Re: [PATCH 00/15] kernel-yocto: consolidated pull request

Bruce Ashfield
2022-04-29T12:41:08Z

On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 7:51 AM Richard Purdie
<richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2022-04-28 at 09:47 -0400, bruce.ashfield@gmail.com wrote:
> > From: Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfield@gmail.com>
> >
> > Richard,
> >
> > This is mainly a resend of the pull request that I sent just before
> > the release builds.
> >
> > At that time, there was a ppc boot issue, which I've fixed. There was
> > also a ptest warning, which I couldn't reproduce, so let's see if it
> > pops back up on the AB.
> >
> > There is also a known issue with some of the arm reorganization done
> > for the -tiny cleaup. Jon has been working on fixes to that series, and
> > I've cc'd him here so he can add context. It was some boot issues,
> > even in the -standard kernel for sato (last I checked).
> >
> > The issue with the ARM changes is that they've already been pushed
> > to my repos, so everything stacks on top. If we can't get them fixed
> > shortly, I can temporarily revert and do a new patch on top.
> >
> > Khem has also indicated that the 5.15.36 -stable has all of the changes
> > required for gcc12, so it would be a good bump to get under test.
>
> The testing says this is mostly good with two issues. Firstly, strace ptests are
> regressing:
>
> https://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/typhoon/#/builders/81/builds/3435
> and I suspect:
> https://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/typhoon/#/builders/82/builds/3188
> will too when it finishes.
>
> There was another patch causing other ptest failures so I had to do a second
> pass but I think the strace issue above is from a kernel change.

I'll see about running the strace locally today. Hopefully it pops up
here so I can debug.

>
> Secondly, qemuarm graphics fails:
>
> https://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/typhoon/#/builders/53/builds/5132
>
> I did try adding Jon's other qemuarm patches:
>
> https://autobuilder.yoctoproject.org/typhoon/#/builders/53/builds/5136
>
> and it still fails. I've not looked further as yet, just reporting what the
> varoious combinations of patches in testing showed.

Yep, Jon has indicated that he still has more patches to come, but my
queue is unfortunately blocked on them, unless we take that breakage
or I do a revert of the first series.

I'll wait another day or so, and will do the revert after that.

Bruce

>
> Cheers,
>
> Richard
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