Re: KernelCI Labs Working Group

Hi Gustavo,

This will work for me, and thanks for initiating this.

Thanks
Yogesh Lal



On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM Minas Hambardzumyan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hello Gus,
>
> On 9/1/25 17:54, Gustavo Padovan wrote:
> > Following discussions at the KernelCI Workshop 2025 in Amsterdam, we're establishing
> > a Labs Working Group to address the challenges of executing testing through hardware
> > labs in KernelCI.
> >
> > ## Working Group Scope
> >
> > The Labs WG will focus on improving how KernelCI integrates with and manages
> > hardware testing laboratories. Currently, we support only LAVA, but there's growing
> > interest in expanding backend support and addressing various infrastructure challenges.
> >
> >
> > ## Key Areas of Focus
> >
> > - Labgrid Integration: Design and implement labgrid backend support alongside existing
> > LAVA integration
> > - CI Ecosystem Labs: Better support for vendor labs (TI, Qualcomm, etc.) through improved
> > events API and shared rootfs images.
> > - Alternative Backends: Explore integration with other lab management systems like Tuxtest
> > for virtualized testing
> > - Lab Health Dashboard: Develop tools to monitor lab status and infrastructure issues
> > - Failure Classification: Improve detection and reporting of infrastructure failures vs. actual
> > test failures
> > - Lab Admin Guidelines: Create standards for lab administrators on device type differentiation
> > and configuration facilitating accessing the same hardware across multiple labs.
> > - Job Prioritization: Implement smarter job scheduling
> > - Dependency Management: Avoid running dependent tests when prerequisites fail (e.g.,
> > skip NFS-dependent tests if NFS boot fails)
> >
> > The Labs WG will work closely with the Infrastructure Working Group and Technical
> > Steering Committee to ensure our efforts align with KernelCI's overall architecture and goals.
> >
> > Based on the interest during the workshop, we’d need to cover the West Coast timezone
> > as well. So an initial proposal for these meetings is starting next week on Thursday,
> > September 11 at 7:30am PDT/4:30pm CEST.
>
> Thanks for setting this up. This time should work for me.
>
> Regards,
> Minas.
>
> >
> > We invite all interested community members, especially those running or managing
> > hardware labs, to participate in this working group. Please reply to this thread if
> > you're interested in contributing or have specific use cases and requirements to discuss.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > - Gus
> >
> > --
> > Gustavo Padovan
> >
> > Collabora Ltd.
> >
> >
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