From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760723AbYEQWza (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 May 2008 18:55:30 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752016AbYEQWzV (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 May 2008 18:55:21 -0400 Received: from smtp6.pp.htv.fi ([213.243.153.40]:51436 "EHLO smtp6.pp.htv.fi" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751766AbYEQWzU (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 May 2008 18:55:20 -0400 Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 01:53:25 +0300 From: Adrian Bunk To: Jonathan Corbet Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Tracking and crediting bug reporters Message-ID: <20080517225325.GD8140@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> References: <20080513102849.GB25196@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> <18918.1210955743@vena.lwn.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <18918.1210955743@vena.lwn.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17+20080114 (2008-01-14) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 10:35:43AM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote: > [Operating in delayed response mode, sorry...] > > Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > In which format do you want data for commits already in 2.6.26? > > I hadn't thought about trying to backfill data for existing commits; > that sounds like a fair amount of work for coverage which could still be > somewhat spotty. If you have the data at hand, though, then a simple > file of the form > > commit-id full-name How to indicate whether it's a Reported-by or a Bisected-by? > could be dealt with. But is it really worth the effort? Not sure whether you don't consider it important that the data you publish is correct, but I will contribute the data I know about. > Thanks, > > jon cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed