linux-kernel - Re: Regression on next-20170203 spi/for-next 3f87493930a0f qemu on x86

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Date:   Tue, 7 Feb 2017 01:02:29 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Cc:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Subject: Re: Regression on next-20170203 spi/for-next 3f87493930a0f qemu on
 x86_64

On Mon, Feb 06, 2017 at 06:47:43PM +0100, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> Do we have any test units which can kick off regularly to test against
> such type of regression in the future or is it not worth it?

Yap, it is called: build new kernel and boot it the box :-)

I always try to build and boot all -rcs and tip/master on my boxes and I
do catch a couple of issues almost every week this way.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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