Re: [PATCH 0/5] QEMU Gating CI

[Peter Maydell]

On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 at 16:33, Markus Armbruster <address@hidden> wrote:
> Peter Maydell <address@hidden> writes:
> > I think we should start by getting the gitlab setup working
> > for the basic "x86 configs" first. Then we can try adding
> > a runner for s390 (that one's logistically easiest because
> > it is a project machine, not one owned by me personally or
> > by Linaro) once the basic framework is working, and expand
> > from there.
>
> Makes sense to me.
>
> Next steps to get this off the ground:
>
> * Red Hat provides runner(s) for x86 stuff we care about.
>
> * If that doesn't cover 'basic "x86 configs" in your judgement, we
>   fill the gaps as described below under "Expand from there".
>
> * Add an s390 runner using the project machine you mentioned.
>
> * Expand from there: identify the remaining gaps, map them to people /
>   organizations interested in them, and solicit contributions from these
>   guys.
>
> A note on contributions: we need both hardware and people.  By people I
> mean maintainers for the infrastructure, the tools and all the runners.
> Cleber & team are willing to serve for the infrastructure, the tools and
> the Red Hat runners.

So, with 5.0 nearly out the door it seems like a good time to check
in on this thread again to ask where we are progress-wise with this.
My impression is that this patchset provides most of the scripting
and config side of the first step, so what we need is for RH to provide
an x86 runner machine and tell the gitlab CI it exists. I appreciate
that the whole coronavirus and working-from-home situation will have
upended everybody's plans, especially when actual hardware might
be involved, but how's it going ?

thanks
-- PMM