[openib-general] OpenSM Issues of the last couple days

[Sasha Khapyorsky]

Hi Eitan,

On 16:26 Sat 09 Dec     , Eitan Zahavi wrote:
> 
> Without another devel branch I will not be able to test patches before 
> the make it into the trunk.
> 
> I do not know how to make an automatic mail extraction into patches into 
> tree such that I can have automatic patch check.

You can just pipe emails with patches to git-am (manually after review
or automatically via procmail), so this will be committed in the local
tree/branch as you want.

> I am not a great fan of a new branch too.
> 
> So we need to agree that regression runs resulting with bug reporting 
> post commit to the trunk is our mode of work.

It is ok for me. At least as start point, if we will have automatic
nightly regression tests for the trunk it is just fine. If this will
work, and after collecting some experience we may think about
"quarantine" branch/tree and the regression testing expansion.

> I do not have a big issue with this (but it is more work for Hal).

Hal, what do you say?

Sasha

> 
> Eitan
> 
> Sasha Khapyorsky wrote:
> >On 18:42 Fri 08 Dec     , Eitan Zahavi wrote:
> >  
> >>Instead on relying on bug reading I use automatic regression. I wish we 
> >>could agree on some regression that
> >>each developer will have to run before patches are committed to the trunk.
> >>On my side I would love to have an automatic way to include all the 
> >>patches posted (one at a time) run "dead or alive" check
> >>and provide feedback. Currently my automation is limited to testing the 
> >>trunk. So I will always be complaining after the patches are
> >>committed. I think this is the way most other components testing works.
> >>
> >>What kind of regression suite do you and Sasha use?
> >>    
> >
> >On my side it clearly depends from kind of changes. In general I would
> >call this "uni-testing".
> >
> >  
> >>Can we agree on minimal pre-commit testing?
> >>Can we have a branch for that sake where all patches will first have to 
> >>go into for 2 days? (it will allow for pre-trunk testing).
> >>    
> >
> >One more development branch? Will you test (or even see) this? If so I
> >can publish the "fresh" tree.
> >
> >Sasha
> >
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