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+ If the problem can be reproduced easily, include
+ information that will help a developer to reproduce it
+ themselves. If a problem can be demonstrated with
+ specific input then include an example of that input if
+ possible, and include both the actual and the expected
+ output. If this data is large or cannot be made public,
+ then do try to create a minimal file that exibits the
+ same issue and that can be included within the PR.
+
+
+
If this is a kernel problem, then be prepared to
supply the following information. (You do not
have to include these by default, which only tends to
@@ -408,7 +419,14 @@
sense of that option
- a backtrace, if one was generated
+ the full text of any backtrace, panic or other console
+ output, or entries in /var/log/messages,
+ if any were generated
+
+
+ the output of pciconf -l and
+ relevant parts of your dmesg output if
+ your problem relates to a specific piece of hardware
the fact that you have read
@@ -471,7 +489,17 @@
minute or two to use the web-based search engine at
.
(Of course, everyone is guilty of forgetting to do this
- now and then.)
+ now and then.)
+
+
+
+ Report only one issue per Problem
+ Report. Avoid including two or more problems
+ within the same report unless they are related. When
+ submitting patches, avoid adding multiple features or
+ fixing multiple bugs in the same PR unless they are closely
+ related—such PRs often take longer to resolve.
+
Avoid controversial requests.