linux-kernel - Re: ALSA: nm256: Fine-tuning for three function implementations

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Date:   Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:06:02 +0100
From:   Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
To:     SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:     alsa-devel@...a-project.org,
        Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@...il.com>,
        Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
        Takashi Sakamoto <o-takashi@...amocchi.jp>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: ALSA: nm256: Fine-tuning for three function implementations

On Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:00:39 +0100,
SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> 
> >> Are any additional communication interfaces helpful?
> > 
> > No idea.
> 
> * Can an ordinary telephone call help?
> 
> * Will a meeting during a Linux conference be needed?

No and no.

> >> Have you got any steps in mind for an improved “feeling” or “assurance”?
> > 
> > Just do proper testing.  Either on a real hardware or on a VM.
> 
> Which test results would you like to see or hear (!) from a real device
> (or a configuration in a virtual machine)?

I don't mind either case as long as the test works.

> >> Under which circumstances are you going to start working with a continuous
> >> integration system?
> > 
> > It's irrelevant, don't side-step.
> 
> I find such a development tool very relevant to reduce your concerns.

It's about your patches, not my system.


Takashi