Re: [LTP] LTP old API conversion

Petr Vorel
2026-03-17T22:39:50Z

> Hi Petr,

> > I'd vote for limiting patchsets to max tests in a single directory.
> > Why? Smaller patchset is easier to review. And if just some of the commits are
> > accepted then fewer commits need to be rebased.

> Do you mean one patch-set for multiple (unrelated) tests (for instance syscalls
> folder) [1], or one patch-set per testing suite [2] ?

I meant [2], i.e. tests from certain folder (usually tests related to single syscall).
But it's just a suggestion, feel free to do it differently if it's significantly
simpler.

Thanks for this effort.

Kind regards,
Petr

> [1] would be 20 random tests from testcases/kerne/syscalls
> [2] i.e. all tests to refactor in `testcases/kernel/mem/mmapstress`

> I would follow the first approach if we want to send a big amount of patches,
> or the second if we want to be more specific.