Re: [PATCH] kselftest/alsa: Use card name rather than number in test names

[Jaroslav Kysela <perex@xxxxxxxx>]

On 11. 07. 24 16:33, Mark Brown wrote:
> Currently for the PCM and mixer tests we report test names which identify
> the card being tested with the card number. This ensures we have unique
> names but since card numbers are dynamically assigned at runtime the names
> we end up with will often not be stable on systems with multiple cards
> especially where those cards are provided by separate modules loeaded at
> runtime. This makes it difficult for automated systems and UIs to relate
> test results between runs on affected platforms.
>
> Address this by replacing our use of card numbers with card names which are
> more likely to be stable across runs. We use the long name since in the
> case where we have two of the same card it is more likely to include
> deduplication information (eg, HDA cards include the address/IRQ). The
> resulting information is not the most beautiful for human readers but the
> majority of kselftest output consumption is automated systems and it wasn't
> that great anyway.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx>

I think that a combination of card number and card ID may be sufficient (and a 
compromise). It's shorter and user-friendly. Additionally, a table may be 
printed at the beginning of report with card number, card ID and long card 
name for further processing and identification.

					Jaroslav

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Jaroslav Kysela <perex@xxxxxxxx>
Linux Sound Maintainer; ALSA Project; Red Hat, Inc.