From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms.lwn.net (ms.lwn.net [45.79.88.28]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8135A2D0634; Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:43:20 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1761687802; cv=none; b=Y3OVSuvswPL1H0unn4E26AAZ1lUI8zFc4ckeTQulavPsW9LTqVG5MZpzWQtC84TMg+Eojx6BXkfG4amccUMn5BPdlLWCcMGTv695dYGqaoMXmXDXcL1VsyXhHRONe7LPyYBaQl7H7ORFtYInXwWzvU5x9gwnDeucDobAqOFtYYg= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1761687802; c=relaxed/simple; bh=YDqBF/mS2A6UNJxBf/EBwvhrXjgAQntEl4RW5vB6K1M=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=EJHD7qZgoJre+f5smuXQ9A4s0+OjcX6rCeUb5xYjg9ZJ7zM5Tyez78dEpI47DeSxo73SRIB3v4zKoF6Ja10FUDHjsBuoM/U3b1GaXOBo3Gm7gsB8wBf912QqYa8FAjsNLdCtlfXUrQlMY6wv69z/6WbERNH8qgNQ6TDPb0to8f8= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b=EGgGiaot; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b="EGgGiaot" DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net 310E7406FB DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1761687799; bh=XaidPgkgSkogQnahzBHg15Gqlc7NpYvwYT9NzMXzVUo=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=EGgGiaottSsXiH3mNpCix02G6V8zqMxsG4ljJVmWImCOOXLoWrYMWBeZct/AhdffO RzcZ9wXYCM+V7WpQaeQ41LIdjez7lZ6KFJRCZ2+T9hn1QMdiFjUAwQrldYuix+JZgJ BmRk7gDNsOSo1v4ApUUQgi/pwJg5isIh248pZxeA6ldrM9B68owDaT1tc98kJNHuV6 DaKV9RDyTG8LBPM8Q/40NpHkNhyj6Y0i72QWPgYQ5mhiU838MSgzWgOFwFXMXsjbsR 4NhP+P+uSlcL8qM5wKIZuf72ybS5EgZ0dQHrI3tV9aQ8VFsPMmjACrwC0TxoWYbNz8 CjzZpS2yBB/kA== Received: from localhost (c-73-14-55-248.hsd1.co.comcast.net [73.14.55.248]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 310E7406FB; Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:43:19 +0000 (UTC) From: Jonathan Corbet To: Thorsten Leemhuis Cc: workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, regressions@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 09/30] docs: reporting-issues: tell users to check the kernel log In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:43:18 -0600 Message-ID: <87ecqmk8i1.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Thorsten Leemhuis writes: > Sometimes what looks like a kernel bug is actually some local problem > the kernel's log messages explain, thus it is best if users check it > early in the process. > > Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis > --- > .../admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst | 29 +++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) Seems fine. Thanks, jon