Re: [for-4.17] automation: Build Xen according to the type of the job

[Andrew Cooper <Andrew.Cooper3@citrix.com>]

On 21/10/2022 14:22, Michal Orzel wrote:
> All the build jobs exist in two flavors: debug and non-debug, where the
> former sets 'debug' variable to 'y' and the latter to 'n'. This variable
> is only being recognized by the toolstack, because Xen requires
> enabling/disabling debug build via e.g. menuconfig/config file.
> As a corollary, we end up building/testing Xen with CONFIG_DEBUG always
> set to a default value ('y' for unstable and 'n' for stable branches),
> regardless of the type of the build job.
>
> Fix this behavior by setting CONFIG_DEBUG according to the 'debug' value.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Orzel <michal.orzel@amd.com>
> ---
> Xen used debug variable to control the build type before switching to Kconfig.
> Support for GitLab CI was added later, which means that this issue was always
> present. This is a low risk for 4.17 with a benefit of being able to test Xen
> in both debug and non-debug versions.

Both series were floating around for ages before being accepted.  It's
quite possible that one bitrotted around the other.

This should be backported, and therefore should be considered for 4.17
at this point.

Is there a Gitlab CI run which includes this patch?

~Andrew