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where to report bugs while bugzilla.kernel.org is down?

DISCUSSION Lars Noodén 3 participants 3 messages Nov 1, 2011 – Jan 2, 2012

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Quoted 4 lines · On Nov 01 Lars Noodén wrote:

bugzilla.kernel.org has been down for a while and it may be a while before it is up again. In the mean time how should bugs be reported?

	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/881593

Bugs should be reported on LKML and/or if applicable on a respective subsystem mailinglist. (See MAINTAINERS file of the kernel source.)

Even when bugzilla.kernel.org comes back, report bugs preferably to mailinglists. Bugzilla is a bug tracker, not so much a reporting tool. Some maintainers and the good people who track kernel regressions make use of bugzilla.kernel.org to keep record of bugs. Furthermore, it can of course be used by reporters too especially if they need to upload screenshots of a kernel panic or large log files etc..

(That said, bug reports which are entered into bugzilla instead of posted to a mailinglist are usually forwarded to people or mailinglists who might be able to handle them.)

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Quoted 2 lines · Stefan Richter <stefanr <at> s5r6.in-berlin.de> writes:

Even when bugzilla.kernel.org comes back, report bugs preferably to mailinglists.

I don't see why that should be better: bugzilla forwards reports to mailing lists anyway, doesn't it?

And certainly it is a big advantage to have bugs tracked in bugzilla, which to me seems more accessible for occasional participation than a mainling list. I hope the Kernel bugzilla is back soon!