Re: Hardware registry schema proposal

Hello Minas,

On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 at 22:20, Hambardzumyan, Minas <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> I signed up a couple of weeks ago to propose a schema for organizing information about the hardware tested in Kernel-CI labs.
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> Please review and share your comments on a proposed schema here:
> https://github.com/TexasInstruments-Sandbox/KernelCi-collaboration/blob/main/hardware_registry/hardware_registry_schema.yaml
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> along with an example yaml file here:
> https://github.com/TexasInstruments-Sandbox/KernelCi-collaboration/blob/main/hardware_registry/hardware_registry.yaml
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> In summary, the schema defines following main sections with cross references:
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> * silicon_vendors: A collection of silicon vendors (processors, SOCs)
> * platform_vendors: A collection of platform vendors (servers, laptops, boards, etc.)
> * processors: A collection of processors used on tested platforms
> * system_modules: A collection of system modules (SoMs, SiPs)
> * platforms: A collection of platforms tested in labs

I think it would also make sense to add revisions in.

If you look at LAVA, you can see the messiness of not having revisions
https://gitlab.com/lava/lava/-/tree/master/etc/dispatcher-config/device-types?ref_type=heads

Ben

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> Regards,
> Minas.
>