Re: [PATCH v3 8/8] livepatch: Add tests for klp-build toolchain

[Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>]

On Wed 2026-03-04 21:03:41, Song Liu wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com> wrote:
> > > > (Tangent: kpatch-build implemented a unit test scheme that cached object
> > > > files for even greater speed and fixed testing.  I haven't thought about
> > > > how a similar idea might work for klp-build.)
> > >
> > > I think it is a good idea to have similar .o file tests for klp-diff
> > > in klp-build.
> > >
> >
> > kpatch-build uses a git submodule (a joy to work with /s), but maybe
> > upstream tree can fetch the binary objects from some external
> > (github/etc.) source?  I wonder if there is any kselftest precident for
> > this, we'll need to investigate that.
> 
> Ah, right. I forgot that carrying .o files in the upstream kernel is a bit
> weird. That may indeed be a blocker.

I am afraind that caching .o files in the upstream git tree can't work
in priniple. The upstream tree is generic. But .o files are comparable
only when using the same toolchain, ...

Or do I miss anything, please?

Best Regards,
Petr