Re: [RFC PATCH v1 15/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers test mainline, but leave a loophole

2020-11-11 Thread Thorsten Leemhuis
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

Re: [RFC PATCH v1 15/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers test mainline, but leave a loophole

2020-11-11 Thread 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: = RFC = Am I asking for too much from users by telling them to test mainline? But most

Re: [RFC PATCH v1 15/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers test mainline, but leave a loophole

2020-11-11 Thread Thorsten Leemhuis
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: = RFC = Am I asking for too much from users by telling them to test mainline? But most will likely have an outdated and heavily patched vendor kernel anyway,

Re: [RFC PATCH v1 15/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers test mainline, but leave a loophole

2020-10-03 Thread Thorsten Leemhuis
Many thx for you comments. Consider all the obvious spelling and grammatical mistakes you pointed out fixed, I won't mention all of them in this reply to keep things easier to follow. Am 02.10.20 um 19:51 schrieb Randy Dunlap: > On 10/1/20 1:39 AM, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: >> = RFC = >> >> Am I as

Re: [RFC PATCH v1 15/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers test mainline, but leave a loophole

2020-10-02 Thread Randy Dunlap
On 10/1/20 1:39 AM, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: > Now that the document described all preparatory steps tell users to > install the latest kernel. Try pretty hard to motivate them installing a > mainline kernel, as that is best for reporting issues. Mention the > latest stable kernel as an acceptable

[RFC PATCH v1 15/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers test mainline, but leave a loophole

2020-10-01 Thread Thorsten Leemhuis
Now that the document described all preparatory steps tell users to install the latest kernel. Try pretty hard to motivate them installing a mainline kernel, as that is best for reporting issues. Mention the latest stable kernel as an acceptable alternative, but discourage this option. Point out th