Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > A quick series with various improvements for > Documentation/admin-guide/verify-bugs-and-bisect-regressions.rst after > receiving feedback on the text or seeing people struggle with certain > tasks. > > * The first two patches contains various fixes and some fine tuning. > > * The third is mainly a layout improvement that results in a somewhat > large patch. > > * The fourth adds instructions for later testing of reverts, fixes, or > newer versions. This was already hinted at; but during some early > work on Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst to better > reconcile the two it seemed wise to cover this properly here. > > * The fifth patch briefly outlines how to build kernels on a different > host; it came into being after a second user within one week asked for > this. That also allowed the text to briefly cover cross-compilation. > > * The sixth makes users that face a regression within a stable series > test that series first before they are told to test mainline. > --- > > Hi! While at it let me mention one more thing unrelated to the changes > that came up where I'm unsure if the current approach by the text was > a wise choice: > > * Should the document tell users to avoid mainline during merge windows? > > Some input from the community on this would be splendid. > > Ciao, Thorsten > > P.S.: Not totally sure, but I think this should go into 6.9 as this is > a new document; if not I guess it would be wise to pick the first two, > as they fix bugs. Nobody seems to be complaining, so I've gone ahead and applied the set to docs-fixes. Thanks, jon
