[ubuntu-uk] Kernal Bugs was new scanner

Neil Greenwood neil.greenwood.lug at gmail.com
Thu May 24 21:12:32 BST 2007


On 24/05/07, Ian Pascoe <softy.lofty.ilp at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Following on from Norm's fun and games with reverting back to an earlier
> kernal.
>
> When a bug like this is detected, and the individual believes that it is a
> kernal one, I'm talking generally here not specifically Norm's problem -
> where should that individual correctly raise the bug report; against the
> distro or direct to the kernal?
>
> Ian
>
> Ian

I'd suggest the distro, since most of them (including Ubuntu) add
patches or extra features. This may be the cause of the problem, and
the distro's kernel maintainers can check, and pass upstream if
they're sure that the bug's not because of the changes introduced by
the distro.

Hwyl,
Neil.



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