RE: [Xen-devel] 2.6.18 kernel status

["Petersson, Mats" <Mats.Petersson@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Daniel P. Berrange
> Sent: 06 March 2007 17:20
> To: Keir Fraser
> Cc: John Hannfield; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] 2.6.18 kernel status
> 
> On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 10:28:38AM +0000, Keir Fraser wrote:
> > 
> > On 5/3/07 23:53, "John Hannfield" <hal9020@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > I am just trying out the 2.6.18 kernel in xen-unstable.hg 
> , but on doing a
> > > make linux-2.6-xen0-build I'm getting to the following error.
> > 
> > This is fixed but the patch is stuck in our staging tree 
> until regression
> > tests pass.
> 
> How about making your staging tree publically viewable so 
> people get better
> visibility into whether patches sent to xen-devel have been 
> picked up and
> integrated into the tree ? Sure, we don't want people to be 
> actually working
> against a staging tree, but I think being able to see what's 
> coming along
> in the staging tree would be good for transparency / 
> communications with
> the non-XenSource people whom are posting patches. 

The whole point of the staging tree is to get xen-unstable a bit more
stable. All changes come to the Xen-unstable tree eventually - and
usually within hours of hitting the staging tree. 

As you probably are aware, the stability of Xen-unstable isn't always
wonderfull DESPITE going through the "basic test suite" - because it's
just basic automated testing. 

Adding a "unstabler-unstable" isn't a great idea for MOST people - so it
would be of fairly limited use. 

> 
> In this particular instance it would also allow for end-user 
> testing of
> the aforementioned kernel patch in parallel with the automated tests,
> rather than serializing the test proces.

In some circumstances this may be to an advantage, but for most cases, I
would say it's not particularly helpful. 

--
Mats
> 
> Regards,
> Dan.
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