Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:29:22 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:28:58 -0500 Received: from e4.ny.us.ibm.com ([32.97.182.104]:11676 "EHLO e4.ny.us.ibm.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:28:07 -0500 Subject: Re: Bugzilla bug tracking database for 2.5 now available. To: "David S. Miller" Cc: ak@suse.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org, mbligh@aracnet.com X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.7 March 21, 2001 Message-ID: From: "Khoa Huynh" Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 16:34:45 -0600 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on D01ML072/01/M/IBM(Release 5.0.11 +SPRs MIAS5EXFG4, MIAS5AUFPV and DHAG4Y6R7W, MATTEST |November 8th, 2002) at 11/15/2002 05:34:48 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1599 Lines: 38 David Miller wrote: > mozilla handles it this way: the bug starts as unconfirmed. they have a > volunteer group of pre screeners. Only when one of these people sets > it to valid or similar then the owners of the module get mail. > >This sounds like a good idea. Currently in the kernel bugzilla, after a bug is filed, it is initially in the OPEN state -- this is similar to the Unconfirmed state mentioned above. The screeners (my team and others who volunteer) can get rid of many invalid bugs and dups. Only valid bugs then go to the ASSIGNED state with correct owners. Of course, we do not expect to get rid 100% of all the invalids and dups, but at least that should reduce the work of the owners who should only work with bugs in the ASSIGNED state. Also, the bug owner can close MULTIPLE bugs at the same time on Bugzilla. A bug owner can query all of his bugs which will then be displayed in a list, click the option "Change several bugs at once" at the bottom of the list, select the bugs that he wants to close, and then hit Commit button. It's pretty simple. Besides closing the bugs, the owner can make similar changes to several bugs at the same time using the same mechanism. Regards, Khoa _________________________________________ Khoa Huynh, Ph.D. IBM Linux Technology Center (512) 838-4903; T/L 678-4903; khoa@us.ibm.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/