KernelNattyStableProposedTesting
Launchpad Entry: hardware-kernel-n-stable-proposed-testing
Created: 2010-10-05
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Summary
Decide how tests for proposed kernels will get done. Where results will be available and how we proceed in case of problems.
Release Note
N/A
Rationale
In order for upstream stable changes being better checked for possible regressions we need to have testing of proposed kernels on a bigger hardware base. If anything breaks there, we need to have some process defined to make the kernel-team aware of those issues and prevent the proposed kernel to go to updates.
Assumptions
- Uploading to proposed will trigger regression testing.
- Failures get reported
- Proposed kernels will not go to updates as long as there are failures.
Design
Test Procedure
- Define the set of hardware and the testing procedure used. Probably for the beginning only boot and installation tests. Some ideas there:
- Make it simple to add tests. For example could run the qa-regression tests from the bzr branch.
- Maybe crazy but could it be open, so people could contribute by running things on private HW?
- Where are we now?
- What steps are needed to get where we want to be? Short term and long term.
Test Results
- What is the output of the tests?
- Where does it go to?
- What form?
- How detailed?
- Automatically file bugs?
- Notification system? (subscribe to get results when there are regressions)
Implementation
This section should describe a plan of action (the "how") to implement the changes discussed. Could include subsections like:
Unresolved issues
This should highlight any issues that should be addressed in further specifications, and not problems with the specification itself; since any specification with problems cannot be approved.
BoF agenda and discussion
Use this section to take notes during the BoF; if you keep it in the approved spec, use it for summarising what was discussed and note any options that were rejected.
KernelTeam/Specs/KernelNattyStableProposedTesting (last edited 2010-10-20 13:28:47 by p5B2E55DA)