linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.14 00/95] 4.14.226-rc1 review

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Message-ID: <f41e7c89-74b4-5a3c-b569-793ee8c3f486@roeck-us.net>
Date:   Wed, 17 Mar 2021 23:09:33 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Samuel Zou <zou_wei@...wei.com>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "torvalds@...ux-foundation.org" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "shuah@...nel.org" <shuah@...nel.org>,
        "patches@...nelci.org" <patches@...nelci.org>,
        "lkft-triage@...ts.linaro.org" <lkft-triage@...ts.linaro.org>,
        "pavel@...x.de" <pavel@...x.de>,
        "jonathanh@...dia.com" <jonathanh@...dia.com>,
        "f.fainelli@...il.com" <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.14 00/95] 4.14.226-rc1 review

On 3/17/21 10:54 PM, Samuel Zou wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2021/3/17 23:36, Greg KH wrote:
>> On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 02:35:36PM +0800, Samuel Zou wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2021/3/15 21:56, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org wrote:
>>>> From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
>>>>
>>>> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 4.14.226 release.
>>>> There are 95 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
>>>> to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
>>>> let me know.
>>>>
>>>> Responses should be made by Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:57:24 +0000.
>>>> Anything received after that time might be too late.
>>>>
>>>> The whole patch series can be found in one patch at:
>>>> https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/stable-review/patch-4.14.226-rc1.gz
>>>> or in the git tree and branch at:
>>>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-4.14.y
>>>> and the diffstat can be found below.
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>>
>>>> greg k-h
>>>>
>>>
>>> Tested on x86 for 4.14.226-rc1,
>>>
>>> Kernel repo:
>>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git
>>> Branch: linux-4.14.y
>>> Version: 4.14.226-rc1
>>> Commit: 57cc62fb2d2b8e81c02cb9197e303c7782dee4cd
>>> Compiler: gcc version 7.3.0 (GCC)
>>>
>>> x86 (No kernel failures)
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Testcase Result Summary:
>>> total_num: 4728
>>> succeed_num: 4727
>>> failed_num: 1
>>
>> What does this "failed_num" mean?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> greg k-h
> 
> total_num: The number of total testcases
> succeed_num: The number of succeed testcases
> failed_num: The number of failed testcases
> 
> Maybe I can revise the description in the next email.

I think the interesting information would be what exactly failed,
and if the failure indicates a regression.

Thanks,
Guenter