Re: [PATCH 1/2] automation: build 6.1.19 kernel for x86-64 dom0

[Marek Marczykowski-Górecki <marmarek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Mar 17, 2023 at 03:01:14PM -0700, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Mar 2023, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:
> > It will be used in tests added in subsequent patches.
> > Enable config options needed for those tests.
> 
> Thanks for the patch! Looks great.
> 
> Can you also remove the old 5.10.74 Dockerfile
> (automation/tests-artifacts/kernel/5.10.74.dockerfile), the
> kernel-5.10.74-export job as well and replace kernel-5.10.74-export with
> kernel-6.1.19-export as dependency for the qemu-alpine-x86_64-gcc test
> job?
> 
> I think it makes sense to just keep kernel-6.1.19-export. I tested the
> below already and it works fine.

I'll adjust this patch as suggested, but generally, I think it's worth
keeping some tests on older kernel to detect regressions (for example in
API not used anymore by newer kernels). That said, it's probably more
beneficial to "simply" test specific older (but still supported)
distribution [kernel], not a custom build of an older version. And
adding that would be a separate patch.

-- 
Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab

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