On 10/09/2015 05:48 PM, Jordan Pittier wrote:
Hi,
On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Tang Chen <tangc...@cn.fujitsu.com
<mailto:tangc...@cn.fujitsu.com>> wrote:
Hi,
CI systems will run tests for each patch once it is submitted or
modified.
But most CI systems occupy a lot of resource, and take a long time to
run tests (1 or 2 hours for one patch).
I think, not all the patches submitted need to be tested. Even
those patches
with an approved BP and spec may be reworked for 20+ versions. So
I think
CI should support a RFC (Require For Comments) mechanism for
developers
to submit and review the code detail and rework. When the patches are
fully ready, I mean all reviewers have agreed on the
implementation detail,
then CI will test the patches.
So have the humans do the hard work to eventually find out that the
patch breaks the world ?
No. Developers of course will run some tests themselves before they
submit patches.
It is just a waste of resource if reviewers are discussing about where
this function should be,
or what the function should be named. After all these details are agreed
on, run the CI.
For a 20+ version patch-set, maybe 3 or 4 rounds
of tests are enough. Just test the last 3 or 4 versions.
How do know, when a new patchset arrives, that it's part of the last
3 or 4 versions ?
I think it could work like this:
1. At first, developer submits v1 patch-set with RFC tag. CIs don't run.
2. After several versions reworked, like v5, v6, most reviewers have
agreed on the implementation
is OK. Then submit v7 without RFC tag. Then CIs run.
3. After 3, 4 rounds of tests, v10 patch-set could be merged.
Thanks.
This can significantly reduce CI overload.
This workflow appears in many other OSS communities, such as Linux
kernel,
qemu and libvirt. Testers won't test patches with a [RFC] tag in
the commit message.
So I want to enable CI to support a similar mechanism.
I'm not sure if it is a good idea. Please help to review the
following BP.
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/openstack-ci/+spec/ci-rfc-mechanism
Thanks.
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I am running a 3rd party for Cinder. The amount of time to setup,
operate and watch after the CI results cost way more than the 1 or 2
servers it take to run the jobs. So, I don"t want to be a party pooper
here, but in my opinion I am not sure it's worth the effort.
Note: I don"t know about nova or neutron.
Jordan
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