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

[Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>]

On 5/31/19 6:01 AM, Laura Abbott wrote:
> 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.
> 

I am hoping we can look at all bugs as well. Syzbot happens to be just a
good starting for me to start this discussion.

thanks,
-- Shuah