Re: [libevl][PATCH 3/4] evl-test: Start evl-test with load by default

["Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz, Gmail" <jorge.ramirez.ortiz@gmail.com>]

On 03/09/25 10:20:01, Florian Bezdeka wrote:
> [snip]
> 
> On Wed, 2025-09-03 at 10:12 +0200, Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz, Gmail wrote:
> > > 
> > > I think we should split these activities into two streams:
> > >  - short-term: setup of a well-defined but not necessarily 100%
> > >    finalized test environment for EVL so that we can run that
> > >    automatically in CI
> > 
> > 100%. Do you think it would be at all possible to setup a simple LAVA
> > lab with some reference hardware - unless Xenomai has one already?
> > 
> > I am not sure how it would be funded - do you know ? - but it could then
> > also be connected to KernelCI so that Xenomai enabled systems avoid
> > regressions.
> > 
> > https://docs.kernelci.org/intro/platform-testing/
> > 
> > Is this something at all possible you think?
> 
> See lava.xenomai.org.

nice, is there some document that I can read about this lava instance?
boards, tests and so on.

since it is maintained by Siemens, who can get an account and access to
the test definitions? 

> 
> We had two labs in the past, one operated by Siemens, the other WAS
> operated by Intel but has been decommissioned recently. (Hardware)
> Contributions / further labs highly appreciated.

ouch, ok. Does Xenomai get any funding ? maybe we could setup something
with Liberapay to get donations for a company independent LAVA lab.

sorry for all the questions, just trying to understand where the project
is since I think there could be value in having an open lab - or maybe it
is in the works already?

> 
> Revisiting the kernelci topic is on my TODO list for dovetail
> maintenance reasons. No timeline yet and unclear how/if we would
> integrate that.

ok.

> 
> > 
> > 
> > >  - long-term: evaluation of background load profiles and tests to
> > >    trigger maximal latencies, with EVL, Xenomai 3 and may even
> > >    PREEMPT_RT
> > > 
> > > With the first item solved, the second could even be automated and may
> > > not need some poor intern to press buttons and record numbers on a piece
> > > of paper ;).
> > > 
> > > Jan
> > >