[Bug 1823429] Re: linux v4.15 ftbfs on a newer host kernel (e.g. hwe)

[Brad Figg]

The best thing to do is to talk to Stefan and Andy how this gets done now.
I raised this issue with them and they did find a bug somewhere.

Brad

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 7:49 PM Dimitri John Ledkov <xnox at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I now also see spamming unrelated bugs issue too. That's fine.
>
> Re:message no, the tags are not enough, as there also need to be tasks
> open against the right packages. Often the same bug link is used for
> multiple kernel flavours affecting different series and fixed at different
> uploads so one needs to know package name + version + series.
>
> You can see the current sru template verification text in
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1837700/comments/7
> which is more polite and contains more substituted variables with direct
> information and links as to what needs testing. I believe it is generated
> by the sru-accept script from the ubuntu-archive-tools and is posted upon
> publication in the proposed pocket.
>
> There are many ways to drive those scripts, so a full message is generated
> when sourcepackage name is passed to it.
>
>
> https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-archive/ubuntu-archive-tools/trunk/view/head:/sru_workflow.py
>
> I am not sure where the kernel sru messages are generated, is it done with
> the sru_workflow tooling using the latest args / messages?
>
> On Fri, 23 Aug 2019, 03:33 Brad Figg, <brad.figg at canonical.com> wrote:
>
>> Dimitri,
>>
>> A couple of things. First, it appears that a number of bugs are getting
>> spammed incorrectly with this for some unknown reason. We are looking into
>> why that has happened. Second, this is the same message that we've used for
>> years and the message does indicate, via the tags to set, which series is
>> to be tested. If the messages are not clear enough we are happy to make
>> them more clear.
>>
>> Brad
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 5:28 PM Dimitri John Ledkov <xnox at ubuntu.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Kernel bug reports appear to be using non standard SRU notifications.
>>>
>>> There is never a comment stating the source package name, series, and
>>> version requesting verification like it is done on regular SRUs.
>>>
>>> There is comment as seen below, which makes it impossible to tell what
>>> to test.
>>>
>>> Bug tasks are missing too. If you look at the bug report, you will
>>> notice no xenial tasks at all.
>>>
>>> What am I supposed to test?
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>> From: Ubuntu Kernel Bot <kernel-team-bot at canonical.com>
>>> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019, 17:29
>>> Subject: [Bug 1823429] Re: linux v4.15 ftbfs on a newer host kernel
>>> (e.g. hwe)
>>> To: <launchpad at surgut.co.uk>
>>>
>>>
>>> This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves
>>> the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the
>>> results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed-
>>> xenial' to 'verification-done-xenial'. If the problem still exists,
>>> change the tag 'verification-needed-xenial' to 'verification-failed-
>>> xenial'.
>>>
>>> If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will
>>> be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed.
>>>
>>> See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how
>>> to enable and use -proposed. Thank you!
>>>
>>>
>>> ** Tags added: verification-needed-xenial
>>>
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>>>
>>> Title:
>>>   linux v4.15 ftbfs on a newer host kernel (e.g. hwe)
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>>
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>>
>

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