# Re: \[Ksummit-discuss\] \[MAINTAINERS SUMMIT\] \& \[TECH TOPIC\] Improve regression tracking

- From: Theodore Ts'o \<hidden\>
- Date: 2017-07-06 14:53:46 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2017/07/13329614
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2017/07/13329614/t.md

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On Thu, Jul 06, 2017 at 11:41:39AM +0200, Daniel Vetter wrote:
> 
> +1. That pretty much means large-scale CI. The i915 test suite has
> suffered quite a bit over the past years because the CI infrastructure
> didn't keep up. Result is that running full CI kills pretty much every
> platform there is eventually, and it's really hard to get back to a
> state where the testsuite can be used to catch regressions again.

I assume the i915 test suite requires real hardware and can't be run
on VM's; is that correct?

						- Ted
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