linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: Add wrapper script around QEMU to test kernels

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Date:	Mon, 7 Nov 2011 14:21:56 +0200
From:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>
To:	Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>
Cc:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>,
	Blue Swirl <blauwirbel@...il.com>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org list" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org List" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>,
	qemu-devel Developers <qemu-devel@...gnu.org>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>,
	Américo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: Add wrapper script around QEMU to test kernels

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com> wrote:
> tools/ lacks a separation into "kernel hacker's testing+debugging
> toolbox" and "userspace tools".  It lacks proper buildsystem integration
> for the userspace tools, there is no "make tools" and also no "make
> tools_install".  Silently dropping new stuff into tools/ and expecting
> the world magically noticing isn't going to work.

No disagreement here.

                        Pekka
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