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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: liqin.chen@sunplusct.com
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
	linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: S+core architecture (arch/score/) support files
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:07:08 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090624070708.GI6760@one.firstfloor.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <OF06F6A918.AA4716A4-ON482575DF.000B4993-482575DF.0013010F@sunplusct.com>

> I think merge score to upstream will be no harm to linux kernel.

The problem is just that if the code is not tested in its
current configuration it will most likely not work (unless you're a perfect 
coder, but most of us are not). And merging code that doesn't work doesn't
make sense.

The need for a full retest after the changes inspired by review
feedback is somewhat annoying -- I agree -- but there's really
no way around it that I know.

BTW I'm not saying that LTP is the perfect user test (it's definitely
not), but it's a relatively useful basic sanity check and you
should pass something like this at least. Other real user testing would
be still needed too of course then.

-Andi
  
-- 
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.

  reply	other threads:[~2009-06-24  7:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-06-23  8:37 S+core architecture (arch/score/) support files liqin.chen
2009-06-23  9:43 ` Arnd Bergmann
2009-06-23 10:51   ` liqin.chen
2009-06-23 12:06   ` Andi Kleen
2009-06-23 13:55     ` Arnd Bergmann
2009-06-23 14:30       ` Andi Kleen
2009-06-24  3:22     ` liqin.chen
2009-06-24  7:07       ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2009-06-25  3:00         ` liqin.chen
2009-06-23 14:50 ` Christoph Hellwig
2009-07-08 10:53   ` [PATCH] score: add regsets support for score liqin.chen
2009-07-09 15:08     ` Arnd Bergmann
2009-07-09 21:03       ` Roland McGrath
2009-07-10  9:06         ` liqin.chen
2009-07-10  9:43       ` liqin.chen
2009-07-10 10:44         ` Arnd Bergmann

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