Re: [RFC] VEGA: a syzbot-like workflow for LLM-found kernel bugs

From: Greg KH

Date: Sat Jul 11 2026 - 01:33:53 EST


On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 07:14:36PM -0700, Yuan Tan wrote:
> > But hey, I could be totally wrong. Maybe some generous company that is
> > involved in unleashing this hell on us would be so kind as to pony up to
> > do the work to create this and help fix the issues that their tools are
> > finding. Just like Google did in the past, there is precedent, but for
> > some reason people don't like learning from history...
>
> We have also received some bug bounty rewards from Google, which gives
> us some resources to put back into this effort.

That's good, but I don't want you to have to rely on Google's bug bounty
money, as that is not going to be reliable if past history is any
indication :(

> We are prepared to invest more engineering time in fixing these bugs,
> and we are also considering hiring engineers to help.
>
> Will you also be attending NetDev in person? If so, perhaps we can chat there :)

Unfortunatly due to passport/visa issues, I can not attend this year,
but will be speaking remotely. I will be in Prague later this year at
OSS and Plumbers.

thanks,

greg k-h