Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: clarify that "B:" is the URI where to file bugs

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Thu Dec 15 2016 - 17:48:21 EST


On Thursday, December 15, 2016 08:47:26 AM Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> On 12/08/2016 03:26 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > On Thursday, December 08, 2016 10:55:59 AM Jani Nikula wrote:
> >> On Thu, 08 Dec 2016, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> On Wednesday, December 07, 2016 10:35:07 AM Jani Nikula wrote:
> >>>> On Wed, 07 Dec 2016, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>> On Monday, December 05, 2016 02:03:59 PM Jani Nikula wrote:
> >>>>>> Different subsystems and drivers have different preferences for where to
> >>>>>> file bugs and what information to include. 686564434e88 ("MAINTAINERS:
> >>>>>> Add bug tracking system location entry type") added "B:" entry for this.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Clarify that "B:" specifies the URI for the bug tracker directly, a web
> >>>>>> page for detailed info on filing bugs, or a mailto: URI.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Fixes: 686564434e88 ("MAINTAINERS: Add bug tracking system location entry type")
> >>>>>> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ---
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Rafael, I just noticed the "B:" entry popped up in MAINTAINERS from
> >>>>>> 686564434e88 ("MAINTAINERS: Add bug tracking system location entry
> >>>>>> type").
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I've been pushing this for some time now, and I'd sent the last patch
> >>>>>> adding this before the kernel summit discussion you refer to [1], and
> >>>>>> Andrew picked it up, along with the rest in the series. This is where
> >>>>>> the whole idea came from!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Specifying "B:" as URI lets subsystems decide whether it contains a bug
> >>>>>> tracker or something else.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> [1] http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1476966135-26943-1-git-send-email-jani.nikula@xxxxxxxxx
>
> Hello,
>
> I've noticed that [1] meanwhile landed as 2de2bd95f4563, so now we have
> two different B: explanations in MAINTAINERS. Too bad this thread was
> not resolved. Trying to CC some people from the kernel summit session
> where bugzilla was discussed, keeping the rest of e-mail.

Oh well, feel free to send a patch to remove one description then and it can
be any of them as far as I'm concerned.

They are close enough to each other IMO.

Thanks,
Rafael