diff --git a/.github/workflows/README.md b/.github/workflows/README.md
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+
+## The testings are done this way
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TB
+subgraph CleanUp and Summary
+ Part1-20.04-->CleanUp+nice+Summary
+ Part2-20.04-->CleanUp+nice+Summary
+ PartN-20.04-->CleanUp+nice+Summary
+ Part1-22.04-->CleanUp+nice+Summary
+ Part2-22.04-->CleanUp+nice+Summary
+ PartN-22.04-->CleanUp+nice+Summary
+end
+
+subgraph Functional Testings
+ functional-testing-20.04-->Part1-20.04
+ functional-testing-20.04-->Part2-20.04
+ functional-testing-20.04-->PartN-20.04
+ functional-testing-22.04-->Part1-22.04
+ functional-testing-22.04-->Part2-22.04
+ functional-testing-22.04-->PartN-22.04
+end
+
+subgraph Sanity and zloop Testings
+ sanity-checks-20.04-->functional-testing-20.04
+ sanity-checks-22.04-->functional-testing-22.04
+ zloop-checks-20.04-->functional
+ zloop-checks-22.04-->functional
+end
+
+subgraph Code Checking + Building
+ codeql.yml
+ checkstyle.yml
+ Build-Ubuntu-20.04-->sanity-checks-20.04
+ Build-Ubuntu-22.04-->sanity-checks-22.04
+ Build-Ubuntu-20.04-->zloop-checks-20.04
+ Build-Ubuntu-22.04-->zloop-checks-22.04
+end
+```
+
+
+1) build zfs modules for Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 (~15m)
+2) 2x zloop test (~10m) + 2x sanity test (~25m)
+3) functional testings in parts 1..5 (each ~1h)
+4) cleanup and create summary
+ - content of summary depends on the results of the steps
+
+When everything runs fine, the full run should be done in
+about 2 hours.
+
+The codeql.yml and checkstyle.yml are not part in this circle.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/generate-summary.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/generate-summary.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# for runtime reasons we split functional testings into N parts
+# - use a define to check for missing tarfiles
+FUNCTIONAL_PARTS="4"
+
+ZTS_REPORT="tests/test-runner/bin/zts-report.py"
+chmod +x $ZTS_REPORT
+
+function output() {
+ echo -e $* >> Summary.md
+}
+
+function error() {
+ output ":bangbang: $* :bangbang:\n"
+}
+
+# this function generates the real summary
+# - expects a logfile "log" in current directory
+function generate() {
+ # we issued some error already
+ test ! -s log && return
+
+ # for overview and zts-report
+ cat log | grep '^Test' > list
+
+ # error details
+ awk '/\[FAIL\]|\[KILLED\]/{ show=1; print; next; }
+ /\[SKIP\]|\[PASS\]/{ show=0; } show' log > err
+
+ # summary of errors
+ if [ -s err ]; then
+ output ""
+ $ZTS_REPORT --no-maybes ./list >> Summary.md
+ output "
"
+
+ # generate seperate error logfile
+ ERRLOGS=$((ERRLOGS+1))
+ errfile="err-$ERRLOGS.md"
+ echo -e "\n## $headline (debugging)\n" >> $errfile
+ echo "Error Listing - with dmesg and dbgmsg
" >> $errfile
+ dd if=err bs=999k count=1 >> $errfile
+ echo "
Full Listing
"
+ cat list >> Summary.md
+ output "