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| author | Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> | 2021-02-09 12:34:09 -0800 |
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| committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2021-02-11 13:15:47 -0800 |
| commit | f1d77b2efbe6151a8c5600ea1953bfce8728c18e (patch) | |
| tree | 47d18ebef2f119e8b1a9e1adced7e5fe3c8270aa | |
| parent | 1bcc51ac0731aab1b109b2cd5c3d495f1884e5ca (diff) | |
| download | linux-f1d77b2efbe6151a8c5600ea1953bfce8728c18e.tar.bz2 | |
netdev-FAQ: answer some questions about the patchwork checks
Point out where patchwork bot's code lives, and that we don't want
people posting stuff that doesn't build.
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst | 16 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst index ae2ae37cd921..a64c01b52b4c 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst @@ -272,6 +272,22 @@ to the mailing list, e.g.:: Posting as one thread is discouraged because it confuses patchwork (as of patchwork 2.2.2). +Can I reproduce the checks from patchwork on my local machine? +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +Checks in patchwork are mostly simple wrappers around existing kernel +scripts, the sources are available at: + +https://github.com/kuba-moo/nipa/tree/master/tests + +Running all the builds and checks locally is a pain, can I post my patches and have the patchwork bot validate them? +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +No, you must ensure that your patches are ready by testing them locally +before posting to the mailing list. The patchwork build bot instance +gets overloaded very easily and netdev@vger really doesn't need more +traffic if we can help it. + Any other tips to help ensure my net/net-next patch gets OK'd? -------------------------------------------------------------- Attention to detail. Re-read your own work as if you were the |