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 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DE0B7C433F5 for ; Tue, 1 Feb 2022 18:03:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:45856 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nExUb-0005mq-Oa for qemu-devel@archiver.kernel.org; Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:03:01 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:41026) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nEvt7-0007VM-Mg for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:20:19 -0500 Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com ([170.10.133.124]:45902) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1nEvt4-0006VC-O4 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:20:12 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1643732409; h=from:from:reply-to:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=BTf/zuq6sNmai+PKRNRS+ALRtZ8aJNCEmTEV7lur/oI=; b=elPEMHhucgpFV8PJptBsjurEqaiJ7b7np4VQFNBzW4cDCnCRRoEpkeQ7IV8IVR3iSnot/m Y5opZ3sxhzyws58sbrbyHATQVnS1zcrWpu5ckJvQw72NHC9Fh1Y85pO8cMIHsecE8sK7pj OciUKeXQ2tIrkCHD34ElO7Ahs64Yqm8= Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP with STARTTLS (version=TLSv1.2, cipher=TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) id us-mta-656-4A0P-OifOj6MiAKqkxLvyA-1; Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:20:00 -0500 X-MC-Unique: 4A0P-OifOj6MiAKqkxLvyA-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx04.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.14]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B223B8519E1; Tue, 1 Feb 2022 16:19:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from redhat.com (unknown [10.39.195.27]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BE73478AB6; Tue, 1 Feb 2022 16:19:24 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2022 16:19:21 +0000 From: Daniel =?utf-8?B?UC4gQmVycmFuZ8Op?= To: Cleber Rosa Subject: Re: "make check-acceptance" takes way too long Message-ID: References: <87zgnp4b32.fsf@dusky.pond.sub.org> <875yqd6zib.fsf@linaro.org> <20220125092011.dq2t4ryl632vrvsf@sirius.home.kraxel.org> <20220201073139.7896e10b@elisabeth> <20220201112720.4ac9b8df@elisabeth> <87wnieygjp.fsf@linaro.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/2.1.5 (2021-12-30) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.14 Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=berrange@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=170.10.133.124; envelope-from=berrange@redhat.com; helo=us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com X-Spam_score_int: -28 X-Spam_score: -2.9 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH=-0.081, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: Daniel =?utf-8?B?UC4gQmVycmFuZ8Op?= Cc: Peter Maydell , Thomas Huth , Beraldo Leal , Markus Armbruster , Wainer dos Santos Moschetta , QEMU Developers , Stefano Brivio , Gerd Hoffmann , Alex =?utf-8?Q?Benn=C3=A9e?= , Philippe =?utf-8?Q?Mathieu-Daud=C3=A9?= Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" On Tue, Feb 01, 2022 at 11:01:43AM -0500, Cleber Rosa wrote: > On Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 6:25 AM Alex Bennée wrote: > > > > We have up to now tried really hard as a project to avoid building and > > hosting our own binaries to avoid theoretical* GPL compliance issues. > > This is why we've ended up relying so much on distros to build and host > > binaries we can use. Most QEMU developers have their own personal zoo of > > kernels and userspaces which they use for testing. I use custom kernels > > with a buildroot user space in initramfs for example. We even use the > > qemu advent calendar for a number of our avocado tests but we basically > > push responsibility for GPL compliance to the individual developers in > > that case. > > > > *theoretical in so far I suspect most people would be happy with a > > reference to an upstream repo/commit and .config even if that is not to > > the letter of the "offer of source code" required for true compliance. > > > > Yes, it'd be fine (great, really!) if a lightweight distro (or > kernels/initrd) were to > be maintained and identified as an "official" QEMU pick. Putting the binaries > in the source tree though, brings all sorts of compliance issues. All that's really needed is to have the source + build recipes in a separate git repo. A pipeline can build them periodically and publish artifacts, which QEMU can then consume in its pipeline. Regards, Daniel -- |: https://berrange.com -o- https://www.flickr.com/photos/dberrange :| |: https://libvirt.org -o- https://fstop138.berrange.com :| |: https://entangle-photo.org -o- https://www.instagram.com/dberrange :|