linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 0/3] docs: verify/bisect: fine tuning, testing fixes, and using a build host

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Message-ID: <96059b4b-f58c-49f9-8fdf-ccdcfdde6abc@leemhuis.info>
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2024 12:22:50 +0200
From: "Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis)"
 <regressions@...mhuis.info>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc: regressions@...ts.linux.dev, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>,
 Petr Tesařík <petr@...arici.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/3] docs: verify/bisect: fine tuning, testing fixes,
 and using a build host

On 01.04.24 11:29, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> A quick series with various improvements for
> Documentation/admin-guide/verify-bugs-and-bisect-regressions.rst.

Feel free to ignore this series, I found another problem and will post a
v2 within a few days. Will likely also use that occasion to split the
first patch into two, it does a bit too much.

Ciao, Thorsten

> * The first patch contains various fixes and some fine tuning.
> 
> * The second adds a few instructions for later testing of reverts,
>   fixes, or newer versions. This was already hinted at; but during some
>   early work on Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst to better
>   reconcile the two it seemed wise to cover this properly here.
> 
> * The third patch briefly outlines how to build kernels on a different
>   host; it came into being after a second user within one week asked for
>   this. That also allowed the text to briefly cover cross-compilation.
> ---
> 
> Hi! While at it let me mention one more thing unrelated to the changes
> where I'm unsure if the current approach by the text was a wise choice:
> 
> * Should the document tell users to avoid mainline during merge windows?
> 
> Some input from the community on this would be splendid.
> 
> Ciao, Thorsten
> 
> P.S.: Not totally sure, but I think this should go into 6.9 as this is
> a new document; but I can split this up if the two latter patches better
> should go into -next.
> 
> Thorsten Leemhuis (3):
>   docs: verify/bisect: git switch; proper headlines; various fixes;
>   docs: verify/bisect: explain testing reverts, patches and newer code
>   docs: verify/bisect: describe how to use a build host
> 
>  .../verify-bugs-and-bisect-regressions.rst    | 469 +++++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 344 insertions(+), 125 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> base-commit: b8cfda5c9065cd619a97c17da081cbfab3b1e756