Re: [PATCH v2 2/7] Overhaul how Argo is built and packged

["Marek Marczykowski-Górecki" <marmarek@invisiblethingslab.com>]

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On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 11:15:21AM +0100, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> On 16/04/2025 12:48 am, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > On Mon, 14 Apr 2025, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> >> Right now, the argo artefacts are a pile of files which the test has to turn
> >> back into something which resembles a filesystem.  Furthermore, because we do
> >> not build modules for the main kernel, it is extra important to make sure that
> >> xen-argo.ko doesn't get out of sync.
> >>
> >> Build argo conditionally as part of the linux artefact.  It's ~100kb all
> >> together, compared to ~14M for the kernel.
> >>
> >> Produce a single argo.cpio.gz with xen-argo.ko in the standard location.
> >> Prune userspace down to just the executables and libraries.
> >>
> >> This is cribbed from the existing scripts/x86_64-linux-argo.sh, which stays in
> >> place in the short term until Xen can be updated to use the new scheme.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
> > Do we need to remove x86_64-argo-linux.sh?
> 
> Yes, but 4.20 still uses it.
> 
> One thing I'm not sure about is whether "keep latest artefact" is just
> artefacts from the latest run, or the latest of each named artefact.

I think it's latest run for a branch. If newer job (on a branch) doesn't
include an artifact anymore, it will be gone. Jobs referencing it won't
see it immediately, regardless of expire time.

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Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab

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