Re: NEEDED: -current user willing to test some low-level kernel changes

[Andrius V <vezhlys%gmail.com@localhost>]

Hi,

May try to revive my alpha if not enough testers around :).

On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 7:01 AM Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost> wrote:
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> Hey folks...
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> I have low-level kernel changes that touch every platform that I need help testing.  More info here:
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>         http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-kern/2019/02/23/msg024690.html
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> I've tested them myself on several platforms (amd64, i386, arm, aarch64, sparc, vax), but need help with some others.
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> This is where you come in!  I'm looking for a volunteer running -current who is willing to:
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> a) boot a GENERIC kernel that I'll provide
> b) run an ATF unit test that I'll also provide
> c) report the results to me
> d) iterate to fix bugs uncovered by the test as necessary
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> The Alpha port, in particular, has some challenging bits in this code due to lack of sub-32-bit load/store on the early implementations of the architecture, necessitating some intricate mask-and-shift code to emulate... this is one reason I'd like to make sure to get some real test coverage on Alpha before this goes in.  (Also, I still have a soft spot for Alpha, despite not having had one for many years).
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> Anyway, I'd really appreciate the help on this...
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> Thanks in advance!
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> -- thorpej
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