[PATCH net] netdev-FAQ: answer some questions about the patchwork checks
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Date: 2021-02-09 20:44:15
Subsystem:
documentation, networking [general], the rest · Maintainers:
Jonathan Corbet, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds
Point out where patchwork bot's code lives, and that we don't want people posting stuff that doesn't build. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> --- Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst
index ae2ae37cd921..a64c01b52b4c 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst@@ -272,6 +272,22 @@ user space patches should form separate series (threads) when posted Posting as one thread is discouraged because it confuses patchwork (as of patchwork 2.2.2). +Can I reproduce the checks from patchwork on my local machine? +-------------------------------------------------------------- + +Checks in patchwork are mostly simple wrappers around existing kernel +scripts, the sources are available at: + +https://github.com/kuba-moo/nipa/tree/master/tests + +Running all the builds and checks locally is a pain, can I post my patches and have the patchwork bot validate them? +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +No, you must ensure that your patches are ready by testing them locally +before posting to the mailing list. The patchwork build bot instance +gets overloaded very easily and netdev@vger really doesn't need more +traffic if we can help it. + Any other tips to help ensure my net/net-next patch gets OK'd? -------------------------------------------------------------- Attention to detail. Re-read your own work as if you were the
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