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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2022-05-24 03:15:44 +0200 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2022-05-24 03:15:44 +0200 |
commit | 1de564b8c1a6f9f8bf3a106daa0be9f2cba7d045 (patch) | |
tree | 857f2a968d8992320d3b8aa415a4880d5be5c0e6 /Documentation/process | |
parent | Merge tag 'x86_asm_for_v5.19_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kerne... (diff) | |
parent | x86/boot: Wrap literal addresses in absolute_pointer() (diff) | |
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Merge tag 'x86_build_for_v5.19_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86 build updates from Borislav Petkov:
- Add a "make x86_debug.config" target which enables a bunch of useful
config debug options when trying to debug an issue
- A gcc-12 build warnings fix
* tag 'x86_build_for_v5.19_rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
x86/boot: Wrap literal addresses in absolute_pointer()
x86/configs: Add x86 debugging Kconfig fragment plus docs
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diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst index c74f4a81588b..572a3289c9cb 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst @@ -437,6 +437,20 @@ in a private repository which allows interested people to easily pull the series for testing. The usual way to offer this is a git URL in the cover letter of the patch series. +Testing +^^^^^^^ + +Code should be tested before submitting to the tip maintainers. Anything +other than minor changes should be built, booted and tested with +comprehensive (and heavyweight) kernel debugging options enabled. + +These debugging options can be found in kernel/configs/x86_debug.config +and can be added to an existing kernel config by running: + + make x86_debug.config + +Some of these options are x86-specific and can be left out when testing +on other architectures. Coding style notes ------------------ |