From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 16D40166E for ; Fri, 31 May 2019 15:56:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-it1-f193.google.com (mail-it1-f193.google.com [209.85.166.193]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id ADB33823 for ; Fri, 31 May 2019 15:56:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-it1-f193.google.com with SMTP id s16so16042043ita.2 for ; Fri, 31 May 2019 08:56:34 -0700 (PDT) To: Laura Abbott , ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org References: <0bc02b84-4d9a-59a7-e6c6-a3b602adca73@linuxfoundation.org> <1018c8ba-61a0-c024-cd98-3b82ebd710ec@redhat.com> From: Shuah Khan Message-ID: Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 09:56:32 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1018c8ba-61a0-c024-cd98-3b82ebd710ec@redhat.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] Squashing bugs! List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On 5/31/19 6:01 AM, Laura Abbott wrote: > On 5/30/19 7:30 PM, Shuah Khan wrote: >> I would like to propose a topic to discuss ideas to keep up with Syzbot >> bugs on an ongoing basis. Good news is, as of this writing, we have 1276 >> fixed, 86 in moderation, and 62 fix pending. However, there are 523 open >> bugs. A good number of them have been open for longer than 300 days. >> >> The oldest one has been open for 537 days. I plan to take a closer at >> the open bugs to identify areas that might need more help. >> >> I have been sending fixes to some of them as I find time like many other >> developers. In addition, I included syzbot bug analysis as a required >> contribution in the Linux Kernel Mentorship Program application process. >> This is for learning debugging skills as well as getting help towards >> fixing bugs. It has been successful in getting a few fixes in. My goal >> is  to make these efforts a bit more structured to focus on areas that >> need help. >> >> There are some challenges, the obvious ones being finding time to >> analyze, reproduce, and fix. Reproducers are available in many cases, >> and these bugs can be reproduced. Identifying the right fix and fixing >> is the overwhelming part with the number of outstanding problems. >> >> My objective for this topic is to explore and identify areas that might >> need help in analyzing and fixing bugs in general and especially the >> ones that have been open for a while. It would help me channel and focus >> the Mentorship Program efforts and my efforts to help the areas in need. >> >> thanks, >> -- Shuah > > I'm interested in this topic for not just syzbot but other bug trackers > as well. Fedora gets a steady flow of bugs filed and the three official > maintainers do their best to review but sometimes things slip through, > especially if we hit a time when several of us are out or traveling. > The kernel.org bugzilla also gets a number of bug reports that sometimes > get lost. I'd love to see if there's a process that could work for syzbot > and other high volume kernel trackers. > I am hoping we can look at all bugs as well. Syzbot happens to be just a good starting for me to start this discussion. thanks, -- Shuah