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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> | 2005-04-17 02:20:36 +0400 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> | 2005-04-17 02:20:36 +0400 |
commit | 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 (patch) | |
tree | 0bba044c4ce775e45a88a51686b5d9f90697ea9d /REPORTING-BUGS |
Linux-2.6.12-rc2v2.6.12-rc2
Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history,
even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git
archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about
3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early
git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good
infrastructure for it.
Let it rip!
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diff --git a/REPORTING-BUGS b/REPORTING-BUGS new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2045eaea2d9e --- /dev/null +++ b/REPORTING-BUGS @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +[Some of this is taken from Frohwalt Egerer's original linux-kernel FAQ] + + What follows is a suggested procedure for reporting Linux bugs. You +aren't obliged to use the bug reporting format, it is provided as a guide +to the kind of information that can be useful to developers - no more. + + If the failure includes an "OOPS:" type message in your log or on +screen please read "Documentation/oops-tracing.txt" before posting your +bug report. This explains what you should do with the "Oops" information +to make it useful to the recipient. + + Send the output the maintainer of the kernel area that seems to +be involved with the problem. Don't worry too much about getting the +wrong person. If you are unsure send it to the person responsible for the +code relevant to what you were doing. If it occurs repeatably try and +describe how to recreate it. That is worth even more than the oops itself. +The list of maintainers is in the MAINTAINERS file in this directory. + + If it is a security bug, please copy the Security Contact listed +in the MAINTAINERS file. They can help coordinate bugfix and disclosure. +See Documentation/SecurityBugs for more infomation. + + If you are totally stumped as to whom to send the report, send it to +linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org. (For more information on the linux-kernel +mailing list see http://www.tux.org/lkml/). + +This is a suggested format for a bug report sent to the Linux kernel mailing +list. Having a standardized bug report form makes it easier for you not to +overlook things, and easier for the developers to find the pieces of +information they're really interested in. Don't feel you have to follow it. + + First run the ver_linux script included as scripts/ver_linux, which +reports the version of some important subsystems. Run this script with +the command "sh scripts/ver_linux". + +Use that information to fill in all fields of the bug report form, and +post it to the mailing list with a subject of "PROBLEM: <one line +summary from [1.]>" for easy identification by the developers + +[1.] One line summary of the problem: +[2.] Full description of the problem/report: +[3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel): +[4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version): +[5.] Output of Oops.. message (if applicable) with symbolic information + resolved (see Documentation/oops-tracing.txt) +[6.] A small shell script or example program which triggers the + problem (if possible) +[7.] Environment +[7.1.] Software (add the output of the ver_linux script here) +[7.2.] Processor information (from /proc/cpuinfo): +[7.3.] Module information (from /proc/modules): +[7.4.] Loaded driver and hardware information (/proc/ioports, /proc/iomem) +[7.5.] PCI information ('lspci -vvv' as root) +[7.6.] SCSI information (from /proc/scsi/scsi) +[7.7.] Other information that might be relevant to the problem + (please look in /proc and include all information that you + think to be relevant): +[X.] Other notes, patches, fixes, workarounds: + + +Thank you |