linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] configs: Introduce debug.config for CI-like setup

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Message-ID: <YYw/E1hIQWfWJD3I@qian-HP-Z2-SFF-G5-Workstation>
Date:   Wed, 10 Nov 2021 16:52:19 -0500
From:   Qian Cai <quic_qiancai@...cinc.com>
To:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>
CC:     <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] configs: Introduce debug.config for CI-like setup

On Thu, Nov 04, 2021 at 12:15:04PM -0400, Qian Cai wrote:
> Some general debugging features like kmemleak, KASAN, lockdep, UBSAN etc
> help fix many viruses like a microscope. On the other hand, those features
> are scatter around and mixed up with more situational debugging options
> making them difficult to consume properly. This cold help amplify the
> general debugging/testing efforts and help establish sensitive default
> values for those options across the broad.
> 
> The config is based on years' experiences running daily CI inside the
> largest enterprise Linux distro company to seek regressions on
> linux-next builds on different bare-metal and virtual platforms. It can be
> used for example,
> 
> $ make ARCH=arm64 defconfig debug.config

Andrew, can you take a look at this patch?