From: Sarah Sharp <sarah.a.sharp@linux.intel.com>
To: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC 4/7] Docs: Add info on supported kernels to REPORTING-BUGS.
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:33:33 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2c97a63f6fec91db91241981808d099ec60a4688.1366046390.git.sarah.a.sharp@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1366046390.git.sarah.a.sharp@linux.intel.com>
One of the most common frustrations maintainers have with bug reporters
is the email that starts with "I have a two year old kernel from an
embedded vendor with some random drivers and fixes thrown in, and it's
crashing".
Be specific about what kernel versions the upstream maintainers will fix
bugs in, and direct bug reporters to their Linux distribution or
embedded vendor if the bug is in an unsupported kernel.
Suggest that bug reporters should reproduce their bugs on the latest -rc
kernel.
Signed-off-by: Sarah Sharp <sarah.a.sharp@linux.intel.com>
---
REPORTING-BUGS | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/REPORTING-BUGS b/REPORTING-BUGS
index f86e500..c1f6e43 100644
--- a/REPORTING-BUGS
+++ b/REPORTING-BUGS
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+Background
+==========
+
+The upstream Linux kernel maintainers only fix bugs for specific kernel
+versions. Those versions include the current "release candidate" (or -rc)
+kernel, any "stable" kernel versions, and any "long term" kernels.
+
+Please see https://www.kernel.org/ for a list of supported kernels. Any
+kernel marked with [EOL] is "end of life" and will not have any fixes
+backported to it.
+
+If you've found a bug on a kernel version isn't listed on kernel.org,
+contact your Linux distribution or embedded vendor for support.
+Alternatively, you can attempt to run one of the supported stable or -rc
+kernels, and see if you can reproduce the bug on that. It's preferable
+to reproduce the bug on the latest -rc kernel.
+
+
+How to report Linux kernel bugs
+===============================
+
+
Identify the problematic subsystem
----------------------------------
--
1.7.9
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-04-15 17:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-04-15 17:33 [RFC 0/7] Update REPORTING-BUGS Sarah Sharp
2013-04-15 17:33 ` [RFC 1/7] Trivial: docs: Remove six-space indentation in REPORTING-BUGS Sarah Sharp
2013-04-15 17:33 ` [RFC 2/7] Docs: Step-by-step directions for reporting bugs Sarah Sharp
2013-04-15 17:33 ` [RFC 3/7] Docs: Add "Gather info" section to REPORTING-BUGS Sarah Sharp
2013-04-15 17:33 ` Sarah Sharp [this message]
2013-04-17 0:24 ` [RFC 4/7] Docs: Add info on supported kernels " Rob Landley
2013-04-15 17:33 ` [RFC 5/7] Docs: Expectations for bug reporters and maintainers Sarah Sharp
2013-04-17 2:15 ` Rob Landley
2013-04-17 18:23 ` Sarah Sharp
2013-04-17 23:49 ` Rob Landley
2013-04-18 23:52 ` Sarah Sharp
2013-04-20 6:24 ` Rob Landley
2013-04-19 6:08 ` Greg KH
2013-05-01 15:26 ` Mark Brown
2013-04-15 17:33 ` [RFC 6/7] Docs: Add a tips section to REPORTING-BUGS Sarah Sharp
2013-04-15 17:33 ` [RFC 7/7] Docs: Move ref to Frohwalt Egerer to end of REPORTING-BUGS Sarah Sharp
2013-04-15 21:40 ` [RFC 0/7] Update REPORTING-BUGS Linus Torvalds
2013-04-16 1:47 ` Theodore Ts'o
2013-04-16 21:58 ` Sarah Sharp
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