[Intel-gfx] [PATCH 1/4] MAINTAINERS: Add "B:" for URI where to file bugs

Daniel Vetter daniel at ffwll.ch
Mon Oct 24 08:31:29 UTC 2016


On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 03:22:12PM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:
> Different subsystems and drivers have different preferences for where to
> file bugs and what information to include. Add "B:" entry for specifying
> the URI for the bug tracker directly, a web page for detailed info on
> filing bugs, or a mailto: URI.
> 
> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel at ffwll.ch>
> Cc: Joe Perches <joe at perches.com>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm at linux-foundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula at intel.com>
> 
> ---
> 
> Dust settled since the last time, maybe we can make URI work?

fwiw I want this, I think documenting bugzilla and irc channels (for
subsystems and drivers using them) will help a lot to make
(sub)communities of the kernel more approachable. On the entire series:

Very-much-Wanted-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter at ffwll.ch>

> ---
>  MAINTAINERS | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 89112a65b831..4a47ec00a09d 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ Descriptions of section entries:
>  	   These reviewers should be CCed on patches.
>  	L: Mailing list that is relevant to this area
>  	W: Web-page with status/info
> +	B: URI for where to file bugs. A web-page with detailed bug
> +	   filing info, a direct bug tracker link, or a mailto: URI.
>  	Q: Patchwork web based patch tracking system site
>  	T: SCM tree type and location.
>  	   Type is one of: git, hg, quilt, stgit, topgit
> -- 
> 2.1.4
> 

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Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
http://blog.ffwll.ch


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