On Thu, Nov 03, 2022 at 10:19:05PM +0100, Philipp Hortmann wrote: > On 11/3/22 10:47, Deepak R Varma wrote: > > Hello Philipp, > > Thank you for testing the changes. > > > > Request (not urgent): > > Can you please help me understand how do you > > test such changes? Do we need specific hardware for functional tests? Is there a > > documentation available to know more about the testing? I am interested in > > attaching a physical device to my machine and be able to debug and test the > > changes. Can you please provide details when you have time? > > > > Thank you in advance! > > ./drv > > Hi Deepak, > > I do have one device for the following drivers: > > vt6656 > vt6655 > r8188eu > r8192e_pci > r8712u Wow... that sounds like a very useful set (and a lot of testing time :) ) > > Minimum test is to measure the transfer speed and see if that is as > expected. > > When I doubt that the changed code is used I use ftrace to see if the code > is used. But of course I do not test every possibility. Okay. May be as I gain more knowledge, I will be able to apply it as well. I hope it will be okay to connect with you in future if an opportunity arises. > > I hope you have the money to be able to buy hardware. Without it is not fun. > > I would choose r8188eu (USB) or r8192e_pci. Thank you so much for the recommendation. I will find out the cost and see if I can buy one of those. Have a great weekend! ./drv > > Bye Philipp >
