From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-16.7 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_CR_TRAILER,INCLUDES_PATCH, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4A75C4361B for ; Wed, 9 Dec 2020 05:20:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A35CE23AC9 for ; Wed, 9 Dec 2020 05:20:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727152AbgLIFUA (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Dec 2020 00:20:00 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:36430 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726073AbgLIFT7 (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Dec 2020 00:19:59 -0500 Received: from wp530.webpack.hosteurope.de (wp530.webpack.hosteurope.de [IPv6:2a01:488:42:1000:50ed:8234::]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 549FDC0613CF; Tue, 8 Dec 2020 21:19:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from ip4d149f6e.dynamic.kabel-deutschland.de ([77.20.159.110] helo=truhe.fritz.box); authenticated by wp530.webpack.hosteurope.de running ExIM with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) id 1kmrsg-0005wp-FX; Wed, 09 Dec 2020 06:19:14 +0100 From: Thorsten Leemhuis To: Jonathan Corbet Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] docs: reporting-issues: move 'outdated, need help' note to proper place Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2020 06:19:14 +0100 Message-Id: X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.29.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-bounce-key: webpack.hosteurope.de;linux@leemhuis.info;1607491159;8cd44f12; X-HE-SMSGID: 1kmrsg-0005wp-FX Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Move the 'this section is a placeholder for now and needs help by someone with domain knowledge' note one section upwards to the place where it belongs: the 'Decode failure messages' section. Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis --- Brown paper bag fixup :-/ --- .../admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst | 24 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst index 5cbb1b5f4a52..07879d01fe68 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst @@ -923,18 +923,6 @@ instead you can join. Decode failure messages ----------------------- - *If the failure includes a stack dump, like an Oops does, consider decoding - it to find the offending line of code.* - -When the kernel detects an error, it will print a stack dump that allows to -identify the exact line of code where the issue happens. But that information -sometimes needs to get decoded to be readable, which is explained in -admin-guide/bug-hunting.rst. - - -Special care for regressions ----------------------------- - .. note:: FIXME: The text in this section is a placeholder for now and quite similar to @@ -953,6 +941,18 @@ Special care for regressions .. + *If the failure includes a stack dump, like an Oops does, consider decoding + it to find the offending line of code.* + +When the kernel detects an error, it will print a stack dump that allows to +identify the exact line of code where the issue happens. But that information +sometimes needs to get decoded to be readable, which is explained in +admin-guide/bug-hunting.rst. + + +Special care for regressions +---------------------------- + *If your problem is a regression, try to narrow down when the issue was introduced as much as possible.* base-commit: 547f574fd9d5e3925d47fd44decbf6ab6df94b0e -- 2.29.2