Re: [RFC] Test catalog template

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On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 03:21:58PM +0800, David Gow wrote:

> It's also probably going to be necessary to have separate sets of
> tests for different use-cases. For example, there might be a smaller,
> quicker set of tests to run on every patch, and a much longer, more
> expensive set which only runs every other day. So I don't think
> there'll even be a 1:1 mapping between 'test collections' (files) and
> subsystems. But an automated way of running "this collection of tests"
> would be very useful, particularly if it's more user-friendly than
> just writing a shell script (e.g., having nicely formatted output,
> being able to run things in parallel or remotely, etc).

This is definitely the case for me, I have an escallating set of tests
that I run per patch, per branch and for things like sending pull
requests.

> >   maintainer:
> >     - name: name1
> >       email: email1
> >     - name: name2
> >       email: email2
> >   list:

> How important is it to have these in the case where they're already in
> the MAINTAINERS file? I can see it being important for tests which
> live elsewhere, though eventually, I'd still prefer the subsystem
> maintainer to take some responsibility for the tests run for their
> subsystems.

It does seem useful to list the maintainers for tests in addition to the
maintaienrs for the code, and like you say some of the tests are out of
tree.

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