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

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Message-ID: <3b7b24bd-4bdf-752e-1a62-cc71e9152acc@users.sourceforge.net>
Date:   Tue, 28 Nov 2017 15:19:55 +0100
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>, alsa-devel@...a-project.org
Cc:     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

>> How would you notice that a corresponding system test worked
>> in reasonable ways?
> 
> It needs a trust to the patch author or the tester who reported that
> it worked.

Can this aspect vary over time?


> The test result should be mentioned concisely.

How do you think about to introduce accepted automatic test procedures?


> You shouldn't rely on my system.

Did this system get sufficient trust so far?


> The main point is your patch itself; make your patch more reliable.

It seems that I can make my adjustments only a bit more interesting
by positive review comments from other contributors
(if you can not become convinced by the concrete source code changes).

Regards,
Markus