On Thu 2017-09-07 10:07:09, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > * Linus Torvalds <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 2:40 PM, Ingo Molnar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hm, just as background, there are no regression reports I'm aware of > > > against any of these trees, plus most of the dangerous commits have > > > been in linux-next for at least two weeks - the majority of them even > > > longer. The last 2-4 commits of x86/mm are fresher. > > > > Side note: I do not believe a lot of people actually run linux-next on > > laptops, so suspend/resume likely doesn't get a lot of testing in > > next. > > > > I think most people who run linux-next tend to be automation things on > > farms. > > Yeah, so 10af6235e0d3 was in linux-next for over a month, yet no-one reported > the > bug. > > > Don't get me wrong - I love linux-next and your tip testing, but I > > think linux-next is best for finding build errors etc big integration > > issues, with some very rudimentary actual boot checking. > > > > Maybe I'm wrong. > > I don't think you are wrong - most boot tests don't involve laptops. > linux-next is > mostly server oriented - and servers are often more debuggable than laptops. > (Have > actual serial ports or physical network connections with serial emulation, > etc.) > > I tried to maintain a laptop testbox in -tip testing with netconsole for a > time - > but it was quite a bit of pain so I eventually dropped it. (Not that the > simple > boot + kernel build test that -tip does would have uncovered this particular > bug.)
Some time ago, Tony Lindgren asked me to test Nokia N900 on -next from
time to time. I do, and it uncovers problems from time to time.
Perhaps if Linus or you asks for a volunteer, they can get one? We
have people submitting patches due to various challenges, perhaps "run
-next for a month" would be suitable challenge?
Pavel
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