On 01/01/2017 11:34, Peter Xu wrote: > run_tests.sh is getting slower. Maybe it's time to let it run faster. > An obvious issue is that, we were running the tests sequentially in > the past. > > This series provides another new "-j" parameter. "-j 8" means we run > the tests on 8 task queues. That'll fasten the script a lot. A very > quick test of mine shows 3x speed boost with 8 task queues. > > Most of the changes are in scripts/tash.bash of patch 2, which > implemented the main logic for task managements. Please see commit > message for more information. > > I did a quick "make standalone" test to make sure this series won't > break it. However I am not sure whether it'll break other thing that I > don't know... Would it work if run_tests.sh wrote a Makefile for all the tests (with phony targets only), and then simply ran "make -f Makefile.tmp -jN"? Thanks, Paolo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
