Re: [PATCH v2] docs: new text on bisecting which also covers bug validation

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Sun Mar 03 2024 - 10:39:35 EST


"Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis)"
<regressions@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 01.03.24 09:41, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
>> Add a second document on bisecting regressions explaining the whole
>> process from beginning to end -- while also describing how to validate
>> if a problem is still present in mainline. This "two in one" approach
>> is possible, as checking whenever a bug is in mainline is one of the
>> first steps before performing a bisection anyway and thus needs to be
>> described. Due to this approach the text also works quite nicely in
>> conjunction with Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst, as it
>> covers all typical cases where users will need to build a kernel in
>> exactly the same order.
>> [...]
>> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
>> index ed8a629e59c86a..c53bb6e36291b8 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
>> @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
>> -=================================================
>
> Just saw that, that line obviously was not meant to be removed. Sorry.
>
> Jonathan, in case you consider merging this "soon", as suggested
> yesterday by Vegard, could you please fix this up? Otherwise I'll fix
> this with v3.

I've applied the patch and undone the little change, no need for a v3.

Thanks,

jon