On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 at 04:58, Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > If we can > > actually get users to *read* it, I think it's going to save kernel > > developers a huge amount of time and frustration. > > And users hopefully as well. But yes, making them read it is the > problem. :-/ I've added a very visible admonition on the front of bugzilla.kernel.org. Hopefully, it will help direct some users to their distro bug trackers first. > > I wonder if it might be useful to have a form which users could be > > encouraged to fill out so that (a) the information is available in a > > structured format so it's easier for developers to find the relevant > > information, (b) so it is easier for programs to parse, for easier > > reporting or indexing, and (c) as a nudge so that users remember to > > report critical bits of information such as the hardware > > configuration, the exact kernel version, which distribution userspace > > was in use, etc. > > > > There could also be something in the text form which would make it > > easier for lore.kernel.org searches to identify bug reports. (e.g., > > "LINUX KERNEL BUG REPORTER TEMPLATE") > > Hmmm, yeah, I like that idea. I'll keep it in mind for later: I would > prefer to get reporting-issues.rst officially blessed and > reporting-bugs.rst gone before working on further enhancements. To my knowledge, git project uses a tool for that: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-bugreport Theoretically, a similar tool could exist for the kernel. -K
