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On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 07:37:32PM -0700, Greg KH wrote: |
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> Oh, also, some stuff that affected us came up at the kernel summit with |
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> regards to how we should track our kernel bugs. I'll write it up in a |
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> bit... |
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So the main bit that happened, was an agreement to allow the |
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bugzilla.kernel.org database, hold distro kernel bugs. The upstream |
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developers want to see the bugs earlier, and faster. So I'd really |
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recommend throwing them there almost immediately if we can, unless it's |
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obvious the problem is in our stuff (bootsplash, vesa-ng, etc.). |
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The big issue is that the reporter would have to create their own |
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account there to get notified of changes, and mirroring the stuff back |
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into our bugzilla would get to be a big chore. So I'd recommend just |
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starting out with a few of them, and see how it goes. |
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There should be a new field in the kernel.org bugzilla there soon that |
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shows that this is a gentoo specific bug (along with the other distros.) |
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If it doesn't happen in a week, poke me and I'll go poke the responsible |
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people for it. |
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Another off-hand remark that happened was a conversation about the |
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bootsplash and vesa-ng code. People were wondering why the hell it |
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wasn't in mainline already! The bootsplash stuff was remarked by the |
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whole group involved that it looked great, and was way better than the |
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old implementation. Yeah, I know some RH people still don't like the |
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whole idea, as they use X for their splash stuff, but it shouldn't be |
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hard to keep that under control, as I think the code is pretty |
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self-contained with no real issues if you turn it off. |
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And the same for vesa-ng, although most present were not even aware of |
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it. |
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So, what's the hold up? Why not get them upstream? Would save us a bit |
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of merge issues for new kernel releases :) |
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thanks, |
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greg k-h |
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