Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Vendor specific kernels and lkml (was Re: 2.2.5-15 aic7xxx problem?) | Date | Sun, 18 Jul 1999 15:48:28 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> I do see your point. I guess it's a question of where to draw the line. You > wouldn't (presumably) want to see bug reports for MkLinux, or uClinux, or > Linux 1.1.x here? Obviously those are a long way away in the `family tree' > now, whereas vendor's kernels are pretty close.
The line is "where are they useful". Vendor reports are useful on the whole.
> ii) you spend a long time trying to reproduce the problem, only to > find out later (perhaps a lot later) that it was related to a > vendor specific patch.
Those show up fast.
> Working back to the original post, do we want chat about whether people > should use this or that kernel rpm, and where they can find them on the RH > site, on this list?
I generally politely direct them to redhat-list@redhat.com. On the other hand I do want to see reports that are of the "Vendor XYZ kernel with this CD drive crashes on boot".
Alan
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