From: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>
To: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1 15/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers test mainline, but leave a loophole
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 06:22:31 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f7cd403c-2ae3-9220-2d49-9968a49b4f52@leemhuis.info> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8c3bd254-4989-ea6f-1a73-84f68d0ac75e@infradead.org>
Am 12.11.20 um 04:42 schrieb Randy Dunlap:
> On 11/11/20 7:36 AM, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
>> Am 03.10.20 um 12:11 schrieb Thorsten Leemhuis:
>>> Am 02.10.20 um 19:51 schrieb Randy Dunlap:
>>>> On 10/1/20 1:39 AM, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> […]
>> I'm preparing to send v2 and was a bit unhappy with this and
>> another section when seeing it again after weeks. In the end I
>> reshuffled and rewrote significant parts of it, see below.
>>
> […]
>> development. Even the latest Linux 'stable' kernel is a significant
>> bit behind and thus better avoided. But sometimes it's even the right
>> choice, but in those cases you might want to wait a few days before
>> trying to reproduce an issue with the latest codebase:
> Try to remove one "But/but" in the sentence above.
Ha, yeah, good idea. Went with this:
At least most of the time, as sometimes a stable kernel can the best
choice; but in those situations you might want to wait a few days anyway:
> LGTM. Thanks.
Great, thx again for you feedback (Consider all the obvious spelling and
grammatical mistakes you pointed out fixed, I just didn't mention them
here to keep the reply short)!
Ciao, Thorsten
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-11-12 5:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 75+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-10-01 8:39 [RFC PATCH v1 00/26] Make reporting-bugs easier to grasp and yet more detailed Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 01/26] docs: reporting-bugs: temporary markers for licensing and diff reasons Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 02/26] docs: reporting-bugs: Create a TLDR how to report issues Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-02 2:32 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-03 7:27 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-11 15:24 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 3:33 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-11-12 4:56 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 03/26] docs: reporting-bugs: step-by-step guide on " Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-02 3:02 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-03 8:05 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 04/26] docs: reporting-bugs: step-by-step guide for issues in stable & longterm Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-02 3:25 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-03 8:24 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 05/26] docs: reporting-bugs: begin reference section providing details Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-02 16:49 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-03 8:27 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 06/26] docs: reporting-bugs: point out we only care about fresh vanilla kernels Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 07/26] docs: reporting-bugs: let users classify their issue Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-02 16:59 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-03 9:42 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 08/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers check the taint flag Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-02 17:08 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-03 9:56 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-03 17:47 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 09/26] docs: reporting-bugs: help users find the proper place for their report Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-04 4:03 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-07 12:05 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 10/26] docs: reporting-bugs: remind people to look for existing reports Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-02 17:17 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-03 9:58 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 11/26] docs: reporting-bugs: remind people to back up their data Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 12/26] docs: reporting-bugs: tell users to disable DKMS et al Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-02 17:28 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-03 9:59 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 13/26] docs: reporting-bugs: point out the environment might be causing issue Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-02 17:32 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-03 10:00 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 14/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make users write notes, one for each issue Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-02 17:35 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-03 10:01 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 15/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers test mainline, but leave a loophole Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-02 17:51 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-03 10:11 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-11 15:36 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 3:42 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-11-12 5:22 ` Thorsten Leemhuis [this message]
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 16/26] docs: reporting-bugs: let users check taint status again Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 17/26] docs: reporting-bugs: explain options if reproducing on mainline fails Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 18/26] docs: reporting-bugs: let users optimize their notes Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 19/26] docs: reporting-bugs: decode failure messages [need help] Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 20/26] docs: reporting-bugs: instructions for handling regressions Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-04 4:03 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-04 6:31 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:39 ` [RFC PATCH v1 21/26] docs: reporting-bugs: details on writing and sending the report Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-09 2:45 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-09 7:38 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:50 ` [RFC PATCH v1 22/26] docs: reporting-bugs: explain what users should do once the report got out Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-09 17:37 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-11 13:29 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-11 15:06 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-01 8:50 ` [RFC PATCH v1 23/26] docs: reporting-bugs: details for issues specific to stable and longterm Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-09 18:42 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-11 13:29 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:50 ` [RFC PATCH v1 24/26] docs: reporting-bugs: explain why users might get neither reply nor fix Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-04 4:03 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-04 6:35 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:50 ` [RFC PATCH v1 25/26] docs: reporting-bugs: explain things could be easier Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-04 4:03 ` Randy Dunlap
2020-10-04 6:36 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-10-01 8:50 ` [RFC PATCH v1 26/26] docs: reporting-bugs: add SPDX tag and license hint, remove markers Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-09 11:01 ` [RFC PATCH v1 00/26] Make reporting-bugs easier to grasp and yet more detailed Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-09 18:21 ` Jonathan Corbet
2020-11-10 12:01 ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-10 3:23 ` Randy Dunlap
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