Messages in this thread | | | From | "Rafael J. Wysocki" <> | Subject | Re: Who wants to maintain KR list for stable releases? (was Re: nmi_watchdog=2 regression in 2.6.21) | Date | Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:35:37 +0200 |
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On Monday, 27 August 2007 13:38, Michal Piotrowski wrote: > On 27/08/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote: > > On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:45:02 +0200 Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Daniel Walker pisze: > > > [snip] > > > > Have you considered maintaining all the lists in Bugzilla? > > > > > > Yes, I have considered it. > > > > > > Bugzilla sucks when it comes to tracking things. There is > > > a regression field, but there are no difference between > > > 2.6.22 and 2.6.23 regression. > > > > > > Most people are reporting bugs through LKML: > > > - 23 regressions with reference to LKML > > > - 4 regressions with reference to Bugzilla > > > > Presumably that's fixable. > > > > But I think bugzilla is more appropriate for tracking longer-term bugs. If > > some problem has just popped up (or has just been discovered) then it's > > best to try to knock it over with a quick email discussion. If that > > doesn't work out then the bug should be captured in bugzilla so that it > > doesn't get lost. > > > > The really important data which bugzilla will record are > > > > a) the fact that the bug exists and > > > > b) the identity of the person who can reproduce it and who will hopefully > > work with us on fixing it. > > > > > > If you had a > > > > search of open bugs they would just fall of the list as they get > > > > closed.. > > > > > > Unfortunately, the world is not perfect. > > > > > > Is anyone interested in maintaining KR list for stable releases? > > > > I'm not sure that we need one, really. Any bugs in a stable release can be > > handled via email and/or bugzilla as we are presently doing? > > > > What I'm concerned about is that regressions which we didn't fix are just > > getting lost. Is anyone taking care to ensure that they are getting > > transitioned into bugzilla for tracking? > > I can copy all regression reports into Bugzilla after each release.
The unresolved ones, that is? If you can do that, it would be a very good thing, IMO.
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