Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] Squashing bugs!

[Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com>]

On 5/30/19 7:30 PM, Shuah Khan wrote:
> I would like to propose a topic to discuss ideas to keep up with Syzbot
> bugs on an ongoing basis. Good news is, as of this writing, we have 1276
> fixed, 86 in moderation, and 62 fix pending. However, there are 523 open
> bugs. A good number of them have been open for longer than 300 days.
> 
> The oldest one has been open for 537 days. I plan to take a closer at
> the open bugs to identify areas that might need more help.
> 
> I have been sending fixes to some of them as I find time like many other
> developers. In addition, I included syzbot bug analysis as a required
> contribution in the Linux Kernel Mentorship Program application process.
> This is for learning debugging skills as well as getting help towards
> fixing bugs. It has been successful in getting a few fixes in. My goal
> is  to make these efforts a bit more structured to focus on areas that
> need help.
> 
> There are some challenges, the obvious ones being finding time to
> analyze, reproduce, and fix. Reproducers are available in many cases,
> and these bugs can be reproduced. Identifying the right fix and fixing
> is the overwhelming part with the number of outstanding problems.
> 
> My objective for this topic is to explore and identify areas that might
> need help in analyzing and fixing bugs in general and especially the
> ones that have been open for a while. It would help me channel and focus
> the Mentorship Program efforts and my efforts to help the areas in need.
> 
> thanks,
> -- Shuah

I'm interested in this topic for not just syzbot but other bug trackers
as well. Fedora gets a steady flow of bugs filed and the three official
maintainers do their best to review but sometimes things slip through,
especially if we hit a time when several of us are out or traveling.
The kernel.org bugzilla also gets a number of bug reports that sometimes
get lost. I'd love to see if there's a process that could work for syzbot
and other high volume kernel trackers.

Thanks,
Laura