From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C971E105E for ; Fri, 31 May 2019 12:01:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qt1-f172.google.com (mail-qt1-f172.google.com [209.85.160.172]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5813D5F4 for ; Fri, 31 May 2019 12:01:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qt1-f172.google.com with SMTP id i34so439838qta.6 for ; Fri, 31 May 2019 05:01:18 -0700 (PDT) To: Shuah Khan , ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org References: <0bc02b84-4d9a-59a7-e6c6-a3b602adca73@linuxfoundation.org> From: Laura Abbott Message-ID: <1018c8ba-61a0-c024-cd98-3b82ebd710ec@redhat.com> Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 08:01:15 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <0bc02b84-4d9a-59a7-e6c6-a3b602adca73@linuxfoundation.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] Squashing bugs! List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , 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