On 24/07/12 22:32, Christopher Penalver wrote: > Ubuntu Bug Control / Ubuntu Kernel Team, > > Hello everyone. I wanted to inquire about improving > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/KernelBisection to further empower Ubuntu > community members who run into kernel regression bugs, and want to bisect > their own kernels.
I think this is a good addition. Anything that makes the procedure less daunting and more understandable *up-front* for regular users is welcome. Good actual working examples copied from terminal are invaluable in giving inexperienced users confidence to tackle it. When I was working on linux bugs full-time (couple years ago) I had a handful of helper shell scripts that I offered to bug-reporters that would automate much of the process. They could: * identify the problematic kernel * clone the main-line kernel and appropriate Ubuntu kernels into one local repository * install previous pre-built kernel releases (from archive.ubuntu.com) * decide on the min/max bisect kernel versions based on released kernels * automate the bisect/install/test iterations Formalising scripts into an Ubuntu package might be useful if we want to encourage and support increased kernel bug-hunting for less technical users. TJ. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-bugcontrol More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
