Re: [RFC PATCH 0/2] fstests: boiler plate reductions

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On Mon, Jun 04, 2018 at 01:00:47PM +1000, Dave Chinner wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 04, 2018 at 12:50:36PM +1000, Dave Chinner wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 03, 2018 at 09:51:07PM +0800, Eryu Guan wrote:
> > > On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 10:47:50AM +1000, Dave Chinner wrote:
> > > > Most (possibly all?) of the code under tests/ has GPL license blurbs
> > > > - they'll all get converted by this same process. It's a bit murkier
> > > > when it comes to src/ and ltp/, as this code has varied history. For
> > > > these directories, the first pass I make will for code that has
> > > > explicit GPL licenses. Every other file will need to be looked at
> > > > on a case by case basis and done as time permits...
> > > > 
> > > > Please note that I'm not trying to change the license on any of the
> > > > code, just change the way it is documented to reduce boilerplate
> > > > code. If I've made any changes that modify the license of any
> > > > specific code, then I've made a mistake and I need to fix that.
> > > > Please point out anywhere you think my actions have not been clear
> > > > and obvious.
> > > > 
> > > > Once we have some consensus on how we want to proceed, I'll do the
> > > > grunt work and co-ordinate with Eryu on minimising the number of
> > > > times I have to rebase a patchset that is going to touch around 1500
> > > > files...
> > > 
> > > How would you like to proceed with a minimum number of rebasing times? I
> > > think that most rebase work would come from new tests that being added
> > > during the whole process, I think I could do
> > > 
> > > 1) simply suspend adding new tests until the whole work is done, or
> > > 2) convert new tests myself if there're just a few of them
> > 
> > Easiest thing to do would be for me to convert the tree immediately
> > before you send out an update. e.g. do your update, send me a note,
> > I'll run the conversion scripts and send you a pull request based on
> > the tree you've finished updating....

I'll push new updates to my github tree and send you the repo address
and branch name. Hopefully I'll get it done on Friday afternoon so the
conversion won't take your weekend time.

> 
> That said - this works for the licensing changes, because that's
> easily scripted. The setup template stuff is going to be a longer
> process because it's not so easily scripted. Let's get the license
> change sorted first, then I'll worry about the setup template
> updates...

Sounds good, thanks!

Eryu
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