linux-kernel - Re: How to verify linux-next

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Message-ID: <159555.1506688878@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Date:   Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:41:18 -0400
From:   valdis.kletnieks@...edu
To:     Pintu Kumar <pintu.ping@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernelnewbies@...nelnewbies.org
Subject: Re: How to verify linux-next

On Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:08:07 +0530, Pintu Kumar said:

> I have a general question.
> How do we normally verify linux-next tree?

The same exact way you "verify" any other Linux kernel, for whatever
definition of "verify" you plan to use.

> 1) For Oracle virtual box 5.1.26 with ubuntu-32 bit, the linux-next
> kernel is not booting.

Does an Ubuntu kernel boot correctly under VirtualBox?  If not, fix
that issue first.  Also, "is not booting" isn't detailed enough for anybody
to make even a guess as to what's wrong.

Also, note that 5.1.28 is out.

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