linux-kernel - Re: BUG reproduced: 6.0.0-RC kernels trigger Firefox snap bug with 6.0.0-rc3 through 6.0.0-rc7

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Message-ID: <4de7aabe-9c78-5f50-6662-3be99212a623@alu.unizg.hr>
Date:   Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:53:50 +0200
From:   Mirsad Goran Todorovac <mirsad.todorovac@....unizg.hr>
To:     Slade Watkins <srw@...dewatkins.net>,
        Thorsten Leemhuis <regressions@...mhuis.info>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Marc Miltenberger <marcmiltenberger@...il.com>,
        "regressions@...ts.linux.dev" <regressions@...ts.linux.dev>
Subject: Re: BUG reproduced: 6.0.0-RC kernels trigger Firefox snap bug with
 6.0.0-rc3 through 6.0.0-rc7

On 10. 10. 2022. 00:45, Slade Watkins wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> On 10/9/22 at 2:45 AM, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
>> Yeah, then it's pretty certain that his is a regression. But it could be
>> caused by all sorts of things and I have no idea where to start. We thus
>> really could need a bisection to find the root of the problem. This will
>> be hard, as this crash only happens infrequently. Thing is: the Ubuntu
>> developers likely have a strong interest in this particular issue and
>> due to their knowledge of snap have way better chances to pin-point the
>> root case quickly. So submitting a bug report to them might be the best
>> way forward in this situation, even if the kernel is likely at fault here.
> Thorsten,
> Yeah, agreed. I haven't had time to bisect -- though it's on my list of
> things to do: I'm going to try and make time tomorrow. Wish we had more
> of an idea of what exactly was happening here.
>
> Mirsad,
> I'd be happy to help with a report to the Ubuntu folks. :-)

Hi, Slade,

Actually, I think I the project would benefit if you shared your 
experiences with
the Ubuntu folks. You know their English dialect.

This is not about the prestige, but about getting the bug fixed.

-mgt

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Mirsad Goran Todorovac
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-- 
System engineer
Faculty of Graphic Arts | Academy of Fine Arts
University of Zagreb, Republic of Croatia
The European Union