[dpdk-dev] [dpdk-ci] [RFC] Proposal for allowing rerun of tests

David Marchand david.marchand at redhat.com
Tue Apr 27 10:56:58 CEST 2021


On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 5:03 PM Aaron Conole <aconole at redhat.com> wrote:
> >> > > First question: WHO should be allowed to ask for a re-run?
> >> > >         - everybody
> >> > >         - patchwork delegate
> >> >
> >> > Patchwork delegate requires to maintain a map between pw logins and an
> >> > actual mail address (if we go with email for the second point).
> >> >
> >> > >         - a list of maintainers
> >> >
> >> > I'd vote on any maintainer from MAINTAINERS, _but_ it must be from the
> >> > files in the repo, not in the series being tested.
> >> > So maybe the easier is to have an explicit list... ?
>
> I agree with using the MAINTAINERS file from the repo.
>
> >> >
> >> > - author
> >> > Just listing this option for discussion, but this is dangerous, as any
> >> > user could then call reruns.
> >> >
> >>
> >> I would tend towards including this, on the basis that any author can
> >> already get a re-run just be resubmitting a new version of their patchset.
> >> This just simplifies that for all concerned.
> >
> > I agree, and it would be very convenient for authors hitting
> > a strange failure: they can double check without bothering maintainers.
>
> +1

Ok for me.


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David Marchand



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