APPLIED: [SRU R/N/J][PATCH 0/1] Drop DEP-8 tests from kernel source

[Edoardo Canepa]

Applied to R/N/J:linux/master-next. Thanks.

On 7/13/26 11:52, Stefan Bader wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2160302
>
> == SRU Justification ==
>
> Impact: We added DEP-8 tests to the kernel package when there was no other testing.
> Today we do much more thorough regression testing internally (RT is a superset of
> kernel ADT). Given that generally ADT is already struggling to cope and we literally
> get no added value from running the same tests in ADT and RT lets drop the tests
> from ADT.
> This does not change the fact that the tests of other packages with relations to the
> kernel get run in ADT for each new kernel (DKMS, snapd, systemd, glibc, ...).
>
> Fix: Delete debian/tests from the kernel source package.
>
> Testcase: The kernel package stops showing as separate test run on ADT. Other packages
> get still triggered for new kernel uploads.
>
> Regression Potential: Possibly the missing test gets flagged on the first modified
> upload and has to be accepted. Otherwise nothing should hard rely on those tests to
> be run in ADT. And they still run for RT.
>
> -Stefan
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