Re: LKML admins (syzbot emails are not delivered)

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> > *Snort*
> >
> > If the information to solve an issue is not in the Oops syzbot is
> > useless.
> 
> Hi Eric
> 
> That's true. But maintainers of the subsystem is in the best position
> to judge that. For that they need to see the report.

Unless they are already overloaded by better quality reports.

> > Further there is no place in the syzbot process to test fixes.
> 
> Please elaborate.
> Kernel developer who fixes the bugs, tests it the same way as he/she
> does for any other bugs. There is really nothing in syzbot that
> prevents you from testing.

Well, normally people are interested in the bugs they report, and thus
willing to test the patches. Your bot.. is not interested.

									Pavel
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