linux-kernel - Re: [Ksummit-discuss] bug-introducing patches

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Date:   Fri, 4 May 2018 07:42:17 +0900
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:     "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
        Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@...rosoft.com>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>,
        "ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org" 
        <ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, "w@....eu" <w@....eu>,
        "julia.lawall@...6.fr" <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] bug-introducing patches

On Wed, May 02, 2018 at 08:52:29PM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:

> As for -next, me and others stopped reporting bugs in it, because when we do
> we tend to get flamed for the "noise". Is anyone aware (or cares) that mips
> and nds32 images don't build ? Soaking clothes in an empty bathtub won't make
> them wet, and bugs in code which no one builds, much less tests or uses, won't
> be found.

You've been flamed for testing -next?  That's not been my experience and
frankly it's pretty horrifying that it's happening.  Testing is pretty
much the whole point of -next existing in the first place so you have to
wonder why people are putting their trees there if they don't want
testing.  I have seen a few issues with people reporting bugs on old
versions of -next but otherwise...

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