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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 08:59:13 -0500
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Cc: Nikolai Kondrashov <Nikolai.Kondrashov@redhat.com>,
	workflows@vger.kernel.org, Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] MAINTAINERS: Introduce V: field for required tests
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On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 08:20:18PM +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 07:43:49PM +0200, Nikolai Kondrashov wrote:
> > Make scripts/checkpatch.pl ensure any added V: fields reference
> > documented test suites only, and output a warning if a change to a
> > subsystem doesn't certify the required test suites were executed,
> > if any.
> > 
> > If the test suite description includes a "Command", then checkpatch.pl
> > will output it as the one executing the suite. The command should run
> > with only the kernel tree and the regular developer environment set up.
> > But, at the same time, could simply output instructions for installing
> > any extra dependencies (or pull some automatically). The idea is to
> > get the developer into feedback loop quicker and easier, so they have
> > something to run and iterate on, even if it involves installing some
> > more stuff first. Therefore it's a good idea to add such wrappers to the
> > kernel tree proper and refer to them from the tests.rst.
> 
> Does it also apply to trivial patches (e.g. spelling or checkpatch fixes
> as seen on drivers/staging/)?

You are assuming that drivers/staging/ has actual tests :)