Guenter Roeck
2017-07-05 15:27 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 15:27 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 15:36 ` James Bottomley
2017-07-05 15:36 ` James Bottomley
2017-07-05 16:04 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 16:04 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 16:58 ` James Bottomley
2017-07-05 16:58 ` James Bottomley
2017-07-05 17:07 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 17:07 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 16:48 ` Guenter Roeck
2017-07-05 16:48 ` Guenter Roeck
2017-07-05 16:58 ` Dan Williams
2017-07-05 16:58 ` Dan Williams
2017-07-05 17:02 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 17:02 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-06 9:28 ` Mark Brown
2017-07-06 9:28 ` Mark Brown
2017-07-06 9:41 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-07-06 9:41 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-07-06 14:53 ` Theodore Ts'o
2017-07-06 14:53 ` Theodore Ts'o
2017-07-06 21:28 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-07-06 21:28 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-07-06 14:48 ` James Bottomley
2017-07-06 14:48 ` James Bottomley
2017-07-07 10:03 ` Mark Brown
2017-07-07 10:03 ` Mark Brown
2017-07-31 16:54 ` Eric W. Biederman
2017-07-31 16:54 ` Eric W. Biederman
2017-07-31 20:11 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-31 20:11 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-31 20:12 ` Eric W. Biederman
2017-07-31 20:12 ` Eric W. Biederman
2017-08-02 16:53 ` Shuah Khan
2017-08-02 16:53 ` Shuah Khan
2017-08-02 17:33 ` Eric W. Biederman
2017-08-02 17:33 ` Eric W. Biederman
2017-08-02 17:46 ` Shuah Khan
2017-08-02 17:46 ` Shuah Khan
2017-08-02 17:58 ` Shuah Khan
2017-08-02 17:58 ` Shuah Khan
2017-08-02 18:04 ` Eric W. Biederman
2017-08-02 18:04 ` Eric W. Biederman
2017-08-02 18:23 ` Randy Dunlap
2017-08-02 18:23 ` Randy Dunlap
2017-08-02 18:42 ` Shuah Khan
2017-08-02 18:42 ` Shuah Khan
2017-08-03 3:03 ` Theodore Ts'o
2017-08-03 3:03 ` Theodore Ts'o
2017-08-03 17:42 ` Bird, Timothy
2017-08-03 17:42 ` Bird, Timothy
2017-08-03 22:11 ` Shuah Khan
2017-08-03 22:11 ` Shuah Khan
2017-08-03 18:51 ` Shuah Khan
2017-08-03 18:51 ` Shuah Khan
2017-08-04 1:15 ` Theodore Ts'o
2017-08-04 1:15 ` Theodore Ts'o
2017-07-07 3:33 ` Fengguang Wu
2017-07-07 3:33 ` Fengguang Wu
2017-07-07 4:52 ` Frank Rowand
2017-07-07 4:52 ` Frank Rowand
2017-07-05 15:32 ` Greg KH
2017-07-05 15:32 ` Greg KH
2017-07-05 15:36 ` Carlos O'Donell
2017-07-05 15:36 ` Carlos O'Donell
2017-07-05 15:52 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 15:52 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-05 18:42 ` Greg KH
2017-07-05 18:42 ` Greg KH
2017-07-05 18:29 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-07-05 18:29 ` Daniel Vetter
2017-07-06 22:24 ` Shuah Khan
2017-07-06 22:24 ` Shuah Khan
2017-07-06 22:32 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-06 22:32 ` Steven Rostedt
2017-07-06 22:40 ` Shuah Khan
2017-07-06 22:40 ` Shuah Khan
2017-07-05 16:54 ` Dan Williams
2017-07-05 16:54 ` Dan Williams
2017-07-05 18:45 ` Greg KH
2017-07-05 18:45 ` Greg KH
2017-07-05 19:47 ` Dan Williams
2017-07-05 19:47 ` Dan Williams
2017-07-05 14:06 ` Carlos O'Donell
2017-07-05 14:06 ` Carlos O'Donell
2017-07-05 15:47 ` Mark Brown
2017-07-05 15:47 ` Mark Brown
2017-07-07 6:15 ` Andrei Vagin
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