linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] doc: kselftest: update for clarity on running kselftests in CI rings

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Date:   Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:14:57 -0600
From:   Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     shuah@...nel.org, corbet@....net
Cc:     linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dan.rue@...aro.org,
        anders.roxell@...aro.org, Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: kselftest: update for clarity on running kselftests
 in CI rings

On 8/26/19 6:07 PM, Shuah Khan wrote:
> Update to add clarity and recommendations on running newer kselftests
> on older kernels vs. matching the kernel and kselftest revisions.
> 
> The recommendation is "Match kernel revision and kselftest."
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
> ---
>   Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
> index 25604904fa6e..e55d9229fa8c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
> @@ -12,6 +12,31 @@ write new tests using the framework on Kselftest wiki:
>   
>   https://kselftest.wiki.kernel.org/
>   
> +Recommendations on running kselftests in Continuous Integration test rings
> +=========================================================================

Sorry. I missed the "WARNING: Title underline too short."

Will send v2 with this corrected.

thanks,
-- Shuah