On Tue 14-01-25 10:07:03, Dmitry Vyukov wrote: > I also don't fully understand the value of "we also reported X bugs to > the upstream kernel" for research papers. There is little correlation > with the quality/novelty of research. Since I was working in academia in the (distant) pass, let me share my (slightly educated) guess: In the paper you're supposed to show practical applicability and relevance of the improvement you propose. It doesn't have to be really useful but it has to sound useful enough to convince paper reviewer. I suppose in the fuzzer area this "practical applicability" part boils down how many bugs were reported... Honza -- Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx> SUSE Labs, CR
