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authorJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>2022-03-29 21:25:01 -0700
committerPaolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>2022-03-31 10:49:39 +0200
commit3eca381457ca58fbde16f827ddfaaecde3d61127 (patch)
tree484f99fc89f1c847a164933d7b4e3abbcc67a94e /Documentation
parentb8ba106378a058711d8abd0889351ff9c81850c1 (diff)
docs: netdev: make the testing requirement more stringent
These days we often ask for selftests so let's update our testing requirements. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
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@@ -196,11 +196,15 @@ as possible alternative mechanisms.
What level of testing is expected before I submit my change?
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-If your changes are against ``net-next``, the expectation is that you
-have tested by layering your changes on top of ``net-next``. Ideally
-you will have done run-time testing specific to your change, but at a
-minimum, your changes should survive an ``allyesconfig`` and an
-``allmodconfig`` build without new warnings or failures.
+At the very minimum your changes must survive an ``allyesconfig`` and an
+``allmodconfig`` build with ``W=1`` set without new warnings or failures.
+
+Ideally you will have done run-time testing specific to your change,
+and the patch series contains a set of kernel selftest for
+``tools/testing/selftests/net`` or using the KUnit framework.
+
+You are expected to test your changes on top of the relevant networking
+tree (``net`` or ``net-next``) and not e.g. a stable tree or ``linux-next``.
How do I post corresponding changes to user space components?
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