Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:00:37 +0200 | From | Stefan Richter <> | Subject | Re: 2.6.32-rc1-git2: Reported regressions from 2.6.31 |
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Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote: > If you add one more entry say "Suspected commit :" then it will be great > and will solve regressions much faster.
Will? Might.
> You can request submitter to > submit 'suspected commit' by git bisect and also specify git bisect > links like : (for more information about git bisect check > http://kerneltrap.org/node/11753)
I disagree. A reporter should only be asked to bisect (using git or other tools) /if/ a developer determined that bisection may speed up the debugging process or is the only remaining option to make progress with a bug.
It would be wrong to steal a reporter's valuable time by asking for bisection before anybody familiar with the matter even had a first look at the report.
Remember: - Not all bugs can be economically narrowed down by bisection. - Bisection requires skills, rigor, and time. - Alas there are considerable sections in our kernel history which are not bisectable. -- Stefan Richter -=====-==--= =-=- ---=- http://arcgraph.de/sr/
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