Messages in this thread | | | From | Jani Nikula <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2] MAINTAINERS: Add "B:" preferred bug reporting method | Date | Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:55:15 +0200 |
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On Tue, 26 Jan 2016, Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote: > On Tue, 2016-01-26 at 11:10 +0200, Jani Nikula wrote: >> Different subsystems and drivers have different preferred ways of >> receiving bug reports; mailing list or bugzillas at various >> locations. Add "B:" entry for specifying the preference to guide bug >> reporters at the right location. > [] >> v2: drop the B: entry for i915 due to bikeshedding, let's see if there's >> a chance this B: entry sticks in general > [] >> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS >> index 30aca4aa5467..c9da3a2af398 100644 >> --- a/MAINTAINERS >> +++ b/MAINTAINERS >> @@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ Descriptions of section entries: >> L: Mailing list that is relevant to this area >> W: Web-page with status/info >> Q: Patchwork web based patch tracking system site >> + B: Preferred method for reporting bugs; bug tracking system site >> + or "List" for mailing list. > > I think that "List" is not a good idea. > > Intermixing mailing list email addresses and URLs seems > odd and inconsistent.
I meant the word "List" verbatim as a keyword, indicating the bugs should be reported to the list specified by "L:".
> Maybe there could be something like the "T:" and "S:" > entries where some additional qualifier is used for the > specific type of bug reporting.
Maybe we can have a kernel summit session about this, and maybe have a patch merged by mid-2017.
BR, Jani.
-- Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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