Linux Kernel Tester's Guide is still valid?
Hi, Linux Kernel Tester's Guide is still valid? http://www.unixy.pl/maciek/doc/lktg/handbook-en.pdf
On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:05:35 -0600, Manuel Quintero Fonseca said:
Hi, Linux Kernel Tester's Guide is still valid?
Depends. Are you insisting on "type this command" validity, or general concepts? Much of section 1 (from 1.2 to 1.5) has been rendered totally obsolete by the linux-next development tree. Most of the basic concepts remain the same - a binary search using git hasn't changed much, and their explanation of things that can go wrong still applies to most uses of 'git bisect'. However, they refer to 'git-this', 'git-that', 'git-whatever', while most more recent documentation uses 'git this', 'git that' etc. And of course, the details of what testing *you* should be doing will depend on *why* you're doing testing in the first place - see the recent discussion about performance testing for examples.
Hello thank you for responding, I am new, and I want to learn, and looking at the https://kernelnewbies.org page, one of the things we could do to start is to report bug, which according to a link leads to that previously shared manual. said guide was not in the league https://lwn.net/Articles/238838/, but I searched for it by google and that was the one I found. as new I thought the best way would be to look for the errors of my kernel and report them, then look for the solutions. Now if someone has a better guide to do the search for kernel errors and report them, I would be very grateful El vie., 19 oct. 2018 a las 1:39, <valdis.kletnieks@vt.edu> escribió:
On Thu, 18 Oct 2018 19:05:35 -0600, Manuel Quintero Fonseca said:
Hi, Linux Kernel Tester's Guide is still valid?
Depends. Are you insisting on "type this command" validity, or general concepts?
Much of section 1 (from 1.2 to 1.5) has been rendered totally obsolete by the linux-next development tree.
Most of the basic concepts remain the same - a binary search using git hasn't changed much, and their explanation of things that can go wrong still applies to most uses of 'git bisect'. However, they refer to 'git-this', 'git-that', 'git-whatever', while most more recent documentation uses 'git this', 'git that' etc.
And of course, the details of what testing *you* should be doing will depend on *why* you're doing testing in the first place - see the recent discussion about performance testing for examples.
19.10.2018, 05:07, "Manuel Quintero Fonseca" <manuel@uas.edu.mx>:
Hi, Linux Kernel Tester's Guide is still valid?
Hello, no this is not valid. please follow the kernel version. this document was used v2.6 kernel and 2.6 is an old version. The methods in the document may be similar because syslog and git parts have not changed. Regards Ozgur
http://www.unixy.pl/maciek/doc/lktg/handbook-en.pdf
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Thanks! El vie., 19 oct. 2018 a las 19:31, Ozgur (<o@goosey.org>) escribió:
19.10.2018, 05:07, "Manuel Quintero Fonseca" <manuel@uas.edu.mx>:
Hi, Linux Kernel Tester's Guide is still valid?
Hello,
no this is not valid. please follow the kernel version. this document was used v2.6 kernel and 2.6 is an old version.
The methods in the document may be similar because syslog and git parts have not changed.
Regards
Ozgur
http://www.unixy.pl/maciek/doc/lktg/handbook-en.pdf
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