From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Subject: kernelci, functional testing and Android From: "Tom Gall" MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:15:03 -0800 Message-ID: <16817.1542665703675183029@groups.io> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="zgPFANE0JpBhnAcWEI9M" List-ID: To: kernelci@groups.io --zgPFANE0JpBhnAcWEI9M Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One of the things that we do today within Linaro through LKFT is validate L= TS+AndroidCommon kernels on a set of boards utilizing Android as the host o= perating system as well as a subset of CTS and VTS which are two automated = test suites. Works pretty well and has the benefit putting the kernel throu= gh a good battery of tests. As with anything, it's not perfect, etc etc.=C2= = =A0 There is a bit more than a passing interest to boot Android on mainline ke= rnels [0] =C2=A0and as that starts to happen that this could allow for some= amount of Linux kernel validation utilizing Android with KernelCI in the f= uture. I think this is a good goal to strive for and would be complementary= to functional testing efforts on Linux. It's what we do already within Lin= aro in LKFT after all through something called Project Sharp [1]. I suspect= there's a number of things that would need to be worked out to make that h= appen, but that's the point of the email, understand what's problematic, ho= w one might start to kick the tires and seeing if anyone else is interested= .=C2=A0 The kernelci.org FAQ doesn't have much about getting started, so forgive m= e if I didn't look in an obvious place I should have. Thanks! Tom=C2=A0 [0] -=C2=A0https://lwn.net/Articles/771974/ [1] -=C2=A0https://elciotna18.sched.com/event/DXnC/keeping-up-with-lts-lin= ux-kernel-functional-testing-lkft-on-devices-thomas-gall-linaro --zgPFANE0JpBhnAcWEI9M Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One of the things that we do today within Linaro through LKFT is validate L= TS+AndroidCommon kernels on a set of boards utilizing Android as the host o= perating system as well as a subset of CTS and VTS which are two automated = test suites. Works pretty well and has the benefit putting the kernel throu= gh a good battery of tests. As with anything, it's not perfect, etc etc.&nb= sp;

There is a bit more than a passing interest to boot Android = on mainline kernels [0]  and as that starts to happen that this could = allow for some amount of Linux kernel validation utilizing Android with Ker= nelCI in the future. I think this is a good goal to strive for and would be= complementary to functional testing efforts on Linux. It's what we do alre= ady within Linaro in LKFT after all through something called Project Sharp = [1]. I suspect there's a number of things that would need to be worked out = to make that happen, but that's the point of the email, understand what's p= roblematic, how one might start to kick the tires and seeing if anyone else= is interested. 

The kernelci.org FAQ doesn't have much abo= ut getting started, so forgive me if I didn't look in an obvious place I sh= ould have.

Thanks!
Tom 

[0] - https://= lwn.net/Articles/771974/
[1] - https://elciotna18.sched.com/event= /DXnC/keeping-up-with-lts-linux-kernel-functional-testing-lkft-on-devices-t= homas-gall-linaro
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