Re: [PATCH 4.14 00/95] 4.14.226-rc1 review

[Greg KH]

On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 01:54:34PM +0800, Samuel Zou wrote:
> 
> 
> On 2021/3/17 23:36, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 02:35:36PM +0800, Samuel Zou wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 2021/3/15 21:56, gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > > From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > 
> > > > This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 4.14.226 release.
> > > > There are 95 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
> > > > to this one.  If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
> > > > let me know.
> > > > 
> > > > Responses should be made by Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:57:24 +0000.
> > > > Anything received after that time might be too late.
> > > > 
> > > > The whole patch series can be found in one patch at:
> > > > https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/stable-review/patch-4.14.226-rc1.gz
> > > > or in the git tree and branch at:
> > > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git linux-4.14.y
> > > > and the diffstat can be found below.
> > > > 
> > > > thanks,
> > > > 
> > > > greg k-h
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Tested on x86 for 4.14.226-rc1,
> > > 
> > > Kernel repo:
> > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git
> > > Branch: linux-4.14.y
> > > Version: 4.14.226-rc1
> > > Commit: 57cc62fb2d2b8e81c02cb9197e303c7782dee4cd
> > > Compiler: gcc version 7.3.0 (GCC)
> > > 
> > > x86 (No kernel failures)
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Testcase Result Summary:
> > > total_num: 4728
> > > succeed_num: 4727
> > > failed_num: 1
> > 
> > What does this "failed_num" mean?
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> 
> total_num: The number of total testcases
> succeed_num: The number of succeed testcases
> failed_num: The number of failed testcases
> 
> Maybe I can revise the description in the next email.

So as something is listed as "failed" here, what failed and was it
caused by something in this -rc?

That's the important thing for us to know here, not the quantity of
passing tests.

thanks,

greg k-h