linux-kernel - Re: Planned changes for bugzilla.kernel.org to reduce the "Bugzilla blues"

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Message-ID: <20221004192408.z6gxc7unclm7vbdg@meerkat.local>
Date:   Tue, 4 Oct 2022 15:24:08 -0400
From:   Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...el.com>
Cc:     Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>,
        "Artem S. Tashkinov" <aros@....com>,
        ksummit <ksummit@...ts.linux.dev>, workflows@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "regressions@...ts.linux.dev" <regressions@...ts.linux.dev>
Subject: Re: Planned changes for bugzilla.kernel.org to reduce the "Bugzilla
 blues"

On Tue, Oct 04, 2022 at 10:21:27PM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:
> As to bots, one idea would be to go through old & unchanged bugs after
> every kernel release or so, ask to reproduce on the new kernel, and auto
> close if there's no response within some time frame. This could be very
> relaxed for starters, but would start closing all the stale and
> neglected bugs that have crept up that are of no use to anyone.

This is what Fedora does, and I've always felt it creates more annoyance than
good, but if that's the consensus, I'll be happy to implement this.

-K